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Posted in NYC | To Do | music | music history | venues on June 25, 2008

the (rock n roll) PIZZA SHOP on Avenue A (opening tonight)

an actual pizza box
Pizza Shop

The East Village rocker boys behind Bowery Electric, Jesse Malin and Johnny T, along with Kevin Cole (of Two Boots fame), have teamed up, all in the name of pizza. The rock 'n' roll trio is the force behind The Pizza Shop, located on Avenue A and 7th Street, which officially has its grand opening tonight [June 25, 2008]. The spot has been serving pizza since the 1960s, but the new owners decided to gussy up the space a bit......All the pizza boxes are limited edition prints. According to a press release we received: "Around 1500 of each box style is made and then never reproduced. The first one being a photo of The Clash from 1979 taken by world famous rock photographer Bob Gruen. Each box will have a different image created by well known and local artists featuring their particular style and medium and these boxes are free with a purchase of any pizza." As we mentioned earlier, tonight's the opening, so if you're in the hood, stop by for your very own signed Bob Gruen pizza box!" [PAPER]
Pizza Shop (an actual pizza place, not a club or bar) is right next door to Niagara, a bar that Jesse Malin also owns, and where you'll find the famous mural of The Clash's Joe Strummer on the outside wall.

P.S. for amazing vegan pizza check out Vinnies on Bedford.

Tags: Avenue A, Bob Gruen, Bowery Electric, East Village, Jesse Malin, Joe Strummer, Johnny T, Kevin Cole, pizza, Teh Clash, The Pizza Shop, Two Boots

Posted on June 25, 2008 6:49 PM

Comments (41)

wait. so this place will have pizza? that's awesome.

more venues should have food. [i'm looking at you, bowery presents].

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 7:11 PM

It isn't a venue, it is just a pizza place.

Posted by chris | June 25, 2008 7:23 PM

eh, its the old sal's...pizza's just okay...

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 7:23 PM

the dried oregano flavor in the sauce makes it inedible. pull it together,pizza is pretty easy to make.this stuff is disgusting.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 7:23 PM

I'll go for the box and give the pizza to a homeless person.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 7:27 PM

I second the Vinnies endorsement

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 8:13 PM

vinnie's is the most amazing pizza place in ny, hands down.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 9:04 PM

>more venues should have food. [i'm looking at you, bowery presents].

oh yeah, that's all we need... people munching a greasy slice of 'za as they bump around the overly crowded bowery. (ps. terminal 5 has food)

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 9:47 PM

I hope the next limited-edition pizza box features an image of Daft Punk.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:00 PM

vinnies on bedford is amazing, great pizza, most affordable, and they are just good people. I give them about a year before its a starbucks, unfortunately.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:11 PM

hey, losers....

when is someone going to post the obvious?


"what time is daft punk playing pizza shop's pizza box?"


that line is nearly as dumb as this business plan.

please die in a fire. we're tired of this already!

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:22 PM

You guys mean, What time does Daft Punk go on a pizza box?

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:26 PM

yeah. Usually the negative posts bug me, but this dude is right. Enough with the DP posts. Not funny. Never funny.

Posted by will | June 25, 2008 10:27 PM

This place has been open since FEBRUARY.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:34 PM

^ yeah but not officially squid brains

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:44 PM

I've heard of high-class restaurants being open unofficially (i.e., invitation-only) for a bit to iron out the kinks, but a pizza joint being open four months to the general public before having its grand opening? O.K., sure.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:53 PM

10:34

hey genius,
please remind us when the (far superior) pizza joint closed that preceded this abortion?


fuck you, yuppie.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 10:55 PM

From a review dated Feb. 2, 2008 on the yelp.com page to which BV posted a link above:

"Grabbed a slice from Niagara's new pizza parlour aptly named, the Pizza Shop. The place is brand spankin' new..."

Shove it, Anon. 10:55.

Posted by not Anon. 10:34 | June 25, 2008 11:12 PM

11:12

and how does that relate to my question, yuppie?

i could give a fuck about WHEN it opened - my point is that it replaced a decent, mom-and-pop shop that served some of the best pizza in the neighborhood.

perhaps you should enjoy your new, inferior, slice, fuck-head. don't choke, though, because that would be a tragedy.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:16 PM

9:47 -- 'za? Holy shit. People actually say this? Go choke on your own feces.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:19 PM

If you intended that to be your point, and you "could [sic] give a fuck about WHEN it opened," then why'd you call out 10:34 ?

I can't wait for you to have to move out of that neighborhood because it's become too expensive.

Posted by 11:12 | June 25, 2008 11:24 PM

>9:47 -- 'za? Holy shit. People actually say this? Go choke on your own feces.

feces? who the hell says feces?

go suck it, college boy.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:26 PM

Pizza's for fags.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:27 PM

these comments suck

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:29 PM

za is a great Scrabble word.

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:48 PM

give three cheers for social and economic darwinism!


i <3 ny

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:52 PM

it opened in February, but it officially opened with a party and signed pizza boxes tonight

Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 11:52 PM

11:26 -- "college-boy" Ouch, that stings. You got me there boss: I have a degree.

Try harder, & keep chewing that F-E-C-E-S, 'za-boy.

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 12:25 AM

well look, if you're stuck at a venue for upwards of five hours with no re-entry, it'd be nice if they sold some minimal food. doesn't need to be prepared warm meals or anything.

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 9:46 AM

Not for nothing, but, pizzaria's in Manhattan generally suck.

Brooklyn has far superior pizza

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 10:24 AM

vinnies is the shit. they're almost higher than i am and i appreciate that in my pizza.

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 11:05 AM

hey college yuppies, eat 'za with feces while having an inferior slice abortion with daft punk pizza box.

seriously. like monkeys throwing turds at each other.

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 11:27 AM

Are vegans even supposed to be eating pizza anyway? Just asking.

Posted by Ron Mwangaguhunga | June 26, 2008 11:35 AM

the E.Village is finished. Has been for awhile.
Half the new bars/restaurants of the last 6 years or so would look at home on the s. shore of LI. What's the over/under on an Olive Garden on Ave A within the next few years?

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 11:40 AM

"seriously. like monkeys throwing turds at each other"

this is the best description of BV commenters I've ever encountered.

Posted by Lori | June 26, 2008 12:06 PM

"Are vegans even supposed to be eating pizza anyway?"

I'm not a vegan, but why can't vegans have cheeseless pizza? I have.

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 12:16 PM

"this is the best description of BV commenters I've ever encountered."

But it doesn't encompass the "I'd hit it" comments and the like.

Posted by Anonymous | June 26, 2008 12:20 PM

Hey, Charlie, gimmie a pizza with nuthin'.

Posted by Eggs1234 | June 26, 2008 12:58 PM

Who cares if Sal's pizza is a ma and pop restaurant. It was horrible pizza with crappy ingredients. Just as bad as Ray's on Houston. If you miss Sal's that much don't worry because they moved up the street. If you want great pizza try Di Fara Pizza in Midwood. Vinnies makes a pretty decent slice.

I don't think Strummer would be one to endorse pizza in my opinion.

Posted by marc | June 26, 2008 1:16 PM

A pizza shop called Pizza Shop in NYC! Keep on filling that void!

Posted by greg | June 26, 2008 1:30 PM

Vinnies used to be awesome but now it's no the same as it used to be..
they have a habit of not warming up the pizza all the way and luke warm pizza is just really not good.

Posted by n | June 26, 2008 2:27 PM

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