North of Little Italy

"Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli" 

Godfather (1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

I visited NOLITA (NOrth of Little ITAly) with a few friends at Bonifacio High Street last week. It's a small place with pricey pizza (160-250 a slice) and burgers. Background on me and my food: I'm fond of pizza. I specifically like the Costco kind: that big and greasy pizza slice good for two Asians. My boyfriend and I visited again to get two slices of pizza and a Cannoli.

It's a quaint place. A few tables and chairs and it's pretty casual. I like the New York feel to it. And he's not in the picture (prolly went out for a break), but the server up front is a looker. He looks Italian and his accent is adorable. Nolita has pizza, burgers, Chili, mac and cheese, wings, pretty yummy desserts (I tried the Chocolate Chip Cookie for a hundred bucks and it was moist, chocolatey and amazing).

So my boyfriend and I ordered the Buffalo Chicken (which isn't on the menu) and the Spinach and Artichoke. 

The Buffalo Chicken is a treat. This is the second time we're eating at Nolita and the second time we're getting it. We were in the mood to be really fat so we got this greasy treat. We got another slice of pizza since we were fatter than usual. The Spinach and Artichoke tastes really clean and light, I'd hate to say this but I preferred the latter more than our greasy treat. Maybe I was just in the mood to be pretty indie with my pizza choice tonight but both slices were really good. The serving at Nolita is big. Like I said, one slice could feed two Asians.

I dont have a picture of our overpriced Lemonade. It was 160 pesos a serving but it was pretty good. It was the kind I like, it didn't taste instant. But it was still 160. I mean, cmon. Haha

CUT TO: Eavesdropping. Douchebag-ging: Check! 3 guys on the other table were comparing their pizzas. Guy in white said that the pizza tasted PLEASANT. dafuq? a few minutes later, that comment was topped by another sentence that flew from guy in white's mouth. After that I chose to mute my right ear. 

The night at Nolita had a swell ending. For 85 pesos, we got a Cannoli. I really wanted one because of its Godfather reference but it was really good. The cream is smooth and it tastes just right - not too sweet and not too heavy. The crispy shell of the cannoli was also perfect. I would also leave the gun and take this Cannoli.

Nolita's one of those places I'd go back to and try all the pizza flavors then pick my favorite and I'd most probably keep going back.

Coolio Foolio.