North of Brooklyn Pizzeria

A few friends and I decided to pick up some pizza for the evening. We were feeling quite hungry and ordered one margherita, three white pizzas, and some garlic knots. Even though the owner kindly rounded our bill down to $ 100 it seemed a touch expensive to me.
Anyhow, I was practically salivating as we carried these pies back to my friends house.
I only got one piece of the margherita before it disappeared. It was definitely tasty but nothing extraordinary. The white pizza one of my friends had been raving about really caught my eye though. It had these generous dollops of ricotta (I’m pretty sure) that gave each slice a smooth luxurious consistency and a touch of sweetness. The pizza comes with arugula for you to put on top, and the earthy flavour of the greens is the perfect balance to the sweet cheese.
The four pies were more than enough to feed all six of us. I even warmed a couple slices up for breakfast the day after and they were still delicious. Maybe the garlic knots helped fill us up. They had a solid garlic taste with the right kick of spice in them just to keep things interesting.
Not the best pizza I’ve ever had, but it was really good! A touch on the expensive side, but we also bought more than we needed.
When it comes to pizza, better safe than sorry.

For a shade under $ 10 I got a can of pop, a slice of pepperoni, and four lil’ nobs of not-​so-​garlicky bread.
THE PIZZA: ¹⁄₃ burnt black, large slice not cut in half so it’s unwieldy, paper-​thin crust, dry. They should also probably get dried pepper dispensers with smaller holes in the lid because one shake just drowned my meal.
THE ATMOSPHERE: Credit where credit is due, the look and the lighting of the place is very nice. The giant sign outside looks cool and did its job (bringing me in). I’d honestly consider taking someone here for the beginning of a low-​key date, *if* the substance was as impressive as the style.
HOWEVER: I wasn’t even going to post this mostly negative review, except for the final straw — no recycling! Two garbage cans, but no recycling for the aluminum can and paper products I’ve got left after eating.
In 2015.
That’s bullshit, and it’s what made me decide to write this review. May ten thousand dicks fly into the owner’s forehead on wings of unburnt, thick, juicy pizza for this stone-​age bullshit of not having any recycling when they could be nailing it with one bin labelled PAPER and another labelled CANS.
If they had then I might’ve given them another chance, but no thanks. I should’ve just gone ten feet East along Queen to Pizzaiolo.

Adding to review below, after getting the pizza 2 hours late, it turned out to just be ok :(

Have never made a review, but after this experience and the state of hunger I’m in I had too. Ordered a pizza and garlic knots around 12:45pm and received it at 2:30pm due to an unexpected delay from the driver. Food was cold and we are currently warming it up in the oven. Got 50% off though, however never ordering this again.

Went here after losing the decision making power to another friend… once in a while I have to see what treasures other people have up their sleeves. I’m glad I did here, we walked in to a warm room smelling like delicious pizza. Grabbed a beer each and proceeded to work out what to order.
I like that they do slices and whole pies. The prices are not bad and the ingredients were creative. We went for 2 and the ingredients on both were delicious and fresh. The arugula was definitely a good call on our part.
Place is pretty small and seems more take out or delivery only. Service is friendly!

Awesome that you can get fancy pizza by the slice. Crust is not too burnt, nor is it soggy in the middle. Reasonable prices.
Tried:
Pepperoni (tomato sauce)
Kale and bacon (white sauce)
Arugula and mozzarella (white sauce)
My fav was pepperoni because the tomato sauce was so good. Kale and bacon was my second-​fav because of the garlic. Compares to the other two, the arugula and mozzarella has the least flavour and I had to add chili flakes.

I usually go here for lunch with co-​workers or for a quick bite after work.
Pros:
+ great slice of pizza
+ large slice for decent price
Cons:
— no great sitting down
— slices vary in size
Food: (4.5 stars)
Amazing thin crust pizza. I have been there a few times, and they were always making fresh pizza. The slices are large, 2 will get you full, 1 is enough if you are looking for a slack. The whole pizza is around $ 20 and it can feed 4 adults.
Note that if you are getting slices, since they do everything by hand, the size of each slice will be different.
Service:
They accept credit cards, and are friendly. Since there is no waiter service a bit harder to give a detailed review of the service. Never had issues with anyone working there.
Ambiance: (2 stars)
This is not a sit down place, it is a take out/​delivery place.
They do have a few seats, but not enough to have a group larger than 4, and even then you would be cramped.

Save your time and your money. If you order delivery, you will wait an hour and a half for pizza, and it will be cold. Not worth it.

This pizza was incredible. I got the simple margherita (which was HUGE) and the garlic dip. I will definitely order from here again. Absolutely delicious– I love the sauce on the pizza too! Sooo tasty!

Had an extremely negative experience when ordering delivery on Saturday night. It’s pretty hard to screw up pizza delivery but unprofessional and rude staff on the phone and waiting 2 hours for cold pizza with half the order missing will do it. I will be taking my business else where from now on.
First, we called four times and no one answered. Finally, we decided to order delivery online through just eat. After waiting an hour and a half, we call North of Brooklyn to ensure our order was received and the staff that answered the phone was rude and then kept giggling and sounded intoxicated! When we asked for the status of our delivery order they kept saying «You should have called us directly bro» and «we didn’t answer the phone earlier because we have the best freaking pizza in town bro!» Not cool when you’re hungry and just want to know why your pizza is taking so long.
When the food finally arrived 2 hours later, our garlic rolls were missing and the delivery guy simply told us they were out. They could have easily called to ask us if we wanted something else worth the money we were charged or refunded us the money.
In a city with lots of other options for pizza, it isn’t worth the hassle to order delivery from this place.

North of Brooklyn is a staple when we have out of town friends visiting. We usually order a white pizza and a pepperoni pizza, oh and garlic knots (when they are available). The pizza is thin crust and the ingredients taste so fresh. The white pizza is especially good with the arugula on top. I don’t mind that they don’t have a large variety of pizzas because what they do, they do well. They also have bike delivery which a bonus.
My only negative comments would be that it gets very busy on weekends and sometimes you have to call back multiple times to get someone on the phone to place your order and when they are busy it can take up to an hour to get your pizza. They usually warn you before placing your order, so you can decide if you want to wait or not.
Overall, I highly recommend.

Have to say, this was a tasty above average pizza. Definitely pay attention to the ingredients, with a dough that is soft but springy. Also quite large, definitely good to share.
Only wish they had a few more options for toppings and pizza varieties. Would return.

This is the most boring piece of pizza I have ever eaten.
Had one slice of margherita — skimp on all of the ingreds and the crust tasted like absolutely nothing and old. While it looks like a classic Neapolitan pizza, it doesn’t have any of that tasty, toasty, gummy, bubbly characteristics of authentic thin crust pizza.
Also, I got a garlic dip and it was literally just pure roasted garlic. Too intense, not sure how it’s supposed to work.
Will never eat here again.

Oh shit. Finally tried the white pizza. GAME CHANGER.
We’ve been getting walk-​in pizzas from North of Brooklyn for about a year now. The pizza falls somewhere between American-​style delivery and the trendy faux-​athentic thin crust atrocities that are all the rage right now. The marguerita is delicious and, as noted above, you really have to try to white pizza. It’s awesome.
Ordering by the slice you may risk getting a slice that’s been sitting out for a little too long, but that might be my only criticism of this place. Prep times on pick-​up orders are super quick. Highly recommended.

Great ‘za… The way it’s supposed to be done. No frills, no bizarre novelty toppings, no deep dish, fried crust, cheese bacon who knows what bullshit… Just New York style pizza.
Try the white with arugula! Grab a pie, head to trinity Bellwoods and enjoy!
Recommend!

My review will be based solely on delivery.
We are in the hunt for great delivery pizza. We got home from grocery shopping and decided to give this a try. The pizza took a long time to arrive (the guy brings it on a bike, so brownie points there). Everyone was super nice from the person that took our order to the delivery guy. We got a pepperoni pie and garlic knots.
The pizza however, arrived cold. It had great potential, it smelled amazing and the flavours were there, but none of this crazy thin-​crispiness everyone’s talking about. The garlic knots tasted amazing, but were also cold. Despite of the soggy and cold mess, we scarfed it down as we were starving. The sauce and pepperoni were really good.
We will go back to sit down at the shop and have it the proper way. In the meantime, no delivery for us.

Got take-​out from here not too far back. It was delicious! We tried one Kale and Bacon and One White. The White pizza came with Argula and dressing on the side and you could choose how much to add. Its quite tasty and very dense tasting pizza. Both were delicious!

I was continuing with my mission in search for the best pizza in town. After getting an approval from a good friend I decided to go for a testing.
You won’t miss the place because of the large sign written on the wall. You would expect the entrance facing queen but it was actually facing a small street. Something to note just in case you’ve never been there before
Selections were limited and I played it safe and ordered a margherita pizza. I waited at the seated area for about 20 minutes but I waited an extra 15 minutes because the guy who took the order forgot to tell the next person who took over the shift that it was a walk in order. In the end no one told me it was ready until I went to ask them. Just one minor glitch but the pizza made up for it.
I went back again to try the other pizzas but I have to say the margherita was my favourite one. Sauce was perfect and the mozzarella was just right.

The picture says it all. It was our first time trying NoB. So disappointed. The pizza had black crusty ash and tons of flour all over the bottom. They can’t be bothered to sweep out their oven so I can’t be bothered to order from here again.
The delivery took well over an hour (we live about 2 blocks away,) and the pizza was cold. It was one big dirty floury pizza. We both looked like we bathed our hands in flour after eating a couple of slices. We didn’t bother to finish it, that’s how bad it was. Also if sesames seeds on pizza are a NY thing, it’s news to me. It was interesting but over powering (it took away from the ash and charcoal bits) so they may want to let people know it’s baked all over the crust.

Review for delivery.
So after reading the rave reviews, decided to order the margherita pie with mushrooms $ 21.50, pepperoni pie $ 20, garlic knots $ 8 and garlic dip $ 1.50 for the side.
Delivery was under an hour by a guy who rides a bike. By the time it gets to the door (it is winter and damn cold outside) the pizza is lukewarm — but that’s expected. Unfortunately it makes it hard to chew and the crust was hard to bite into (so note to self, don’t do delivery go to the actual restaurant as I’m sure it’s probably a much better food experience).
The pepperoni tasted a tad bit too salty, so make sure to have a drink. Margherita is not bad. Garlic knots were meh. Garlic dip was authentic as they mash up real garlic. Overall wasn’t the amazing experience but then again, a lot of variables to take into consideration.
I would probably give it another chance in the restaurant where you get it straight from the oven to see if there’s a big difference, but would definitely not have delivery again as it’s not the best. But I’ll give the place the benefit of the doubt.
Cheers to the guy who suffered the cold weather to deliver us pizza. On a bike.