Lenny’s Pizzeria

This is the perfect pizza to eat on the street while you walk home from a night out. If I’m out and it’s after 11pm (shut up I’m old), I’m getting a Sicilian slice at Lenny’s. The foccacia crust is pillowy, and almost melty where it meets the sauce. Nice amount of cheese, and easy on the wallet. The Sicilian IS the fourth star here.
The rest of it? Just fine. Won’t blow your mind, but won’t piss you off either. Pretty solid slices (and very garlicky garlic knots, which is a pro in my book).

Most of these by-​the-​slice pizza places scattered all over NY wont be the best pizza you’ll ever have, but it’s still pretty darn good for something that looks so simple and basic, and I made it my tourist mission to try as many slices as I could while I was there. Lenny’s doesn’t stand out from the crowd, but it tasted like a decent NY slice to me.

Love the history, hated the pizza. Walking in, you can tell the place has been open a long time, just from the design and layout of the pizzeria is an indication. It’s a classic, old school pizzeria that offers pretty much all of what NY pizzerias offer. Once you get inside, there is a display of what they sell from reg slices, to sicilians, to grandmas to margaritas etc but the first thing that I noticed on all the pies, which was a very bad indication of how my pizza would turn out, was the cheap look of the cheese. I was born and raised in NY and I have been eating pizza since I was a little kid and as much as I appreciate the nostalgia of a classic, old school pizzeria, the pizza here was a miss.
The food:
Grandma slice– This is usually my go to since you usually have a nice tangy sauce that combines a focaccia like bottom with nice stringy cheese, this was not. It tasted like toasted cardboard with government cheese. #SadFace This might have to be one of the worse Grandma slices I ever had. When you use cheap ingredients, a bad end product will show. On the bright side, the sauce was pretty good, it had a nice tang.
Reg slice– The cheese was the first thing I noticed and it wasn’t pretty. The bottom had a slight crunch, but it was floppy and boring and depressing.

Perfect slice. Best in the neighborhood.

It’s pretty much the only food place in my boyfriend’s Park Slope/​Sunset Park neighborhood that’s open after 10pm that isn’t fast food.
The pizza is pretty decent, nothing spectacular to rave about.
It’s good for when your stumbling home drunk or just super hungry.
I don’t know why the guy behind the counter thinks I’m Spanish.
I blame my boyfriend.

The absolute best lasagna I’ve had in Brooklyn and its under 10 bucks smh!!! It was so good I cant wait till I want lasagna again!!! 5 stars for the lasagna..

Way over-​due for the review. After a mini bar crawl catch up with one of my friends back in October we decided we were pretty hungry and slightly inebriated. I’ve been to Lenny’s numerous times when I used to live closer in the area or had more reasons to come out to South Slope. Always open when desperate and hits the spot. It’s not blow me out of this world pizza but its not bad either. It’s average — but good average. Crispy crust, good cheese to sauce ratio. They keep re-​making new pizzas all night long so it tasted fresh and piping hot. We decided to splurge after noticing there were 40s of Bud in the fridge. Asked how much they were — only $ 3. To sit and split a huge thing of beer at a pizza place, kind of an awesome deal. The owner was being silly and dropping pans as we were sitting and chatting. My friend joked that he should probably give us another 40 of bud for making so much noise. Much to my embarrassment and shock the owner opens up another bottle for us free of charge. I insisted my friend was kidding but it was regardless the most awesome thing that happened that night. I think his name was Joe. Super nice and really funny! I don’t really understand the negative reviews. People need to lighten up.

Growing up in the neighborhood I have experienced the good and bad of this pizzeria. It use to be one of the best in Park Slope many years ago when Lenny was alive. Such is life that nothing lasts forever. When in a pinch, this is a good place as any other around the hood to grab a slice. It’s not horrible, just plain. These days I enjoy their meatball and chicken farm sandwiches which are a better bet to fill my tummy!

Was eating an average slice in the back when the owner asked me where I work. I told him a school in Sunset Park and he said, «Oh a gangster school.» I later gave him feedback that he shouldn’t criticize where I work without any knowledge. After he denied and accused me of not having a sense of humor, I told him I wouldn’t be coming back. He said he was glad about that.
So, if you don’t want to support that guy, don’t buy his mediocre pizza.

Pizza is delicious and very quintessential NY… But I was in there with my kid today and the owner was buying bootleg porn in the booth next to me from an Asian guy selling them out if a backpack. Wasn’t trying to hide them or anything. Telling at the guy «these better be good copies it I’ll kill you!» Yelling. There were other kids in there too. I don’t care what this guy does on his own time, but please don’t do that in front of my kid while we’re trying to eat. Also, when I was trying to order, the owner was standing right in front of me, looking at me and just ignoring me. I’d give it 4.5 stars if it weren’t for all that.

Awesome, quick Italian food joint! It’s always great to go, but if you’d rather sit, there are several tables in the back.
Service is speedy quick! Our group ordered A meatball hero (which was filled with meaty cheesy goodness) and a chicken Parmesan dinner (came with 2 giant breaded chicken breasts and a heaping pile of pasta for $ 12) and some garlic knots. It only took a mere 8 minutes for our food to come out piping hot! Delicious!
Great place to grab quick take out and walk right across the street to Buttermilk Bar for a few drinks and your delicious Italian food.

Glad I chose this place as my first eatery in NY.

I liked this pizza. Could see myself coming back if I lived in the neighborhood. Nothing over the top for toppings and I always judge my pizza by the plain cheese and Sicilian style. I ended up getting a slice of mushroom and cheese sicilian style. Not the worst, but not the best. Wish I could give it 3.45 stars :)
The service was fine and condition of the place somewhat well kept. A dark interior (not sure if it was the lighting or paint color on the walls) doesn’t help to make the place look more cluttered and small. The table set up, as well, was a bit uncomfortable. It did not leave for a lot of room.
The pizza itself was good. The Sicilian was a bit doughy and under sauced or cheesed. The sauce itself was of the sweet NYC style I am beginning to get to know better. Thin crust and large slice added to the authentic NY experience. However, not the best I’ve had… Would definitely give it another shot if I was in the neighborhood.

Been coming here for years never had any complaints one of the best pizza spots in Brooklyn it’s not a brick oven spot. Great for family dinner or lunch. Plenty of tables for a group.

If you like your slices OOOOZING with tons of cheese then the Lenny’s special slice is the right choice. They’re open pretty late too!

Love this place… for walk in and delivery. The guys are friendly and the pizza is great. They’re open late, which is great when you get home late and need dinner, but don’t want to cook. Their garlic knots are delicious, as well. I’ve never had any problems with Lenny’s in the five years that I’ve been a customer. My husband has been a customer for much longer, and won’t order from anywhere else.
If you’re looking for real… not gourmet… pizza in the Slope, this is the place to get it from.

sister-​in-​law told me Lenny’s is good in the hood when I moved here, didn’t realize it was the the place i walk by everyday on my way home. Used to walk right by and walk *further* to another joint for a slice, not sure why. Maybe it was the stereotypical «Best Pizza in Town» sign or whatever. Seemed a bit «cheesy’ :)
Anyways, glad i got past whatever preconceived notions i had to try it out. Awesome «grandma’s slice» and a great plain too. Will def go back.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, It’s really hard to get a bad slice in Brooklyn :)

From my experience their spinach roll taste alright but the spinach itself is a little on the hard side sort of makes you not want to eat it :(we also ordered two ham and cheese calzones since they were out of the chicken one came with about three pieces of tiny ham bits and the other had absolutely nothing in it don’t know if they had made an honest mistake or not but either way a tad bit disappointed other than that I definitely recommend and give them a try again based upon the prices, quickness, and of course the taste :)