Since Amadeus Pizza was such a bust the last time, Josh and I continued on our quest for finding the best go-to pizza place. This time I perused delivery.com and found a 20% coupon for Big Nick’s Pizza & Burger Joint. We got our standard order of a large cheese pie, a chicken parm hero, and garlic knots.
Everything arrived hot, which was a huge plus. The pizza looked a little disheveled as a result of being transported, but it was appropriately browned, not like the pale pie Amadeus sent us.
A slight disheveled pizza
Josh and I had differing opinions about Big Nick’s pizza. He thought the crust was too thick, a big no-no for him. I thought the crust was a bit thicker than most but it was far from a pan pizza, and it had a nice crunch to it. I also really liked the sauce, which had a lot of herbs mixed into it that gave it more flavor. While not amazing, I thought this was a pretty decent pie.
Underside shot
The chicken parm on the other hand was pretty gross. I don’t know if they served it on a whole wheat roll (which was an option, but I didn’t select that option) but the bread just tasted weird. It definitely had a wheat flavor and was way too sweet. The flavor of the roll clashed with the flavors of the chicken parmesan. They also wrapped the sandwich in a way that all the cheese stuck to the foil and pulled off when I tried to open it. It was just a bad version overall.
A pretty bad chicken parm sandwich
The garlic knots were also just eh. They were a bit cold and stale and didn’t pack much of a garlic punch.
Just ok garlic knots
The overall verdict for Big Nick’s Pizza? Thumbs down. While I enjoyed the pizza, it was not so spectacular that it overcame the faults of its chicken parm hero and garlic knots. Josh didn’t like the pizza because he hated the thicker crust, so basically this was a no-brainer. However, we didn’t try the “Burger Joint” part of Big Nick’s, so maybe we’ll stop by there one day to check out their massive list of burger offerings. But as for the pizza, our quest continues and we’ll be ordering in from a new place next time.
Big Nick’s Pizza & Burger Joint
70 West 71st St. at Columbus Ave.
New York, NY
Tags: Delivery, Pizza, Sandwiches, Upper West Side
You guys should try the Big Nick’s on Broadway and W76th. It’s got very thin and crispy crust with corn meal like it’s supposed to be! I’ve never tried the location on 71st, but the one at 76th has fantastic pizza! Give that one a shot.