Roberta's

The aroma of Roberta's pizza with draw you out of the Morgan Avenue stop along the L line. The pizzeria is a favorite of Bushwick natives and Brooklyn residents, and will even have some outer-borough fans make the trip for some good pizza and drinks. Roberta's presence expands outside of Bushwick by often serving their food at all-day music festivals like Panorama.

Pizza Overall Grade: B/B+

Cheese: 3

Sauce: 4.5

Bread/Crust: 3.5

Presentation: 3.5

Pizzeria: 4.5
Service: 4

Roberta's is all about the full pizza-eating experience. It's a place where you want to pull up with a group of friends, grab some drinks, order some pizzas, and chat over the long wooden picnic tables. Even if you come alone or in a party of two, you may be surrounded by fellow pizza lovers all sitting along the same bench. The pizzeria is open for lunch, dinner, and even brunch on the weekends, something I haven't seen too often of other pizzerias in the city.

Roberta's closest "plain" pie that they offered was their Margherita pie. The sauce on the pizza was the highlight for me at Roberta's, as I noticed the sweet and tangy original flavor with my first bite into the personal pie. The cheese certainly looked and tasted great, but there was not enough of it on the pie which was a bit disappointing. I did not notice the bread in my first initial bites, but the crust was full of that delicious smoky flavor from Roberta's signature bright red wood-burning pizza oven.

Roberta's offers patons indoor and outdoor seating, but table service is only offered indoors. There are plenty of seats outside but much fewer inside, often leading to wait times during typical lunch and dinner hours. Although I had to wait 15 minutes for my table, Roberta's took my number and notified me via text when my table was ready. When I returned back to Roberta's for my table, I was seated immediately. Given that it is located in Bushwickh, expect a hipster, down-to-earth crowd and waitstaff.

I gave Roberta's a B/B+ because the sauce was definitely among my favorites and the overall pie was good. Roberta's could add some more cheese to their pies and should consider allowing table service to patrons seated outside. Bushwick's favorite pizzeria is definitely worth a visit, be sure to go before the L train shutdown!

Roberta's is located at 261 Moore Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Phone: (718) 417-1118

Delivery, Take-out, Eat-in

Cost of Pie: Margherita - $16
Dept. of Health Grade: A