Comments on: Long Island’s Best Food: Gino’s Pizza & Steiner’s Pastry Shop in Manhasset

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:39:59 +0000

What you have sampled at Steiner’s Pastry Shop is just the tip of the icing(!)… have you tried the French Baguettes? Sublime. The Croisants? Heavenly. The Melt-a-ways? Paradise. Do yourself a favor and GO THERE!, and GO THERE OFTEN! to sample all of the “made the old fashioned way” pastries, pies, tarts, cakes and breads. Oh, and by the way, the Flourless Chocolate Cake? To die for. And I’m not kidding!

By: Foodie

Foodie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:49:22 +0000

I also like Villa Milano better than Gino’s, though the Manhasset Gino’s is definitely better than the Great Neck one. Villa Milano has the right kind of crust – thin and foldy. They’re also generous with the cheese. Antoninos in Manhasset (corner of Northern and East Shore Rd.) could could rival Vila Milano (nice sauce, good quality cheese) but their crust is too thick. Even when you tell them to thin it out they just can’t seem to do it. Shame.

Dr. Dyspepsia gave some great recommendations except for Elios, that boggled my mind. There’s a reason they went out of business. It was just bad… like one step up from cafeteria pizza and that’s it. They were cheap though.

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By: JT

JT — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:08:02 +0000

Villa is on main st in manhasset, carlos is in port. sorry about that

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:21:52 +0000

Dr. Dyspepsia,
Joanne’s you definitely know, its on Nothern Blvd. next to Dunkin Donuts and Bryant and Cooper right at the fork heading to Roslyn. The most bang for your buck when it comes to chicken covered pizza.

Master,
Nice work.

JT,
Dude, that’s exactly how the Hickory sandwich was described to me, the best sauce ever. What else do you recommend there? Hard to believe but never been to Carlos in Port. Villa Milano is on Main St. in Port too?

That must be pretty cool for your dad to read that book then.

By: JT

JT — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:49:53 +0000

food guy you should definitely go to Hickorys in Port Washington and get the chicken special sandwich..grilled chicken, bacon, and swiss with some of the best BBQ sauce I’ve ever had, make sure you also try the spicy fries. For pizza in port washington, Carlos Pizza on main street is the best in my opinion.

Villa Milanos is on main street, right across from mary jane davies green park.. near the train station.

and regarding my comment on The Tender Bar, I just said its the HISTORY of the place. Obviously its nothing like publicans anymore, my father grew up in Manhasset and can account for a lot of the people and stories written about in there.

By: Master

Master — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:44:36 +0000

Sir, finger-banging, SIR!

By: Dr. Dyspepsia

Dr. Dyspepsia — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:11:29 +0000

Been to Mama Teresa, but didn’t have pizza. Pretty good.
Joanne’s? Never heard of it. Where is it?

And your palate doesn’t lie: Elio’s and Rotunda are on the sweet side. I think I like those places (past tense for Elio’s) because I’m more concerned about the toppings. See you around.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:01:39 +0000

randy,
Ha, I feel ya man. It was more a figure of speech than a true statement. A good jelly doughnut is pretty fantastic though. Name a couple desserts you’d rather have than a good jelly doughnut.

truthman,
Steiner’s, Gino’s and Edison’s are all so close together on Plandome road, they’re practically on the same block. But you are correct, they’re on different blocks. Interesting note about Gino’s and checking the bill. It has never been an issue for me, does this just apply to the Manhasset branch? There’s a sign in the window of Steiner’s that said something about 29 years, that’s where I got that info from. How do you know they’ve been open longer? Are you from Manhasset originally?

kristen,
Welcome back. Sorry to hear you weren’t feeling well but glad to hear you’re back in action now. It’s funny you mention salad slices because Gino’s in this post has great salad slices. I’ll keep my eyes peeled in Murray Hill, however, for a salad slice for you. I know it exists at Pizza 33 but I’ve never actually seen it myself. Let us know if you try it and it’s good.

Master,
Thanks brother. Really appreciate it. I’ll try to keep it coming.
“Your days of _____________ Mary J. Rottencrotch through her little pink panties are over.” Fill in the blank Master.

Dr. Dyspepsia,
Nice contribution and round up as usual Doc. Never a fan of Elio’s and don’t really love Rotunda, the sauce is a little too sweet for me, but Eddie’s thin crust bar pies and everything at Umberto’s is pretty excellent. I think Mama Teresa’s and Joanne’s also deserve shout outs, Mama T’s for their Grandma’s, regular, sicilian and buffalo chicken and Joanne’s for the BBQ Chicken and buffalo chicken. Have you been to either of those?

By: Dr. Dyspepsia

Dr. Dyspepsia — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:14:04 +0000

Surely, we can do better for pizza than Gino’s on Long Island’s Gold Coast. To name a few:
1. Elio’s, Great Neck. Alas, it is no more, but I remember it fondly.
2. La Rotunda, also Great Neck. Genuine fire-stoked ovens, choice of toppings in single pies.
3. Eddie’s Pizza, New Hyde Park. Thin crust bar pies in a convivial atmosphere. Eat one, eat three, have some beers, too.
4. Umberto’s New Hyde Park: when it’s good, it’s great!

Nevertheless, Gino’s is reliably tasty. Just don’t even TRY delivery on a Saturday night. It will come some time on Sunday morning.