Famous Original J's Pizza
Pizza restaurant · Five Points ·
East Coast-style pies served from a walk-up window
East Coast-style pies served from a walk-up window
"New Yorkers like to moan about Denver’s pizza scene, but at this slice and whole pie window attached to the 715 Club, the only thing they can complain about are the Giants. The greasy, foldable slices will cure any East Coast homesickness thanks to the science-y magic they use to replicate NYC’s tap water for the crust. (The secret is a reverse osmosis filter, which gets the mineral blend just right.) There’s no dining room here, but you can grab a seat on the 715 Club’s patio, or eat it on the go à la a true New Yorker." - allyson reedy
"As with the bagels at its next-door sibling, Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli, the pizza at this al fresco Five Points parlor is made with water from a system engineered to replicate the mineral content of New York City’s own water. Order it by the whole thin-crust pie or slice at the walk-up window, then dig in at a picnic table on the patio until midnight Tuesday through Sunday." - Eater Staff
"As with the bagels at its next-door sibling, Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli, the pizza at this al fresco Five Points parlor is made with water from a system engineered to replicate the mineral content of New York City’s own water. Order it by the whole thin-crust pie or slice at the walk-up window, then dig in at a picnic table on the patio until midnight Tuesday through Sunday." - Camila Navarrette, Eater Staff, Ruth Tobias
"Steadily becoming its own slice of New York — in part thanks to Rosenberg’s Bagel & Delicatessen around the corner — Famous Original J’s tackles another facet of classic East Coast eats: the coveted NY pizza. Introduced as a walk-up counter for midnight revelers, the pizzeria recently expanded its hours to serve rectangular “grandma-style” pizzas, regular pies, and individual slices sprinkled with the likes of Taylor ham (or Taylor Pork Roll, depending on where you’re from) with an earlier crowd." - Morgan Carter
"The white pie at Famous Original J's was singled out as a favorite item, called out enthusiastically among the year’s top picks." - Josie Sexton