Louie & Ernie's Pizza

"More than six decades old, Louie & Ernie’s Pizza shows that old-school pizzerias can still go toe-to-toe. If you’re in the Bronx, this is the slice you’ve got to have on your list." - Emma Orlow, Eater Staff

"This pizza spot opened in East Harlem in the 1947, then moved into a tiny brick building on the first floor of a house in Pelham Bay about a decade later. We don’t know who lives in that house, but we hope they get Louie & Ernie’s New York-style pizza as often as their digestive tract allows. Whether you order a whole pie or a slice on a paper plate, be sure to get your pizza with crumbly-salty sausage on top. Like the pies at NYC’s best old-school spots, these edges crisp up while the middle stays soft." - bryan kim, willa moore, kenny yang, carlo mantuano, molly fitzpatrick

"Louie & Ernie’s is a literal pizza house in Pelham Bay. From the ground floor of a little corner house, they dish out pies with cracker-thin crusts—charred to the brink of burnt—and slightly sweet sauce the color of a traffic cone. Order a whole sausage pie, which isn’t as greasy as it sounds. There are a few tables inside, but also a large backyard, where you can sit next to a bunch of people who have been coming here since before they were old enough to chew crust." - molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, bryan kim, sonal shah

"Head to this venerable pizzeria for thin-crust pies open since 1947, now ensconced in a white frame house in the Schuylerville section of the Bronx. It’s a true neighborhood spot and has snagged headlines for its white and sausage-topped pizzas — two customer favorites. Louie & Ernie’s serves both slices and pies, as well as a long list of wonderful calzones, but little else." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff

"The ’70s gave us Led Zeppelin, the ’60s gave us moon landings, and the ’50s gave us Louie & Ernie’s. That last decade is probably known for one or two other things as well, but this classic New York slice shop in Pelham Bay is definitely the most notable." - team infatuation