Kim R.
Yelp
Went here opening day with high expectations. My wife being from New York, we are always looking for the real deal. Rozzi is basically a window at the front of the kitchen in between Rodeo Room and Bar Seven. I have a feeling Rozzi Pizza is associated with one or both bars, but when I asked the guy that appeared to be the owner of the Rodeo Room, he wouldn't elaborate. There is some seating outside on the street and not sure if they will allow you to take pizza into the bar(s) in the future. There was a decent line and most of the ordering is done at a small kiosk by the front door, but the super nice gentleman making the pies (Rozzi?) was taking orders at the counter while making the pizzas. Given so much staff around, didn't seem very efficient. Nice selection of NY themed 18" pizzas and pizza by the slice(!) No option to split pizza 50/50 on the kiosk, but you could do so if you ordered at the counter. Online ordering I heard will come later. Pizza was ready in ~30min, which wasn't bad considering the activity. I grabbed a cocktail next door while I waited and was told (by the same owner guy?) I could not bring it to Rozzi while I waited - an FYI.
Most importantly, the pizza: my wife an I split a pepperoni pie. Most everything was spot on and we were very pleased! Fresh, simple sauce, the right amounts of quality cheese and pepperoni such that all was balanced. Crust was wonderfully crisp, chewy and yeasty, however, it needed to be about half the thickness. It had a really nice body that would hold up to being thinner, but because it was on the thicker side, was a bit overly chewy for our taste and actually difficult, if not impossible to fold. I understand restaurant opening growing pains and will no doubt return, but do thin that crust before I do, please!