They've been advertising $5.75 margherita and marinara pies (on the menu they're listed at $9.00 and $7.00, respectively) to try to bring in customers, but even that doesn't seem to working. Nearly every time I pass by, the place is almost completely empty.
I'm sure their rent is quite expensive, and unless they are packed often, I don't see them surviving. When your neighbor offers drunk NYU students eight slices for the price of a personal pie, it's going to be hard to lure customers. Especially being located at the epicenter of where drunk college students hang out. Right now, there are three other pies on the menu: Bianca ($11.00), Prosciutto e Rucola ($11.00), and Totale ($10.00). The latter contains pecorino, red onions, pinenuts, and rosemary.
Looking at the shop's design once again, it sort of reminds me of a mini Pulino's. Yet in New York City, it's survival of the fittest. And unless they add more menu items, lower their prices, or do something else to lure customers, I don't see Totale Pizza being around for too long.
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Have you been yet J?
I checked it out yesterday- good, cheap pizza and a decent menu, but the place needs to get its shit together. I had to ask for a napkin, and they gave me a (free) Pelegrino because they didn't have any clean glasses for tap water (I was one of four other people in the restaurant at the time...)
Totale is odd, but I hope they stick around!
i live nearby and eat at this place every few days. i love it. i hope they do well.
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