At the end of the day, you crave the simple things in life.
A room, bathed in dim light and buzzing with energy. A place where you can sit back and gorge on antipasti, prosciutto and pizza. Especially when that room comes from the man behind Balthazar, Pastis and Minetta Tavern. But you don't need hype. You need facts, stats and solid, impregnable data.
Welcome to Pulino's Bar and Pizzeria, Keith McNally's ode to Italy's greatest export, now taking reservations for breakfast and lunch. Below, just the hard facts...
Restaurants in the McNally empire: now 6
Times you'll think of Schiller's before ordering: 5
Times you'll think of Schiller's once food arrives: 0
Walls that are covered in liquor bottles: 2 1/2
Walls of windows looking out onto the Bowery: 1
Number of famed Bowery drunks visible outside: 0
Number of stylish drunks inside: 400+ nightly
Weeks until dinner is served: 2
Expected decibel level: 95
Average subway train decibel level: 95
Average price of pizza: $16
Thickness of pizza crust (in inches): 1/32
Models one pizza could feed: 2 regular, 3 super
Varieties of pork available as pizza toppings: 5
Varieties of bruschetta on the menu: 7
Bruschetta with housemade "spreadable salami": 1
World problems that could be solved with spreadable salami: hundreds
Number of boozy milkshakes on the menu: 1
Variations on the Bloody Mary: 4
Variations in which grappa takes the lead role: 1
Lycopene in four Bloody Marys and a pizza: 100 mg
Percent of doctors who agree taking 100 mg of lycopene in the company of beautiful strangers will help prevent future diseases: 90
Percent of doctors we won't take advice from: 10
A room, bathed in dim light and buzzing with energy. A place where you can sit back and gorge on antipasti, prosciutto and pizza. Especially when that room comes from the man behind Balthazar, Pastis and Minetta Tavern. But you don't need hype. You need facts, stats and solid, impregnable data.
Welcome to Pulino's Bar and Pizzeria, Keith McNally's ode to Italy's greatest export, now taking reservations for breakfast and lunch. Below, just the hard facts...
Restaurants in the McNally empire: now 6
Times you'll think of Schiller's before ordering: 5
Times you'll think of Schiller's once food arrives: 0
Walls that are covered in liquor bottles: 2 1/2
Walls of windows looking out onto the Bowery: 1
Number of famed Bowery drunks visible outside: 0
Number of stylish drunks inside: 400+ nightly
Weeks until dinner is served: 2
Expected decibel level: 95
Average subway train decibel level: 95
Average price of pizza: $16
Thickness of pizza crust (in inches): 1/32
Models one pizza could feed: 2 regular, 3 super
Varieties of pork available as pizza toppings: 5
Varieties of bruschetta on the menu: 7
Bruschetta with housemade "spreadable salami": 1
World problems that could be solved with spreadable salami: hundreds
Number of boozy milkshakes on the menu: 1
Variations on the Bloody Mary: 4
Variations in which grappa takes the lead role: 1
Lycopene in four Bloody Marys and a pizza: 100 mg
Percent of doctors who agree taking 100 mg of lycopene in the company of beautiful strangers will help prevent future diseases: 90
Percent of doctors we won't take advice from: 10
