




My visit to L'Industrie
I'm in NYC and decided to hike to the Christopher Street store to get some L'Industrie pizza. The verdict? I give it a 8.9 on the Portnoy scale.
I got there at 11:40. The place opens at 12:00pm and I was third in line. By 11:56 when they opened the doors and let people in, there were about 50 people lined up.
I ordered a slice of the Burrata and a slice of the Fig and Bacon, plus a water. $16.88 with 15% tip included. I think that's pretty reasonable for two awesome slices in NYC.
Since I was there early, no issues finding a place to stand. But by the time the pizza came out 5 mins later, it was nearly shoulder-to-shoulder. I got two slices and it came on paper plates, but I noticed if you ordered 3 or more it came out on a baking sheet. (By the way, that tiny thin girl in yoga pants (👀) who was #4 in line, right behind me, housed 4 slices in the time I could eat 2! JFC!)
The slices were large, but the crust was very thin. The flavor was just right and the crisp was excellent - better on the Burrata than the Fig and Bacon. Many people said the fig is overpowering and too sweet, but I didn't find it that way. If anything I would have liked a bit more bacon flavor as it didn't really come through.
The burrata was probably house-made and so smooth. Not terribly watery, as burrata can be.
If you take the pizza outside, don't eat it front of the door between L'Industrie and the beer place next door. There's a funny cartoon / sign in their window.
On the whole, the walk was worth it. I got about 2,000 steps on my way back to the hotel too, so I'm ready for another slice now.