A group of us met for lunch by Xiu’s office, at Jianetto’s Pizza Truck, which I happily found on Midtown Lunch. As recommended, I called (917-287-7241) ahead to place my order, and to check the location (always one on 47th Street between Madison and Park, but sometimes one is on 51st Street between Park and Lex). The service is friendly and competent. I got my order quickly and easily.
The experience ended there. The food was not memorable. We got a pie for $19 and the sauce was slightly acidic, both of which would not have been a problem had there been cheese. Averaging out at $2.37 per slice, that’s expensive! I either want cheese or killer pizza dough and sauce, which it wasn’t.
The Sicilian Rice Ball was a better deal. A pile of ground meat, peas, deep fried rice, sauce, and cheese for $4.50, and it comes with 4 doughy garlic knots. I enjoyed this a little bit more than the pizza but not enough to remember it for more than 2 days.
I’m kind of disappointed that this meal wasn’t special, more disappointed then when a restaurant is mediocre. I unreasonably feel like food off a truck should be unique, outstanding, and worth calling my mom about. Boo hoo…
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I have a suggestion for Foodmayhem. It would be great if you started a weekly column where you answered one or more reader questions about food, it could be a recipe, a product recommendation, etc. Users could comment on the advice, but I think it would be kind of cool.
Hi Bill,
As far as I know, we’ve responded to every question posted to us. If it’s a short answer, we answer in the comments area. If it’s something that has enough depth, we may write a whole post about it. Here are some examples:
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Dear Frederic
While I don’t want to be committed to doing a weekly column, I encourage readers to write in with any questions, comments, etc. and we will do our best to answer. Thanks for thinking of us Bill!
a $19 pie does seem rather steep, especially if it wasn’t that great. that rice ball, on the other hand, looks great! it’s not something i’ve ever tried, but i sure as heck want to–yum!
I tried to go to there 51st Street between Park and Lex truck a few times, I guess I should be glad it was not there when I’ve gone by.
I am really surprised at your conclusion on the slices. It sounds like you had some preconceived notions of what you wanted the pizza to taste like, and when they offer something different you freaked out.
Try it again and taste it for what it is – simple ingredients, great texture, beautiful harmony in flavor.
Anonymous, I read the review on Midtown lunch so I knew that it would be without cheese. I didn’t “want” it to taste specifically like anything, just hoping it would be really good. I happen to love carbs and have been known to eat whole loves of bread plain. The case here, is that it just wasn’t memorable for any of us (group of 4).