Il Gusto

This place was fantastic when it first opened a few years back. Now it’s a complete dump. There are no longer any employees there, just a very short and rude guy who owns the place. The place is pretty much empty the whole day. The owner sits on his behind and watches a small TV perched on top of the soda cabinet. There is nothing to buy there except for some extra thin and dry slices that have been sitting behind the display for a very long time. I see the owner often getting food from the Chinese place across the street, I guess he knows best how bad his stuff is and won’t eat it himself. The bathroom has been «out of service» now for a few years. I don’t know if it’s really not operational or they are simply too lazy to clean it. I kept ordering pizza from them because I felt bad that the business was doing so poorly. I had to stop because the guy would put less and less cheese every time I ordered a pie, until one time he put almost no cheese at all. That was the final straw. I will never order from this place again. He thinks that the key to success in business is to rip off loyal customers. He runs the oven at a low temperature because there is little business which means underdone pizza for those who are unfortunate to order from them. I have no idea how this place is still open.

All cash spot, family owned. Slices were crispy and greasy, also a bit bland. The soda fridge was half empty and so was the location. They were not tremendously welcoming either…

I have to bump up my review. This is my boyfriend’s favorite pizzeria, and it does grow on you. Their pies are actually quite good; a perfect thin crust and their sauce tastes fantastic. I wish that they would be a bit more generous with the toppings, but if you order extra cheese, this is one of the best pies you will have, at least in the neighborhood. Enjoy!!!

The oven is indeed made of brick, and the slices appear to be well-​seasoned with little herby specks upon their visage.
Alas, though they may have been sitting out for hours, the dry and flavorless character of both the grandma and plain was inexcusable.

Just waited 1 hr. and 20 mins for a cold pie that was as thin as a piece of paper.1^st and last time. brick oven my ass!!! Place sucks.

Stopped here for a quick slice of regular.
Was expecting the usually bad Queens slice (too much cheese, no foldability, no crisp action) — BUT was actually surprised, pretty good slice.
They seem to have really good deals on the weekdays.
Typical Queens pizzaria setup– walk in-​about 5 tables, counter with pizza/​pizza like items on display under double decker glass case.
For some reason I got the impression that business is not too good these days, mostly based on the lack of banter between the delivery guy and the pizza man and the constant changing of tv channels and adjusting of the tv volume.