text: As someone who spent the last four years living in NYC I am very familiar with New York style pizza In fact I lived above Rosarios on the Lower East Side where I would grab a perfect pepperoni slice four times a week So naturally I was excited to read about NapolinnExpecting to be wowed I dialed in a delivery order for an pie with pepperoni and onions for about When it arrived an hour later the results were immediately disappointing nnFirst of all let us make something clear New York style pizza is not rocket science It is defining quality is simplicitya thin floppy slice with fresh tomato sauce When it is really good there is a pool of grease on the surface that rolls down your arm Shake some pepper flakes and powdered garlic on it and you are done It should never be crispy doughy or covered with pretentious crap Anything beyond pepperoni is pushing it nnThis pizza on the other hand was bready and sweet The cheese formed a film which slid off in your mouth I did not find the ingredients especially flavorful fresh or abundant Adding insult to injury there was a delivery charge and the driver gave me lip for going out of his way In sum it was typical suburban pizza marginally better than the major chains but thoroughly pedestrian nnNow I will concede that the debate on what constitutes a true New York style pizza will undoubtedly continue raging for centuries But here is two things to consider Not all pizza in New York is good Not all New Yorkers have good taste In fact many are perfectly happy with Sbarro and Dominos I am not one of them Indeed I feel a certain responsibility to defend the New York monicker from those who would profit from its misuse If my critique of Napoli seems harsh I beg you to keep this in mind