Mano's Pizzeria

Super Thing & Crispy Best pizza in queens

⭐️RISING STAR ALERT⭐️ Opened in 2021 in Ridgewood, Queens by Nick Manopella, a rising star among NYC pizzaiolos & true student of the pizza game. Using Caputo 00 flour, the 68% hydrated dough undergoes a 5-day fermentation process, helping with digestion as well as creating a light & airy texture with a somewhat fluffy, yet crunchy consistency. Such a large pie gives a rather heavy appearance; but this pizza isn’t very weighty at all. Firm & tasty with a beautifully browned undercarriage, the dough possesses a smokey flavor & satisfactory crisp that gives off sourdough vibes in both taste & texture as a result of the longer fermentation undertaking. Thick & crunchy, the crust is splendidly charred, yet light & airy, very different from average NYC pizza dough thanks to the purity of the ingredients. Creamy-ish & melty, the mozzarella cheese blend is lightly smattered across the surface, tighter in some areas with a mild orange tinge from a more than manageable amount of oil. A dusting of pecorino romano atop brings out some sharp & pungent flavor, accentuating the attributes of the marvelous mozz. Made from Alta Cucina tomatoes from California, the sauce is actually more tangy than sweet, scrumptiously savory, modestly zesty & well-seasoned with Sicilian oregano adding a hint of bitterness & neutralizing any sweetness from the tomatoes, while maintaining plenty of personality. A lot of care & thought goes into the construction of this pizza, as evidenced by the quality ingredients both locally sourced & imported from Italy. Overall, this is fancier than most pizza you’ll find in Queens & well worth making a trip to try.

This place is 🔥, the grandma alla vodka was the best grandma alla vodka iv every had that was a 9.1, it a super crispy but light slice with amazing vodka sauce. The regular was amazing, very thin, crispy and the crust is phenomenal with great under carriage. Perfect sauce to cheese ratio but its all about the dough and how thin and crispy it is. 🔥 slices will definitely be back!!

Rivals any of the top spots in all of NYC. Everyone knows best in queens. Perfect dough… light and airy with the perfect crunch, sweet herby flavorful sauce. Super nice people. Pretty confident Dave would have scored in mid 8s with a full pizza.

The dough is absolutely incredible. Great tang to the sauce. Crispy, amazing flavor. One of the best I’ve ever had

The slices were amazing and had an excellent crispy to them. The regular slice was crispy and the sauce on it really made it pop. The upside down Sicilian was sublime and excellent tomato sauce that pays homage to Spumoni Gardens. Really loved it. This is a strong 9.3 and a must visit.

Best pizza in Queens possibly even the state. Absolutely worth a try

Good all around slice. You can tell the ingredients are quality. Excellent crust but maybe slightly, slightly lacking in punchy sauce and cheese.

Crispy and thin packed with flavor. Balanced. Everything you could want in a New York slice. There doing it different here.

I did have the cheese slice however I ate it before I could take a picture of it. The smell the freshness it couldn’t wait it was right out the oven. This dough is fermented for a while! It’s nothing like I have had in queens. The sauce is tremendous and the cheese is just pure quality. Nothing overpowers one another. It’s the best balanced slice you can get. The dough flavor is just unreal. I had to feature this Provolone and carmelized onion slice it’s just to unique and such a beautiful flavor. The score for this is high because it deserves to be high. This is my only pizzeria to go to now. Bravo!

Best pizza in queens and I dare to say all of New York! Perfect crust perfect crunch. Well balanced ingredients. Basil is super fresh.

the regular was good but the speciality slices are unreal. sausage pepperoni hot honey slice was delicious. white slice was great too

Best in queens (possibly NY) , hands down. From flavor, to quietly in ingredients, you can taste the hard work and love with each bite. Definitely worth the trip from Long Island and whatever burrow you reside in!

Place is legit, dough is aged for 3 days, double zero flour….UP AND COMING PIZZERIA

Awesome new spot artisanal/NYC hybrid great flavor and love that hard cheese mix great and crunchy and was third stop in the 5 borough challenge! Crust and that grated cheese the star!!

Light, airy and some of the best sauce I ever had. Needed more cheese to be a 9.

Good people running the shop