Marabella Pizza

Established in 1984, this family-owned corner pizzeria in Queens serves some pretty standard-looking, simple & solid traditional round football pizzas. Nothing fancy here, no bells & whistles, just a quality New York pie you could eat every day & not get sick of it. Moderately light & firm, the dough is tasty & somewhat soft but modestly crispy with mild crunch in the crust despite the absence of char. Melted well with a creamy consistency, the shredded mozzarella blend is a notch above basic, very straight-forward, quintessential pizza-flavored pizza cheese. The sauce is relatively sweet & delicious but rather light, just enough to have a reasonable presence. Short on seasoning & lacking kick, the sauce could use some spice to give it a little oomph. A very even-keeled pie, all of the ingredients are well-balanced with subtly delectable flavor. A real “pizza’s pizza,” this is the definition of a typical New York pie; a straight fastball right down the pipe, a blue collar workman-like pizza that won’t knock your socks off but will certainly get the job done. This is a quietly reliable, anytime of day, neighborhood Queens football pizza with quality taste & texture that all very good pies possess, as solid as they come.