Pizza Review
Second time at Wheated and it did not disappoint. First time, we got the New York Style pizza and while thin and crispy, really lacked flavor and desperately needed salt. Overall, the atmosphere, great cocktail menu, and a potential for good pizza made us come back. Boy did the second time not disappoint. This time we got the New Haven Style and this was far and away beyond the best pizza I’ve had in NY so far. Takes a giant shit on Johns of Bleecker and way better than what Frank Pepe’s actually is. Perfect amount of flop, perfect amount of char, perfect amount of crisp, light and airy, and the cheese was moist and gooey, I couldn’t believe it. Now the flavor of the cheese, I did not personally love, although my partner did, but I kept on eating slice after slice after slice (like Dave sometimes does in his reviews). As far as the form and structure of the pizza, this was absolutely incredible, “blew my dick off” (sorry it’s a kids show). I have to say, every pizza that came out tonight looked absolutely stunning, phew LFG!
Pizza Review
🌉BEST OF BROOKLYN ALERT🌉 🚨BEST SOURDOUGH ALERT🚨 Opened in 2013, owner & veritable pizza genius David Sheridan survived the obstacles of Hurricane Sandy & a global pandemic to keep his business afloat. After interning at Paulie Gee’s in Brooklyn, Sheridan established Wheated, which is a reference to making both bourbon & sourdough. Essentially a takeout business during the pandemic, this joint is now a bakery, bar & pizzeria, serving bagels, biscuits & breakfast sandwiches on weekends along with booze & pizza nightly. This hot spot is a virtual hole-in-wall tucked away in Ditmas Park in a less-than-desirable part of BK. With several different styles to choose from, I opted for this “ode to Totonno’s,” which is remarkably similar to the original Coney Island legendary pizza, shockingly crispier & crunchier. The sourdough is truly special, made from a higher protein 00 flour, usually cold-stretched after the fermentation process & then baked in an electric oven at 650° removing as much water from the dough to prevent sogginess once its placed in the box. Uniquely delicious, fabulously firm & astoundingly crispy, this is not typical tasting sourdough. Compact & crunchy, the undercarriage is incredibly charred with a coal-oven feel to go along with a beautifully blackened crust possessing otherworldly crisp. The pie is constructed in upside down fashion; same as Totonno’s, with the cheese nestling the dough & the sauce spread atop. The high-quality low moisture mozzarella is sliced thinly, roughly 14 slices per pie, layered, alternating between cheese & sauce in the middle. Silky & smooth, the creamy consistency of the marvelously melty mozz creates an amazing cheese pull with each bite. A touch of grated pecorino romano enhances the flavor of the mozzarella while slightly neutralizing the sweetness of the sauce, playing off each other spectacularly. Speaking of the sauce, it’s heartily robust, richly red, wonderfully tangy & zesty with mild sweetness & exceptional seasoning, melding sublimely with the dough & cheese. All of the components work in magnificent harmony to make a surprisingly sensational sourdough pie. This tribute to Totonno’s is unbelievably on-point with a new school take on an old school approach, seemingly the future of sourdough pizza with a taste of the past. Even though the prices are steep for a barely larger than personal size pie (Brooklyn treats the U.S. dollar like it’s Canadian money), this is definitely travel-worthy pizza with one-of-kind dough you have to try to fully appreciate.
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