Review: Louie & Ernie's Pizza in the Bronx

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We have been going to Louie and Ernie’s for quite some time now, and each time we've gotten the sausage pie because it’s utterly delicious. Louie and Ernie’s is a neighborhood kind of place; it has that homey and cozy feeling to it of laid-back pizza joint. It’s always our go-to pizza place whenever we get the pizza craving.

L&E has a very local vibe to it. It seems like everyone is a regular there. Owners—brothers Cosimo or Johnny Tiso, who bought the place from Ernie Ottuso in 1987 and who are the only ones who make the pizza.They even have some celebrity followings, famed actor James Gandolfini, notorious for his role on the Sopranos makes Louie and Ernie’s his pizza spot whenever he’s in the area.

Now to the pizza itself, L&E is known for their phenomenal sausage pies. Heavily seasoned with fennel, the fatty pork sausage is divine. It’s the star of the show, the sauce nor cheese overpowers it (in a good way) and it’s the reason we keep coming back time after time.

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The white is also great, not on the same scale as the sausage pie, but still pretty damn good. It’s a nice contrast from the meaty sausage pie, but certainty isn’t to be considered light. It’s slathered in creamy ricotta cheese and mozz. The crust is much better on the white pie and for some reason it’s a little chewier, but still has a decent crunch, which I like.

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Overall, Louie and Ernie’s is a great pizza joint that makes a fantastic sausage and white pie. If you’re in the mood for a nostalgic slice of heaven, head down to Louie and Ernie’s in the Bronx.

Louie & Ernie's Pizza

1300 Crosby Avenue, Bronx NY

10461 (at Waterbury Ave.; map);

718-829-6230