My sister insisted I try Carnival Restaurant - Pizzeria in Port Jefferson Station the day of my departure back to Florida.  She said although the place was pretty expensive, I was worth it.  So we headed to this dreary looking shopping center out in Port Jefferson Station and tried Carnival Pizza. Even though they have a pizza counter to order slices from, we chose to sit in the restaurant and relax, since my mother and father were there also.  I ordered just one Sicilian slice since I was not too hungry.  After waiting what could have been 20 minutes for the slice, it finally arrived after I mentioned something to waitress.  Here is just another fine example why the only thing a server can do to pizza, is ruin it.  Carnival Pizza certainly has a circus style of service! The pizza itself was a little cold, since it most likely had been sitting on

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Next stop on my pizza tour was at Pizza Supreme, in Garden City Long Island.  Pizza Supreme used to be located in the Roosevelt Field Mall.  I have many fond memories of grabbing a slice of their mini sicilian pie while wondering through the mall with my mom.  Years ago, for some reason or another unbeknowst to me, they decided to leave the mall and go into a shopping center located a bit outside the mall.  Doesn't seem like the smartest move, since the Roosevelt Field Mall is a highly trafficed shopping destination, but I am sure the owner had his reason. Pizza Supreme is known for their small slices of sicilian.  The slices are very thin and taste extremely unique.  The sauce here is great, and they use just the right amount of cheese to make each bite

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One of my next stops during the pizza journey in New York was at Lombardi's Pizza in Manhattan New York, located on Spring Street.  Lombardi's considers itself one of New York City's oldest pizza places.  It appears that they have almost doubled in size from my first time eating there, and appears much more cosmopolitan then a pizza place should be.  Since I hadn't had this pizza for about 17 years, I was curious if it could live up to its reputation. After waiting about 45 minutes in the heat to get in, we were finally seated in the basement, as if they wanted to keep me out of public viewing.  Would hate to be a server at this establishment since you have to walk up and down a steep stairwell to access the downstairs crowd.  Since this would be like my umpteeth slice of pizza this day, we got a small plain pie. While waiting for the pizza I came to realize that every p

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My actual first stop when I landed in Long Island was at Umberto's of New Hyde Park.  When I lived in Long Island, this used to be my favorite place.  Their Sicilian is certainly one of my favorite slices of pizza.   This is the true original Umberto's pizza, and not the phony Umberto's of Long Island one located in Deerfield Beach. I ordered 2 Sicilian slices and one regular.  The Sicilian was just as I remembered it.  Crispy on the outside, airy in the middle and one of the best sauces I have tasted on

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During my travels to Long Island, I always make it a point to go on a pizza excursion with Sam.  This trip brought us into Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.  Our first stop in Brooklyn was at Di Fara Pizza in the Midwood section.  At first we drove by the place since we were convinced that we were in the wrong section of Brooklyn due to the amount of Kosher places and Hebrew lettering on the street.  After circling back around we

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