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MyspaceWhere: 2840 De la Vina Street, (805) 898-2222, nickydspizza.com.
What: This relatively new spot serves up New York–style pizzas.
How Much: Lunch time (11am-3pm) dine-in special of two cheese slices, house side salad, and fountain drink, $7.99.
The Dish: On the streets of wintry Manhattan, one can witness many a pair of mittened hands being warmed by folded slices of take-away pizza, too unwieldy to eat flat. In a slower-paced, more seasonal Santa Barbara environment, one can indulge in this New York–style wood-fired pizza at Nicky D’s. Turning out pies in this style — thin pliable crust, charred dough bubbles, and a thin slather of marinara sauce beneath salty cheese — has proved successful in both Nicky D’s original Silverlake location and its De la Vina digs. Options are in ample supply at this dine-in or take-out establishment, in terms of both entrée choices and topping selections (choose from 40). Hero sandwiches, home-style pastas, chicken wings, and calzones appear on the menu, as well as appetizers that include the popular pesto twigs (four wood-fired twig breadsticks baked with pesto and mozzarella). A chalkboard menu and red-tile wall enhance an ambience that is meant to be as casual and comfortable as its eats.
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Looks fantastic! Gonna try this weekend! NY pizza in SB at last!
Draxor (anonymous profile)
November 18, 2011 at 1:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Nicky and Bobby are both great personalities and their pizza is fantastic. Great customer service, their employees are so nice. I'm an east coast Italian girl and having this pizza in SB makes me very happy.
bsansone (anonymous profile)
November 19, 2011 at 6:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Very disappointed. Nothing like the pictures on-line, very finely chopped/minced & sparse toppings, white option was so heavily ladden with oil that it bent down & extensively dripped all over everything. But most importantly it was sorely lacking in any flavor. Discarded leftovers. Is this the way New Yorkers like their pizzas?
We recently enjoyed some thin crust pizzas in a unique mid-Wilshire joint in L.A. that knocked our socks off. Geat atmosphere. Pizzas so crispy, unbelievable choice of unusual toppings & blends, each tastey ingredient came through. If we lived nearby we would be eating our way through their extensive creative menue. Nothing like the usual suspects elsewhere. But we wouldn't leave S.B. just for its pizzas.
LevantineLass (anonymous profile)
December 19, 2012 at 1:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is that the Old Taffy's location? Love Taffy's Tri-tip.
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
December 19, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
No, not Taffy's spot. (independent should put in a map).
Nicky D’s is next to a Chinese restaurant facing de la Vina in the Ralph's / Jensen Music / Regal Laundro-mat, etc. shopping center on the upper part of de la Vina. (Just saw it today.) Used to be a chain pizza place -- Pizza Hut?.
Never knew Taffy's had tri-tip. I believe they are still going strong near Mission on de la Vina.
Chester_Arthur_Burnett (anonymous profile)
December 19, 2012 at 2:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Not sure... It was the King of the New York Pizzeria at the 3281 Wishire Branch, between S.Berendo St. & New Hampshire Ave., down the street from that big Immanuel Presb. Church. When we were there they seemed to have more spontaneous choices not listed. I had the White Ricotta with Mushrooms & Spinach & the White Eggplant Parm. Broccoli.
LevantineLass (anonymous profile)
December 19, 2012 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Taffy's Tri-Tip sandwich with Avo is the best in the region
Ken_Volok (anonymous profile)
December 19, 2012 at 2:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)