Should you trust the hype? Everyone seems to have an opinion about Chrissy’s Pizza (142 Nassau Street), which until recently held the honor of being one of New York’s most elusive pies. What started as a Bushwick apartment pop-up during the pandemic, transformed into an East Village pop-up last year, operating out of the Superiority Burger space, after hours and only on select evenings.

TLDR – until recently, if you wanted to eat a pie from Chrissy’s you had to do so at midnight, and only if you were able to secure a slot online days (and occasionally weeks) in advance. As I get older, going out for pizza after my bedtime seems less and less appealing.

Flash forward to the fall of 2024. Chrissy’s now has a permanent location in Greenpoint. Over the course of its first few months, there was often a line down the block. But as hours have expanded and the buzz has subsided a bit, now is a great time to see if you think all the hype was worth it.

What’s Unique? Chrissy’s is definitely going for a “throwback” type vibe. While waiting for your pie to come out, it feels like you’re transformed into a scene from Stranger Things, minus the Demogorgon. But Surfer Boy Pizza, this is not. Pies start at $30 and there are only four variations on the menu: Regular, Pepperoni, Red (Vegan), and Special (the evening I was there, the special was Spicy Soppressata and Banana Peppers). There are no slices, but plenty of VHS tapes. There are no seats, but plenty of vintage signage and fixtures. None of that matters, however, if the pizza isn’t worth a trip here.