Mo's General
Jesse Burns describes his own pizza in one line:
naturally leavened sourdough with really good things on top.1
Why go
Max Katzenberg was a founding partner at Olmstead and Maison Yaki. Mac Murdock did a long stint in Tom Colicchio's kitchen at Craft, and he lives down the block.1 They opened it in September 2021 as a slice shop that is also a coffee counter and a grocery. Groceries line one wall and bar seats run along the window.2
Burns cuts the squares rectangular, five varieties a day, each one running until it goes.1 The coffee comes from the Sey roastery over in Bushwick.1 I have not found anything published about the food here since it opened.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the pepperoni, peppered with oily cups of sausage.1
- Order: the cheesy white, under radicchio, mushroom, garlic and scallions.1
- Order: the fried cheese, which is what the menu calls the mozzarella sticks.1
- Avoid: arriving at the end of the night set on one slice.1
What locals & experts say
- Mac Murdock, to Brooklyn Magazine, on the pizzeria he is rebuilding:
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and one of my first jobs was at a place called Mio's Pizzeria,
he says,Cincinnati is a small town, and Mio's was like the center of our universe.
1 - Jennifer Rosini-Gentile, in Greenpointers, on what the shop is for: a one-stop pizza and provisions counter, good for a light breakfast or an afternoon slice while you pick up groceries for later.2
Good to know
- The pantry: Duke's Mayonnaise, Ritz crackers, Mike's Hot Honey and Manhattan Special Coffee Soda, among the rest.1
- Outside: a take-out window on Skillman Street and a curbside dining room.1
- Sweet: a sparkling lemon polenta cake and slabs of blueberry banana bread.1
Verdict
could-visit — The provisions wall was there to keep the shop trading through another lockdown, which tells you what kind of room this was built to be. Come for a slice and leave with groceries.