1978 New York Pizzeria

First time ordering here, I was starving and was craving good authentic pizza. The pizza arrived quick, I paid $18 for a 6 slice pepperoni pizza. It was the worst pizza ever, we didn’t even eat it, we tore the crust off and ate that. The pizza was SO sloppy and wet, we ended up throwing it out. We also ordered 7 wings, those were good & crispy. I’m not sure how you mess up a pizza but I will never ever order here again, straight up dissatisfying and gross.

First time trying this place. Unfortunately won’t be a second. The pizza did not fit the box. Almost all of the toppings were on one side of the pizza. Hardly any flavor. There was something “off” about the crust.

Edit: the review below was left 8 years ago. At that time i left 4 stars. It is now 1 star. The chicken was bad. The pizza was ok...... the place was dirty.... the guys behind the counter are not friendly. It's a shame....it could be great. 8 years ago i wrote: The only NY style pizza I like better, and is 5 stars is Roccos in Glen Burnie. But if you are looking for an artisan pizza they have that, the atmosphere is nicer, they have a larger food selection. So I do occasionally eat here. Also the owner seems very nice, they have daily specials......so give it a try....you'll enjoy!

First time trying this place. Last time trying this place. No idea why this place is rated so high. Got pizza and knots from here today. Rather disappointed. First of all, poor customer service. Young dude at the counter had two ear-pods in, mask half down his chin (mask mandate in effect again in AAco). Barely said two words to me and he and the other dudes were yelling to each other across the restaurant the entire time. Okay fine. The pizzas they had on the counter for order-by-the-slice looked gross. Like sitting there all day gross. Pretty sure I picked my order up a little after noon. Get home to this (see images). Pizza looked gross, like the cheese was melted but... looked like plastic. Didn't stay on the pizza at all just sloughed off immediately (poor sauce to cheese ratio). Dough is like rubber. Toppings portion was decent. Good coverage on most slices. Garlic knots are smothered in this GROSS "butter" sauce and again are rubbery. Dough is not as bad as the pizza crust rubbery, but still I don't know why it's like this. I say butter in quotes because it looks yellowish like butter, maybe kinda resembles the taste of butter, doesn't solidify like butter when cold, and just again tastes plastic/rubbery fake. Portions are pretty good and the price is...okay....but considering how gross this place is. I really tried hard to find that second star for them here.

I haven't lived in Pasadena for almost six years, but when I did, 1978 was always my go-to place for pizza and subs. The food used to be fantastic but now, it's just like any other pizza and sub place in Pasadena. I will stop occasionally when visiting my family but definitely don't go out of my way to go here anymore. The subs are still good but the pizza has really gone downhill and the pasta dishes are subpar. I still see Ciro, the owner, every once in awhile but the other staff just don't make the experience desirable. It's a shame, I used to really love this place.