Francesco Reviews Pie

March 13, 2003 Friend o' this space Francesco V. checked out Pie, one of that wave of upscale new East Village pizza joints. His take: "The concept -- ordering bespoke quantities cut from a larger sheet of pizza and paying by weight -- is novel enough to distract you from the fact that: (a) it's certainly not a bargain;and (b) in the confusion of their opening days, they seem unable to process multiple requests at once. (The first in our group was done with her pizza before the third had even managed to get her order reheated.) Overall though, their pizza is well-executed and commendably thin of crust, reminiscent of what you'd find in a typical Italian joint. As for the nutella/banana 'dessert pizza, I don't know if it's an authentic touch but it is for sure a stroke of genius."