i love it - 1 star for pulino’s
Hello friends, how goes it? Yes I know I haven’t been posting much. What can I say? Life and it’s responsibilities beckon. But I had to share this link after my recent dining experience at Pulino’s.
Pulino’s is Keith McNally’s latest restaurant in downtown Manhattan. It’s his take on the rage du jour - Neapolitan pizza. And obviously it’s packed. EVERY NIGHT. Good for Keith. I’m psyched for his success.
With that being said, two weeks ago I went to Pulino’s on a beautiful Wednesday evening. When I got there, I was told the wait for a table for two would be 30-40 minutes. Normally, that’s my maximum wait for a table anywhere in the city. Not because I’m hot shit but because there are so many good restaurants here that waiting for a table at a specific restaurant really need not happen.
So the initial 45 minutes go by. I meander over to the maitre d’ and ask how much longer he’s thinking. Ten minutes he tells me. To make this long story short - we wound up waiting one hour and 40 minutes for our little perch of a table.
The problem in this isn’t that I waited that long. I could understand if they told me my wait would be around 90 minutes and then I chose to wait this long. The problem is that these idiots told me my initial wait would be 30-40 minutes. Had they told me it would have been over an hour, of course I would have gone elsewhere. Like I wrote earlier, there’s just no need to wait that long for a table in this city. Topeka we are not. But they lied to me. They fucked me. AND I WILL NEVER STEP INSIDE A MCNALLY JOINT AGAIN.
That’s why I love this ONE STAR NY TIMES REVIEW so much. HA!!
UPDATE: And I forgot to mention another reason you need not EVER eat at Pulino’s: KESTE!!!!! Keste is the best Neapolitan pizza parlor outside of Naples. And I’ve never waited longer than 15 minutes for a table there.
