Impasto Pizza Is Slinging Superb Square Slices In Clinton Hill
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Will it be "third time's a charm" here in Clinton Hill? For most of the past decade, this tiny Brooklyn slice joint on Waverly Avenue was home to the utilitarian, mostly unloved Mario's Pizza. The crew from nearby Aita, a popular rustic Italian restaurant, took over in 2017, serving both Calabrese-style and classic NYC round pies, but a terrible fire all but destroyed the place two years later (thankfully, no one was hurt).
Then, last summer, team Aita decided to try again, this time with Roman-ish square slices and pies, and the shop was reborn as Impasto Pizza al Taglio. After a slow start filled with familiar Covid-era compromises—truncated hours, abbreviated menu—today Impasto is really hitting its stride and seems poised to become one of the city's great neighborhood slice shops.