I was craving some pizza near midtown, so I decided to check out La Pizza Fresca for an impromptu dinenr since I haven’t visited them ever. They are one of the few pizza places that’s certified by that Neapolitan... (3 replies, last updated by Andrew Gottlieb June 13, 2006)

The former pizzaiolo at la pizza fresca now makes pizzas at Ottimo. (5 replies, last updated by mikemorg April 10, 2004)

otto isn’t appealing to me (after bad previous posts and also seeing it disgustingly packed on saturday night), but i am craving a great, traditional italian pizza. i’ve never tried 'la pizza fresca', has anyone been... (12 replies, last updated by djk January 29, 2003)

I went to La Pizza Fresca last night for dinner, and I really liked the food. I had the cime di rapa pizza, too, and it was dandy: the crust was yummy and the right texture in the right places, and the toppings were fresh and... (1 reply, last updated by Jessica March 26, 1999)

I ate at La Pizza Fresca on my recent trip to New York, following the recommendation in the Eclectic Guide. It was quite good, but I register the following objections. I ordered the pizza with brocolli rabe. The brocolli blanketed... (3 replies, last updated by Lisa Z May 30, 2000)

Does La Pizza Fresca take reservations? Anyone know? (1 reply, last updated by Simon February 17, 2004)

I like La Pizza Fresca very much and I have been there many times. I never had a bad pizza there. I can’t remember exactly last time I went there (maybe 4 months ago) but the pizza was great. I was first taken there by an... (3 replies, last updated by susan robin October 27, 2003)

Couldn’t get into UPN as he’s going on vacation for a month (to Italy?) next week, so tried the “other” Vera Pizza Napoletana-La Pizza Fresca on 20th. I found Fresca's pizza to be virtually... (5 replies, last updated by scrittrice August 17, 2008)

i get one cheat meal a week (and luckily the training torture ends in July so i can chowhound it up again), I decided THIS saturday i’ll finally get some darned pizza. Someone, possibly Boots, recco’d La Pizza Fresca,... (1 reply, last updated by jen kalb May 18, 2005)

The original chef from La Pizza Fresca is indeed at Ottimo on 24th just off of Fifth Ave. The reason that the food has gone downhill at LPF is because he left to open up his own place. We go to Ottimo now. Same delish food. He opened... (0 replies, last updated by lejardinier March 3, 2003)

note, how does La Pizza Fresca stack up for their individual pizzas? And finally, given a choice between the two (for pizza), what would you guys choose? Thanks. (1 reply, last updated by Andrew August 8, 2001)

Yeah, it’s so sad about Pizza Fresca. For their first year they were one of thebest restaurants in NYC in my opinion. Nobody took them seriously enough because they had "pizza" in the name and they were somewhat informal. I... (2 replies, last updated by Jim Leff February 2, 2001)

I love La Pizza Fresca. They have great pizza but as the other poster said it’s Neapolitan pizza. I first went there with a friend of mine from Naples who is a regular there. (8 replies, last updated by daniel January 13, 2004)

Here’s a post about La Pizza Fresca from last year. http://www.chow.com/topics/234841 I like Via Emilia OK. It’s a good place for bargain Italian if you’re in the area, but not worthy of a destination, IMO. (10 replies, last updated by linus44 July 13, 2007)

string devoted to it with no negative posts, although many regarded it as a good, but not great, pizza. Likewise, both La Pizza Fresca and Lombardi’s got a several favorable reports, but in each case, one of the reports was... (59 replies, last updated by CHRIS February 9, 2006)