NY Pizza and Subs

New York Pizza
2358 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92104

I love Eggplant Parmesan. On a plate or in a sub, it's my favorite Italian dish. I love eggplant and it's not easy to make it just right. Every place does Eggplant Parmesan very differently. Some places leave the skin on and just grill the eggplant. Other places trim the skin and batter and fry the eggplant. Every style is good if done well (unless you don't like the skin, but if it's done right you won't even notice the skin as it will be tender and easy to eat/digest).

New York Pizza has the most generic name I've seen in San Diego, but their food is above average. They have a good Eggplant Parm sub and that's what I originally came in for. The sauce is a bit weak on the sub, but it's still pretty good. They have extremely large pizzas (which I haven't tried yet but they look pretty good) and you'll wonder how they get them out the door or into the delivery car.

But their true shining star is the spinach roll. It's under $5 and it's easily two solid meals worth of food. It's about 2 lbs of fresh spinach, ricotta and mozzarella rolled up in a ...well pizza pocket for lack of a better term. It's kinda like a calzone, but more like a pizza burrito with no opening (it'll usually have a couple small cracks in it so you have to be careful as you're eating it, just like a burrito, or it'll explode eventually).

I made the mistake of trying to eat this thing in one sitting. Don't do it unless you're a pro. It looks like you can do it, but you'll be hurting by the last 1/4 of it. It's just plain massive...and only $5!

Other great pizza places: Bronx Pizza, Regents Pizzeria

Other great eggplant parm subs: Florencia Pizza