Tomato Pie Silver Lake

In Short
Tucked rather obscurely behind a hair salon, this hidden gem with its own garden patio sporting ivy, vintage stoves and retro Herman Miller chairs brings real New York flavor to fans of thin-crust pizza. The usual Silver Lake suspects--scruffy, pierced and bourgeois alike--are led by New York ex-pats in search of the elusive grail of an authentic NY pizza experience. Syracuse native and chef/owner Garrett Policastro says the secret is in the dough made with specially filtered water and high protein flour. To a soundtrack of Sinatra, Feist and everything in between, Policastro dishes out traditional and gourmet pies including cheese, Sicilian, Florentine, Mr. White and meat lover. In addition to pies, the menu bursts with Italian classics like calzones, eggplant parmigiana, wild mushroom ravioli and tiramisu.