Taste of New York Pizza

Specialties

Authentic New York style Pizza and Italian Foods

History

Established in 2014.

Taste of New York Pizza is a labor of love of our family, the Savelli Family of Brooklyn, NY. In 2014, we recently relocated our family to West Des Moines, Iowa. After spending nearly seven years (on and off) in the Des Moines, area, we knew we wanted it to be our home and leave New York City behind. So, we decided to bring real New York pizza (and other dishes) to Iowa along with most of our family.

Meet the Business Owner

Louis S.

Business Owner

As a young boy, every summer, Louis Savelli sat on the stoop in front of his building in the Bensohurst neighborhood in Brooklyn. This was the 1960s. The summers were hot and Bensonhurst was the most populated Italian community in New York City. Air conditioning wasn’t even a thought at that time and to cool off, Louis and his friends on 78^th Street, first and second generation Italian Americans, ate cup after cup of Italian Ices. Italian Ices were frozen homemade water-​ice made of real fruit and sugar. The ices were made by hand by his landlord, Gerlando Bennici, the building owner who had recently immigrated to the US from Naples, Italy. The kids on the «block» hung out on the stoop and talked about the feats of The Yankees’ Mickey Mantle and the Amazin’ NY Mets who were managed by the legendary ballplayer and coach, Gil Hodges, who led the Mets to become the 1969 World Series Champs.

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