How Paulie Gee's Became a Legendary New York Slice Shop - ICONS: Pizza

[@alessandro21686]

Been following Paulie Gee since the Slice days when his backyard pizza parties were getting blogged about. So cool to watch a career change fairly late in life and how happy he is with it.

[@zerocool2233]

you can see how much passion the owner of the shop has for it just in how he talks about it, I would love some where like this in the UK local to me!

[@dojalikethecat]

I love how this owner like pays respect to the people who influenced him, and helps his workers promote their work! Amazing video and people :)

[@metromusic5725]

You do know he paid for this video to be produced, right?

[@onetime1828]

​@@metromusic5725you missed the point. Flew over your head. You'll be ok😂

[@metromusic5725]

@@onetime1828So will you FRIENDO

[@squidlips1318]

Like, totally

[@cjaquilino]

At least a few of the people at Roberta's in Brooklyn say Paulie Gee stole the Hellboy slice from them. I have no reason to doubt that. They apparently did it before he did. But Paulie Gee seems to credit his influences in multiple videos. Plus Anthony Falco of Roberta's has his own controversies of not giving credit.

[@richspizzaparty]

Paulie is a great guy with an interesting and inspiring story. Because of that he's very encouraging and always makes time for folk.

[@Vablonsky]

I've never been to Paulie Gee's. I've never had their pizza. But, after watching this video, it's undeniable that they are keeping and advancing New York's cherished pizza culture. I hope to try their pizza one day.

[@dkdebest]

I've never had pizza in my life, you do not need pizza. Just rice. Do not poison your stomach

[@metromusic5725]

Then his decision to pay Eater for a video worked on you!

[@BEYONDYOURIQ]

Legendary? Never heard of him. 🤣🤣🤣

[@pieflies]

@@metromusic5725 If a person sees this and buys a pizza from there, they either like it and it’s a win-win, or they don’t like it and they’re out a few bucks and don’t become a repeat customer. Not really a big deal. Almost all businesses do marketing of some kind. Doesn’t matter how you find out about a place, the outcome is the same - you try the food and judge it based on that.

[@AllN1TE]

No they aren't. They were just in the neighborhood before it started getting trendy. It's always been average at best; there just wasnt much competition. Now there's dozens of better pizzerias between East Williamsburg and Greenpoint that make this one irrelevant.

[@thechef19791]

The prep cooks in these small.places are incredible. They sometimes work 2-3 jobs per day to make ends meet yet show up everyday at the time most of us are going to bed and start working. They are artisans and basically responsible for the majority of the food prep that goes on.

[@dfgndfghdfghdfgh]

The fact these cooks need to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet is just sad.

[@illstrick5]

Dope. Crazy the amount of prep work these restaurants put into the food. Respect

[@jonathand827]

It be interesting what they do when the camera is off 😅

[@ASMRRewind]

Hire a bunch of Mexicans. Done.

[@hellfish2309]

Prep space is crucial for baking, especially yeasted doughs

[@dAngeloUrieta]

@@jonathand827meth , aderall or coke ! Me it was aderall mostly but some meth when ever couldn’t find meth

[@ryangies4798]

Food memories are incredibly powerful. That specific flavor you ate growing up, no matter what cuisine is branded into your taste buds. There are precious few people like Paulie Gee out there who want to make pizza taste old school. The majority of pizzeria owners don’t really give much thought to nostalgia or they’re trying to reinvent the wheel using new types of flour and techniques. For me, I hit up the old joints as much as I can and places like Paulie’s that reach back to the past.

[@metromusic5725]

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[@shivamkumarshrivastava5182]

@@metromusic5725 Wait... how do you know it's a bot?

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Paulie’s Pizza Theory is spot on!! I’m still looking for pizza that tastes and smells like the pizza place on Jerome Ave (between Gun Hill Rd and Moshula Parkway) in The Bronx when I was a toddler back in 1959. I can still visualize the quilted shiny metal wall behind the counter.

[@briangarcia8384]

Paulie Gee's makes me so happy. I have to stop by when I'm in the area.

[@jim5148]

He's right! Those booths are so comfortable despite having no padding. They bring back memories.

[@cody-zo6]

you can see how proud he is in his eyes, so special and its amazing how he can share his love with all his workers and customers

[@coreyeatsdetroit9733]

Much respect to this guy and his crew.

[@metromusic5725]

why? he paid for this video to be made

[@sofihotel]

⁠@@metromusic5725 and we all watched it & can decide to go or not. What does paying for a video or not has to do with respecting the work of his crew, or working hard?

[@pauliegee4903]

@@sofihotelI didn’t pay a cent. They came to me.

[@Qub3rs]

Love to learn about these places. Lots of history, quality of food and pride for what they do... Amazing!

[@brianmoody2549]

It’s great to see how pizzas,is made,it takes a team to make a great pizza it’s people who knows what they’re doing and have love understanding heart,to do the job right.

[@metromusic5725]

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[@poison0823]

@@metromusic5725 get a life loser

[@Cheri94]

Love that he has so much love for days gone by!!!

[@DugEphresh]

Now this is the pizza from my childhood! God bless you and thanks for posting this awesomeness!

[@EdH447]

Huge respect to you and all those that truly care about what they do in life

[@AnonymousCapybara2050]

Love from Chicago! This East Coast native is so thankful you brought this to the Midwest. That NY slice is a core memory.

[@tomshoemaker662]

Love the owner’s passion for the design of his restaurant. For sure stopping in for a slice and hopefully an orange drink along with it next time I’m in NYC 👏🏻

[@DWtechfan]

One of my to-do list things is to go to New York one day and try different pizza spots since NY is so well known for their pizza. I've been a pizza lover since grade school days and I'm 41 now so many decades of pizza love. Paulie Gee's is a place I'd try if I ever go to New York, others dream of going to Disney but mine is the pizza capital of the US

[@SkyVega-lp7rq]

Getting so hungry watching this clip, couple of my favorite pizza shops went under during covid and it's tough finding a good slice without jumping in the car and driving out of the way.

[@MeditativeHandle]

I took my son here yesterday. Let me tell you, that plain slice with a grape fountain soda was like biting into 1996.

[@jcnlaw]

I have been to his slice shop on 13th Street in Philadelphia several times. It was always excellent.

[@mitchyorkey2914]

I love the Philly location

[@ID_Kevin]

Nostalgia. Kept it authentic with the pizzeria. Reminded me of my childhood pizza shop in Brooklyn

[@charlenemack7040]

Very interesting video. A lot of work goes into this hard work very very hard work. Very much appreciated my mouth is watering as I’m watching this.😊

[@thehomelessproject3784]

People and institutions like this deserve respect and to be around for decades to come ... I only wish I could go and try it 😢

[@TCrimson05t]

I have only been to the Paulie Gees in Columbus Ohio but I can't wait to try this when I get to New York.

[@deanevangelista6359]

Nice shout out to Freddy’s in Whitestone. My grandparents lived a few blocks from there and it was a regular place for pizza when we’d visit. Great place!

[@theuscivicsnerd7070]

This guy is the magician of Pizza. I live in Chicago and we do have two Paulie Gee’s near me. Slice shop in Wicker Park which is fantastic right at the Damen Blue line stop. Also have in Logan Square a shop that makes a Detroit style pizza that has won the USA pizza cup before and it’s amazing. These guys I’m convinced can master any type of pizza.

[@TheMaryWriter]

I appreciate how he wasn't trying to be the best or put all the bells and whistles into his product. He has a specific vision and does the best he can with that goal in mind. It was also neat to hear where all his ideas came from and the history behind his choices--he isn't trying to be original, he is respecting a legacy.

[@TeddScheckler]

Good point, Mary Taint

[@GregCurtin45]

Thank you #Eater. Love how you focus on families and local institutions. Thank you Paulie Gee's for allowing us to share in your processes. Congrats on your success. Behind every great pizza are the people who work tireless hours to maintain exceptional standards and quality.

[@ericousleyjr9119]

I’m from jersey. I love the pioneers who made NY/NJ PIZZA amazing. But major BIG UPS to the ones keeping their legacy going behind the scenes.

[@christrotter3052]

I'd like to have orange in there...gotta work on that Love it

[@pauliegee4903]

It’s back!

[@matttierneysr7406]

I love it I grew up with a place making these exact same style gone now son is still doing it I think

[@mcpkk]

Had the honor to talk for a while wiyh Paulie Gee at his restaurant whilst waiting to be seated. Superb guy, nice to talk too and very friendly! Ot was the 3rd weekend my gf and i went to his place to eat and he loved it so much that he gave us free limoncello as a thank you 😄

[@larrycariglio909]

This guy deserves all of his success. He was the godfather of social media. Way ahead of his time!!

[@coyote5.046]

I know what he means with the booths that’s what I sat in as a kid and a teenager growing up love them

[@somethingcleverhere]

The first pizza I had was sauce and cheese on a bagel at school lunch. Every single pizza I've had since has been better. Still, thanks to those lunch ladies for introducing me to pizza.

[@Bobkanada]

Greetings from Canada. Wooooo. Looks good. I’ll drop by on my next NY Trip for sure.

[@finnmcginn9931]

It has to be tastier than Pizza Pizza. Cheers

[@JaspRemains-v7c]

Those slices look perfect, from the pepp to the color of cheese, the size. This is why I need to.go to NY

[@FrankCarbone-q8l]

Keep up the hard work and respect for a great institution 😊

[@RonenOsden]

I agree about the first slice of pizza - pepperoni from this greek familys restaurant that was nearby my grandmothers house, it closed ages ago when the owners past and their kids did not take over. Never found anything like it since.

[@salibots]

Been going to Paulie Gees sit down spot for yrs. (Not the slice shop) Still one of my favorites.

[@Blacktolite]

With episode 1 I was hooked.. Iove british history.. Also I love everything from magical and history and politics

[@heyguysinternet]

Wrong video.

[@Blacktolite]

@@heyguysinternet right 👉, 😂😂😂😂 I must've been high 😂😂😂😂

[@mikehawk120]

Love it, bought his honey a couple years ago, good stuff.

[@anthonymarocco955]

Killin It !!

[@Dee-ye2dk]

Dough expert better have a good wage. That’s hard work!

[@Panster7]

This is one of those pizza when you saw the dough and you know it's going to be good

[@richlevenson6605]

I went to high school (a prep school) with the grandson of the family who invented the Jetspray. Needless to say, he was a very wealthy kid and somewhat obnoxious. Great video. More than make you hungry for your delectable pies, etc. Yum, Yum!

[@tooniemama6959]

That pizza looks absolutely amazingly delicious!! 🍕 😋

[@rosacortes5074]

Would love to try your Pizza. Love your classic NYC style. 👨‍🍳🗽🚖🙌👍👍👍

[@bestboy897]

he seems like a genuine humble guy

[@metromusic5725]

Humble yes. But also know he paid Eater for this video to be produced. Its an ad.

[@krishnasanyal7]

​@@metromusic5725So?

[@pauliegee4903]

@@krishnasanyal7I didn’t.

[@Guzioo]

@@metromusic5725 A little kid having zero idea of life. Someone who works basically 24/7 on something for YEARS wants it to get recognition and attention he deserbes. Doing a win win for both sides and doing an ad with it is absolutely normal and realisitc. Grow up and have some respect.

[@frangipanboo]

I’m a Paulie Gee fan now. Seems like a really good man.

[@dreadwing01]

I will definitely drop by when I tour New York.

[@TejTalks]

PGs is the best Pizza I had in NY, and I had a lot. The freddy prince is chefs kiss.

[@ciddy206]

Great job fellas 👊🏽👊🏽

[@christianhansen3292]

Yum looks like a superior product. i want to eat like 3 pies one sicilian, one plain cheese one with pepp. and hot honey!

[@kabal911]

That looks amazing. I need a hell boy now!!

[@p.stephens9305]

People who live in that area are SO lucky.

[@magi115]

every single establishment in Greenpoint has a 30-50% markup over any other neighboorhood in the city because everyone who lives there is a wealthy upper middle class transplant. bagels, chinese food, craft beer, pizza. 3 slices at Pauly G's cost as much as an entire pie 10 blocks over. Torst charges $15 for a pint of lager. Xi'an Famous Foods charges $8 more for the N31 plate in Greenpoint than they do at their Flushing location. Frankels charges $18 for bagel sandwiches. the price gouging in this neighborhood has been out of control for a very long time.

[@hairybubbles127]

Any place with more than twenty thousand people in it is a concrete hell hole, as far as I'm concerned. Having visited all the big ones, I know to drive around, rather than through.

[@SEANYPIZZA]

Love you Paulie!

[@p.g.7974]

those guys are literal BALLERS! 🤣🍕

[@Romafood]

Fantastico Paulie 👏I hope to try it one day

[@estelaherrera5800]

Son unos maestros en estirar la masa de las pizas y se ven espetacular al salir del horno

[@santanam5718]

It looks so good

[@d.b.1176]

Looks amazing

[@cody-zo6]

What an art, that's awesome !

[@mitchg9966]

Sesame seeds be fire , I always get them seeds on my crust.

[@jernigan007]

now THIS is the kinda pizza shop i grew up with !

[@Hotspur62]

My favorite square is L&B Spumoni, but I'll give Paulie a try.

[@pauliegee4903]

I love L&B’s square as well. I always get a slice or two when I go there to pick up tubs of their spumoni to serve in our shops.

[@dougmorris5625]

I wish you were in my neighborhood here in Harrisburg, PA. I cannot find a good pizza here. Originally from New York so I am spoiled.

[@CountDankula0]

It looks beyond amazing

[@SureFeelsGood]

animal torture for profit. sickening kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4fIk6B-gr9nmLM&ab_channel=JoeyCarbstrong

[@TandemSKITTLEZ]

Wow 🍕looking delicious

[@GameMaster-wn8xz]

I love these videos 🙂♥️

[@architectinth]

I had to stop watching at 5:54 after realizing my mouth was wide open and I started to drool.

[@DeadT.V3]

Nothing like the old school💪👑.

[@todio5484]

Ayoo, the ingredients shown in the video actually healthy, kudos to the store 🥰

[@ArielK1987]

Pizza is one of those things where. It may look simple to do. But it's actually more complex when you make one.

[@cthomas025]

I'd say simple but not easy.

[@vandavis000]

Ive never been to nyc but apreciate his theory of first pizza you have is best to you. Makes sense.😂

[@M2a3i]

Trevor is so passionate- love him

[@cpi23]

bless you sir

[@BertPearce]

Yes, Paulie Gee, you do make the best pizza in the city 😍 Having Paulie Gee’s two blocks away has been the best AND worst thing ever 🤤

[@CS-uc2oh]

Paulie really said he was getting verclempt... IYKYK 🤣🤣

[@Carito07]

Props to Aldo. He does the heavy work for sure. Without the perfect base the final product would be crap.

[@pauliegee4903]

Yes Baldo gets it done.

[@raccoon.443]

hes got 2 locations in Chicago and theyre both excellent.

[@Mesohornet11]

i can just tell by the video of the cheese pizza it's top tier

[@chrisvigo4880]

OMG!!! THE FRUITPUNCH WAS SOOO DELICIOUS!!!!

[@MozarellaKing]

My first ever pizza was from round table pizza, anyone else? I just remember castles and happy.

[@Bad.Pappy.Official]

Awesome 😎

[@donjas8137]

i peeped the Mike's Hot Honey Product placement, you can't fool us Eater!! lmaoo

[@pauliegee4903]

Eater had nothing to do with that. It was all me all me and I didn’t get a dime for doin’ it.

[@jg113]

they are quality loving people. they measure metric.

[@williampeluso4333]

Very good show folk's look's delicious.

[@tonybp]

Every time I start a low carb phase these kinds of videos are recommended by the algorithm. It's like KZbin knows it and wants to torture me.

[@44Mat]

3:12 Are we allowed to mix the uncooked dough with ground meat into 1 as a crust and base before adding all toppings and sauces....especially with thickbased PIZZA

[@44Mat]

5:27 OG Respect.

[@Breitman123]

So cool! Looks delicious!

[@fmdj13]

Been there, fabulous!👌🏻

[@ezedozitt21]

Some great looking 😋🍕💯

[@Honey-Sanchez]

Cloverleaf Pizza in Tacoma, WA makes a cornmeal crust.

[@teamoney80mg]

I miss Paulie Gee's in Miami sad to see them go.

[@JWKDESIGN]

Your Sicilian dough guy must REALLY be a good friend if you let him wear that Phillies hat in your restaurant... 🧐😄