We all know that the North Fork of Long Island has become a destination for the wine lovers and drinkers in New York and beyond, but what you may not know is that it is also a destination for pizza. And since its inception in 2010, Grana in Jamesport is the North Fork pizza destination. On our recent Saturday night visit, it was packed with everyone from babies in their infant carriers to patrons tipsy from an afternoon at the wineries. We were somewhere in between that spectrum. Maybe leaning a little towards the post-winery side.
And everyone is there for the pizza. Our party of 8 had two pies. The classic margherita and their most popular pie, the NoFo. The margherita looked amazing: a thin, charred crust with huge pieces of fresh mozzarella. But this is a knife and fork kind of pizza. I learned the hard way when I picked up a slice to give to little D and it collapsed. The cheese actually slid right off the slice and onto the table. On the second try, it tasted as good as it looked.
The NoFo has the same tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella as the margherita, plus add roasted onions and sausage. This is one heavy slice. I didn't make the same mistake twice and held it with both hands as I gently transferred it to my plate. This was certainly a crowd pleaser, although the sausage had a bit too much fennel for my liking.
JB surprised me with an order of their take on an eggplant parmesan. Two large olive-oil doused, roasted eggplant discs came covered in mozzarella (noticing a trend here?) with a side of heavily-sauced linguine. A definitely party in the mouth.
Grana is also famous for their meatballs. We had two orders of these fresh-ground pleasers. This would be a perfect simple meal if Grana didn't have all of the pizzas to choose from.
This is the kind of place where you could go every week, get your favorite pizza and one other special. I hear they change often and are always the perfect complement to any pizza.
Until our next Berger, KLB
Grana
1556 Main Road
Jamesport, NY 11947
granajamesport.com
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