2008 Woodie Awards
Staying True to the Recipe
Gaby's Pizza combines originality and dedication to maintain its status as neighborhood favorite
Natalie Hess, Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: Features
Philadelphia is famous for its cheesesteaks, and New
York City is famous for its cheesecake, but last week a
Queens eatery and popular hangout for St. John's students
hit the no. 1 spot for pizza, not dessert.
Off of Hillside Ave. and Francis Lewis Blvd. in
Queens Village sits a rather small Italian restaurant called
Gaby's Pizza.
Serving nearly 1,000 customers per day,
Gaby's Pizzeria's top selling plain cheese pies helped
gain them recognition on the "Rachael Ray Show." In an
Internet poll, Gaby's was voted number one out of 5,970
pizzerias across New York City in New York City's Best
Pizza competition.
"What we feel proud about is finally the little guy got
recognized," said Orlando Correale, 48, a Co-Owner of
Gaby's Pizzeria since 1986.
In Queens, Gaby's has been a dominant force for 44
years in terms of serving good old fashioned pizza, Italian
dishes and sandwich hoagies. Originally founded by the
LoGiudice brothers, John, Jerry and Stephen, the pizzeria
was opened with the name 'Gaby's Pizza' already on the
building from a previous owner. It is not clear whether
the pizzeria opened or not under the name before the
brothers took over in 1964.
The three brothers, natives of Rome, Italy, crafted a
special recipe here in the United States. This is not to say
this recipe is solely pertaining to food; it also combines
ingredients of customer service and great prices.
"For a $1.95 a slice, you can get two slices and a soda
for about five bucks; it's perfect for a lunch," said Rachel
Corcoran, 22, a first year Law student at St. John's
University School of Law.
Although a different generation of the LoGuidice
family runs Gaby's, they have always stayed true to that
unique pizza taste, even if it meant cutting profits.
Today,
Jerry LoGiudice Sr., Stephen LoGiudice Jr. and Orlando
Correale join together to run the busy establishment from
York City is famous for its cheesecake, but last week a
Queens eatery and popular hangout for St. John's students
hit the no. 1 spot for pizza, not dessert.
Off of Hillside Ave. and Francis Lewis Blvd. in
Queens Village sits a rather small Italian restaurant called
Gaby's Pizza.
Serving nearly 1,000 customers per day,
Gaby's Pizzeria's top selling plain cheese pies helped
gain them recognition on the "Rachael Ray Show." In an
Internet poll, Gaby's was voted number one out of 5,970
pizzerias across New York City in New York City's Best
Pizza competition.
"What we feel proud about is finally the little guy got
recognized," said Orlando Correale, 48, a Co-Owner of
Gaby's Pizzeria since 1986.
In Queens, Gaby's has been a dominant force for 44
years in terms of serving good old fashioned pizza, Italian
dishes and sandwich hoagies. Originally founded by the
LoGiudice brothers, John, Jerry and Stephen, the pizzeria
was opened with the name 'Gaby's Pizza' already on the
building from a previous owner. It is not clear whether
the pizzeria opened or not under the name before the
brothers took over in 1964.
The three brothers, natives of Rome, Italy, crafted a
special recipe here in the United States. This is not to say
this recipe is solely pertaining to food; it also combines
ingredients of customer service and great prices.
"For a $1.95 a slice, you can get two slices and a soda
for about five bucks; it's perfect for a lunch," said Rachel
Corcoran, 22, a first year Law student at St. John's
University School of Law.
Although a different generation of the LoGuidice
family runs Gaby's, they have always stayed true to that
unique pizza taste, even if it meant cutting profits.
Today,
Jerry LoGiudice Sr., Stephen LoGiudice Jr. and Orlando
Correale join together to run the busy establishment from
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