The Charlotte 500, Lap 6: Brooklyn South

After watching boats at Blythe Landing, a short drive up Catawba Avenue will bring you to Brooklyn South pizza in Cornelius.

A large number of New Yorkers have migrated to Charlotte and they've brought along their pizza. So Brooklyn South is bound to be only the first of several New York pizzerias on the Charlotte 500.

Tiffany and I decided New York pizza really was better than plain old thin crust when we were in NY last summer. While Brooklyn South was very good pizza, it didn't quite measure up to what you can find in New York City itself (the crust was too chewy). Since we were picking up pizza for our neighbors, we couldn't eat in, but took our pizza home - and maybe that made the difference in the crust. We were able to view the ovens, though, and the NYC subway t-shirts hanging over the counter. As you would expect, the walls are adorned with mementos of Brooklyn, including a cool picture of Ebbets Field. They also carried an interesting looking stuffed pizza that looked like a mammoth calzone. I have a feeling we'll be back to try it.

I didn't think to take a picture of our pizza, so use your imagination.