damnlines.comdamnlines.comScarr Pimentel's cult LES slice shop, the rare NYC pizzeria that mills its own flour in the basement.
The line at Scarr's is for slices at the front counter, which is walk-up only. The Infatuation's review states flatly that for slices you will have to wait in line. Wikipedia notes a line was already present when the shop reopened in its larger 35 Orchard Street space in June 2023, having moved across the street from the original spot at 22 Orchard.
The draw is the dough. Per Wikipedia, staff mill wheat daily in the basement and blend it with flour from upstate New York, and Serious Eats called it the only pizza-by-the-slice restaurant in New York milling its own flour. That reputation, plus best-slice recognition from the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Serious Eats, is what keeps the sidewalk occupied.
Reservations exist but do not shortcut the slice line. Per The Infatuation, the 2023 move added a back dining room where a group can sit and order full pies; regulars on Yelp say booking a back table via OpenTable lets a group skip the counter queue entirely. Those same regulars report the counter line thins on weekday early afternoons and builds in the early evening.
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Golden Diner · 6 min walkclosedLucinda's · 19 min walkclosedBánh Anh Em · 24 min walkclosedNo source we found gives a firm wait figure. The Infatuation says slice customers should expect to wait in line, and Wikipedia notes a line has been present since the June 2023 move to 35 Orchard Street. Regulars on Yelp say the counter line is shortest on weekday early afternoons.
Regulars on Yelp's Scarr's Q&A say weekday early afternoons, roughly 12 to 4:30pm, have little line, while 5 to 8pm gets busy. One commenter reported an empty room on a Tuesday around 2pm.
Yes, for the back dining room and full pies via OpenTable. Per The Infatuation and Yelp regulars, the front slice counter is walk-up only, so a reservation lets a group sit down but does not replace grabbing slices at the counter.
35 Orchard Street, on the Lower East Side near the Chinatown border, per the shop's own site. It moved there in June 2023 from its original location across the street at 22 Orchard Street, per Wikipedia.
Per Wikipedia, staff mill their own wheat in the basement, and Serious Eats called it the only by-the-slice pizzeria in New York doing so. Best-slice nods from the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Serious Eats drive the crowd.