Straight From New York Pizza (Downtown Salem)

This pizza place is absolutely filthy.
But don't take my word for it, just look at the photos I took.
These are a small sampling of the egregious violations I noticed packed into this small space.
I can't even imagine what the back of house ingredient storage looks like.
I also didn't get a picture of the worst part, the flies.
When I went in there were a half dozen flies buzzing around the tables, the kitchen counter area.
It looks like it hasn't been cleaned in weeks.
Dust, dirt, grime, food residue, and mystery stains galore decorate the restaurant from floor to ceiling. The actual food itself, not bad.
The crust was crispy, it's better than chain pizza like dominoes but then again it's also quite a bit more expensive.
Considering the food alone, it is just barely worth the price.
There are better options in Salem. This brings me to the second problem.
It took 50 minutes for my order to be ready.
And I wasn't exactly here at rush hour, there was one other couple in the restaurant.
I have no idea what took so long, but it took nearly an hour to get a basic menu pizza.
That's really not acceptable for a place that makes nothing but pizza.
We weren't warned about any kind of longer than usual wait times, so I guess if you go here expect to wait 45-60 minutes if you order a fresh pizza, longer of they are busy.
If you're in a hurry, they can brush the flies off the stale pizza sitting out and warm you up a slice.
I only recommend one person visit this restaurant in the near future, and that is the health inspector.

First the good stuff, the pizza is as close to NY style as it will get here on the left coast.
We love the sausage, pepperoni and olive with added pineapple the best or the Greek.
However, as others noted this place is getting a bit grimy and could use an update and a thorough cleaning.
Since this place is mainly a takeout restaurant it is surprising how its really hard to find parking close.
Maybe not their fault but, I would move locations to one with more parking (a couple blocks North would work) to allow people to pick up their pizzas more reasonably.
Walking a couple blocks to your car with quickly cooling pizza is not cool.

Hole in the wall legit NY style pizza. Sold by the slice or whole pie. Good thing crispy dough with a nice finish on the crust. Daily special is a great value.
2 slices and a soda for $10.