Two square pies
Grandma pizza vs Sicilian pizza
Both are square pies from a pan. Thickness, sauce, and cheese are what split them. Bravo bakes a Sicilian pie and a grandma pizza on New Dorp Lane.
Both are square, and that is where it stops
Grandma pizza vs Sicilian pizza is a regular counter argument. Both pies bake in a rectangular pan instead of a round. Both get cut in squares. After that, the dough, the sauce, and the cheese do different jobs. This piece explains the usual difference, then says what Bravo serves, without inventing an oven temperature the menu does not print.
If you remember one line, remember thickness. A Sicilian pie in a New York pizzeria is the thick one. A grandma pie is the thinner square, closer to a crisp sheet than to a slab of bread. People who want bread order Sicilian. People who want more tomato and cheese against a firmer bottom order grandma.
Sicilian, the thick square
Shop Sicilian pizza is a thick-crust square. The dough rises taller than a round pie. The crumb is open, closer to focaccia than to a cracker. Many counters put cheese down first and sauce on top, so the top looks redder than a round cheese pie. Other shops reverse that. If the layering matters, ask the counter.
The crust is the point. A square can be a meal by itself. It is a poor choice if someone wants a thin, foldable slice. Reheat it on a sheet in a hot oven if you want the bottom to stay worth eating.
Grandma, the thinner square
Grandma pizza is still a pan pie, still usually rectangular, and still cut in squares. The dough is pressed thinner. A common shop version uses oil in the pan, dough, tomato, garlic, and mozzarella that is often fresh. The bottom should brown and stay sturdy. The top should taste like tomato.
Grandma is the square you order when Sicilian feels like too much bread. The name comes from a homestyle sheet, not from a trademark. Some versions are very crisp. Some stay a little tender in the middle. The name is a style.
What Bravo bakes
Bravo's menu lists a Sicilian pie by name, next to the round pies: cheese, pepperoni, margherita, white, and the specialty pies. Grandma pizza is also baked here. The gallery shows it. That is the fact this page will stand on. We are not printing a secret dough formula.
Ask the counter if you want to know how today's Sicilian is sauced, or whether the grandma is the crisp style you are picturing. The phone is (718) 317-1010. The address is 413 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island, NY 10306. Order at order.bravopizzasi.com. Hours are 11 AM to 1 AM every day. The family has made pizza since 1985, and this location opened in 2020.
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