Pie-zan's Home of Frankie Meatballs

Downtown Fort Lauderdale's pizza fix comes in New York style, thin crust, and no pretense about it. Pie-zan's Home of Frankie Meatballs runs a compact counter operation built around cheese and specialty pies, the Old Mama Meatball's Gravy Pizza swapping sauce for meatballs and gravy, and the classic meatballs with gravy served solo or worked into a bigger combo. It's a small footprint with big appetite energy, the kind of spot where slices move fast and the menu leans hard into pizza, subs, and pasta rather than trying to be everything at once. Word around town backs up the "does one thing well" reputation. One review calls out the pepperoni and mushroom slice as delightful and the meatballs with gravy as genuinely good, while another goes as far as calling it the best pizza they've ever had, with a shoutout to the service and setup. The recurring theme is a crispy, honest New York style pie at a fair price, no frills attached. A few reviews flag some friction around phone orders and final delivery totals, so it's worth confirming pricing upfront if you're not walking in. This is a neighborhood gem in the truest sense: family friendly, easy for groups thanks to the specials and deals built for feeding a crowd, and just as comfortable for a solo slice at the counter. At the $ price tier, the combo specials, like a pizza paired with wings and soda or a bundle with garlic bread and meatballs, make it simple to feed several people without overthinking it. It's a grab-and-go pizza joint that knows exactly what it is and sticks to it. Menu items, prices, and hours may have changed since this was written.