Papalinos... slices vs whole pizza ?

I have been wanting to treat my family to Papalinos and was remembering that there was some discussion about the large size of the slices compared to getting a whole pizza.

Can anyone that has been there recently tell me how many slices make up one pizza?

We got a whole pizza about a week ago, and I believe there were 8 slices. If I remember correctly, the night we got it my wife and I each had two slices and my mother one, and there were three slices left over.

They were good sized slices - I was quite (nearing uncomfortably) full after eating them (and breadsticks...). I seem to recall the thread you reference as commenting that the slices you buy by the slice are larger than the slices in the whole pie. I'm not sure either way on that.

The slices are 1/4 of a 16" pizza.
A whole pizza is 18"

MASSIVE, they are!

[Robin Garr]

The slices are 1/4 of a 16" pizza.
A whole pizza is 18"

MASSIVE, they are!

Aha! A CLASSIC interpretation of the mathematical theorem, (pizza) pie R square!

Pi x 8 = 25.1328 square inches, the area of a 16-inch pie. One-fourth of that would be about 6 1/4 square inches per slice, which is between one-fourth and one-fifth of the large (18-inch) pie. Definitely a good deal, no matter how you, er, slice it.

The wife and I always split a slice and it is still a big piece of pizza.

To clear up the slice questions........
It is $3 a slice (1/4 of a 16 in. pie), and $14 for a whole pie(18 in.).
Additional toppings on the slice are 25 cents, and $1.50 on the whole pie. We debated over raising the prices slightly when we changed the size of the slice (it was a 1/6 of a 16in. the first 2 days, BUT NOW 1/4 OF A 16in.), but decided against this.



Thank you very much for your support..............The Papalinos NY Pizzeria Staff

thanks for the info...... It sounds like an 18 inch with a couple of toppings should be good for a family of 6.... well.... 5 1/2

are the breadsticks any good?

also pretty important.... is the sauce or any of the toppings spicy? Something that a 3 and 1 year old couldnt handle?

thanks for the info...... It sounds like an 18 inch with a couple of toppings should be good for a family of 6.... well.... 5 1/2

are the breadsticks any good?

also pretty important.... is the sauce or any of the toppings spicy? Something that a 3 and 1 year old couldnt handle?

I would go for ind. slices; that way everyone gets their choice. If the kids like the same toppings they could for sure share a slice. I don't find anything too spicy, I usually get pep., bacon, and meatballs.

You can't really go wrong, but the bacon, red peppers, meataballs, and sausage (maybe) are all prepared in house.

thanks justin. after i thought about it, individual slices seemed like a good idea too, i have two older daughters who might like to build their own. Honestly, i was looking at those toppings, we love bacon and sausage, and i wondered if the meatballs were any good.

this is mainly carry out correct?

They do have seating, though limited inside there is a fair number of tables outside. Hubby had the meatballs and said they were good, but he liked the sausage a lot better.

The sausage is homemade. I definitely recommend it.

well if it was only my older girls i might consider eating there, but i have a 3 and 1 year old, so i am thinking that we might just get it to go..... and eat it at a nearby park.

i am trying to squeeze in Comfy Cow budget wise....... those two together could make for a nice little family day.

[Robin Garr]

well if it was only my older girls i might consider eating there, but i have a 3 and 1 year old, so i am thinking that we might just get it to go..... and eat it at a nearby park.

Becky, it's a pretty tiny place anyway, just four or five tables as I recall. If it's a pretty day, Cherokee Park is only a few blocks away! The little Willow Park at Cherokee Road and Willow is even closer, and has a playground ...

well if it was only my older girls i might consider eating there, but i have a 3 and 1 year old, so i am thinking that we might just get it to go..... and eat it at a nearby park.

Becky, it's a pretty tiny place anyway, just four or five tables as I recall. If it's a pretty day, Cherokee Park is only a few blocks away! The little Willow Park at Cherokee Road and Willow is even closer, and has a playground ...

thanks robin, i really appreciate that. I think the kids would like that, pizza and some time at the park. i am hoping the weather stays nice.

The slices are 1/4 of a 16" pizza.
A whole pizza is 18"

MASSIVE, they are!

Aha! A CLASSIC interpretation of the mathematical theorem, (pizza) pie R square!

Pi x 8 = 25.1328 square inches, the area of a 16-inch pie. One-fourth of that would be about 6 1/4 square inches per slice, which is between one-fourth and one-fifth of the large (18-inch) pie. Definitely a good deal, no matter how you, er, slice it.

Robin, not to step on your toes, but you kind of got your math wrong. The area of a circle is Pi * R^2, not Pi * R. The area of a 16inch pizza is more properly, 64pi (approx 192 inches but I'm going to just keep stating pi). The area of a 18 inch pizza would be 81pi. Extrapolating that for a cheese pizza.

$3 for a slice, with area of 16pi (1/4 of 64 pie) = 5.33pi per $1
$14 for a full pizza, with area of 81pi = 5.78pi per $1

I'm to lazy to figure out the exact math for toppings, but seeing as how it costs $1.50 to top a full pizza (81pi), and $.25 to top a slice of pizza (16pi), and a full pizza is almost exactly 5x the size of an individual slice, that means it is more efficient to place toppings on the individual slices (because it costs 6x as much to place a topping on a full pizza, only 5 times the slices size).

Hope that helps

I should have paid MUCH more attention in math class.