After reading BDP and Midtowner's plugs for this place in various threads on this site, I decided to check it out. My gf and I ate there last night. The atmosphere is okay, very clean and bright but the decor was a little too much. Definitely looked like an Italian from Brooklyn decorated it. Mafia type memorabilia up everywhere. The pizza was good and priced reasonably. $2.00 a slice on up depending on toppings. They have a fried pizza starting at $3.00 however I did not want to wait 30 minutes or so for it. They also have hot and cold sandwiches and calzones as well as plenty of appetizers and take home treats. They also have a full fledged Italian deli selling Boars Head products. This place is a little pricy for the fare, but not too bad.

I had a generous slice of pepperoni and one of sausage and my gf had a calzone. The pizza was good, better than most local pizza shops, however as far as NYC pizza goes locally, I'd say Gaetano's in Edmond is far better. It is also a full fledged Italian deli as well selling Boars Head brand. I like Gaetano's concept better too. Her calzone was okay I thought and I think she would agree. Instead of using mozzarella they used ricotta cheese in the middle. We shared a chocolate canoli for dessert and it was pretty good. I'd definitely visit the place again and again although it's not the best in the metro in my opinion. Falcone's or Gaetano's would be welcome to downtown OKC for a future location!!

ate there again over the weekend. the pizza was even worse, it was all dried out and stale. must have been sitting out a long time. you would have think they would have said something. the service was poor two.

They're opening a location in Norman on Lindsey, btw.

They need one downtown.

Metro, I've never plugged falcone's let alone heard of them until you mentioned them just now.

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i really like the place. i will have to check out gaetanos as it is closer to me.
i think the decor is awesome. signed screenplays of the godfather and casino; and signed movie posters. too cool i think

Yeah, Falcone's is not the best NY pizza I've had, but it's good and certainly better than Domino's (actually I haven't had their NY Pizza, I shouldn't say that). Kind of like Queen of Sheeba: not that best Ethiopian I've had, but it's teh only one in the city, so I'll be there.

That'd be cool if Gaetanos went in downtown. I haven't tried it, but if they were downtown I'd have access to two NY pizza places.

my apologies, not sure why i was thinking you, i know BDP has.

Falcone's is greatness.

You must have gone on a off night. Call ahead with your order and it'll rock your socks off.

They're no longer putting one on Lindsey St. in Norman.

The sign came down about a month ago and a 'For Lease' sign went up.

yeah, they're focusing on the bricktown location only right now. For more info see the Bricktown section of this site.

We tried this out last Sunday after church and really liked it. The fast, carry out set up will be great for Bricktown since Sonic is about the only other fast food option.

I ordered a pepperoni pizza so it would be fresher, but the slices didn't look bad. I thought it was a lot better than Gaetano's, but my dad felt the opposite.

we finally made it by the 63rd & may location today... it was great stuff; just like new york style pizza should be. can't wait for the bricktown location to open up. -M

Yeah Gaetano has nothing on Falcone's atmosphere for sure.

fat man on a treadmill watching Deal or No Deal vs. Godfather posters and italian music

just as it's been posted, the owner went from table to table and talked with the customers... really friendly guy, it seemed.

i still need to try gaetano's, though. haven't had a chance to make it that way again during lunch. since i've been to gaetano's but showed up before any pizza was made, i can say that the decor is much better at falcone's.

-M

Falcone wasn't there when we were there, but the service from the employees was great.

True, the owner of Falcone's is much more customer-oriented, however I still think Gaetano's pizza is far better and true NYC pizza. Also I like Gaetano's decor just as much or more as Falcone's. Falcone's has the Italian Mafia look going for it while Gaetano's has an Italian Deli feel to it like your in Italy. Both are great compliments to OKC. Can't wait until Falcone's opens in Bricktown.

Gaetano's just felt like I was in a strip mall to me--because I was. Falcone's seemed much more quaint hole in the wall place.

Just FYI, I noctied Falcone's signage and awning are up at their canal location.

just re-reading this... i'll have to totally disagree about gaetano's interior. last time i went, it didn't really feel like an 'italian deli' to me at all... the place was practically empty. their deli cases were pretty much empty. the decor in the place was pretty much non-existant. there was a friggin' treadmill sitting in the middle of the dining room. granted, the pizza is great, but the decor is lacking. -M

Agree. Like I said above, Gaetano was actually on the treadmill watching Deal or No Deal or one of those crap game shows while we ate.

My wife and I ate there last night. I would say it was on par with their May location as far as food, decor was a little bland compared to their other location. I ordered a slice of sausage and a slice of pepperoni and one arancini (rice ball type appetizer) and my wife ordered a pepperoni Calzone. All in all I'd say its pretty good, but I'd have to agree with Doug or Patrick or whomever it was that ate there earlier this week and say the crust was a little hard to be NY style. It needs to be thinner and softer. It was comparable to Little Caesars crust to me. I can back up my claim because I was in NYC this week and ate at the famous Ray's pizzeria and some others. By far Falcone's wasn't close to the original Ray's or other NYC eateries. I will say it is more east coast style than Chicago. I do like the fact that Falcone's uses fresh authentic ingredients, except last night he used the small pepperoni's you can get at Wal-Mart and tasted like it instead of the big authentic ones he has used in the past. The arancini was good, although it had broccoli in it and I wasn't expecting that, I'm not a broccoli fan. My wife's calzone was good as well although on the expensive side given the size of it. All in all we got 2 slices of pizza, 1 arancini, 1 calzone, and two ice waters for $17.00. I thought the price was high for so little, but not too bad. Quality I'd give a 7 or 8 out of ten. Atmosphere was good, we ate out on the patio because it was a nice night and to encourage more foot traffic outdoors. I'll definitely be visiting this place in the future, at least until the downtown Gaetano's opens in Legacy Summit at Arts Central.

I went to a Ray's when I was in New York and found it very underwhelming. Worse than Sbarro. Falcone's got Ray beat in my book.

There are about 20 places in NYC that call themselves "famous Rays". None are related. However, i believe a couple of them are indeed more "original" than others.

They all had the same logo and signage.