Baby Luc's

"On Friday, July 16th, Mark Iacono and the team behind Lucali opened a slice shop in Carroll Gardens called Baby Luc’s. According to their Instagram account, they began service with a 100-order limit of square slices and pies at 6pm, and, in turn, hour-plus wait times. Baby Luc’s reopened again this week on Tuesday, July 20th at 5pm for a third night of service. Our unsurprising advice? Show up early. We’ve got more details here." - hannah albertine

"As incredible as Lucali is, it’s not the kind of place where you can stay and hang out for a while. That’s the beauty of Baby Luc’s, the new slice shop from Lucali’s Mark Iacono and his team of pizza professionals. This Carroll Gardens spot is open every weekday except Monday from 2pm until whenever they sell out of pizza—which means you can head over on your lunch break to pick up Sicilian-style slices without much of a wait. (Baby Luc’s also opens at noon on weekends, but if that’s when you decide to stop by then, you might wind up standing in line for 30 minutes.) The best thing here is the margherita pie. It has a creamy, dense layer of mozzarella and some sweet tomato sauce on a thick focaccia-style crust that makes a crackling sound with every bite. Pair a slice with one of the housemade bottled negronis, and lounge on the sidewalk patio like the host of a grown-up pizza party. Food Rundown Pepperoni Pie It’s hard not to like baked bread topped with roni cups. So it’s no major surprise that we enjoy this pepperoni pie. The crust is dark, blistered, and chewy, and if you’re lucky enough to get a few basil leaves on top of your slice, you’ll get a nice herbaceous kick. If we could change one thing, we’d ask the chef to add a bit more tomato sauce. Margherita Pie It might not sound like much, but this classic margherita pie is exactly what we imagine when we’re daydreaming about pizza on gloomy afternoons. The mozzarella is salty, the sauce is sweet and acidic, and the basil keeps the whole thing feeling fresh. Ricotta and Broccoli Rabe Pie By doubling up on cheeses, this white pizza successfully balances the bitterness of the broccoli rabe. Each glob of fresh ricotta tastes like a sweet blessing from the gods of dairy. Just be aware that this pie is extremely rich. Negroni Remember what we said about Baby Luc’s feeling like an adult pizza party? That’s mostly because of the $13 batched negronis. These are absolutely delicious, and if we lived nearby, we’d pick them up on a weekly basis." - Nikko Duren

"On a recent night at Baby Luc’s, an accessible Brooklyn slice shop by the team behind the more exclusive Lucali, a staffer noticed I had gotten caught cycling in a rainshower, so he extended a courtesy not typical for a New York restaurant. He invited me to sit inside the dining room — and to bring in my dripping wet road bike as well. Minutes later I was sipping a mezcal negroni and filling up on square slices laden with gobs of creamy ricotta and bitter broccoli rabe. The rest of the pies weren’t particularly notable, but the hospitable gesture reminded me, yet again, of how vital slice joints are, both as neighborhood gathering spots and as affordable-ish places of respite from the elements. That’s something to celebrate, even if one should expect more from Mark Iacono, one of the city’s most renowned pizzaiolos." - Ryan Sutton

"Mark Iacano, the owner of Carroll Gardens pizzeria Lucali, recently opened the doors at Baby Luc’s, a neighborhood slice shop just two blocks away." - Luke Fortney

"Famed Brooklyn pizzeria Lucali’s upcoming slice shop, Baby Luc’s, may open as early as next week." - Erika Adams