DEAN’S: UPPER WEST SIDE PIZZERIA RESTAURANT
CELEBRATES ITALIAN FAMILY-STYLE DINING AND
CLASSIC BRICK-OVEN PIZZAS

Dean’s, the expansive, comfortable new Upper West Side Manhattan pizzeria restaurant, features the family-style Italian menus (individual and family-style portions) and a wide variety of classic, specialty brick-oven pizzas (round and square). The pizzeria restaurant, which opened in June 2007, is owned by restaurateur Mirene Angelis.

Dean’s expansive dining room combines the romantic ambiance of New York with Old World charm and features an open pizza kitchen with classic brick pizza ovens. The stylish dining room, housed in a former Art Deco hotel ballroom (lovely), is enhanced by a 20-foot high skylight ceiling, Greco-Roman columns, cozy brown leather banquettes, antique stained glass décor, original crown molding, oak hardwood floors, and mood lighting to create an Old World setting.

In the front of the dining room is a cozy, comfortable Pizza Bar for casual dining and drinking. It features a 20-foot long custom-made mahogany and marble bar, leather banquettes, and mood lighting to create an intimate Pizza Bar. Outside the entrance of the restaurant is a charming outdoor café for al fresco dining.

Dean’s seasonal Italian menus are a unique combination of Italian dishes (individual and family-size portions) and a wide variety of classic brick-oven pizzas (round and square). Grandma’s Pizza, a square brick-oven pizza which is a classic specialty, is being offered for the first time. It is FABULOUS! Although the Italian menus encourage family-style dining with large portions, there are individual-size portions for solo diners and people who want their own particular dish. The brick-oven pizzas, cooked in the main dining room in an open pizza kitchen, feature an impressive selection of fresh, flavorful herbs (imported basil and thyme), homemade mozzarella, Grana Padana cheese, and pure extra-virgin olive oil with a wide variety of pizza toppings and calzone stuffing.

Restaurateur Mirene Angelis celebrates family-style Italian cooking at Dean’s with a particular emphasis on classic brick-oven pizzas. A native of New York City, Mirene is part of a large European family with an illustrious background in the restaurant industry with such notable New York establishments as Nick’s, Patsy’s, Angelo’s, Adrienne’s, and the first Dean’s (in Manhattan’s Murray Hill).

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Mirene’s father, Angelo Angelis, launched the family business when he opened the first successful pizzeria in downtown Brooklyn in the 1960s. In the 1990s, Angelo’s nephews, John and Nick Pashalis, trained with him to open Angelo’s in midtown Manhattan. Recently, Nick and his brother, Peter, branched out to Philadelphia, Pensylvania, with Pietro’s, the first coal-oven pizzeria in Center City, Philadelphia. At the same time, Angelo’s sons, Nick and John, opened Nick’s Pizzeria on Manhattan’s Upper Eat Side, which was voted “#2 Best Pizzeria in New York” by THE NEW YORK TIMES. They continued to branch out into Manhattan when they opened Adrienne’s, the first family-style restaurant and pizzeria on the Upper East Side in the 1990s. In 2006, Nick Angelis opened a second Adrienne’s, the first rectangular 10-slice pizza parlor, in downtown Manhattan’s Financial Center. In the meantime, Nick Tsoulos, Angelo’s son-in law and the husband of Mirene, licensed the Patsy’s name and opened Patsy’s Pizzeria in Manhattan in the 1990s. There are currently six Patsy’s in Manhattan. THE NEW YORK TIMES described Patsy’s pizzas as “superb.” In 2006, Mirene Angelis opened her own piece of the pie, Dean’s, a brick-oven pizzeria restaurant in Manhattan’s Murray Hill.

Mirene Angelis comments on becoming the owner of the new Dean’s: “I am delighted to have opened Dean’s, my second restaurant in New York City. Although I have spent my life working with my family in the restaurant industry, I take pride in opening a family-style pizzeria restaurant that is classic New York and Old World tradition. I have worked with the chef in creating Italian menus for families and individual diners. Even though I worked many years with my family in their establishments, I wanted to impart my own personal imprint. Dean’s is comfortable yet understated elegant. I also wanted to offer for the first time my grandmother’s special pizza, Grandma’s Pizza, a square pizza that is a classic specialty.”

Dean’s most memorable specialties include a wide variety of homemade desserts. Miriene’s personal favorites are the signature Warm Liquid Center Chocolate Torta and the Napoleon.

Mirene continues: “The Italian dishes and brick-oven pizzas are simple, good old- fashioned fare that tantalizes taste buds and warms the heart after a great meal. Although I grew up in New York City, a lot of my roots are based in Italy. I wanted to combine the influences of my Italian roots and my New York City heritage. I remain inspired by my constant discovery of old Tuscan recipes such as my Tuscan-style lasagna and Buccatini Meatballs (long, thick macaroni meatballs). My culinary secret to all of my dishes is to use the best ingredients such as imported mountain-grown oregano. My philosophy with food is to keep the flavors simple and let the fresh ingredients shine. If you over-complicate the food, the flavors become muddled.”

Restaurateur Mirene Angelis oversee the areas of food, wine, service, and ambiance. She provides personalized, individual service and attention to all diners to ensure a memorable dining experience.

Mirene explains: “I have created a romantic, yet comfortable, environment with friendly and attentive service - professional and unobtrusive yet warm and welcoming - treating each diner as an individual. I want my customers to come and relax as though they were in my home. When they enter Dean’s, they are part of the family. Most people like simplicity, consistency, and warm, comfortable surroundings. It is our pleasure providing this special hospitality which is a part of my cultural heritage.”

Dean’s features a superior selection of global wines with a particular emphasis on Italian wines. The global wine list changes seasonally and is continually evolving. An impressive number of wines by the glass are also available.

Mirene explains her philosophy of this seasonal, predominantly Italian wine list: “My wine list offers an extensive selection of affordable wines from around the world with a particular focus on regional Italian wines. I work closely with both small and large-estate vineyards to create a unique selection of wines to complement my Italian menus. It is my belief that by removing an intimidating edge to the presentation, selection, and service of wine, my guests can relax, have fun, and become more familiar with the exciting variety of regional Italian and global wines.”

Dean’s has already become so popular that many customers have rented the restaurant for private parties, business events, and even weddings. Mirene works closely with her customers in creating customized special event menus and accommodations.

At Dean’s, the prices remain moderate. Lunch/Dinner entrees range from $14.00 for Spaghetti Pomodoro (Fresh Plum, Tomato Sauce, and Basil) up to $24.00 for Veal Cutlet Parmigiana (Melted Fresh Mozzarella Cheese and Tomato Sauce). The restaurant is open seven days and nights a week for lunch and dinner.

Mirene concludes: “Dean’s, first and foremost, celebrates the union of affordable wine, Italian family-style dining with first-class brick-oven pizzas, friendly service, and Old World ambiance. Although I have created a sophisticated, yet comfortable, dining experience at Dean’s, I want my customers to feel as though they were dining in mom’s old-fashioned kitchen where everyone is invited to sit down, relax, feel at home, and enjoy a good home-cooked Italian meal. Some people eat to live. I want my customers to live to eat and enjoy dining here as an extremely social experience.”

Dean’s, with its family-style Italian menus and classic brick-oven pizzas, first-class global wine list, cozy romantic setting, friendly service, and personalized proprietorship, offers a coming home to mama’s kitchen dining experience for all to enjoy.

FACT SHEET

NAME: Dean’s Pizzeria Restaurant

ADDRESS: 215 West 85th Street (off Broadway)
New York, NY 10024

WEB SITE: www.deansnyc.com

TELEPHONE: (212) 875-1100

HOURS: Lunch/Dinner: 12:00 Noon - 11:00 PM, Sun.-Thurs.
12:00 Noon - 12 Midnight, Fri.-Sat.

CUISINE: Italian with a focus on pizzas (round and square)
(Individual and family-style dining. Grandma’s Pizza,
a square brick-oven pizza, is a classic specialty.)

CREDIT CARDS: All major

PRICE RANGE: Lunch/Dinner (entrees): $ 9.00 - $13.00

DRESS: Casual

RESERVATIONS: Not required

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SEATING CAPACITY: Dining Room: 200
Pizza Bar: 20
Outdoor Cafe: 18

NUMBER OF ROOMS: 1
(Outdoor Café seats 18)

PARTY FACILITIES: Available upon request

DINING ROOM: Expansive, romantic ambiance of New York with
Old World charm featuring an open pizza kitchen
with classic brick pizza ovens. The stylish, sophisticated
dining room, housed in a former Art Deco hotel ballroom,
is enhanced by a 14-foot high skylight ceiling, Greco-Roman
columns, wood tables, cozy brown leather banquettes,
cream-colored walls, handsome over-sized mahogany mirrors,
antique stained glass decor, oak hardwood floors, and mood
lighting to create an Old World setting.

PIZZA BAR: Cozy, intimate Pizza Bar. The romantic, comfortable
Pizza Bar, located in the front of the dining room, is
enhanced by a 20-foot long custom-made mahogany
and marble bar, mahogany and leather bar stools,
leather banquettes, and mood lighting to create an
intimate Pizza Bar. The bar features an extensive selection
of global wines. A variety of wines by the glass are available.
In addition, a premier selection of spirits, liquors, after-dinner
drinks, dessert wines, imported beers, and specialty cocktails
are also available. The Lunch/Dinner Menu is available at
the Pizza Bar.

OUTDOOR CAFÉ: A charming outdoor café on a picturesque street seats 18
people. It is open April through November.

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EXECUTIVE CHEF: Joe Maulo

OWNER: Mirene Angelis

OPENING DATE: June, 2007

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