PROVA - NEW YORK

PROVA

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL

89 E. 42ND STREET

NEW YORK, NY  10017

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Grand Central Terminal in New York has a pretty good Food Court under the main ticket area.  We walked around the entire floor and decided to eat at Prova because they had a sit down area with bar.  Pizza also looked pretty good.  We were quickly seating by a smiling waiter and then presented menus.  At the sit down portion of Prova you can only order full pizzas and there are no substitutions or additions to what is on the menu.  We asked for Pepperoni and were lead to the Diavola ($32) with Spicy Soppressata.  A salad would be nice with this I thought so I went for the Kale and Endive Caesar ($10).  This was no Caesar and I hated the Kale and Endive as did my friend.  The waiter saw that we did not touch the salad after a bite and offered to take it off the bill.  The Pizza here was actually pretty good.  A bit thick for my liking but my friend loved it.  

PROVA

PROVA IS LOCATED IN THE FOOD COURT BELOW GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL IN NEW YORK

GRAND CENTRAL IS PRETTY COOL PLACE

LOVE THE ARCHITECTURE

CATCH A TRAIN OR SUBWAY FROM HERE TO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE

PROVA AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL

PROVA MENU

DIAVOLA PIZZA 

A THICKER CRUST

KALE AND ENDIVE CAESAR SALAD

Donatella’s Shuttered Pizzeria Prova Gets a Second Life in Grand Central Terminal

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The train station has a new pizzeria from Donatella Arpaia

by Greg Morabito  TWEET

[Prova]

 [Nick Solares]

Prova was the the third Donatella Arpaia-backed pizzeria at 184 8th Ave that didn’t make the cut. It was preceded by Heartwood, which served Peter Luger-style pizza, and Donatella, which offered traditional Neapolitan pies baked in a blinged-out oven. Prova was the one with the uni pizza that Robert Sietsema called "a memorably awful product." Most people had nice things to say about the other pies, though.

[Prova Pizza Bar]

 [Nick Solares]

And now, Prova is actually a slice stand and a sit-down restaurant in the Grand Central Terminal space that previously housed Two Boots. The uni pizza is gone, but now commuters can get slices of Neapolitan-inspired pizzas to-go. The main dining room offers whole pies and some appetizers like meatballs and eggplant parm. In the coming weeks, pasta, sandwiches, and salads will be added to the dine-in menu.