Once a pizza parlor, always a pizza parlor? That may be the case at 214 Court St., where David O’Keefe and his wife Lourdes have opened Layla Jones, the third pizza parlor at this location in “like 35 years,” he says.
The pizzeria, named for the couple’s daughter Layla and son Jones, offers pan pizzas that O’Keefe says are “thin and crisp” because they’re baked in shallow metal pans. The pies, available whole or by the slice, can be topped with roasted plum tomatoes, grilled portabella mushrooms, artichoke hearts and homemade meatballs. Once inside the rustic, brick-walled, tin-ceilinged dining room, which O’Keefe describes as “very pizza parlorish, but nicer,” diners can tuck into their pies or a pasta dish such as penne in wild mushroom sauce or spaghettini with artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes.
Salads are available in appetizer or entrée sizes and there are also “presses,” panini-like sandwiches. Until the wine and beer license is granted, there’s a B.Y.O.B. policy with no corkage fee. Come spring, diners can enjoy a meal al fresco in the garden behind the eatery.
Layla Jones (214 Court St. between Wyckoff and Warren streets in Cobble Hill) accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Pizza: $12, toppings: $2.50 each. Salads, sandwiches and pastas: $4-$11.The restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily. Subway: F to Bergen Street. Delivery available. For information, call (718) 624-2361 or visit the Web site www.laylajones.com.
