A wallflower on the corner of 116th and Lexington since 1962, this no-frills East Harlem slice shop survives on glistening, gooey cheese and scratch-made dough stretched for slices so massive one is enough. The chicken parmesan has devotees across all five boroughs, but it's the after-school rush of neighborhood kids—still crowding the counter each afternoon—that proves Sam's has never lost its soul.
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