 The restaurant only has 15 seats, but the pizzeria is so popular that crowds sometimes form on the sidewalk outside, as the wait can be as long as one to two hours.Di Fara's has been closed by the health department in 2007, 2011 and 2018 due to unsanitary conditions.In his 1998 book "The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to Greater New York City", Jim Leff called the sauce used by the restaurant