Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza sells meatballs by the pot

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza just came out with a new takeout option: a pot of meatballs. What you get is a stainless steel pot containing tomato sauce, 13 large meatballs and fresh basil. Order it hot or cold, and when it’s time to feed the gang, add ½ cup water and heat on the stovetop. On the side, you get ricotta cheese. Also a leaf-shaped card with basil seeds, for growing your own. The whole shebang goes for $29.95 and feeds about six people. And, yes, you get to keep the pot.

Meatballs-by-the-pot, by the way, have long been a takeout option at Maroni Cuisine in Northport.

There six Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza locations on Long Island: 

4180 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, 631-647-2625

420 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, 516-482-0400

137 Old Country Rd., Carle Place, 516-877-7750

6401 Jericho Tpke., Commack, 631-858-2625

3430 Sunrise Hwy., Wantagh, 516-679-2625

8063 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury, 516-367-2625