Obama women a hit at legendary Brooklyn pizzeria

Michelle Obama, her daughters Malia and Sasha and some friends left staff and guests dazzled with their visit to the legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Grimaldi's.

The ladies were said to have arrived for lunch and were served four pies - a plain, a pepperoni, a sausage and one with mushrooms, peppers and onions.

Rafal Harajda, who has served plenty of high profilers during his 12 years of service, described the children as "great ... super polite and super well-behaved" and admitted being stunned by the US first lady.

"I was very surprised because ... she was down to earth. I was nervous at first, but she makes you comfortable right away," the New York Daily News quoted Harajda as saying.

Manager Joe Silvestri also confessed, "Mrs. Obama looked awesome, great, even better in person than on TV. It was the first lady of the United States of America here. How wonderful is that? We were blessed and so is she."