The first time I went to Di Fara Pizza, the pizzeria in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, I wished I had eaten before I arrived.

The guy behind the counter moved like an artist who wondered if his masterpiece needed just one more brush stroke. Quick he was not. And because you needed the patience of a saint to get your hands on what he was creating, a Di Fara pizza had taken on a mythical quality.

After what felt like hours, I got my pie and left. It was delicious, and I never went back.

Now I may not be able to.

Di Fara’s property was seized yesterday by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance . The company owes more than $167,000 in unpaid taxes, said James Gazzale, a spokesman for the department.

I first learned about the seizure on Twitter from Morena Basteiro, an editor at Channel 7 (WABC).

“Seizing a business is always a last resort,” Mr. Gazzale said in a statement. “Even after seizing a business, we continue to communicate with the business owner in an effort to resolve the debt and allow them to reopen as soon as possible.”

For years, Di Fara has had a dedicated following. The shop made headlines in 2009 when it raised the cost of a slice to $5. The owner, Domenico DeMarco, justified the price by saying at the time, “I use the top ingredients.”

The pizzeria was back in the news in May when it was temporarily shuttered after failing a Department of Health inspection. It had failed three other times since 2011 , according to the website Eater.