I Dream Of Pizza A Pizza Blog, Established In 2008

I’m a sucker for old school pizzerias. Bonus points if it’s a neon-lit roadside building. Before even tasting a pie at Pizza Town USA (95-111 Route 46 West) in New Jersey’s Elmwood Park, I was already in love with the ambiance. What’s Unique? Pizza Town USA opened back in 1958, the year which is prominently displayed on its signage. Inside, it doesn’t look like all that much has changed since then. The place is bare bones — and that’s reflected in ...

Every year I look forward to counting down my five favorite pizzas from the past 12 months. I started this annual recap back in 2013 (that year, pies from Pizza Brain, Colony Grill, Table 87, Micucci Grocery, and Luna D’Autunno — a pizzeria in Vietnam!) made the cut. Since then, top accolades have gone to Pizzeria Pico (2014), The Parlor (2015), Westwind Orchard (2016), Pie For The People (2017), Mama’s Too (2018), La Morra Pizzeria (2019), Pizza Rita (2020), Kingston ...

I often say that many cities in the Midwest are underrated. Cleveland is not one of them. Until recently, it’d been about 15 years since I last visited. And while there are enough activities and attractions to fill a weekend, I’ve always found a lack of truly noteworthy food in the city. This time, I set my sights on Cent’s Pizza + Goods (5010 Lorain Ave), a spot that felt like it was trying just a bit too hard to ...

I’ve traveled great distances to try “hit list” pizza places, but sometimes stumbling across a spot you’ve never heard of can be even more rewarding. On a recent trip to Sarasota, Florida, my family and I happened to drive by a pizzeria with a baseball logo one evening around dinnertime. We were intrigued. Shaner’s Pizzeria (6500 Superior Ave) has been in operation for more than 30 years and its backstory is as rare as an unassisted tripled play. What’s Unique? ...

During a short trip to Chicago last summer, I reviewed a pan pizza spot on the North Side of the city. While pan pizza is a close relative of deep dish — which is the style of pizza most commonly associated with Chicago — it’s actually more common to encounter “tavern style” pizzerias in the region. These pizzerias serve thin crust, bar pies that are typically cut into a grid of small squares. And there is no place more synonymous ...