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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »The Cents Don’t Quite Add Up At Cleveland Pizzeria
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, ...
Read More »Grapefruit League Dinner @ A Baseball Themed Pizzeria
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 ...
Read More »Tavern Style Pies On Chicago’s South Side
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 ...
Read More »Elusive Pies At NJ’s DeLucia’s Brick Oven
It took me multiple trips to DeLucia’s Brick Oven Pizza (3 1st Avenue) in Raritan, New Jersey before I was actually able to score a pie. In the fall of 2022, I drove to DeLucia’s from New York City on ...
Read More »Brooklyn’s Best New Pizza Place Is On A Brewery Rooftop
When Grimm Brewery opened in Williamsburg in 2018, the beer offerings certainly overshadowed the food (Middle Eastern bites from a nearby restaurant were originally available for purchase). But with the recent addition of a full rooftop restaurant — Lala’s (990 ...
Read More »The 5 Best Pizzas I Ate In 2023
This year was an epic year for pizza! It feels like a while since I’ve been able to say that. But the truth is that while many pizza places weathered the pandemic well enough to stay afloat, there haven’t been ...
Read More »Slam Dunk Pies @ Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
Boomshakalaka! Fini Pizza (620 Atlantic Avenue) which opened its original location in Williamsburg last year, has a brand new offshoot at (but not “inside”) Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn. The shop overlooks the large and underutilized plaza by the arena’s ...
Read More »Chicago Pan Pizza From A Pop Up Turned Brick & Mortar
When you visit Chicago and think about getting some pizza, the first thing that probably comes to mind is deep dish. There is another popular type of pizza in Chicago known as “tavern style” which is essentially a thin crust ...
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