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Lodi (NJ) Pizza—A Great Pizza Shack on the Side of the Road
Last winter, on a dark, damp and dreary Friday evening, Mrs. Pie and I found ourselves in the Garden State with no plans whatsoever. Perhaps asking way too much of her for the sake of this Pizza Snob...
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Pizza Mania / Gelato Mania (Garfield, NJ)—When Passions Collide!
I seldom if ever will pass on a new pizza experience. Even if I am already stuffed to the gills, there usually is some room to squeeze in a slice in the name of research. Usually, I am not able to...
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Jersey City’s Delenio Italian Restaurant—A Wonderfully Flavorful Pizza
The Pizza Snob has mastered the art of turning just about any family outing into a new pizza experience. On a recent trip back home to the Pizza State, after a morning shopping with Mom, Dad and Mrs....
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Saporito Pizza— Get it Over 20 Different Ways in Springfield, NJ
The Pizza Snob’s Mom and Dad are both 87. Praise God they are both so happy and healthy. I very much look forward to my frequent visits back home to the Pizza State to see them. However, it’s not...
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Neptune NJ’s Pete & Elda’s Bar / Carmen’s Pizzeria—A Pizza Legend on the...
With my plans to attend a concert at Monmouth University complete, I began searching for a pizza joint for the Snob to invade in this virgin territory. Googling “best pizza in Monmouth County” led me...
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Scala’s Pizzeria—A Great Slice Down the Jersey Shore
It had been a long evening in Monmouth County starting with my visit to Pete & Elda’s Bar / Carmen’s Pizzeria and then a concert. But the night was still young, and the Pizza Snob was hungry and...
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Bayonne’s Mario’s Location is Now Lorenzo’s Pizza & Pasta
It had been several months since the Mario’s Pizza location on Broadway went dark. Word was that a new joint called Old Fashion Brooklyn Pizza would take its place. Well on my last trip home, a walk by...
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UPDATE: The Bayonne Pizza Shuffle Continues as Lorenzo’s Pizza Moves Uptown...
Original Review: 06/14/15 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****Near Perfection Sorry that I am a little slow in this one. As was first reported to me on the pizza-loving Bayonne Facebook page, I recently was back in...
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UPDATE: Bayonne NJ’s Naples Pizza—It Was Time to Retire
Original Review: 07/14/14 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection If you called Naples Pizza last week to order a pie, here is the recorded message you may have heard from a familiar female voice:...
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UPDATE: More Bayonne Pizzeria Moves: Lorenzo’s Goes Back Downtown, Pizza...
Original Review: 06/14/15 First Update: 08/27/15 PIZZA SNOB RATING R.I.P. A little late on this news, but I waited to let the dust settle. Well, at least I tried. Lorenzo’s Pizza and Pasta moved back...
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Thin-Crust Pizza at Nancy’s Towne House in Rahway, NJ—Flavor, Flavor, Flavor
I was back home in the Pizza State planning a Friday night out with my baseball-loving brother. Sometimes I wonder whether I push him too far with my out-of-the-way pizza proposals. However, this night...
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Fontana Pizzeria—Another Great Slice in Bayonne, NJ
Yes, there are still more pizza places to visit in my hometown of Bayonne, NJ. On the recommendation of my younger brother, last time home, I set my sights on Fontana Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant....
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Vic’s in Bradley Beach—Making Thin-Crust Pizza on the Jersey Shore Since 1947
The highlight of my late winter trip back to the Pizza State was the annual Light of Day benefit concert in Asbury Park. While Jersey’s most famous musician, Bruce Springsteen, would be missing this...
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Jersey City’s Prince of Pizza— A Solid Slice on the Square
Most Bayonne natives like myself are familiar with Journal Square in Jersey City, our northern neighbor. Having spent my high school years at St. Peter’s Prep in JC, I also became familiar with another...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Tony’s Pizza Closed Once Again—Is This the End?
Original Review: 09/22/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection Last Update: 09/21/14 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection In September 2014, one of Bayonne’s best and most-loved pizza...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Pizza Masters Gets a Makeover & a Snob Upgrade
Original Review: 09/22/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING **** Near Perfection OK-if you live in Bayonne, this is old news to you. But, in the fall of 2014, popular local joint Pizza Masters underwent a massive...
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Pizza at Bayonne, NJ’s Three Brothers from Italy—Dirty Looks Can Be Deceiving
Recently back home in Bayonne, I stood on a Boulevard street corner talking with a gentleman from the neighborhood. I asked him what he thought of Three Brothers from Italy, the pizza place looming in...
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R.I.P.—Bayonne’s Wild Wood Pizza and Penne
So here’s a post-mortem on a pizza joint in my hometown that I never visited. Advertising their wood-fired pizza with the slogan “We do it with wood” had little appeal to me in a town with more...
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Jersey City’s Renato’s Pizza Masters— As Good as Their Name Implies
Reuniting with old high school friends can be fun. Especially when they share my mutual love for music and pizza. My old friend Big Jim was absolutely ecstatic that I try a place in the Jersey City...
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Prima Pizzeria in Bayonne, NJ—A Decent Slice for the Schoolkids
Here’s a little Bayonne “mapography” from the Pizza Snob to preface this review. The streets running north-south on this narrow peninsula start with Avenue A on the west and end with a short Avenue F...
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