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A Big, Big Slice at Vincent’s in Jersey City, NJ
Here’s a little thinking game that you can play. Let’s assume that somewhere there exists a collection of stop watches that keep track of the amount of time you spend in each city on Earth during your...
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Jersey City’s Prince of Pizza— Invades Bayonne, NJ with Its Perfect Slice
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of discovering a great “street slice” place in Jersey City called Prince of Pizza. While devouring one of their perfect slices, I was surprised to find that they...
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Vinnie’s Pizza III—Another Great Cheesy Jersey City Slice
Still living my temporary daily situation in the Greenville area of Jersey City, I tracked down another nearby pizza joint for a midweek late afternoon lunch, Vinnie’s Pizza III. Not quite sure where...
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Georgio’s Pizza—A “Slice and a Shake” in Jersey City
It was a late summer afternoon, and I was still on my pizza tour of Jersey City’s Greenville section. Looking for another new place for a quick lunch, I came across Georgio’s Pizza. Driving up West...
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Jersey City’s Four Brothers Pizza—Great Pizza with an Old Time Vibe
My Jersey City followers will have to suffer one last post about my recent local pizza explorations. This time it was on a Saturday with my brother. Together, we made a trip up West Side Avenue to a...
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Grandpa’s Kitchen in Bayonne, NJ—More Pizza Turnover on Broadway
This is getting to be an old story. A simple brick storefront downtown on Bayonne’s Broadway continues to change hands—remarkably remaining its configuration as a pizza joint. Morphing from...
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The Starting Point—A Bayonne (NJ) Bar Pie at Its Best!
Excuse me for saying again what I have said before, but after having been to 27 pizza joints in the town of my birth, Bayonne, NJ, could there really be any more that I have yet to visit? Well, I was...
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Bayview Pizzeria in Bayonne, NJ—Not-So-Special Slice by the Bay
Guess what? I found another pizza joint in Bayonne. Driving back home along First Street after picking up my amazing bar pie from The Starting Point, I spotted a storefront that I had never before...
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Plaza Pizza – Home of the “Power Slice” in Secaucus (NJ)
On an extended stay in my old hometown of Bayonne, I was on a short leash while taking care of things at the family compound. Seeking a brief respite, my good old brother graced me with a night off to...
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UPDATE: The Venice in Bayonne N.J. Has Closed
Like the recent shuttering of Tony’s Pizza, this is another hard hometown hit for the Pizza Snob. After a recent change in ownership, word is that the new folks running the show at the Venice...
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UPDATE: Bayonne N.J. Loses Another Bar Pie – Chris’ Corner Closes After 57 Years
Yesterday’s posting about the closing of Venice Restaurant led to the Bayonne Facebook page notifying me of another tragedy—the closing of Chris’ Corner. This is a tough one for The Pizza Snob since...
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UPDATE: More from Bayonne N.J. – Big Apple Closing but Thin-Crust Pizza to...
The pizza news from my ever-changing hometown seems to be never-ending. Following the recent closing doors of Venice and Chris’ Corner came talk that the Big Apple was next. This news was confirmed...
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UPDATE: The Venice in Bayonne N.J. Says it Will Reopen!
After a failed change in ownership that resulted in closing of the Venice Restaurant, there was quite a bit of chatter about a possible reopening. Back in Bayonne for the weekend, my walk down the...
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Kuhl’s Tavern—Another Fabulous Bayonne (NJ) Bar Pie!
Yes, another place in Bayonne. And better yet, it’s a place that serves a classic ultra-thin Bayonne bar pie! I first got word of Kuhl’s Tavern from a reply on the Bayonne Facebook page to my write-up...
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Loradella’s Family Pizzeria – Pizza for the Family, But Not the Snob
The Snob was back home in the Pizza State taking care of some business with little time for pizza. However, on a Christmas-present assignment from Mrs. Pie to Jersey City’s Newport area, I figured that...
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Brooklyn Boys—A Tomato Pie Delight in Jersey!
New pizza discovery is quite often relationally-based. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before the Snob began attacking the slices in my brother’s current residence of Edison, NJ. The namesake...
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UPDATE: Joe’s Pizzeria—Bayonne, NJ Pizza Landmark Making a Move
Original Review: 08/14/13 PIZZA SNOB RATING ***** Sets the Standard Whenever I am back in my hometown of Bayonne, I feel obligated to cruise around town to check on the status of all the pizza joints....
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Spirito’s Restaurant & Tavern in Elizabeth, NJ– Making Special Pizza Since 1932
Sometimes I think that I will need a second lifetime to visit all the legendary pizza places in Jersey. Not wanting to waste any time in this one, I took Dad for a Sunday afternoon journey to try one...
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Bayonne Patio Bar & Grille—A Step Back from the Venice
It was a sad day for Bayonne residents, past, present, and future, when The Venice closed its doors late last year. Long respected as one of the best extra-thin crust pies in the Pizza State, the news...
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Menlo Pizza & Subs—Yes, Jersey is the Pizza State!
If I was a singer-songwriter, I’d write a song about the greatness of New Jersey pizza. I can even imagine a massive crowd at MetLife Stadium joining in with me on the chorus singing “Yes, Jersey is...
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