New Jersey pizza rocks!

[goalmouth]

Just had some at Roma in Wanaque -- freshly prepared by authentic Sicilians. Sauce made from tomatoes and not out of a can, delicately seasoned. Crust that was light but didn't crumble with one bite. Plus, freshly made pasta side entrees.

I'll also go to bat for the Star Tavern in Orange, the best thin-crust pizza anywhere. And, you may see Yogi Berra there, if you're lucky.

 

[JR]

Just had some at Roma in Wanaque -- freshly prepared by authentic Sicilians.

Is there such a thing as an inauthentic Sicilian?

 

[goalmouth]

I should have said native Sicilians, but they've been in the U.S. for some time so that's not completely accurate. Anyway, they're Sicilian and it shows in the food.

Roma's also has Boylan's soda -- made with sugar and not corn syrup.

Did I mention we finished with ices at Rita's, down the street? Never had one, it's a little melty and yummy.

 

[shockey]

di fara's in brooklyn is THE place. the guy, dominic, grows his own basil and uses three cheeses. been there for more than 40 years. makes every pie himself. regular and sicilian simply the greatest. people wait for as long as it takes as he makes 'em. a real treat.

ave. j and e. 16th street. you won't be sorry.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Just had some at Roma in Wanaque -- freshly prepared by authentic Sicilians.

Is there such a thing as an inauthentic Sicilian?

Yes! They all live in Sicily.

When I moved to Chicago from NYC, I used to **** off my Chicago friends by telling them there were no "real Italians" in Chicago—even if there are big Italian neighborhoods. I decided this my second week there when I went to a grocery store and they didn't have "ziti." They looked at me like I was a martian when I said it. They had never even heard of ziti!

It's my contention, actually, that there are no real Italians in Italy, either. All the real Italians came to NY. Before anyone gets their underwear in a bunch, I won't debate this. I just know a real Italian when I see one and they are unique to New York. I grew up around them--from the IROCs to the wife-beater T-shirts to the dads in businesses you didn't talk about.

 

[JR]

When I moved to Chicago from NYC, I used to **** off my Chicago friends by telling them there were no "real Italians" in Chicago—even if there are big Italian neighborhoods. I decided this my second week there when I went to a grocery store and they didn't have "ziti."  They looked at me like I was a martian when I said it. They had never even heard of ziti!

"What, no ****ing ziti, now?"

 

[The Big Ragu]

When I moved to Chicago from NYC, I used to **** off my Chicago friends by telling them there were no "real Italians" in Chicago—even if there are big Italian neighborhoods. I decided this my second week there when I went to a grocery store and they didn't have "ziti." They looked at me like I was a martian when I said it. They had never even heard of ziti!

"What, no ****ing ziti, now?"

You believe that ****? It's kind of like a city in which the people wait at crosswalks like sheep, even when there are no cars in sight. It made me angry. Very, very angry. I'm surprised I lasted in Chicago as long as I did!

Edit: I should have acknowledged the deft use of the Sopranos quote. I did chuckle.

 

[poindexter]

Big fan of pizza. Big fan.

 

[leo1]

i love a good pizza made someplace other than one of the big chains.

sadly, i have yet to find good pizza here in miami. in fact i haven't anything that even resembles good pizza. sure, you can get the typical individual pizza that half-decent restaurants always put on the menu and that still taste way better than pizza **** or papa john's but not the real stuff.

 

[EStreetJoe]

If you want a great tomato pie (like pizza but the tomatoes are on top and a thin layer of cheese is on the bottom) go to DeLorenzo's in Trenton, NJ.

 

[pallister]

I won't even order thin crust pizza outside of Chicago. Been burned (no pun intended) way too many times.

 

[dooley_womack1]

If you want a great tomato pie (like pizza but the tomatoes are on top and a thin layer of cheese is on the bottom) go to DeLorenzo's in Trenton, NJ.

Actual tomatoes on pizza...ewwww.

And St. Louis has several restaurants with great thin crust.

 

[Gold]

Oh man, goalmouth, now you made me hungry and homesick. I remember there was a place just across the street from the town hall in Butler, New Jersey. I found that place totally by accident - it was the only place open on Christmas Eve, but it was great.

 

[Gold]

If you want a great tomato pie (like pizza but the tomatoes are on top and a thin layer of cheese is on the bottom) go to DeLorenzo's in Trenton, NJ.

Actual tomatoes on pizza...ewwww.

And St. Louis has several restaurants with great thin crust.

Dooley, tomatoes are an excellent topping. If you tell me you don't like anchovies on pizza, you are really, really going to disappoint me.

 

[Pastor]

Cafe Capri on the corner of Park and Patterson Ave in East Rutherford is exceptional. Their pizza is a brick oven thin crust with fresh mozzarella. They also have a rather small Italian menu which is exceptionally good. It is also a BYOB place, so you can bring your own wine for evening.

 

[HoopsMcCann]

Cafe Capri on the corner of Park and Patterson Ave in East Rutherford is exceptional. Their pizza is a brick oven thin crust with fresh mozzarella. They also have a rather small Italian menu which is exceptionally good. It is also a BYOB place, so you can bring your own wine for evening.

i've been there -- great stuff (despite the company)

 

[dooley_womack1]

If you want a great tomato pie (like pizza but the tomatoes are on top and a thin layer of cheese is on the bottom) go to DeLorenzo's in Trenton, NJ.

Actual tomatoes on pizza...ewwww.

And St. Louis has several restaurants with great thin crust.

Dooley, tomatoes are an excellent topping. If you tell me you don't like anchovies on pizza, you are really, really going to disappoint me.

I'm just not a fan of fresh 'maters. And anchovies I can take or leave.

 

[patchs]

From the alt weekly in my old stomping grounds.
There would be a line around the block at 4 a.m. (when the bars closed) for slices.
Still, the best pizza I have ever had.


Sovrana
63 N. Lake St., Albany
Ask five people what their favorite pizza is and you’ll get five different answers, but mention Sovrana and they will all nod their heads approvingly. This family-owned business thrives in a rapidly deteriorating part of town. Tradition is the key to these pies, fresh dough that plumps up like a new feather pillow, fresh sauce made from farm fresh tomatoes direct from the owners’ garden, spices so fresh you can identify each by its aroma, and an abundance of fresh toppings, nothing from a can. And last but not least, cheese—cheese so thick and gooey it stretches longer than your arm can reach. Enough said, that’s pizza.

 

[Trust NoOne]

Oh man, goalmouth, now you made me hungry and homesick.  I remember there was a place just across the street from the town hall in Butler, New Jersey.  I found that place totally by accident - it was the only place open on Christmas Eve, but it was great.

I've eaten waaaay to much food in both Butler and Wanaque. But truth is, there's amazing pizza in both — not to mention Bloomingdale's (I think now gone) Mamma Mia's.

 

[spaceman]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Jersey chow.

Yum.

Subs, pizza, dogs, man.. it just rocks.