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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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Rossetti’s Pizza in Greenwich Village—I Agree with The Slice Harvester: “It’s...
Heading into downtown Manhattan for a night of musical mayhem, I knew of no pizza joints where I could test a new cheese slice. Fumbling around on the Google, I turned to the website of The Slice...
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Thin Crust Pizza in Greenwich Village —Cheap Slices and Beer at a Place with...
With apologies to the band America, at the end of a recent night in Manhattan I found myself singing “I just had a slice at the joint with no name.” It was near midnight in Manhattan, and I was looking...
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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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Nonna’s L.E.S. Pizzeria—Manhattan Home of the “Magic Squares”
As I watched the singer-songwriter at the Mercury Lounge wind down his show-ending encore, I realized that I lacked a new pizza destination for an after-show slice experience. Bad planning aside, I was...
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New York City’s Champion Pizza on Essex Street–The Best Slice in Town….not!
I’m confused. There are three pizza joints with the name “Champion” that are in close proximity to one another in Lower Manhattan. The Snob previously scored a decent slice at Champion Pizza Soho over...
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Val’s Pizzeria – Staten Island Joint Gets It Right
Readers of this space know that I originally hail from the fine city of Bayonne, NJ. What some may not know is that my home town is just a short hop away from New York City’s oft-forgotten borough of...
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Sharkey’s Square Pizza– Good Squares and Rounds on Staten Island
The Sunday afternoon matinee show at Hamilton Park House Concerts was over, and it was time for another new Staten Island pizza adventure. For the uninformed, the Island is a big place evidenced by its...
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Columbus, Ohio’s Rubino’s Pizzeria—Charming and Better Chicago-Thin than...
On an early spring work-related trip to Columbus, I landed in town just in time for a late lunch. It would be pizza of course, and I tracked down a new joint not too far from the airport. Heading...
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Tommy’s Pizza—An Ugly-Looking Slice in Columbus, Ohio
Music City Mike was in Columbus to see his fave live musical act, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State campus. Pre-show I camped out at a nearby...
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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: Florida Panhandle’s 30-A—Peppinos Pizzeria Lasts Only One Season
Original Review: 05/23/15 Previous Rating: **** 1/2 Nearer Perfection The Pizza Snob’s excitement last year about real New York-style pizza finally coming to the Redneck Riviera was short-lived....
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UPDATE: Florida Panhandle’s 30-A—Amore Pizzeria Space is Now a Pizza by the Sea
Original Review: 10/07/12 Previous Rating: ***1/2 Working On A Good Thing Two summers ago, Mrs. Pie and I enjoyed a delightful pizza at a sweet rooftop patio location in Santa Rosa Beach. Had we not...
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UPDATE: Florida Panhandle’s 30-A—Pizza by the Sea Expands to Three Locations
Original Review: 10/07/12 Previous Rating: *** Better than Dominos The new king of pizza on the Florida Panhandle is Pizza by the Sea. After starting out in central 30-A in Watercolor, the...
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Florida Panhandle’s Christiano’s Ristorante—Fine Italian Restaurant Makes a...
The Pizza Snob’s unstated rule has been to not cover places where pizza is merely a sideline. However, in the case of the Florida Panhandle’s 30-A region where good pizza pickings are slim, I made an...
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Ciao Bella Pizza—Tasty, But Not Very Italian Pizza in Destin, FL
Since moving to Tennessee in 1998, our family has vacationed on the Florida Panhandle just about every year. Back when the kids were still with us, Destin was our primary beachfront, primarily for all...
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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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The Pizza Snob Visits the West Village Two Boots Pizzeria: Flavorfully Fabulous
Sometimes I forget just how much I love Two Boots Pizzeria. It’s been almost three years now since they opened one up in my home turf of Nashville. I have paid it many visits, and some of their special...
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