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NFT: Had Santillo' pizza today in Elizabeth...

chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 4:37 pm
Absolutely top notch. I have been to Pepe's, DeMarco's was a Manhattan location owned by DiFara, L& B Spumoni Gardens, Grimaldis, Ralph's in Nutley, Star Tavern, and Pizzatown USA in Elmwood Park and this place was the best of the bunch. Crust was the best I have ever had. We got 3 pies, the 1964 (standard plain pie), the 2011 (cheese base top with san marzano tomatoes) and a sausage and pepperoni. Happily ate out of the trunk of my denali in beautiful Elizabeth NJ and me and my friend barely exchanged words. He had just done Colony and Nancy's Townhouse (or whatever) within the last two weeks and said this place was better.



Anyways, highly recommended and worth every minute of the half hour trip each way from Bloomfield.

I also heard there was a great place in West Caldwell, but am having trouble remembering the name if anybody cpuld help me out.
That pic  
chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 4:38 pm : link
Sucks....sorry.
Having grown up in  
Now Mike in MD : 10/21/2020 4:44 pm : link
Elizabeth, i always liked Spiritos more but it's a damn good pie for sure
Star Tavern pizza...  
Mike in St. Louis : 10/21/2020 4:51 pm : link
Have never understood the love...very disappointing...
Next time try the sicilian  
D-Rod : 10/21/2020 5:02 pm : link
It's his best pie.
RE: Star Tavern pizza...  
chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 5:03 pm : link
In comment 15017299 Mike in St. Louis said:
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Have never understood the love...very disappointing...


It used to be a great place.... Bar with nice bar pies where you and a friend could get like 4 of them with different toppings and just crush. But its just that....a bar pie. I loved their pepperoni.

Apparently they remodeled the place from the nice wood interior to this space of gray and maroon and the pizza hasnt been much better than a Tombstone pizza...undercooked. Star isnt my fave either but it was good in my opinion.
RE: Next time try the sicilian  
chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 5:03 pm : link
In comment 15017306 D-Rod said:
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It's his best pie.


It was my first time in Elizabeth in like 26 years. Haha, but I'll keep it in mind.
chopperhatch...  
Mike in St. Louis : 10/21/2020 7:46 pm : link
how long have you lived in Bloomfield?
When in NJ, I'm a sucker for  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 10/21/2020 7:49 pm : link
Vic's in Bradley Beach. I love that thin style pizza.
Vic’s and Nancy’s townhouse are my two favorites  
bhill410 : 10/21/2020 7:52 pm : link
But more importantly only in 2020 would someone type Elizabeth and beautiful in the same sentence.
RE: chopperhatch...  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/21/2020 7:55 pm : link
In comment 15017415 Mike in St. Louis said:
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how long have you lived in Bloomfield?


Mike's jealous. He only get's pizza with Provel in Saint Louis!! Imo's forever!!!
Every time I visit New Jersey New York  
Daniel in Kentucky : 10/21/2020 8:15 pm : link
I bring back two three pizzas stacked in a small to go pizza box as my carry on. Last time I was sitting across from a lady from Long Island. When we were getting off the plane she sort happily yells, “You brought a pizza. My son told me to bring him a pizza and I told him I can’t bring a pizza on the plane. Wow! Next time I’m bringing a pizza”.
The pizza sucks here so I freeze them and reheat at my leisure. I offered her a pie but she refused.
It was a funny moment.
RE: Every time I visit New Jersey New York  
chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 8:44 pm : link
In comment 15017441 Daniel in Kentucky said:
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I bring back two three pizzas stacked in a small to go pizza box as my carry on. Last time I was sitting across from a lady from Long Island. When we were getting off the plane she sort happily yells, “You brought a pizza. My son told me to bring him a pizza and I told him I can’t bring a pizza on the plane. Wow! Next time I’m bringing a pizza”.
The pizza sucks here so I freeze them and reheat at my leisure. I offered her a pie but she refused.
It was a funny moment.


Daniel, great thing about Santillos is its right next to the airport and the crust is so firm it could stay several hours in an overhead ready to get a quick reheat in the oven at your destination!


RE: chopperhatch...  
chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 8:45 pm : link
In comment 15017415 Mike in St. Louis said:
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how long have you lived in Bloomfield?


Lived in my place in Bloomfield for going on 2 years. Previously lived in Montclair for over 20 with a long stretch in Philly in between.
RE: Vic’s and Nancy’s townhouse are my two favorites  
chopperhatch : 10/21/2020 8:46 pm : link
In comment 15017418 bhill410 said:
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But more importantly only in 2020 would someone type Elizabeth and beautiful in the same sentence.


Yeah, but a trip to Nancy's in fucking Rahway is a tough sell. Lol
chopperhatch...  
Mike in St. Louis : 10/21/2020 9:45 pm : link
OK, my stint in Bloomfield preceded yours...
Thanks copperhatch  
Daniel in Kentucky : 10/21/2020 9:45 pm : link
Good tip
I’ll catalogue it
Grove pizza on washington ave in Elizabeth was my favorite  
MartyNJ1969 : 10/21/2020 11:32 pm : link
it's no longer there but it was the place to be in the 1970's
I'm not traveling anywhere too far  
BlueLou'sBack : 10/22/2020 1:46 am : link
from northern Bergen county for pizza. Stopped at DeLorenzo's in Robbinsville for their legendary "tomato pie" after treating my teen daughters to a long day at Great America. It was very good, evem excellent, but not any whit better than several pizzas near me now: Nellie's, Kinchley's, Natale's (their Grandma pie is crazy good), Circolo and just a bit of a drive up to Nanuet for the "dish" style at The Nanuet Hotel...

All the above joints make pizzas that rival some of Italy's (or NYC's) best...

I'd love to see a bit more imagination in the toppings here, like I have seen in the better pizzarie in places like Verona and Torino, and most of all yearn for the place that understands a real "mushroom" pizza has well sauteed caramelized mushrooms "provençal" on it...

The "hard crust that "holds up for hours in a box" doesn't exactly sound like my dream for a pizza either, to be honest. Although that's what I grew up with in the Bronx 50 years ago.

To each their own.
Was the West Caldwell pizza  
Mr. Nickels : 10/22/2020 1:59 am : link
Russillo? Or Forte's in Caldwell?
Angelonis  
Mr. Nickels : 10/22/2020 2:03 am : link
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But you don’t see me typing beautiful Rahway  
bhill410 : 10/22/2020 3:30 am : link
Though to be fair last time I was in that downtown it was night and day to where it was 20 years ago. Elizabeth Not so much.
RE: RE: chopperhatch...  
tyrik13 : 10/22/2020 7:27 am : link
In comment 15017460 chopperhatch said:
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In comment 15017415 Mike in St. Louis said:


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how long have you lived in Bloomfield?



Lived in my place in Bloomfield for going on 2 years. Previously lived in Montclair for over 20 with a long stretch in Philly in between.


Are you originally from Montclair? I ask because that’s my hometown, haven’t lived there in a few years though due to being in the military (retired a few years ago), but my family still lives there and in East Orange
RE: But you don’t see me typing beautiful Rahway  
D-Rod : 10/22/2020 7:45 am : link
In comment 15017579 bhill410 said:
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Though to be fair last time I was in that downtown it was night and day to where it was 20 years ago. Elizabeth Not so much.


I'm surprised it hasn't really taken off. It's much improved and has a lot of potential but everytime I've gone, which admittedly isn't often, it's pretty dead.

Broad St Elizabeth is worse than it was in the past. Maybe with all the new developments they are building in the area it'll clean up.
Santillo's was voted best in Jersey.  
gtt350 : 10/22/2020 8:33 am : link
Spirto's uses tomato paste in their sauce, too bitter.
No on has better lemon ice though than the little corner store in the Burg in Elizabeth (Peterstown)
I (sadly) hate these threads...  
PA Aggie : 10/22/2020 8:51 am : link
Living in 'pizza hell' out here in the middle of PA, your mom/pop pizza joint barely exists...and even if there is one, doesn't mean it is good stuff. So when I see a thread like this, besides getting hungry, I am envious of all you guys who have great pizza within a few minutes drive.

And chowing down out of the back of your SUV is hilarious, truly Jersey. Have a slice or pie for me!
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crick n NC : 10/22/2020 8:56 am : link
crick..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/22/2020 9:00 am : link
LOL. My wife and I were at the mall last evening and she said to me, "How the heck is Sbarro still in business?"
RE: crick..  
crick n NC : 10/22/2020 9:02 am : link
In comment 15017676 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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LOL. My wife and I were at the mall last evening and she said to me, "How the heck is Sbarro still in business?"


Because society is a collection of Michael Scotts?
Hey..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/22/2020 9:03 am : link
that's what she said!
😄  
crick n NC : 10/22/2020 9:36 am : link
RE: I (sadly) hate these threads...  
Del Shofner : 10/22/2020 9:38 am : link
In comment 15017666 PA Aggie said:
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Living in 'pizza hell' out here in the middle of PA, your mom/pop pizza joint barely exists...and even if there is one, doesn't mean it is good stuff. So when I see a thread like this, besides getting hungry, I am envious of all you guys who have great pizza within a few minutes drive.

And chowing down out of the back of your SUV is hilarious, truly Jersey. Have a slice or pie for me!


I always enjoy reading these threads. Although I'm currently living full time in the Hudson Valley, and not in Brooklyn any more. These threads are a reminder that, while there are certainly disadvantages to living the the NY metro area, pizza is not one of them. And there's actually some pretty decent pizza up here too.
RE: Was the West Caldwell pizza  
jestersdead : 10/22/2020 9:54 am : link
In comment 15017575 Mr. Nickels said:
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Russillo? Or Forte's in Caldwell?

Forte's.

Their is a newer place in Caldell, Tony D's. Highly recommend and get the square pie.

Chopper, you gotta get the pie well done at star. Otherwise it has a tendency to be a little moist in the middle and the cheese runs.

What is your go to Bloomfield pizza spot?
RE: I (sadly) hate these threads...  
BlueLou'sBack : 10/22/2020 9:58 am : link
In comment 15017666 PA Aggie said:
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Living in 'pizza hell' out here in the middle of PA, your mom/pop pizza joint barely exists...and even if there is one, doesn't mean it is good stuff. So when I see a thread like this, besides getting hungry, I am envious of all you guys who have great pizza within a few minutes drive.

And chowing down out of the back of your SUV is hilarious, truly Jersey. Have a slice or pie for me!


You want Jersey Pizza, you gotta pay Jersey property tax.
RE: Santillo's was voted best in Jersey.  
Now Mike in MD : 10/22/2020 10:17 am : link
In comment 15017644 gtt350 said:
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Spirto's uses tomato paste in their sauce, too bitter.
No on has better lemon ice though than the little corner store in the Burg in Elizabeth (Peterstown)


Respectfully disagree re Spiritos, but wholeheartedly agree re the italian ice stand. An Elizabeth instution. Elizabeth has very few things to be proud of - basketball, pizza, and the italian ice stand. That's it.
yet to have Santillo's but some great ones mentioned on here  
PaulBlakeTSU : 10/22/2020 10:18 am : link
and others not (Nellie's in Waldwick, Kinchley's, Federici's).

But my favorite pizza in NJ, is Razza in Jersey City. It's neopolitan style and so it's not bar pie like many mentioned. But the bread is off the charts.
RE: RE: RE: chopperhatch...  
chopperhatch : 10/22/2020 3:24 pm : link
In comment 15017609 tyrik13 said:
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In comment 15017460 chopperhatch said:


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In comment 15017415 Mike in St. Louis said:


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how long have you lived in Bloomfield?



Lived in my place in Bloomfield for going on 2 years. Previously lived in Montclair for over 20 with a long stretch in Philly in between.



Are you originally from Montclair? I ask because that’s my hometown, haven’t lived there in a few years though due to being in the military (retired a few years ago), but my family still lives there and in East Orange


Yes. Originally from Montclair Ave. Parents still there so Im in the town a lot
RE: RE: Was the West Caldwell pizza  
chopperhatch : 10/22/2020 3:26 pm : link
In comment 15017729 jestersdead said:
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In comment 15017575 Mr. Nickels said:


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Russillo? Or Forte's in Caldwell?


Forte's.

Their is a newer place in Caldell, Tony D's. Highly recommend and get the square pie.

Chopper, you gotta get the pie well done at star. Otherwise it has a tendency to be a little moist in the middle and the cheese runs.

What is your go to Bloomfield pizza spot?


Im loyal to Dino's in in Montclair for my every day/delivery pizza.

Tried a few Bloomfield spots and they all kinda suck ass.
RE: Angelonis  
chopperhatch : 10/22/2020 3:28 pm : link
In comment 15017577 Mr. Nickels said:
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I think this is it.
Buona Pizza, Westfield NJ  
mpinmaine : 10/22/2020 8:00 pm : link
This may be bias as I grew up there but what the hell.
I get it every time I visit my Dad on the way to LBI (and the way back)
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