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The first stop on my quest for the best slice in Jersey City is completed. Will post the findings on Friday. The experience was satisfying in some ways and left much to be desired in others. Please check back for (the)Skinny.
Read my blog here: JC (in)Flux
Posted on: 2011/4/13 20:40
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it's probably not a true pizza, but more a pizza bread, but I love the individual servings at the 2nd st. bakery.
there are reasons not to like it (the cheese is often charred and too rubbery and it's too salty) but it all somehow works. they used to have it in log form (which I preferred) but now I think they only serve it in rounds?
Posted on: 2011/4/11 23:05
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my 2 cents - definitely Rizzo's on Central Ave!!
Posted on: 2011/4/11 21:11
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3 guys I second!!! I just had them about a couple weeks ago for the first time, finally a good slice of pizza in JC! had it again today
Posted on: 2011/4/11 19:48
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Carmine's has the best Sicilian. The ratio of sauce/cheese/bread is perfect, and the crust is perfect. I'll pass on their regular slice though, and everything else on the menu.
I may be crazy but Michael's Pizza and Video on Eire has the best old-fashioned, Americanized, greasy, floppy slice around. Again, the ratio, the key to a good pie, is perfect. And the eggplant parm sandwich (and from what I hear the chicken parm too), is worth the walk alone, as they don't deliver. They are the only ones to cook a parm sandwich right in this city.
Posted on: 2011/4/11 16:14
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Helens. Larry & Joes for calzones
Posted on: 2011/4/10 23:39
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Buon appetitto, hands down! Buffalo chicken is amazing
Posted on: 2011/4/10 22:14
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Uno Pizza - i'm a big fan of deep dish. Go Cubs!
Posted on: 2011/4/10 20:47
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thanks for the feedback.. definitely appreciated. Some of the pizza joints named were already on my list of places to test... the others I have added. Me and my friends start this long quest of finding the best slice in Jersey City tomorrow. Feel free to check back at the blog for updates, reviews and hopefully good reads.
Check the blog here: JC (in)Flux
Posted on: 2011/4/10 12:56
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Victoria's pizza is amazing!!! Freshly made to order and the sauce is addicting. So good.
Posted on: 2011/4/10 10:28
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I dont know about their regular pizza because I havent had it yet, but I had Victorias Margehrita pizza last night it was real good. The only other one that I had that was close was La Rustique
Posted on: 2011/4/10 8:54
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Rizzo and Pizza Master are both Italian owned. Richie at Pizza Masters has a nice Italian restaurant in the back you\'ll probably always run into somebody from the Heights in there. I believe he also has another in the Liberty Park area. Rizzo\'s is a great little spot for weekday lunches they have an array of hot foods for either take out of dine in. It\'s a simple place for quick decent Italian food.
Posted on: 2011/4/9 20:35
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Portifino Pizzeria and Gino's pizzeria, both on Central ave in the Heights. Portinfino actually has a good deal for a pizza and soda. Gino's i have to admit has gone a little down since i was a kid, but there still pretty good
Posted on: 2011/4/9 20:08
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I actually used the pizza thread and went to a few places… Pizza masters and Mama Leona both taste the same.. The place I been going to now a days is Rizzo also on central.. Haven’t gotten a pie, but have gotten 2 dollar slices.. The pizza is thin and big, and I like it.
Posted on: 2011/4/9 19:52
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I'd think this topic should focus on regular slices as opposed to brick oven but unfortunately most pizza parlors use the same supplier such as Lisanti in Totawa, N.J. which make them all have a uniform taste.
Posted on: 2011/4/9 19:46
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I agree that Grimaldi's in Hoboken has the BEST slice around.
If I had to pick a JC location, I would pick John's pizza over on Sussex - It has to be a slice of their Margarita (which uses fresh mozzarella vs. their regular pizza which uses a Pollo-O type mozzarella).
Posted on: 2011/4/9 18:36
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I have to admit I haven't tried many places in JC, but after living in Brooklyn 10 years with the best options, I really enjoy 3 Guys from Italy in JSQ. It's not fancy-just a great slice.
I would NOT recommend Prince of Pizza-too soggy for my liking. Good luck-I look forward to your results!
Posted on: 2011/4/9 18:06
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Not JC -- but Hoboken has a Grimaldi's ( of Brooklyn) -- which might well be the best pizza around here.
http://www.grimaldis.com There are lots of threads on here... click to read this one
Posted on: 2011/4/9 17:25
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After months of debate with friends and multiple readings of the pizza thread on JC List, I have decided to take 2 friends on a quest to find the best slice Jersey City has to offer. I'm looking for some suggestions to help navigate my search... and some additional readers wouldn't hurt either.
I started the blog in mid-March due to cabin fever caused by an incredibly fun run with the flu. I comment on the fashion, events, restaurants, bars, and characters found in Jersey City. Cheers for reading. Check the blog here: (chow)down - on Search for that Slice
Posted on: 2011/4/9 17:09
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Gino,s on Central Avenue is best. Quality ingreediants and knowledgeable staff.
Posted on: 2011/2/7 12:13
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Pizza Master in the Heights.
Prince of Pizza in McGinnley Square/JSQ. Both are amazing. Try the fried eggplant and sausage pie.
Posted on: 2011/2/7 9:45
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There used to be a spot that was on the corner of central & Leonard St, right in front of Washington park called new york pizza( i know..smh). They had the best best pizza i have ever eaten in my life and ate there everyday after school. But they closed back in 06, not sure why though. GIno's in the HEights, as well, was good pizza to but now theyre just to expensive and TOOO thin. Theyre pizzas used to be for 1.25 and were delicious, not many pizza places i can give alot of credit too now,
Posted on: 2011/2/6 16:14
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Just wanted to bring up to the top some relevant threads for this glorious Super Bowl Sunday. =)
If your favorite pizza place is mobbed, keep in mind that pizza-making capacity has recently increased in downtown JC: Victoria's is new and 'Nick's' on Newark near Grove St are nw pizza joints. Go Steelers!
Posted on: 2011/2/6 11:16
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Heights: That's not what I said. I implied that we DO have a monopoly over pizza in the metro area due to the strong italian presence. What I said was that Manhattan particularly had lost its Italian population (to Brooklyn, JC, the Suburbs, etc), and people cannot claim Manhattan is the capital of italian cuisine when very few italians live there relative to other parts of the region.
The premise is that I can go to the Village in downtown and get a good pizza because Italians live there. To say that I can't got to the Village (home of the italians) and must go to manhattan (where few italians live) for Italians food is bizarre and a bit insulting.
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(From WIKI) [Patsy Grimaldi and his business partner, Sean McHugh, opened a second location in Hoboken, New Jersey.] Interesting, I thought the owner might not be Italian wasn't sure though. La Rustique in Downtown J.C. is also Irish owned. I guess it proves that the recipe doesn't know which hands are sculpturing the masterpiece. I always said that the Italians and the Irish go together like milk & cookies; from the days of Kennedy & Sinatra it's been a love-hate relationship between the two ethnic sects.
Posted on: 2010/4/12 8:48
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It's important to note that Grimaldi's in Hoboken is owned and managed by an Irish immigrant. Still I think it's very good pizza, and by far better than any of the pizza I've had in Jersey City. Quote:
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Your posting seemed to travel from comparing pizza in Jersey City to Manhattan to just discussing the Italians in Nyc; you have somewhat of a point though. Manhattan was the first stop where Italians introduced pizza to the United States starting with Lombardi's on Mullberry St. Most of the pizza parlors order their ingredients from Lisanti in Totowa, which seems to be the same supply place for all which results in a similar taste & quality. I do find that the brick oven joints have an edge because of the unique contents of their product. But stating that the Italians do not have a monopoly in Nyc or Jersey City anymore is a bit over the top. If this is the case then nowhere else in the U.S. will there be a monopoly. The N.Y. metropolitan area along with Rhode Island has the most Italians in the U.S.A. You may want to try John's Pizzeria in Downtown J.C. or Grimaldi's in Hoboken before you make any further thought to this delicate subject matter. At least with the brick oven method pizza will still be a nourishing lure.
Posted on: 2010/4/12 7:45
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I think Larry and Joe's is the best I have tasted in Jersey City.. I drive out of my way to head their when I want a pie or even just a slice.. They are located on Newark avenue a block away from Dickinson High school.. Don't go on a school day during lunch.. Place is mobbed with loud highschool kids..
Posted on: 2010/4/12 2:29
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I'm generally not thrilled with the pizza around town. While I till think average pizza tastes good, it's hard for me to compare JC pizza to real wood fired pizza spots in across the river (Company, Motorino, etc). To me, the options here are about average for "slices joints", but not much beyond that. So in a city of a quarter million, hugely impacted by Italian heritage and culture, there's no "comparable" pizza joints to those in Manhattan. I'm surprised that Carmines nor Pizza Masters nor La Rustique can provide a comparable or better alternative. Italians culture left Manhattan a long time ago; they really don't have a monopoly on "good" pizza anymore. Manhattan has superior Dominican food, Chinese food, and can kick anywhere in America to the curb with the concept of brunch, but Italian, not so much.
Posted on: 2010/4/10 9:28
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I'm generally not thrilled with the pizza around town. While I till think average pizza tastes good, it's hard for me to compare JC pizza to real wood fired pizza spots in across the river (Company, Motorino, etc). To me, the options here are about average for "slices joints", but not much beyond that.
Posted on: 2010/4/10 9:20
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