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Buon appetitto, hands down! Buffalo chicken is amazing
Posted on: 2011/4/10 22:14
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Helens. Larry & Joes for calzones
Posted on: 2011/4/10 23:39
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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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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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my 2 cents - definitely Rizzo's on Central Ave!!
Posted on: 2011/4/11 21:11
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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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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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I am eating a slice of Carmine's Sicilian right now - we got one and froze most of it -- 2 minutes in the microwave and it is still perfect! Even better in the toaster oven... 
Posted on: 2011/4/13 21:26
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Microwave ! Are you kidding, maybe for defrosting but the toaster oven is the way to go. Never nuke dough.
Posted on: 2011/4/13 21:49
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I normally would agree - but try a frozen Carmine's Sicilian slice - two minutes in the old microwave and you'll see! Sure a convection oven is better - but you will still love the slightly rubbery nuked one - the crust really can't be hurt! OK, maybe I was just hungry...
Posted on: 2011/4/13 23:13
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Buon Appetito: thin, crispy, just the right ratio of crust to sauce to cheese, big slice, fair price.
Their salads also look good although I've never had them.
Posted on: 2011/4/15 9:04
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Just got back from 3 guys… I went in at the lunch time, there was a pack of people and wasn’t an orderly line to make an order. Maybe this is how it works, so I was waiting in line and out comes a friend so I decided step out and catch up for a bit before heading back in and the line hasn’t died down.. So I just yelled out 2 slices some 5 mins later I got it.. The pies run out very quickly, but they are baking 5 or 6 pies at a time so its not much of a wait for the pizza..
Now the pizza, it’s not all that great.. For 2 bucks Rizzo’s gives you bigger slice with better sauce.. The 3 guys just tasted average.. I’m someone who likes to pulls the cheese from pizza and eat the slices plain and taste the sauce, and this was just an ok pizza you get everywhere else....
Posted on: 2011/4/15 13:58
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Tried Delenio's last night.
Plain pie was delicious - thin, buttery crust, perfect balance of cheese sauce and bread. Broccoli Raab appetizer (sun dried tomatoes and cannelini beans tossed with olive oil) was delicious. Ceasar salas was fresh and perfectly dressed - not too soggy and croutons were HOMEMADE (awesome!) Service was really pleasant and though I was quoted a 45 minute wait for delivery - the order was delivered within 30 minutes. They clearly care about their food and service. We'll be ordering from them again!
Posted on: 2011/4/15 18:51
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i too find their pizza to be delicious! eventually i'll get my pizza review done when the weather is nicer. i'm aiming to hit every pizzeria in jersey city and put up an online review of every one of them.
Posted on: 2011/4/16 8:20
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i too find their pizza to be delicious! eventually i'll get my pizza review done when the weather is nicer. i'm aiming to hit every pizzeria in jersey city and put up an online review of every one of them.[/quote]
That sounds like research that I could get on board with! You should apply to the city for funding...you just might get it. They may even give you an Infiniti to get you from pizza joint to pizza joint.
Posted on: 2011/4/16 16:35
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We just went back to La Rustique after a long while (it's a drive for us now that we live in Paulus Hook)... Had a plain, a mushroom and a pepperoni. Thin crust and spot on. Loved it as usual...
Posted on: 2011/4/16 21:04
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That sounds like research that I could get on board with! You should apply to the city for funding...you just might get it. They may even give you an Infiniti to get you from pizza joint to pizza joint.[/quote] lol. maybe they can pay for the oxygen i breathe too while i ride my bike from place to place and construct my criticism.
Posted on: 2011/4/17 5:17
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I have written my first review as I search for the best slice in Jersey City. Check out the blog and let me know if you've had similar experiences or think I'm just damn wrong. I've suddenly began to have some weird unrealistic fear of pizza owners banning me from their establishments. Only one way to find out. My team of pizza lovers will hit the 2nd shop on Wednesday, so do check back often. Cheers for reading.
JC (in)Flux: on Search for that Slice - Helen's Pizza
Posted on: 2011/4/19 11:57
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Victorias pizza is by far the best best pizza I have had in Jersey City. I was there last night and they had a Monday special 2 large pies for $12
Posted on: 2011/4/19 14:21
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Stopped in Nick's last night to get a pie. Talked to the owner a little. Very nice guy.
Pizza was thin, folded well, crust has a nice chew to it. I appreciated that the crust itself wasn't overly thick like some places on Newark ave. Sauce and cheese were decent. The thing I noticed most was that the crust itself lacked flavor. I don't know if it's appropriate to say the dough needed more salt but it tasted bland on its own. For me, the crust of a really good slice has to stand on its own and not just be a delivery for the cheese and sauce. Also had a few of the garlic knots/rolls. These were very good and very garlicky. I asked for the marinara on the side because I didn't want them to get soggy on the way home. Not sure if this is the same sauce that's used on the pizza but it was very good. I'm definitely going back and while maybe not the best slice downtown, they beat some of the old standby's hands down.
Posted on: 2011/4/20 10:39
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Agreed, Helens is not good.
Posted on: 2011/4/20 10:49
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We have been trying Nick's lately and find it to be pretty good. Their delivery could use a little work as sometimes the pie is all over the box when we get it. The texture of the crust is good, if a little bland. Texture is almost as important as taste in my opinion.
I have found that it is best to avoid any pizzeria named for a woman. Nothing sexist, mind you, it just seems to work out that way. Locally, Helen's, Stella's, and Victoria's just aren't cutting it. Our rotation currently includes John's, Nick's, and Buon Appetito.
Posted on: 2011/4/20 10:56
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Decided to give Larry & Joe’s a shot today, and they make a pretty decent pie.. Its not salty like Pizza Masters and the sauce has a nice sweet taste to it.. The dough is very soft and the crust is like eating a bread stick. Only downside is the price, a large plain costs $12.25 with tax.
Posted on: 2011/4/22 17:32
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We tried Victoria's a while back. It was so-so. Thought I'd try it again and ask for the crust a little crispier. When it came it was the same as the first time. The middle is soupy and not cooked well. The dough/crust tasted like Elio's frozen pizza squares. I couldn't eat it. Two strikes and I will go back to my regular place ! You get what you pay for.
Posted on: 2011/4/23 17:25
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That comes to a dollar fifty three a slice, if it's that good grab it ! It's tough finding a good slice in J.C. By the way who owns it now, is it still the original owners and if not are they Italian ?
Posted on: 2011/4/23 18:03
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It was a lady who was making the pizza and she sounded Italian to me..
It's my first time there so I don't know about the owners.. A plain pie shouldn't be more than $10 bucks.. And unlike Pizza Masters and Mama Leone they don't give a container with soda for the price..
Posted on: 2011/4/23 19:20
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Mama Leone is not Italian owned especially with that plastic Italian name.
Posted on: 2011/4/23 22:20
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Just finished our 2nd joint on search for the best slice in JC and it was certainly a step above Helen's Pizza. Let me know if you think my palette is way off. Cheers for reading.
JC (in)Flux - on Search for that Slice - 3 Guys from Italy
Posted on: 2011/5/10 15:55
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Great! Totally forgot about this place. I remember that it was great pizza when I was much younger, but what did I know about good pizza. How does it compare to Larry and Joe's? Curious because Larry and Joe's is awesome. Order the pizza and fresh garlic.
Posted on: 2011/5/10 16:26
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Delenio! Thin crust deliciousness.
Posted on: 2011/5/12 18:55
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