#plain slice

Steven checked out Luigi's before going to the Stone Pony and said it was "good za."

I was in Garwood for the Folly show at Crossroads and had planned ahead to check out Roma Pizza in the shopping plaza next door for dinner. It may look pretty typical from the outside but WOW was the pizza good! So good that I actually came back mid show for the pepperoni slice above! This place checks all the boxes for me: cheesy, watery sauce, just the right blend of crispy and chewy crust, plentiful toppings....a perfect example of Jersey pizza. And not that pricey! The plain was $2.73 and the pep $3. Check. It. Out. You will not be disappointed.

I noticed Carlo's Pizza a few months back and was hankering for a slice after stopping in the Home Depot down the street and figured it was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I went in planning to get just a plain but the chicken penne vodka slice looked too good to pass up so I got both. The plain ended up being really good! It may have burnt my mouth from being scorching hot but I mean I still couldn't stop eating it. Normally I would have complained that it was just a little saucier than I like but the sauce was so good that I didn't even mind. That's saying something! Even though it spent the same amount of time in the oven, the chicken penne vodka just didn't heat up enough and was a little lacking as a result. I really enjoyed the flavor from the vodka sauce but it got old faster than I would have liked from only being warm instead of hot. Regardless, I would still highly recommend checking Carlo's out. I paid $8 something for the pair which is a little pricey but still worth it. Just maybe stick with the lighter slices.

After Denino's I hit one more spot on my way down to Wildwood; Pasquale's in Wall. This has GOT to be the local pizza spot because it is literally across the street from the high school. It's probably a good thing I went in the summer because this place has got to be PACKED after school, especially because the pizza is actually really good! The plain was thin with subtle sauce and a nice layer of cheese on top. I'm not sure how to explain it but the cheese was a different texture than pizza cheese normally is....still good though. Also for 2023 this slice was pretty cheap at $2.88. Really at that price you can't go wrong. Recommended if you're in the area!

And yeah, it wasn't good. It tasted like BAD Chuck E. Cheese Pizza. Luckily I didn't pay for it, but stick to the hoagies and avoid this at all costs!

On my latest sojourn to Princeton Record Exchange I decided to try yet another Princeton pizzeria and this time I went with Proof Pizza. Unfortunately, it seems to follow the trend of the other Princeton pizzerias I've been to by being mediocre at best. The plain was decent but nothing more. Good amount of cheese, a little too doughy, and just overall unremarkable. The buffalo was more disappointing as it had no flavor at all. No chicken flavor, no buffalo flavor....just textures. The slices WERE wider than usual which made the $8.50 price point a little more understandable, but still not worth the cost. These will definitely fill you up, but you will probably still leave unsatisfied.