Pizza Appreciation Thread

[DonRotolo]

I post here with trepidation. Here in Northern NJ we are blessed to live in the finest pizza market in the world. Our proximity to NYC, the predominance of Italian-Americans, and relative affluence* combine to bring serious competition. Places like Domino's, Pizza Hut and Papa Johns go out of business becasue people here won't eat that (stuff).

If someone makes a kind of pizza, we have it here.

That being said, different pizza places have their specialty. Martio's in Nanuet makes the best Sicilian around, but Ray's in Montvale makes a better plain round pie. Marc's in Park Ridge has the best delivery and a decent pie. Phil's in Montvale is also great for their specialty pizzas (like salad, buffalo chicken, bacon, that kind). Nanuet Pizza & Bar (in Nanuet, oddly enough, a block from Martio's) makes a great bar pie, with a thin oily crust that's just so bad for you but so very tasty. Then there's Kinchley's Tavern in Mahwah - too far for build season, but absolutely the finest super thin crust pizza anywhere.

I travel a lot for work, and try pizza wherever I go. Yes, you CAN find good pizza not near here, but it is more rare than you might believe.