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Eating A Slice – The Fold and the Rip
As I have said before, I grew up in the pizza-loving town of Bayonne, NJ where there was either a pizza joint or pizza-making bar on every corner. Take-out pizza was also a family affair at home. I...
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Broadway Pizza Walk (Bayonne, NJ) Part One: Tony’s and San Vito
Thomas Wolfe once said “you can’t go home again.” The Snob says “sometimes you go home.” Home for me is Bayonne, New Jersey, a peninsula surrounded by Newark and two boroughs of New York City...
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Broadway Pizza Walk (Bayonne, NJ) Part Two: – Pompei and Pizza Masters
Continuing my walk along Broadway, my third stop was Pompei, a long-established joint that recently had the distinction of winning the inaugural reader’s poll for “Best Regular Pizza” by the Bayonne...
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Broadway Pizza Walk (Bayonne, NJ) Part Three: Mona Lisa Pizzeria and Mario’s...
On my recent trip home, I had time for one last pizza adventure and decided to further explore the pizza in my hometown of Bayonne, NJ (see Part One and Part Two). I started out early on a Monday...
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Broadway Pizza Walk (Bayonne, NJ) Part Four: Late Night at Joe’s Pizzeria
Continuing to explore pizza in the city of my birth, my challenge this time was to see where I could get a slice on Broadway after 11 p.m. on a Friday night. Coming off the New Jersey Turnpike, I...
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Bayonne NJ’s Venice Restaurant—Tasty Thin Pizza Tradition Thrives On
In revisiting the pizza of his home town, The Pizza Snob was uncertain about the current status of the Venice Restaurant. I grew up down the street from The Venice, so you could say The Snob’s...
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Chris’ Corner in Bayonne, NJ—A Return to Where the Snob First Discovered Pizza
The Snob grew up on the same block as Chris’ Corner, and their pizza was the first he ever tasted. In the early 60’s, Mom would call in the order, and I would walk down the street to bring home a...
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Bayonne, NJ’s Big Apple—Watch Some Sports and Eat Some Great Pizza!
These days, when the Snob goes back home to Bayonne, he fills in his trips to the famous pizza joints in Manhattan and Brooklyn with visits to places in his old home town. There is no shortage of...
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Mama Rosa Cucina Pizzeria in Bayonne, NJ’s—Great Pizza Both Simple and Fancy!
Since crowning myself The Pizza Snob, I have made several trips back to my hometown of Bayonne, NJ. I now have written about eleven pizza places in the Peninsula City. As a result of my last trip...
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Bayonne NJ Pizza Blitz—Part 1: Ronny’s Pizzeria
As the Snob has said before, it feels like I will never run out of new pizza places to try in my hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey. I took advantage of the mild winter weather one Sunday afternoon on my...
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Bayonne NJ Pizza Blitz—Part 2: Brother’s Pizza
The next target of my Bayonne Pizza Blitz was just a block up Broadway from Ronny’s Pizzeria and Restaurant. Brothers Pizza & Pasta was new to me, but many locals on the Bayonne Facebook page...
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Bayonne NJ Pizza Blitz—Part 3: Pizza Lino’s
I resumed my Bayonne Pizza Blitz by heading across to Avenue A on the west side of town. Pizza Linos was another place recommended by the Bayonne Facebook page, located just a block away from Bayonne...
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Bayonne NJ Pizza Blitz—Part 4: La Guardiola Pizzeria
The Bayonne Pizza Blitz continued with a walk further up Broadway. La Guardiola Pizzeria & Bistro was another recommendation from the folks on the Bayonne Facebook page and is a bit more upscale...
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Bayonne NJ Pizza Blitz—Part 5: Denapoli Krispy Pizza
Walking back home from my Bayonne Pizza Blitz, I thought I was finished until I saw another place that was off my radar. This joint was just a block up from Brothers on the other side of the street....
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Bayonne NJ’s Naples Pizzeria—Thin Pizza “Two-For” is a Winner!
By now you’d think that I would have visited all of the decent pizza joints in my hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey. Well, perhaps not. On my last trip home, I found another great place that I somehow...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Pizza Linos—Watch Them on TV’s Hungry Investors
Original Review: 05/03/14 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****½ Nearer Perfection One of the Pizza Snob’s favorite new Bayonne pizza places, Pizza Linos, was recently featured on Spike TV’s Hungry Investors, and...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Mario’s Pizza Shuts Down
Original Review: 04/06/13 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****Near Perfection On a recent trip back home, The Pizza Snob came across a locked door and handmade sign offering a pizza setup for lease. It looks like...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Tony’s Pizza Shuts Down Too!
Original Review: 09/22/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection My posting yesterday about the demise of Mario’s Pizza, brought with it the sad news from my friends on the You Know You Grew Up in...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Tony’s Pizza Is Just Renovating: A Word From the Owner
Original Review: 09/22/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection My post this morning about the suspected demise of the much-loved Tony’s Pizza created a level of interest like this blog has never...
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UPDATE: Bayonne’s Ronny’s Pizzeria Closes Shop
Original Review: 05/03/14 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****Near Perfection Last trip home, I was driving up Broadway and noticed that Ronny’s Pizzeria & Restaurant appeared to be closed for business. Sad...
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