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The original Denino’s Tavern opened in 1937 on Staten Island. In 1951, Carlo Denino took over for his father John after he passed away and began serving pizza at the tavern. Carlo’s son Michael opened this Aberdeen, NJ location in 2007 and Denino’s has been franchising ever since, expanding into Manhattan and several central & south Jersey locations. I found the Manahawkin, NJ location to be better than the original Denino’s and I can say the same for this joint. The Denino’s on Staten Island was very good, but the pizza was too dry, with sauce scantly spread. This pie is loaded with sauce, almost a bit too much. Exceptionally sweet-sauced and overflowing, I usually prefer more sauce than not enough; but this is a lot. Luckily, the cheese is unbelievably good; flavorful, melty, oozy, delectably delicious with terrific taste & texture. Normally I don’t value the cheese as much as the sauce & dough but the quality of this mozzarella blend salvages the over-abundance of heavy sauce. The dough is thin, fairly crispy, tremendously tasty with a dry & firmish undercarriage, providing and excellent base for the other ingredients to go along with an exquisitely crispy & crunchy crust. The sauce might be too plentiful and sweet for some; maybe a little Parmesan or oregano would help neutralize the sweetness but I don’t mind it at all. Overall, this is a fantastic alternative if you can’t get to the original Denino’s on Staten Island; in fact, you might even find that this location has the better pizza. 🤷🏻♂️