Pizza Review
I’ve had Denino’s pizza before at their Manahawkin location and absolutely loved it. I’m looking at some pre-pandemic pics & scores from this original Denino’s and I feel like my pie just isn’t on par with the quality consistency from the pies of the past. I’ll start by saying the dough & crust are tremendously crispy and flavorful, the perfect base for the cheese & sauce to rest upon. However, if you look at my pie, you can hardly see any sauce. This was an incredibly dry pizza, and not nearly as tasty as a white pie. The cheese also came across as pretty generic, the only flavor I could pick up on was a little bit of oregano. I know Denino’s can make a better pie than this. Did I just catch them on an off day? Did the pandemic mess with deliveries? Were they running out of sauce and had to spread it thin? Is this the generic frozen pie they send out to all their chains now? Whatever the reason, this felt like generic pizza and I know they’re historically way above a standard pie. I expected a high 8 but had to grade fairly with a low-to-mid 7. Maybe I’ll try again and re-score down the road some day.