Pizza Review
I’ve been looking for the best pizza in central PA and this is a contender. I’m from NY and have had the best NY and CT pizzas. So many places in Central PA are extremely similar but this place stands out slightly more than others like Palumbo. First thing I noticed was the thinness of the plain cheese slice. I’m not saying it was thin or thick, but perfectly in between. Light and easy to eat with good flavor, no grease really, decent crisp, little floppy. I always order my pies well done. They didn’t exactly cook it well done. I wish it had a little more crisp and char to it. I have to say though this might currently be my favorite in central PA, but it’s very close with Palumbo, probably .1 higher. Cook this longer, give it more crisp and a little char and this is a 8.
Pizza Review
I got 2 slices...🍕🍕. One when I walked in, sitting on the counter, looked about 54 minutes old. Then right before I was about to leave a nice, fresh, hot, beautiful looking slice pie makes its way onto the counter. So I figure I gotta commit now. I try the “burn your face off” slice. Well, it’s the first one that got this joint the 7.8 rating (actually it’s a 7.75380). The second slice should have tasted better but didn’t. It was messy, it didn’t seem to want to settle. It was restless and it showed. So I chewed it down, burnt the roof of my mouth a bit there, too. Just goes to show you it’s really about the timing, and the “who made it factor” and the right place at the right time that makes a pizza slice either just alright, good, (Dave’s “it’s very good slice”🙄) great, outstanding, exceptional or truly exceptional tasting. Pizza is a fickle thing. Sometimes there’s a trick to it and sometimes it’s just pure luck. A factor that only the best pizza makers can deal with on a consistent basis. The second slice, maybe a 7.0 or 7.1. (sauce alone saved these pieces from being a high 6’er) Messed up, I know; but you CAN have a pie from the same place within an hour and have some disparity in the ratings. Crazy shit, but true pizza people totally get it. So maybe not so crazy. Ah, who knows. . . 🤪 Best part about Home Slice at Walden is Jordan. Extremely polite and conscious counter person/server who takes pride in what he is doing. Don’t even know him but I know I like him🍕
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