Polizzi’s Brick Oven

Tried the Trenton and white pie both Detroit style. Decents pies with not a crazy amount of flavor in the dough or sauce. Was hoping the find a local Detroit style that compares to actual Detroit but this falls short. Still worth trying if you’re local.

Opened in 2021 by owner & pizzaiolo Damien Polizzi, they claim to have the only brick oven in Washington Township, which gets up to 1,000° & can cook a pie in a matter of minutes. They offer 3 core styles to choose from: Neo-Neapolitan, Detroit style & Sicilian. I wish I could have tried them all but only had room for the Neo-Neapolitan House Round Pie, Nonna Style. Essentially a gussied up 16” traditional football pizza with a clear Philly influence in its appearance & taste to match. The dough is super thick, incredibly heavy & unbelievably soft with zero crisp. Modestly tasty, providing a pillowy soft bed for the other ingredients, the dough contains minimal char & is totally void of crunch, even in the substantially thick crust. With a combination of shredded mozzarella tight to the dough & and smattering of creamier fresh mozz atop, the cheese definitely gives off Philly pizza vibes in the layering. A sprinkling of Pecorino Romano adds a little funky flavor that somewhat detracts from the tastier Grande mozzarella & fresh mozz, which is easily the best attribute of the pie, just in need of more even distribution. Consisting of mostly crushed tomatoes, the sauce is certainly more savory than sweet & seemingly dulled or neutralized by the Pecorino cheese. Sadly subdued, the sauce lacks distinctive flavor, taking a backseat to the taste of the cheese blend. In need of more volume or seasoning to punch through, the sauce is missing pizzazz, hiding in plain sight, aided only by a few bits of fresh basil. Overall, this is good pizza, especially for South Jersey, with quality ingredients; but the taste doesn’t quite live up to the aesthetics. A crispier pie would definitely rate higher, as the super soft texture doesn’t do this pizza any favors. The multiple layers of delectable mozzarella & tastiness of the dough give this pie something to work with; but the sauce & crispness both need major adjustments to get this pizza into the 8s where the eye test says it belongs. Perhaps the Detroit style is the way to go here as they continue to improve their Neo-Neapolitan.

The bar constantly being raised but again one of the best Detroit pizzas I’ve had with roni cups and hot honey. The make up of this pie is textbook Detroit style, the outer edges are encrusted with caramelized cheese for that intense flavore and the undercarriage has a great crisp while the interior is airy light and pillowy with the fresh abundant layer of cheese melding perfectly and had a lot of sharp bite that I love, no need for the grated stuff here. The sauce was rich, zesty and fresh but not to much a kick to take you away from the punch of the roni cups that were perfectly contrasted by the hot honey drizzle; perfect amount not to much. Ratio of all the ingredients were spot on and what I love is the size, they’re 10x14 instead of the smaller ones most places offer, best portion size for this style and that cheese pull was the stuff of 90s peak pizza commercials. Incredible place but even friendlier staff and service, owner and pizza maker are great people and took time just to talk pizza making the experience all the greater, another perfect pizzadventure!!!

Just tried the Detroit style because my wife had a pregnancy craving. It was GREAT. Very crispy, singed cheese on the crust, high quality ingredients. Did half pep and half Margherita. Will be coming back for the round pie.

Photo doesn’t do it justice. This is their 313 (Detroit Style) with pepperoni. I’ve yet to have a bad pizza from this place. May be one the best kept secrets in South Jersey.

Second time rating this! Its awesome pizza for sure! Good crisp! Great sauce

Eating in the car…so good!

Go for the 313 Detroit Style. Cooked perfectly. Great dough, light and fluffy. Perfect undercarriage.

Good pie. Only complaint is that it wasn’t crispy enough.

The “Old School” round pie - solid wood fire pie. Lot of flop. I got there right at pickup time and ate a slice immediately in the car, but it was warm, so I’m sure it sat and steamed out the bottom a bit. Sauce needs garlic or something for a bit more zip. Overall, good pie. Will be back to try some others. Got my eye on the House Pie next.

Very Good Must Try!

Solid pie overall. Pepperoni cups a plus. Go for the wings if you go here though. Quite possibly the best wings I have had in my life.

This kid got roasted by a worker. Good pizza.

Real solid pizza

Not my style with Neapolitan, but had good flavor and fresh ingredients, but super floppy

Damn good pie.

Tried the house pie, the tomato pie, and the 313 Detroit pie. This rating is for the house pie. The best part about both the house pie and the tomato pie is the crust. Very soft and perfectly cooked. The sauce is flavorful and so is the cheese. This is a great new place to try!

Nice crisp and flavor

Okay at best. Doughy, under cooked, bland sauce and flavors

This is a new restaurant that is killing it right off the bat. This is their 313, a Detroit style masterpiece. Ingredients as fresh as could be. Minimal grease and a perfect undercarriage makes it very easy/clean to eat. A basil topping could push this easily into the mid 9’s.

Best pizza in South Jersey!!!! Glad this place opened , Washington Township needed this!!!