Pizza Review
Nice crisp and flavor
Pizza Review
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.
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