Porta Asbury Park

low floppage even with a lot of toppings on it, was hittin’ as my post high school grad meal

Opened in 2011, they also have Porta establishments in Montclair & Jersey City, along with sister restaurants Homesick, Lovesick and Pascal & Sabine. This spot serves slightly larger than personal size, certainly shareable, Neapolitan style pizza. Among several options to choose from, I opted for their Margherita pie. Soft & doughy with light char, no flop, no crisp & essentially zero crunch in the pillowy crust, the dough is thickish & rather firm to go along with very decent flavor, somewhat typical of Neapolitan pizza. Despite a smidge of browned char atop, the fresh mozzarella isn’t melted thoroughly, with a colder & harder texture in the middle of the cheese, needing more time in the oven to ooze. With nice flavor, the mozz is just creamy enough; but the taste is definitely better than the consistency. Some Parmigiano Reggiano adds another layer to the tasty mozzarella, enhancing the flavor further. Made from San Marzano tomatoes, the sauce is super sweet, bursting with robust & saccharine flavor. However, not as hearty or thick as I’d prefer, the sauce is somewhat watered down; but it’s seasoned well & supported by a touch of basil & glazing of extra virgin olive oil. Overall, this is a slightly above average Neapolitan style pie with really good taste but very cookie-cutter & assembly line typically soft wood-fired Neapolitan pizza texture.

No crisp fresh cheese a bit sour taste

This moron just told me this was a slice only establishment. It wasn’t. However, this fine gentlemen hit the score on the head. Phenomenal undercarriage. Phenomenal. Could have been better elsewhere, but overall, a fantastic slice. Cheers to you and your mother.

Come to an emo show and the this place is a perfect example of gentrification. Just as the emo kids transitioned to hipsters this local establishment embodies that spirit. Hipster style coal style pizza. Quality but not bar style.

Memorial Day neo by the beach. Solid wood fired marg. Nothing better than grabbing a beach pie and parlaying that with a hot and steamy night at empress with big sausage pies and olive oil anchovy massages with butternut tickles

Sauce is a bit on the sour side. Great mozzarella and dough

eh. too much flop

Soups good

Porta is always going to be one of my favorites. Spent pentotales of late nights partying here and never disappointed with the pizza. Neapolitan style, great taste.

Yup!

This was a really hard review for me, as it’s difficult compare restaurant pizza with pizzeria pizza. The shrimp scampi pie was really good, mostly due to the dough. The dough is not crispy, but has a nice char to it, which is always an interesting style. Overall, really solid for restaurant pizza. The Porta Porta calzone and fried calamari were on point as well.

Letting it crack the 7s because I did enjoy it. Flop was perhaps the worst I have ever seen, it was completely falling apart in my hand. The cheese and sauce were pretty good but I have to say that I much prefer standard cheese pizza over margherita. Still thought it was pretty good but not the best I've had at the shore.

Porta Potty Pizza Party. Not bad for Neapolitan style.

Solid pizza, great atmosphere. Love coming here every summer down the shore.

Fancy Date Bar Pizza. New type .. best way to describe it

Solid pizza. Best vegan pizza around.

Dave wouldn’t love it but a solid 7.6 Frankie. Too thick for Dave. That’s what she said.

Margherita pizza