The Brookdale

1990’s college type bar vibe, but apps are all the rage here. The mozz stick is famous for being the size of Barry Bonds’ ______. The French onion and plain slice are really swell, but the place should have a better command on its idenity for pizza and purpose.

Good bar pie with some sweet sauce. Some type of mix between Detroit style and a bar pie I guess? Either way it works.

This is one of the best pizzas in the area.

While some may consider this to be a bar pie, it actually falls into a special category I call “Tavern Pie.” Slightly bigger than personal pizza size but a tad thicker, heavier & heartier than a normal bar pie. Judging by the encrusted burnt cheese around edges, this is a well done pan pizza. The dough is buttery & flaky with very good crisp and a tremendously crunchy crust. The cheese to sauce ratio is on point and also produces contrasting salty & sweet tastes. The cheese is somewhat thickish and retains a lot of salty grease, while the sauce is equally thick and sweet, providing a terrific balance of the opposing flavors. Overall, this is a unique pizza with a very sneaky pleasant aftertaste; the first bite doesn’t grab you right away but the deliciousness definitely sneaks up on you as you continue consuming the pie. Aside from a little too much oil and high salt content, this is a solid pizza to pair with a few beers and one of the better “Tavern Pies” in Jersey.

Now THIS…. is a real Bar Pie. A charred, greasy messy delight. With a pile of chunky pep piled high on half. Go get it.

Bryce: 9.2 Grant: 7.8 Kim: 8