The Pizza Shop

🚨BEST OF NEW JERSEY ALERT🚨 Fairly new & somewhat trendy, there’s a decent amount of hype surrounding this takeout & delivery only Hoboken pizza shop, leading to lofty expectations & rather high hopes. Aesthetically, this is an absolute masterpiece; a super sharp-looking picturesque kaleidoscope of color: popping plum tomato red sauce, splashes of glowing green basil, golden crisped crust, truly special & glamorously gorgeous pizza. With magnificent char matching remarkable crisp, the texture is elite. They use TPS organic flour to make the dough which is universally crunchy from the center of the pie to the crust to go along with an unbelievably firm undercarriage. Straddling the line between well done & burnt in some areas, the dough is delicious and rivals some of New Haven’s best coal-fired pies. Providing a phenomenal foundation for the rest of the pizza’s components, the dough is at the crossroads where texture meets taste together in blissful harmony. With a significant amount of cheese & crushed red tomato sauce atop, this is a surprisingly weighty & heavy pie. The hand-pulled fresh mozzarella appears to be layered above & below the sauce, not just smattered about in splotches like typical Margherita style pizza. Combined with outstanding consistency & texture, the cheese is sharp & poignant but also creamy & delectable, with a wonderful sprinkling of shaved Parmesan for added flavor atop the pie. Possibly the most polarizing aspect of this pizza is the make-or-break sauce. Loaded with Bianco DiNapoli crushed tomatoes & a mesmerizingly stunning red hue, the sauce is shockingly not sweet. Slightly bitter & tart, the sauce is somewhat sophisticated with dulled sweetness & subdued flavor. While I usually prefer a much more saccharine sauce, this blend is not without its merits. Some fresh basil adds crisp flavor to compliment the undersweetened sauce, while also creating a visual delight. The synergy among all of the ingredients working together is sensational. Along with incredible-looking specialty pizzas, they offer a Square Pie that they refer to as “an ode to DiFara.” Truly classy pizza, this is one of the best pies you’ll find in the Garden State. I’m opening the doors to the hallowed Hall of Fame for this destination pizza in historic Hoboken, New Jersey. Thanks for a sincerely special 500th review. 🍕 #500