The New Jersey Pizza Hunt

Date: 10/17/2017 Location: Raritan, NJ Pizza ordered: Plain Website: www.deluciasbrickovenpizza.com/ DeLucia's Brick Oven is one of the oldest pizzerias in the country. One look inside their kitchen and this fact is plainly evident. The interior of the restaurant isn't overwhelming. There are very few pictures or decorations, save some interesting cartoon vegetables and pizza. The tables and seats are wooden and there is table service if you are dining in. My girlfriend and I went with a plain pie. The pizza was very good. The cheese was cooked to be crispier than many of the other locations I've visited, something I can appreciate, and the sauce is delicious. The crust on our pizza was crumbly in a few areas and had a bit too much flour, but the base of the pizza was pleasantly thin and crispy. Overall I enjoyed the pizza and am interested to try some of the available toppings, like the sausage.

Date: 10/12/2017 Location: Kingston, NJ Pizza Ordered: Margherita Website: www.osteriaprocaccini.com/ Osteria is a small, intimate Italian restaurant in Kingswood very close to the canal. There is a decent amount of parking both on the street and behind the restaurant. Now I actually haven't even been inside the restaurant because they have a beautiful and elegant outdoor seating area behind the restaurant where my girlfriend and I were seated and served. The service was excellent and the waitresses were very attentive. The restaurant is BYOB but also has a selection of Maine Root sodas that are delicious. We decided to order an appetizer of bruschetta (the sundried tomato pesto) which is some of the best I've ever had. The tomato pesto spread was truly delicious. The Margherita pizza was also very tasty. The sauce is rich in flavor and I really liked the soft and tasty crust. There was quite a bit of basil used, but that was no problem in my opinion, as I thought i...

Date: 9/11/2017 Location: Piscataway, NJ Pizza Ordered: Plain and Pasta Website: www.steltonpizza.com/ Stelton Pizza in a strip mall along a fairly busy road. There is plenty of parking and, once inside, plenty of seating. I don't recall there being many options behind the glass at the counter as far as getting slices to-go was concerned, but there was enough to make a selection. The staff was friendly and Halloween decorations were impressive and helped add to the atmosphere. The plain slice was flavorful with a good amount of sauce and a good amount of toasting of the cheese. The crust and base were crispy, though the crust did have a bit of excess flour that can be seen in my picture. The pasta slice was pretty good. I appreciated having the cheese over the pasta and I found that it helped contain the slice better than some others. I would definitely eat here again given the opportunity.