De'Lorezo's Tomato Pies

Name of Restaurant: De’Lorenzo’s Tomato Pies

City, State: Robinsville, NJ (the original is in Trenton, NJ)

Background of Restaurant: In 1936 the De’Lorenzo family opened one of the first pizza (tomato pie) restaurants in Trenton (which to this day doesn’t have a restroom inside). In 1947 Alexander “Chick” De’Lorenzo established De’Lorenzo’s at 530 Hudson St and worked with his wife at this restaurant for 40 years. De’Lorenzo’s restaurant in Trenton was named in the top 25 pizza joints in New Jersey.

Specialty pizza: Clam pizza (which we didn’t try unfortunately)

1. Crust (flavor, crispiness, how well it holds the ingredients, how it was cooked?): 1-5 overall; 1-10 (1=thinnest, 10=thickest)

5-on a thinness level, thicker type crust, a little bland, 2 ½

2. Sauce (flavor, quantity, viscosity): 1-5

3- chunky with a fresh taste but a tad bit on the bland side. Not very sweet, Whole pieces of tomato, more sauce than cheese.

3. Cheese/Toppings (flavor, quantity, technique used): 1-5

Good, fresh flavor but would have liked a little more cheese; 3

4. Overall quality/Taste: 1-5

2 1/2; Good flavor, fresh and not greasy, too bland for me though. It might have been a totally different experience if we visited the location in Trenton though

5. Presentation of the Pizza: (how it’s sliced, served):

Cut in cookie cutter shapes, which was a unique and interesting attribute that makes De’Lorenzo’s stand out against other pizza shops.

6. Ambiance/Décor of the Restaurant/Friendliness of the staff:

Very new and clean looking, pictures on the wall. The owner was very nice, actually chasing after us to make sure we were coming back since they were about to close. De’Lorenzo is BYOB which is nice because you can bring in wine or beer and enjoy the pizza without blowing a lot of money on alcohol.