Visiting Morris County NJ I have eaten in a few you have mentioned. After eating in those pizza places to include pizza and entrees, the pizza in Central FL is garbage.
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Disney Food Is Expensive and Worse Than Ever
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UNCgolf
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The only place I get pizza at Disney is Pizza Ponte at Disney Springs, although I hear Via Napoli isn't bad.
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Prosciutto e Melone is a very popular appetizer in Italy. But in pizza?, no.
Smiley/OCD
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I never said NE pizza sucks…Dominos sucks, Pizza Hut sucks, etc…I just said I would never buy pizza in Disney. If I’m going to New England, I’m getting seafood, not pizza…lighten up, Francis lol
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
You ever have clam pizza?
Tried Cape May at Yacht & Beach and it is overpriced average tasting seafood. Now the Boston Fish House in Winter Park FL is the real deal. It is run by a family from New England.
Minthorne
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But Papa Gino’s is pretty good!
Smiley/OCD
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No but there’s a pizzeria in the next town over from me that makes a shrimp scampi pizza with fresh garlic…it comes with a defibrillator but man, it’s so good…
Big T 1963
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Your next trip to WDW should include a stop at the nearest Publix they make some really good sandwiches and while your there don't forget to get a some Florida Lottery scratch-offs you may win and afford the food in the parks on a future trip ...LOL Because you know "Dream do come true" Have a Magical Day!!!
Tony the Tigger
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I am Italian from NJ so let’s settle things lol.
The biggest sacrifice I made in moving from NJ to FL is food on a daily basis. Produce isn’t as good, Italian restaurants are meh at best. Decent pizza is extremely rare. Locals think Papa John’s is “good pizza.”
I don’t love most Italian stuff or pizza at WDW. I rarely go to Italian restaurants there or elsewhere.
The following are pizza toppings: mozzarella, sausage, meatballs, onions, peppers, pepperoni, mushrooms, eggplant, garlic, basil, extra cheese, spinach, olives. Maybe chicken.
Once you add pineapple or melon, it’s no longer pizza.
That stuff in Chicago is actually cake.
I miss my Grandma (and her cooking.)
Even places that move down to FL from NJ/NY aren’t as good down here. (See: the water.)
Now don’t get me wrong, if I’m in the right mood (read: 2AM
) I’ll take a $5 pizza from 7/11 with appropriate expectations: fill me up so I can pass out. And the CPK BBQ chicken concoction is very nice, but by my own rules, I can’t call it pizza. A hankering for pizza is a totally different hankering.
While I’m at it: it’s gravy. But on pizza, it’s usually sauce (i.e. cooked without meat.)
I did very much enjoy Palo, the Italian restaurant on the Disney Dream. I went in with low expectations, mostly ordering things without tomatoes. At the brunch where I could get anything and just not eat it if I didn’t like it, I was very pleasantly impressed with the chef’s sauces/gravies - slow cooked without cheating via salt/sugar. I went back for dinner and had a lamb ragout pasta to die for.
And yes @Smiley/OCD if Paradiso 37 were replaced by a Taco Bell and a poutine stand, it would be an upgrade.
And yes @Phonedave almost any local dive in NJ is at least decent, and probably better than a comparable place in Florida.
And yes @CaptainAmerica Connecticut will always be #3 in the tri-state area. In everything except income.
The biggest sacrifice I made in moving from NJ to FL is food on a daily basis. Produce isn’t as good, Italian restaurants are meh at best. Decent pizza is extremely rare. Locals think Papa John’s is “good pizza.”
I don’t love most Italian stuff or pizza at WDW. I rarely go to Italian restaurants there or elsewhere.
The following are pizza toppings: mozzarella, sausage, meatballs, onions, peppers, pepperoni, mushrooms, eggplant, garlic, basil, extra cheese, spinach, olives. Maybe chicken.
Once you add pineapple or melon, it’s no longer pizza.
That stuff in Chicago is actually cake.
I miss my Grandma (and her cooking.)
Even places that move down to FL from NJ/NY aren’t as good down here. (See: the water.)
Now don’t get me wrong, if I’m in the right mood (read: 2AM
) I’ll take a $5 pizza from 7/11 with appropriate expectations: fill me up so I can pass out. And the CPK BBQ chicken concoction is very nice, but by my own rules, I can’t call it pizza. A hankering for pizza is a totally different hankering.While I’m at it: it’s gravy. But on pizza, it’s usually sauce (i.e. cooked without meat.)
I did very much enjoy Palo, the Italian restaurant on the Disney Dream. I went in with low expectations, mostly ordering things without tomatoes. At the brunch where I could get anything and just not eat it if I didn’t like it, I was very pleasantly impressed with the chef’s sauces/gravies - slow cooked without cheating via salt/sugar. I went back for dinner and had a lamb ragout pasta to die for.
And yes @Smiley/OCD if Paradiso 37 were replaced by a Taco Bell and a poutine stand, it would be an upgrade.
And yes @Phonedave almost any local dive in NJ is at least decent, and probably better than a comparable place in Florida.
And yes @CaptainAmerica Connecticut will always be #3 in the tri-state area. In everything except income.
Smiley/OCD
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YES!! (And I’m not Italian!), there’s nothing like a fist sized Jersey tomato…don’t forget the bagels and breads, too!I am Italian from NJ so let’s settle things lol.
The biggest sacrifice I made in moving from NJ to FL is food on a daily basis. Produce isn’t as good, Italian restaurants are meh at best. Decent pizza is extremely rare. Locals think Papa John’s is “good pizza.”
I don’t love most Italian stuff or pizza at WDW. I rarely go to Italian restaurants there or elsewhere.
The following are pizza toppings: mozzarella, sausage, meatballs, onions, peppers, pepperoni, mushrooms, eggplant, garlic, basil, extra cheese, spinach, olives. Maybe chicken.
Once you add pineapple or melon, it’s no longer pizza.
That stuff in Chicago is actually cake.
I miss my Grandma (and her cooking.)
Even places that move down to FL from NJ/NY aren’t as good down here. (See: the water.)
Now don’t get me wrong, if I’m in the right mood (read: 2AM
While I’m at it: it’s gravy. But on pizza, it’s usually sauce (i.e. cooked without meat.)
I did very much enjoy Palo, the Italian restaurant on the Disney Dream. I went in with low expectations, mostly ordering things without tomatoes. At the brunch where I could get anything and just not eat it if I didn’t like it, I was very pleasantly impressed with the chef’s sauces/gravies - slow cooked without cheating via salt/sugar. I went back for dinner and had a lamb ragout pasta to die for.
And yes @Smiley/OCD if Paradiso 37 were replaced by a Taco Bell and a poutine stand, it would be an upgrade.
And yes @Phonedave almost any local dive in NJ is at least decent, and probably better than a comparable place in Florida.
And yes @CaptainAmerica Connecticut will always be #3 in the tri-state area. In everything except income.
IF I have to eat “mass produced”chain pizza, believe it or not, Costco’s snack bar pizza isn’t half bad…better than Dominos, etc.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
The best pizza there is... Frank Pepe's fresh tomato pie. Only available in the summertime when local tomatoes are fresh. No sauce, fresh tomatoes marinated in olive oil with big pieces of garlic. Just enough fresh basil. Mozzarella and pecorino romano cheeses.
Chi84
Premium Member
This is what we actually eat in Chicago
Chicago’s Real Signature Pizza Is Crispy, Crunchy, and Nothing Like Deep Dish
Ask around, and most locals will tell you that the city’s greatest pies aren’t what the tourists are sold.
Smiley/OCD
Well-Known Member
Too much crust, but it looks good
Phonedave
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A large amount of NY / NJ style pizza sauce is not cooked at all. At least not in the restaurant. It is cooked when the tomatoes are canned, but that is about it. Tomato puree from a #10 can, garlic, basic, olive oil, salt. Let it sit to marry flavors and then it cooks enough when it is on the pizza
As for gravy - https://bestofnj.com/features/nj-vocabulary-new-jersey-accent/
Here are some other New Jersey vocabulary words you likely won’t hear anywhere else:
The article also left Cavatelli - Gava-teil off the list
Pasta Fagioli = Pasta Fuh-zool
Capicola = Gabagool
Mozzarella = Mutz-a-dell
Ricotta = Ree-gout
Proscuitto = Pro-shoot
Manicotti = Man-uh-gut
Calzone (cal-TSO-nay) = Cal-zone
The article also left Cavatelli - Gava-teil off the list
And no, I am not the least bit Italian - NJ or otherwise.
the_rich
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If u want pizza that was able to make the move from Brooklyn to Florida and still be fantastic then u need to try lucali in Miami. Best pizza I've ever had and it's only slightly better in ny. From what I understand they ship their water in from ny.I am Italian from NJ so let’s settle things lol.
The biggest sacrifice I made in moving from NJ to FL is food on a daily basis. Produce isn’t as good, Italian restaurants are meh at best. Decent pizza is extremely rare. Locals think Papa John’s is “good pizza.”
I don’t love most Italian stuff or pizza at WDW. I rarely go to Italian restaurants there or elsewhere.
The following are pizza toppings: mozzarella, sausage, meatballs, onions, peppers, pepperoni, mushrooms, eggplant, garlic, basil, extra cheese, spinach, olives. Maybe chicken.
Once you add pineapple or melon, it’s no longer pizza.
That stuff in Chicago is actually cake.
I miss my Grandma (and her cooking.)
Even places that move down to FL from NJ/NY aren’t as good down here. (See: the water.)
Now don’t get me wrong, if I’m in the right mood (read: 2AM
While I’m at it: it’s gravy. But on pizza, it’s usually sauce (i.e. cooked without meat.)
I did very much enjoy Palo, the Italian restaurant on the Disney Dream. I went in with low expectations, mostly ordering things without tomatoes. At the brunch where I could get anything and just not eat it if I didn’t like it, I was very pleasantly impressed with the chef’s sauces/gravies - slow cooked without cheating via salt/sugar. I went back for dinner and had a lamb ragout pasta to die for.
And yes @Smiley/OCD if Paradiso 37 were replaced by a Taco Bell and a poutine stand, it would be an upgrade.
And yes @Phonedave almost any local dive in NJ is at least decent, and probably better than a comparable place in Florida.
And yes @CaptainAmerica Connecticut will always be #3 in the tri-state area. In everything except income.
One thing about brick oven pizza is when I worked in a hotel years ago on a late night shift the brick oven was always on 24/7 so we brought some veggies steaks and chicken from home and used the brick oven on our lunch break and had great meals.
networkpro
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- In the Parks
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The typical grocery store or commercial food service tomatoes are grown for longevity and durability. There is a whole world of fresh tomatoes out there that actually have flavor.
Sirwalterraleigh
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…I think I can see you house from my office…if I ever went there
