Dave Portnoy’s pizza festival is coming and 8 joints are from NJ

If pizza were a nation, Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy would be its president. When it comes to pizza Portnoy might arguably be the most important man on the planet.

His reviews can make or break a pizza shop. I had some hometown pride myself when he went to Nancy’s Town House in Rahway (I was born and raised there) and gave it an 8.8. He also loved the atmosphere inside but as almost always did his review standing just outside.

He has done his One Bite pizza reviews of well over 100 New Jersey pizza shops. A score of 8.8 is phenomenal. Even the famous Santillo’s in Elizabeth got less at an 8.3. One of the worst reviews I know of as far as Jersey pizza joints goes was his take on Tony’s Baltimore Grill in Atlantic City. He gave it only a 4.9.

If you love pizza as much as Dave Portnoy does, you’ll want to check out his second annual One Bite Pizza Festival. It happens September 14 in Randall’s Island Park in NYC. It’s advertised as an all-you-can-eat festival featuring 35 of his highest rated pizza parlors from across the country.

Eight of them are from right here in New Jersey. To have nearly a quarter of all the slots filled by New Jersey shops says a lot about our reverence for pizza here in the Garden State.

I’m going to list all eight with the score Portnoy awarded them.

Angeloni’s Restaurant & Pizzeria

Caldwell
8.8

Brooklyn Square Pizza

Jackson, Toms River and Manalapan
8.9

Bunny's Sports Bar

South Orange
8.3

Calabria Pizzeria & Restaurant Livingston

8.9

De Lorenzo's Tomato Pie

Robbinsville Township
9.2

Federici's Family Restaurant

Freehold Borough
8.8

Lillo's Tomato Pies

Hainesport
8.4

Santillo’s Brick Oven Pizza

Elizabeth
8.3

Look for them at the pizza festival along with others from across the country. More information and tickets for Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Festival available here.

Here's a taste of the NJ pizza joints Dave Portnoy has reviewed

Dave Portnoy, commonly known as El Presidente, is the founder of Barstool Sports. Somewhere along the way, he decided to start reviewing local pizzerias, and the concept took off. This isn't the entire list, but it's a small sample to get you started.

Gallery Credit: Joe Votruba

Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Jeff Deminski only.

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