Tag Archives: Bayonne

UPDATE: Joe’s Pizza in Bayonne, NJ – A Look at the New Place

Original Review: 08/14/13 News About Move: 03/19/17 PIZZA SNOB RATING ***** Sets the Standard I know that this is probably old news to most, but the Pizza Snob finally got to visit the new Joe’s Pizza location in his hometown of Bayonne, NJ. Making a move from an old place that was a bit dated, […]

The Vic in Bayonne NJ—The Big Apple Pizza Finds a New Home

Since I spend a lot of my pizza time in my hometown of Bayonne, NJ, I closed out 2017 with a recap of the Peninsula City’s year in pizza. As fast as you can say Mozzarella, I was bombarded by the Bayonneites on Facebook with the fact that I left out the reemergence of The […]

Bayonne NJ Pizza in 2017– The Year in Review

Is this for real? Despite being one of America’s greatest pizza cities, believe it or not, there is still a Domino’s in my home town of Bayonne, NJ. With all the great slices available around town, who would eat here is a mystery to me. Here’s a brief recap of the year’s pizza news in […]

Bayonne NJ’s Café Bello—A Pleasant Pizza Surprise!

Growing up in Bayonne, my family ate so much Italian food at home and in local restaurants, that you would have thought we were from Roman rather than Russian ancestry. Mom made the best lasagna in Bayonne, and along with veal parm and plenty of pasta, our kitchen always smelled pretty good. Over the last […]

UPDATE: Joe’s Pizzeria—Bayonne, NJ Pizza Landmark Making a Move

Original Review: 08/14/13 PIZZA SNOB RATING ***** Sets the Standard Whenever I am back in my hometown of Bayonne, I feel obligated to cruise around town to check on the status of all the pizza joints. While heading down Broadway on this sunny winter Sunday afternoon, I pulled over on the corner of 46th Street […]

Kuhl’s Tavern—Another Fabulous Bayonne (NJ) Bar Pie!

Yes, another place in Bayonne. And better yet, it’s a place that serves a classic ultra-thin Bayonne bar pie! I first got word of Kuhl’s Tavern from a reply on the Bayonne Facebook page to my write-up about the great bar pie at The Starting Point. So, late one night while back in my home […]

UPDATE: The Venice in Bayonne N.J. Says it Will Reopen!

After a failed change in ownership that resulted in closing of the Venice Restaurant, there was quite a bit of chatter about a possible reopening. Back in Bayonne for the weekend, my walk down the street revealed the following notice on their door. My sources tell me that this is a different ownership group. And […]

UPDATE: More from Bayonne N.J. – Big Apple Closing but Thin-Crust Pizza to Survive at Location

The pizza news from my ever-changing hometown seems to be never-ending. Following the recent closing doors of Venice and Chris’ Corner came talk that the Big Apple was next. This news was confirmed yesterday by its owners. Bayonne’s surprisingly amazing Mexican Restaurant, El Aquila Dorada, will be moving down Broadway from the corner of 38th […]

UPDATE: Bayonne N.J. Loses Another Bar Pie – Chris’ Corner Closes After 57 Years

Yesterday’s posting about the closing of Venice Restaurant led to the Bayonne Facebook page notifying me of another tragedy—the closing of Chris’ Corner. This is a tough one for The Pizza Snob since theirs was the first pizza I ever tasted while growing up just down the block from this Bayonne landmark. It’s certainly sad […]

UPDATE: The Venice in Bayonne N.J. Has Closed

Like the recent shuttering of Tony’s Pizza, this is another hard hometown hit for the Pizza Snob. After a recent change in ownership, word is that the new folks running the show at the Venice Restaurant just couldn’t make things happen. The permanent closure is confirmed, but unexplained at their Facebook page. There is some […]