Joey’s Pizza Truck—Nashville’s Best Pizza Goes Mobile
When local radio station Lightning 100 kicked off the sixth season of its Live on the Green outdoor concert series, there was a new addition to the line-up of food trucks parked along Deaderick Street....
View ArticleNew Pizza on the Panhandle—Acme Ice House Brings “American” Food to Florida’s...
Every summer seems to bring at least one new pizza to Florida’s 30-A. This year’s offering is from the Acme Ice House in Seacrest Beach. A rather elaborate establishment with a Happy Days 50s feel,...
View ArticleNew York Pizza in Homewood, Alabama – A Place That Just Doesn’t Live Up to...
If I behave myself, Mrs. Pie will let me stop for pizza along I-65 on our annual vacation drive to the Florida Panhandle. Timing has it that going down we stop in Montgomery while coming back it’s...
View ArticleThe Tomato Head—Knoxville Restaurant’s Pizza Disappoints
Knoxville, about a three-hour drive east from Nashville on Interstate 40, is a city that The Pizza Snob has seldom visited. Recently, my son, The Philosopher, and I made a trip there to see Elvis...
View ArticleDazzo’s Pizzeria—Good New York Style Pie in Knoxville
The Philosopher and I still had time to kill before our evening’s concert entertainment in Knoxville. So we left our disappointing pizza experience at The Tomato Head to grab a slice at a place my...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bayonne’s Pizza Linos—Watch Them on TV’s Hungry Investors
Original Review: 05/03/14 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****½ Nearer Perfection One of the Pizza Snob’s favorite new Bayonne pizza places, Pizza Linos, was recently featured on Spike TV’s Hungry Investors, and...
View ArticleDaVinci’s Pizza and Calzones in Knoxville—Dishonoring to the State of New Jersey
For the second weekend in a row, the Pizza Snob somehow found himself in Knoxville. Although this trip came with no specific pizza plans, the inevitable was sure to happen. A late Saturday afternoon...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bayonne’s Mario’s Pizza Shuts Down
Original Review: 04/06/13 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****Near Perfection On a recent trip back home, The Pizza Snob came across a locked door and handmade sign offering a pizza setup for lease. It looks like...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bayonne’s Tony’s Pizza Shuts Down Too!
Original Review: 09/22/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection My posting yesterday about the demise of Mario’s Pizza, brought with it the sad news from my friends on the You Know You Grew Up in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Panama Pizzeria is Forgiven
Original Review: 08/10/14 PIZZA SNOB RATING *1/2 Thinking About the Trashcan The Pizza Snob is all about forgiveness and is hereby extending some mercy to Panama City Beach’s Panama Pizzeria. After...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bayonne’s Tony’s Pizza Is Just Renovating: A Word From the Owner
Original Review: 09/22/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING ****1/2 Nearer Perfection My post this morning about the suspected demise of the much-loved Tony’s Pizza created a level of interest like this blog has never...
View ArticleUPDATE: Spinelli’s Pizzeria—“Punk Rock Pizzeria” on Louisville’s Baxter Ave.
Original Review: 7/25/12 Previous Rating: ***1/2 Better Than Dominos Late one night two years ago, after rocking out at the Forecastle Festival, my son and I grabbed some not so quick slices at the...
View ArticleNelly’s Italian Cafe—Face Change for Spring Hill, TN Pizza Location
The Pizza Snob doesn’t venture much into the Southern Williamson County town of Spring Hill. The last time was to help my son, The Kid, buy a car, and this time it was to help support a friend’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pizza Changeover in Spring Hill, TN–Samboli’s Space is Now Nelly’s
Original Review: 12/20/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING **** Near Perfection On a recent trip south to Spring Hill, my visit to a new pizza place, Nelly’s Italian Cafe, found that it was a takeover of the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Atlanta Buckhead’s Ray’s New York Pizza Is No More
Original Review: 10/03/13 PIZZA SNOB RATING *** ½ Working on a Good Thing Whenever the opportunity arises, the Pizza Snob will check up on the places he has reviewed to look for casualties. Recently...
View ArticleOrange NJ’s Star Tavern—Highly-Rated Pizza Fails to Win Over the Snob
The Pizza Snob is constantly on the prowl for new great-tasting pizza. While referrals from faithful readers are my most reliable source, I also review the numerous “Best Pizza” lists flooding the...
View ArticleRivoli Pizza II—New York City Street Slice Perfection on Hudson Street
It was time for the Pizza Snob to return to pizza basics on the streets of Manhattan—the epicenter of the New York slice. Earlier this year, I had a nightmarish adventure when I discovered that my...
View ArticleFamous Ben’s Pizza of Soho—A New York Slice as Solid as They Come
On a recent trip to New York City, I was determined to do some mop-up work and revisit some pizza joints where I had dined before officially crowning myself the Pizza Snob. My planned stop at Famous...
View ArticleBasile’s Pizza in Hoboken—The Best Pizza Crust I’ve Ever Had!
The Pizza Snob hadn’t been to Hoboken since legendary music venue Maxwell’s went silent. Last time I was in town though, I had a wonderful “large” slice at Benny Tudino’s. Their five-star delight made...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Table 87—Home of the Coal Oven Slice Makes its Mark
Brooklyn is an awfully big island. Even after all of the times I’ve been there, I still don’t have a good sense of where things are. My alter-blogger Music City Mike ventured to its Gowanus section...
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