I flew into Newark two Fridays ago, and detoured to Robbinsville en route to Ocean City.
With PaPa's phone perpetually busy, I took a chance and ended up timing things perfectly by putting in my order in person, scooting over to DeLorenzo's to order there while the PaPa's baked, then back to PaPa's for the pickup & immediate eating of slices in the car, and then back to DeLorenzo's to do the same. They are less than a mile from each other.
As leftovers, two halves fit well into a single box and reheated decently in a toaster oven over the weekend.
This was my Trenton tomato pie recon mini-tour, after I'd messed up and gone to DeLorenzo's Pizza in Hamilton after visiting the Center for Sculpture there last summer.
I'd go back to either, specify "well-done," and dine-in next time. Both were good. I was front-loaded to like DeLorenzo's more, and surprised myself thinking better of Papa's. Something different with the flavor of DeLorenzo's cheese maybe.
At Papa's, I added sausage, a split the halves with one having mustard, which is a touted specialty. Not bad, but not for me as a first choice.
At DeLorenzo's my split was sausage on one half no topping on the other.
Overall, I like the tomatoes on top, conceptually and in practice. My friend in Asbury Park owns a rooming house in Trenton, so a return visit on a rent pick-up day might work to get me back there, and whichever we eat at, we can get take out on the other afterward.
I'm glad these places came up, and I will return. Two good first
impressions, though New Haven is secure at the top of my list.
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