Bringing the Best of New Jersey to Salt Lake City

Let me begin by saying that people make fun of New Jersey a lot . . . but most of it is well deserved. People are kind of rude, a lot of the state is ugly and my dirtbag of an ex-brother-in-law lives there. There are some great things about the state, my sister and her great kids live there. Princeton is beautiful and there are some cool historical sites. But the main thing New Jersey has going for it is pizza.

In Trenton, I went with my sister for "tomato pie." It was unbelievable, thin crust, just the right amount of sauce and cheese. The pitcher of birch beer they brought complimented it perfectly. It was also served up with lot of New Jersey attitude and the booths had collages of pictures featuring dudes who looked like this and super tan Italian girls showing lots of clevage.

In an earlier post I promised I would review Nuch's Pizzeria in Salt Lake. The location is not ideal, it's right off the 23d East exit from I-80. The pizza was unbelievable. While Settebello offers the authentic Italian wood-oven pizza, this is more of a New York/New Jersey pie. Perfect for take-out.

The crust was super thin and just crispy enough. There was also a good sauce and a more cheese than the Jersey pizza, but it was still great. The 16 inch pie can feed 3-4 people, but Mrs. Fabulous and I downed the whole thing.

The only thing you may need to provide for yourself is birch beer. Boylans is the best I've found so far, but I am going to try some others that I will review in upcoming posts.