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Pizza Patrol: Bergen County again
the Star-Ledger
By Peter J. Genovese
September 24, 2009, 8:27PM
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/dining/index.ssf/2009/09/pizza_patrol_bergen_county_aga.html
Renato’s (36 S. Maple Ave., Ridgewood; 201-652-3554) makes a modest claim: “New Jersey’s best pizza.’’ The sausage pie is ordinary; the plain features an abundance of cheese, fortunately of the tasty variety. “There was a coup of cheese that kicked out the ruling tomato party,’’ said an apolitical Windrem.
Marty Schneider and Joan Dwyer fans of the grandma pie. “It’s a Metropolitan Opera pie — it sings to me,’’ Schneider said. But others were not so impressed with the drippy pie; good luck keeping the tomatoes moored.
On to the heralded A Mano (24 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood; 201-493-2000), “born from the idea of bringing authentic pizza Napoletana to the USA,” according to the menu. The wood-burning ovens are maintained at a “blistering’’ 1,000 degrees. The A mano pizza — with buffalo mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto di parma, arugula and shaved grand cru cheese — divided our pizza jury. Wiener called it “a flavor blast,’’ while Windrem described the too complicated pie as one “best suited for Edward Scissorhands.’’
But the margherita is a winner. Wiener described the tomatoes as “awesome,’’ and Dwyer went the heavy metal route, calling it her “rockin’ like Dokken’’ pie. Bruno admired the “creamy’’ but maintained Queen Margherita in Nutley does this pie better.
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/dining/index.ssf/2009/09/pizza_patrol_bergen_county_aga.html