DeRussos Pizzeria — Restaurant in Florida

Swung by for the 2 slice lunch special. I’m from the NYC / NJ Bergen County and New York pizza is an obsession. I make regular contributions to the One Bite App. This “New York” pizza needs some work if they are wanting it to taste like a true NY pizza. I’ll start with the crust. The crust didn’t have the consistency of’00’ flour, it was thick, dense and tasted like something anyone could make at home with bread flour. The sauce is super subjective, I prefer a light thin sauce which I’m use to back home and this sauce was thick and sweet. Again many people like sauce thick and sweet so I won’t criticize and it didn’t taste terrible. The cheese had quite a bit of chew to it. It coagulated very quickly. Anyone that knows NYC pizza knows the cheese is like soup on top of the pie. This cheese could have been lifted off the slice with 2 fingers.

I won’t leave without giving my recommendations and I do think that this place has potential. First, consider using’00’ flour. Caputo is fantastic but if you’re looking to keep costs down pilsbury make 00 flour in large bags. The sauce is yours to do with, I like it thin but whatever. Consider a better quality cheese like Bacio Cheese. The consistency is right after baking and the cheese combinations are phenomenal and even have a little buffalo milk mozzarella added for flavor.

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So don't do like I do and follow the directions. Love pizza, and I love food, love to all in the hospo industry! Lifer here, private chef 2.5 decades down. I screwed up and didn't call for the take out, thought I was ordering a delivery2 on line, fail. Found out after the order was placed for pickup. Panic!Call!Busy!Repeate!x4 A human picked up the phone finally! (she was super kind, helpful, and direct and handled the situation in 20 seconds). Problem solved. Delivery bro wasn't late to the show, (fine young gentleman arrived on time, handed me a pizza box, was kinda heavy and Hot!) Me with a hot box B•line thru front door to cuchina, open box, Mmm smell yummy, all is proper with steam evaporating off pizza now that its been revealed, poke it, crust proper. Pile ends on plate grab a cherry coke and a couple papertowls and sneak to my room even though I'm the only one here. Intial mouthful is frickn Solid! YUM! Second bite Better! Third piece gone! Get more! Excellent Pizza, seriously, I will happily spend my earnings there, I am so happy that they are only 1.5 miles down the road! Great job kitchen crew the pizza is/was Dope! And Ms Phone Lady, you are a Rockstar! And Delivery Dude, thank you for a fresh...

I’ve been a customer here for awhile and I can confidently say after tonight I will never be coming back. I order my food by phone, come in to pick it up at the bar. The girl (who according to my receipt is Becca) was having an attitude but who am I to judge? I ask if they offer a military discount to which she huffed yes. After waiting a couple of minutes for their computer to become available, I show my military ID and have my credit card. She looks hard at my military ID and asked “is it you?” Yes, it is my military ID with my name that matches my card but it is my husband who is in the military. So I say, “my husband is, which is who this food is being delivered to.” She huffed again, swiped my card and I am not exaggerating this lady SHOUTED “THE CARD DECLINED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.” Everyone at the bar heard this cow of a lady moo this across the restaurant. So I said, oh okay and proceeded to hand her another card. Customer service skills absolutely trash and because of that I will not be coming back. If you respect our military than you should respect the men and women who maintain the household while they serve our country....