Uncle Louie's Pizza — Restaurant in Franklin Lakes

I was in New Jersey for a short work trip and decided I wanted to get a taste for “Jersey style pizza”. I’m an out of towner from St. Louis Missouri close to “The Hill”(a well known predominately Italian area) with endless choices of authentic Italian restaurants. With that being said I was excited to get a taste for the hyped up Jersey style pizza. When I arrived at uncle Louie’s, I was greeted by the owner at the counter. I explained where I was from and told him I was excited to try their pizza. He asked me what I wanted and when I told him I was thinking about Canadian bacon and pineapple. In a friendly way he told me “that’s for yuppies” lol and to sit down and that he would get started on my pizza, explaining that he wasn’t going to be making that for me, and that if I wanted to explore how they do pizza, he knew what I wanted. The server brought me a drink and after a short wait the owner brought my pizza out. He explained that he made me Grandmas Special and left me to enjoy. The presentation of the pizza was spectacular/truly a piece of art, but I normally like a lot of different toppings, so when I saw grandmas special(cheese only) I thought it might be a let down. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The sauce is lights out and the dough is unique in the best way possible. It’s difficult to explain but it was the most simple but delicious pizza I have ever had in my life. I ended my meal with desert, some kind of lemon cake which was also phenomenal. If I get the chance to go back to New Jersey again, Uncle Louie’s will be my first stop for food and Grandmas Special is a guaranteed choice for me. I rarely leave reviews anywhere but I was blown away by my meal and had to share with everyone. Uncle Louie’s does...

Oh you must do Louie's. We were in need of lunch traveling from Rhode Island to Ohio. We first tried a search of restaurants on Google Maps and another establishment was suggested. I got a 2nd opinion on Yelp.

Uncle Louies came up near by. We immediately knew Louie's would be a step up from the Google suggestion. The hospitality was over the top, David asked where we were from since we did not sound like a local. I replied O hia' and explained how "car" is properly pronounced (not "kaar"). David, a grandson of Louis, answered all our cuisine questions, dropped off a couple sample slices and pepperoni rolls. That got our attention.

Our two pies came quickly. The house specialty, a thin but not cracker crust, no grease, loaded with fresh meat and veggies pizza was a knock out. Alll agreed it was one of the best pizzas ever. The Grandma was an attempt at deep dish but less impressive. Dont take us wrong, it was still very good since we could simply eat the sauce as a soup. The pepperoni rolls were so good, we bought 1 to go along with the broccoli and spinach roll and garlic knots with sauce fo later.

Our server was a delightful young gal who kept our glasses full and checked on us...

This spot. WOW. While I’ve always ordered for delivery, this feels as authentic as NNJ Italian can be. The amount of options, flavor profile of the pastas and pizzas I’ve tried, even their fries! Such a good idea. The only tip is avoid calling, just order online much easier as their phones get so busy. As for their staff they as so friendly and efficient. I received an order about 20 minutes earlier than their web estimate and it was fresh and the delivery person was so careful and kind, they thanked me for the tip instead of just wanting to throw the food at me. And he was young too so I appreciate a business that helps the next generation out with work experience. Will always order from...