Turvino's Pizzeria & Restaurant — Restaurant in Glen Rock

If you're looking for excellent, old time, comfort pizzeria -restaurant food in Northern Bergen County you'll find it and then some at this long-time town staple in Glenn Rock. Turvino's is a great no frills local spot with delicious pizza, among the best I've had in New Jersey. They start with making sure the basics are covered and that starts with their delicious sauce which makes their pasta and parm dishes top notch. The fried calamari my family and I shared last night was wonderfully tender and terrific. The establishment appears to be under new management and there are some additions to the menu which are very good as well. We were able to sample the gorgonzola walnut salad last night which was delightfully tangy and very generous with the cheese. And as a wonderful surprise for dessert there were pillowy, freshly made, beignet-like Zeppoles. They are a little smaller and lighter than classic Zeppoles tend to be. Much less greasy, but equally satisfying. I like that they were a little smaller as they are a perfect way to end the meal without being overly full. Although they seem to do mostly takeout (and apparently a lot of it) the dining room has a very welcoming family feel and staff is...

Stopped in on a Thursday at around 3:30 for a super late lunch. We ordered the Turvino’s Special pie, which was basically a supreme pie with mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage, peppers, and onions. It reminded me of a better version of Sbarro’s. The pie was loaded with ingredients. I especially liked the crumbled sausage (as opposed to large random chunks) and the dollops of tomato sauce throughout the pie. It does have a thicker crust than your typical pizzeria but the crust was crunchy, while still remaining soft and airy. This may be the best pie I’ve eaten in a while, especially since the structure had the integrity to hold up all those toppings - it wasn’t soggy at all, like a lot of pies with that many toppings tend to be. We did eat it at the pizzeria though, fresh out of the oven, so that probably helped.

Prices are reasonable too. A regular slice is only $3. I’m just sad that we don’t live closer. We just happened to be in the neighborhood running errands and we found Turvino’s. If I’m ever in the area again, I’m definitely going to check out some of their other pies.

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So glad they returned to the quality I remembered when I used to get white garlic pizza with eggplant as a reward for hard work Their marsala is tasty and filling, better than many marsala I have had, their pastas are tasty. Eggplant Parm used to be tasty and far better than some of the sandwich shops in town.

Family friendly, student friendly. Best to enjoy their food is to remember not to come here looking for high end pretentious food come here for classic Italian American fare. I used to get food here all the time but my diet took away eggplant and tomatoes but even though I can't enjoy it anymore I recommend it. It was a staple in my teen years Friday eggplant Parm.

Update: I must now avoid gluten and some other foods and spicy due to health problems so I will give a new review when I can on the things I can still eat here for those like me who must be much more careful about prepared foods...