AL'S PIZZA — Restaurant in Jefferson Township

The mission continues to find the ultimate Margherita Pizza in North Jersey. Recently, we tried Al's Pizza in Newfoundland, NJ. Where is this, you ask? Exactly. Right away, this is, right now, a great secret pizza spot! Its located on Route 23 North, right next to a "vacant" gas station. At first glance, you wouldn't even know a pizzeria exists here.

We were excited to see that Al's offers a Margherita pie. We also ordered their Sicilian pie. Up first, the Margherita. We loved it. The thin crust, fresh mozzarella was cooked to perfection - not too much but just enough so that you get the mozzarella taste with the basil and sauce. The basil was baked on but still had a strong taste giving this pie a nice fresh taste. The sauce was sweet and not acidic. The crust was thin, soft but the bottom layer had a perfect crunchiness to it. Simply put, a job well done Al's. So far, we think this is our "best kept secret" pizzeria.

And what about the Sicilian? It was a traditional Sicilian pie but it was huge. A very, very thick pie. The sauce was acidic and the cheese was melted perfectly on top but with the Margherita blowing us away, the Sicilian was afterthought. In sum, a very large pie that will fill you up pretty quickly but not something we would order again. This was a perfect example of a Sicilian pie that you probably had/tasted already somewhere else. The crust was great on here just like the Margherita, cooked perfectly, soft with a crunchy bottom.

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Worst experience ever!!! If I could give 0 stars I would. I called to order delivery and they said it was over an hour for delivery so I opted to pick it up. I get there in 30 minutes and they sent it out for delivery anyway. Then they call the driver and tell me to wait 2 minutes because the driver would be back. We waited 10 and no driver, then we were told to go home and wait. We get home the food arrives and it’s missing items I ordered, the person taking the order was not very attentive and when I called back they told me I never said that. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS DUMP!!!!!!! The pizza doesn’t even look good and I wasted my time and money on this terrible experience. Never going...

OMG! We were driving home from snowboarding and stumbled into this very unassuming pizza spot. I was shocked; one of the BEST pies I had in my entire life. The guy working; AL, told us he is from Brooklyn and now it all makes sense. It gets better- next door is a Bar with the coldest Beer on the highway.. Pizza and Beer- what a combination. The place is clean (even the restroom) and the service is friendly. If Al was in New York there would be a line around the block. A must visit if...