Bakeria 1010 — Restaurant in Ocean City

Talk about a house DIVIDED! . Well, we've tried the few new Pizza joints near the OCNJ area (tried the new-ish hot spot in Somers Point a week ago) and everyone said we had to try Bakeria 1010....So for the last Friday in Lent we did. . Ordering was super easy (as opposed to the Somers Point spot). We didn't have to plan ahead, we didn't have to order and pay ahead of time....We just called, ordered, they asked what time we wanted to pick it up, we said ASAP and placed our order. Simple, told us they'd be ready in 25 minutes (called at 5pm on a Friday). . We ordered a "Full" Margherita Square pie $38 (ouch) and a round Bianca (White Pie) $25. . This is where the house got divided, the boys didn't hate the square pie, but the ladies did. Oh boy did they, and they let us know how much they DID NOT LIKE the Square Pie. Like super annoying about it, almost started a family fight.... . If you don't like a thick, dense (yet airy) Focaccia bread type of square pizza....Then this isn't for you. However, I appreciate all sorts of pizza and I can tell the craftsmanship that went into creating this dough. This was on the pricey side, but now we can say we tried it. The dough had a nice sourdough flavor, you can tell the dough was fermenting a while. It was cooked nice and evenly, and was very well executed. Just too much $$$ for us....Sorry, but it is.... . The White Round Pie (Bianca) was the extreme opposite, very thin, but didn't have much crunch to the slice, however it was extremely enjoyable. The balance of cheese and garlic was on point, if we go back, we'll definitely go with a round pie as opposed to the thicker, pricier square pie. Probably try a round Margherita pie as opposed to the thicker square pie. . Upon picking up the pies, the girlfriend noted that the inside was very nice, with seating as well as a "slice bar" where you can just grab a slice and try it that way. If you're strolling Asbury, that's the move right there. . I think our bill for the two pies was $68 and to me that is just way, crazy expensive for two pizzas, with like zero extra toppings. . I'd definitely recommend the slice bar if you're in town. If the place in Somers Point didn't overcook our pie, we'd prefer them. So on one hand we paid a premium for a well done pie that everyone kinda liked but wished it was cooked less, versus this pie that we paid a premium, but not everyone was feeling the thicker style of pie. Either way, for this style, we still prefer the place in Jackson NJ (hate naming names on others reviews). . Gave them 5 Stars across the board because they don't deserve to get dinged on price and a house divided. We knew the price going in, we placed the order willingly.....Not their fault we felt it was a bit over priced. They are doing their thing and we hope others try it and make their own...

Tried their "NY Style Round" Pies. Got the Margherita, the pepperoni and the Siccilia (Sausage, peppers and olives). It's definitely an expensive pizza place, which I don't mind if you're getting a high quality product. I believe the pepperoni & sausage pies were $24 each and the Margherita was $19. The pies are 16" and are 6 slices.

The problem is both the pepperoni and sausage were really skimpy on toppings, especially the sausage. Once again when you're paying $24 for 6 slices of pizza you'd expect the topings to be both yummy and plentiful, which they weren't. The picture I posted of the sausage pie had 3 little pcs of sausage, barely any peppers and no olives at all. It was closer to a white pie then it was sausage and peppers.

To their credit the paninis(hoagies), we got the buffalo chicken and parma were very good, which is why I'm giving them 3 stars and not 2, because the pizza is definitely less than my 3 star review. The Parma was excellent.

Won't be dropping that type of dough for their pizza again. My search for excellent pizza down thus...

Best pizza in South Jersey. Everyone has their own opinions on the best and that's fine. That's subjective. But objectively, not every place uses the best ingredients. Bakeria1010 uses actual quality ingredients and you can even ask them about it yourself. Mike is always there working. They care about their product. Almost every other place in Ocean City makes cheap pizza with low quality ingredients. And that's fine. There is a market for that, even if a certain boardwalk eatery charges a premium for that low quality factory food. Don't be deceived, if you wanted cheap, low quality pizza, go to Dominos instead.

But if you have any self respect, treat yourself to quality food and order pizza at Bakeria1010 instead. It's anecdotal, but everyone I've recommended to go there has left satisfied. Try to go early and order their squares before they sell out. And they will sell out because they're not a factory or prison. Their dough takes...