Casano's Pizza Parlor — Restaurant in Rutherford

Casano’s Pizza Parlor 8 Highland Cross Rutherford, NJ 07070

Chicken Parm Stratciatella New Haven Style Pizza

Appearance: 8.7/10 Taste: 9/10

Located in Rutherford, New Jersey directly across the street from Lincoln Park is a local pizzeria with one of the most unique dining rooms I ever seen.

In place of a traditional seating area, be prepared to explore your meal in front of a retro television set watching old school VHS tapes on a VCR. Here are a couple of the popular menu items I explored.

Chicken Parm Stratciatella: Served in a pizza box, the thinly pounded cutlet was very crispy. There were heaping mounds of burrata cream and the basil leaves added a nice touch of flavor. It definitely had a fair share of homemade vodka sauce; it was smooth and creamy.

A minute disadvantage is that a side of pasta is not included with the parm. I strongly believe pasta should always be included with this entrée.

New Haven Style Pizza: As soon as I opened the box, it was love at first bite. The diced cheese was perfectly melted giving it that gleamy appearance. I loved the char along the top of the crust; it definitely had a perfect crunch.

It was a flawless pizza. When you give it a try, be ready to buy the entire pie.

Owner Skinny Pizza Guy’s nostalgic atmosphere with the finely detailed decorations made me feel like I was in another generation. It’s like traveling back in time; the 1970s living room was a really neat experience.

I was also impressed with the indoor lighting as well as the family photos along the 1970s style wall. Even the outdoor seating along with the newspaper vending machine has that groovy 70s feel.

Dine at Casano’s for a far out, memorable experience

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10/10

The location:

Perfect to grab a pie and sit at the park to enjoy it or, while your pizza/food is being prepared the location itself is simple with the very old school Jersey Decor. Has a nice little arcade machine which I was playing for a bit while waiting with my wife. Cool phone booth and old school cigarette machine that works it seems. The music was great, and I felt like I was in a Goodfellas movie.

Couple of couches and sofa chairs to sit in, which looked comfortable. Plain, simple and to the point.

The preparation:

The oven there is really cool. Never seen anything like it, didn’t really notice it in other pizza places, but it’s a stacked oven which gives you the most amazing under carriage on the crust. As Portnoy says ZERO FLOP.

The Pizza itself:

DELICIOUS. I ordered here because one of my soccer parents had placed an order for her son’s, one of my players, birthday party and I was hooked. Finally decided to order it on a lazy Sunday and it was awesome. We ordered 1 Round Vodka Stracciatella and 1 Casano's Round. What I absolutely love is their use of basil on the pizza. Just takes the taste to another level. And their sauce is chefs kiss 🤌🏻. Owner and workers very respectful and work diligently. I’m all about quality and the fact that they’ve mastered 8 pizzas is definitely a plus. Order quick because they run out fairly quickly as well.

If I were the owner stick to your current model and only allow placing orders online. Less stress juggling multiple orders with a phone line and staying focused on the online orders really is an interesting and working model you got going on there.

New fav spot of mine which I will be ordering...

After seeing Casano's for a while on instagram and food reviewers posts, I was finally in the area this week for work and had to give it a try! Definitely was as advertised and had great food with a cool atmosphere. The old living room from the 70s-80s theme was so cool and definitely worth a stop if you're into that kind of thing! I got the chicken parm and it did not disappoint. My only complaint was that it wasn't that hot temperature wise but otherwise had great taste and was such a creative take on a traditional chicken parm. My friends got the drunken tor and that was great as well with so much flavor. The iPad ordering was smooth and seamless but I personally like a face to face interaction with employees. The wait wasn't that long for how busy they were but the food was pretty pricey (although I already knew this going into the place so it doesn't take away anything from them). All in all it was worth the trip and lived up to the hype. If I am back in the area again in the future I would like to try their Casano's round, New Haven round and the Caesar salad but wouldn't drive a crazy length just to go back. Definitely stop in and give them a try if you are...