DeLorenzo’s Tomato Pies
Half Basil, Half Artichoke
Established in 1947 and serving the same traditional Tomato Pies since that time DeLorenzo’s Tomato Pies was slightly out of the way en route from The Big Apple to The Nation’s Capital and even though the pizzeria has relocated to swanky new digs in Robbinsville since the turn of the century it turned out to be a diversion worth taking. Classic in its methods and still using the same ‘sauce’ since day one while cleaving the pizza with a kitchen knife each pie is made to order and with a disclaimer that prime time dining can be met by delays up to an hour it was easily decided that our arrival would be early and met with no line we ordered quickly, a “small” pie large enough to feed a trio arriving only twenty minutes later. Simple and rustic, cracker crust beneath the cheese and toppings with hand crushed tomatoes added last and all for a mere $12 plus a dollar for artichokes – well worth putting a few extra miles on the rental car and worthy of a trip out of Manhattan for enthusiasts.
