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| - Ok, I admit it, I'm late to the game in trying Shelly Pie. I'm a diehard old fan of the Vinnie pie, and had my first pizza at Vincent's Pizza Park several decades ago. Fast forward to 2017.
Vincent, god rest his soul, is gone. Vincent's Pizza Park is pretty darned good but not quite the same, and now we've heard that upstart Shelly Pie has been operating for a few years down the street with a competitive product. This demands an investigation.
Well I did my due diligence. I visited Shelly pie and ordered a pizza, and even brought the leftover home for a midnight snack, breakfast and lunch the next day.
I proudly proclaim Shelly Pie as the second best pizza ever to grace the Three Rivers region, the first being the late Vincent Chianese. Ok, Vinny's gone, so the mantle goes to -ta da-, Shelly Pie. With Vincent's Pizza Park closely behind.
Shelly Pie's pizza isn't quite perfect - yet - but it's darned good. The decor is far nicer than Vincent's (remember the fake plastic grapes and lights hanging from the ceiling in the old VPP? Can you say fire hazard?), but minus 2 points for a small imbalance in the salt in the crust. I don't like a lot of salt but even I felt that it came up short in that department, a bit bland. But the sausage was awesome! Rich sausage taste, punctuated with hot pepper and fennel... Mmmm. And Shelly Pie has the same great "sauce" on the pizza pan rendered from the sausage and veggies you choose, and you WILL dip crust pieces in this sauce and eat them or you're never coming back.
THUMBS UP, Shelly Pie, you folks ROCK, and I will be back and next time I will bring my friends!
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