How New Jersey Became the Number One Pizza State in the Country!
As one of the most densely populated states on the east coast, New Jersey never seems to get its just do. Forever in the shadow of New York, for many individuals across the country New Jersey is thought to be New York’s younger brother who just wants to tag along everywhere. Well it looks like that all might change very soon! Despite holding the top spot for some time now, according to the team at Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza Rochelle Park, NJ has to offer, New York has just been dethroned by its ‘little brother’ when it comes to holding the top spot for pizza in the US! That’s right, New Jersey has recently won the 2021 prize as the top state for pizza in the US! Now while it’s certainly a reason for New Jersey pizza fans to rejoice, they are just as surprised as everyone else. The world knows New York pizza and most assume that NJ pizza is just a copy of New York’s famous slices. And while the two are similar and you can certainly get a typical New York slice anywhere in Jersey has a rich history of pizza itself and there are a lot of reasons they recently took the top spot!
The Pandemic and Pizza
The pandemic was tough on everyone, business owners and regular citizens alike. According to pizza experts at Bella Pizza, the best pizzeria Rochelle Park has to offer, this was especially the case for individuals in New York, as businesses were closed down for some time and while many applauded them for how they handled the pandemic, when businesses did open back up a lot of them – especially pizza places and restaurants, struggled to get employees back to work. This caused a lot of issues with the quality of pizza in the city, and even some of the best establishments had a noticeable drop in quality. According to the owners of Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza delivery Rochelle Park has to offer, NJ pizza places on the other hand were able to retain their employees and many locations were able to stay open a lot longer than their NYC counterparts. In fact places like Bella Pizza who are also known for the best Italian food Rochelle Park has around, acted as a huge help to the community being able to provide takeout and the best pizza delivery Ridgefield Park and other places in Jersey has to offer.
Versatility in Pizza
One of the biggest factors in NJ pizza that truly catapulted it into the top spot was their versatility in pizza styles. According to the pizza afficianados at Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza Ridgefield Park has to offer, while much of NYC is devoted to their classic New York slice, and with good reason, NJ pizza makers were able to truly have something to offer any type of pizza lover. Areas like Jersey City are known for their more hip and trendy offerings, and they were able to bring traditional classic Italian style pizza to trendy wine bars and late night hangout spots. While places like Razza and Bread and Salt have become known as the elite pizza locations in the area – even garnering the title of best pizza in NYC despite not being a part of NYC! As per the team at Bella Pizza, the best pizzeria Ridgefield Park has to offer, there are also more traditional locations with an old school flare like Patsy’s Tavern, DeLorenzo’s and of course, Papa’s Tomato Pies. We will touch on these places more soon.
The History
While most people might now know much about New Jersey the fact is that when it comes to Italian food Ridgefield Park and other parts of NJ has always had a rich Italian American heritage and pizza is ingrained in their dna. When you ask the owners at Bella Pizza, known as the best pizzeria Ridgefield Park has to offer, famous pizzerias like Papa’s and DeLorenzos or Patsy’s have a long honored reputation as having some of the best and most classically Jersey pizza pies around!
While New York hopes to come back strong in 2022, in reality they fell a lot further than you might think. Connecticut actually took home the number two spot after Jersey. For some of the best pizza in New Jersey be sure to visit Bella Pizza today.