Every year, our group of four spends one entire evening tasting and rating a slice of pizza from every ”legitimate” pizza place on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk. Here, we reveal our findings…
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Starting Point: North Wildwood
Pizza Places Reviewed: 23
Average Price Per Slice: $2.18 (Down 1 cent)
Most Expensive Slice: Duva’s Pizza – $3.54
Least Expensive Slice: Beach Burger – $0.97
Overall Average of All Slices:2.16 out 5 (Down .18)
Best Slice: Franconi’s Pizza – 4.00 out of 5 (Last year’s best- 3.88)
Worst Slice: Snow White – .20 out of 5 (Last year’s worst – .25)
Time Spent: 3 hours (Starting time: 8:15 pm End time: 11:05 pm)
Reviewers: Chris, Brian, Mike, Tim, Frank
The Best Slice 2010
1.) Franconi’s Pizza
20A few summers ago when Franconi’s first opened up in Central Wildwood, I grabbed a slice nearly every day for lunch. After a couple years of Franconi’s hiatus, I forgot how well they have the art of pizza making mastered. From the sauce, cheese, and crust to the hot temperature of the slice, we all agreed they did it right. Franconi’s has brought some serious credentials to Central Wildwood pizza—where pizza ratings have struggled the past several years!
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
Price: $2.00
Chris: 4 Brian: 4.5 Tim: 4 Frank: 3.5 Mike: 4
2.) 3 Brothers Pizza
In second place, representing North Wildwood at 23rd Avenue, is 3 Brothers Pizza. You’ll be pleased when you get your slice. Ours was picture perfect with just the right ratio of sauce, cheese and crust. A small hint of garlic of made the crust taste mildly like a piece of garlic bread or breadstick (much to my appreciation!). We also noted that the customer service was quick and friendly. As an added benefit, they perform a free pizza tossing show every night which is actually pretty neat…and makes for some fun, free boardwalk entertainment!
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
Price: $2.50
Chris: 3.5 Brian: 4.5 Tim: 4 Frank: 4.5 Mike: 4
3.) Duva’s Italian Grill
Whoa! Talk about a jumbo slice! This will *guaranteed* be your first reaction. Self proclaimed as the “biggest slice on the boardwalk,” Duva’s will make you think about maybe not indulging in that usual second slice or maybe even splitting a slice with someone else (cheap date idea, right?!). But being the largest slice on the boardwalk isn’t just a gimmick—the slice actually tastes pretty good too. We were very impressed with this new pizza tour stop (just opened in June, 2010) and very pleased with the great flavor of the combined ingredients. Welcome to Wildwood, Duva’s!
Overall Rating: 3.6 out of 5.0
Price: $3.54
Chris: 4 Brian: 4 Tim: 3 Frank: 3 Mike: 4
Other Great Slices
Mack’s – 3.40 out of 5
Little Nicky’s – 3.20 out of 5
Best PPR (Price per Points Ratio…aka–Best Bang for your Buck!)
1.) Franconi’s – $2.00 – 4.0 out of 5 – PPR: 2.0
Best Slice on the Boardwalk for only $2.00? I can deal with that!
2.) Little Nickys – $1.95 – 3.2 out of 5 – PPR: 1.64
Always a great slice at good price in North Wildwood!
3.) Santino’s – $1.00 – 1.6 out of 5 – PPR: 1.60
As the champion of 2009 Pizza Tour, this $1.00 slice is worth every penny!
4.) 3 Brothers – $2.50 – 4.0 out of 5 – PPR: 1.60
Despite being above the average Wildwood price slice, the taste makes it worth every penny!
5.) Alex’s – $1.90 – 2.9 out of 5 – PPR: 1.53
Always keeping Wildwood Crest in the best slice running, Alex’s serves it up at the right price!
Not the Best Slice
1. Snow White
Snow White has a large variety of items but their pizza needs some improvements. The thin ‘frozen pizza-esque’ slice is comparable to a thin slice of Ellio’s pizza from the supermarket. One comment mentioned the sauce tasted more like spaghetti sauce than pizza sauce. We appreciate the friendly and attentive service, but unfortunately Lincoln Avenue still leaves much to be desired…at least in pizza. Overall Rating: .20 out of 5
2. Beach Burger
So you just saw a movie at the Strand and want to grab something to eat. “I’ll go to McDonald’s,” you think to yourself… Surprise! No more McDonald’s. It’s now Beach Burger. For 97 cents it seems like a steal. Unfortunately, it’s not worth the spare change. The ingredients simply did not taste good and it took some time to get service. You should probably save your cash and put it towards a better slice some place else. Overall Rating: .40 out of 5
3. Angelo’s
Angelo’s pizza, not to be confused with Little Angelo’s, is located right in the heart of Wildwood. Service was a little slow but the most negative part of the experience was the clumpy cheese. It was less than desirable and a real killer in terms of ratings. When you’re getting off the Ferris Wheel, avoid the pizza temptation and head north or south before making your pizza stop. Overall Rating: .50 out of 5
Other not so good slices:
Fredo’s – .70 out of 5
Little Angelo’s – .90 out of 5
Conclusion
One item to recognize is that places are liable to have good nights and bad nights. I feel like some of the places gave us slices that were not as good as they might usually be. On the flipside, it’s possible that we just so happened to get the best slice of pizza a place may ever make. That’s part of the sporadic nature and fun of doing these pizza ratings. As always, keep in mind, these ratings are for fun and strictly a matter of opinion. We may love it and you could dislike it or vice verca. In any case, I think we can all agree on our enjoyment of Wildwood, NJ…or at least pizza in general! Thanks for checking out Wildwood Pizza Tour 2010! Please leave a comment and check out the rest of the site! Special thanks to Wildwood and all its pizza places! Till next year…
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