I paid several visits to JerseyGuys Pizza in Beaverdale last month to see what thesepurveyors of NewYork-style pizza and Philly cheesesteakshad to offer us Midwestern heathens, wallowing in our thin-crustpizzas and loose Italian sausage grinders.
On my first foray into their small strip-mall pizzeria I saddledup with a large meatball and mushroom pizza. Boasting a soft,foldable crust, the easy to chew rind exhibits a hint of crunch.First and foremost for toppings was the generous house blend ofcheeses.
The house-made meatballs are tender and delicious, but being sofinely chopped along with the competing taste of earthy mushrooms their flavor issubdued. My fault for such a pairing, and not the first time I'vemade such as mistake [seeblog post]. The tomatoey pizza sauce is smoothwith an appealing sweetness. A simple cheese pizza would beexceptionally kid-friendly.
The Jersey Guys score bonus points for offering shakers of notjust Parmesan and crushed red pepper, but also dried oregano andgarlic powder. When I don't feel compelled to sample a pizza nude,that is without added seasoning, I can literally encrust a pizza.
Intrigued by their sandwich offerings I returned a few weekslater and ordered up a couple. Bedazzled by their size – eachsandwich built on a foot-long hoagie roll – I first tucked intothe Cheesesteak. Adorned with a schmear of processed cheesesauce, then chocked full of juicy, finely chopped beef and thinstrands of fried onion. All these familiar and comfortingflavors, tucked into a soft, slightly chewy loaf. In the words ofJane Seymour, in some voice-over on an otherwise unremarkablefurniture commercial of a few years back, "The seduction wascomplete."
My second sandwich, the Meatball Parm, was arevelation with firm, tender meatballs, and a bright, abundantmarinara, both house-made. On this sandwich the hoagie sports anappealing toastiness, just perfect for this build.
I'm impressed with Jersey Guys' pizza and sandwiches, and with their reasonably affordable prices. A 14-inch pizza starts at$9.99 with the 16-inch only a couple bucks more, and huge 12-inchhoagie sandwiches hovering around seven bucks. Other items on themenu include cold hoagies, hot sandwiches with either chicken orsausage, chicken cheesesteaks, fries, rings, mozzarella sticks,chicken tenders and wings, and a selection of Coke products incans and bottles.
I'm pleased to note that Jersey Guys recently married cheesesteakto pizza with their
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