Manco & Manco Pizza - 9th Street

This is the most popular pizza on the boardwalk. However,, the pizza is really not that good. I don't know why so many people like it. And if you eat at the restaurant on the boardwalk it is extremely noisy. Everyone is talking loudly and there is no noise cushioning on the ceiling. I was unable to hear one word that was spoken at our table it was so noisy. It is a strange restaurant. You are not seated at a table you just sit at a table and a member of the wait staff will come and take your order. Once they take your order and bring it to your table you'll never see them again. Not the best customer service. If you are gluten-free you can get a single serve pizza but it's not single serve it's 18 in. I was the only one in the party that could eat wheat and I was unable to get a personal pan pizza. Instead I had to buy four slices of pizza. Once again, this is only my opinion since this is the most popular pizza joint at Ocean City New Jersey.

The most alluring part of Manco & Manco on the Boardwalk in Ocean City is the marquee outside the storefront. The employees appeared bored and listless. Granted it was off season with plenty of regulars and late season tourists but obviously, by the time I arrived, they could have done with a little more culling of the employee expense. The pizzas on display were messy and irregular of round pizza shape, toppings were sparse, and looking an hour past dry. We chose a plain slice and a veggie topped slice. The dough was more like a cross between Wonderbread and a saltine cracker. I was left wondering if my slice was gluten free. Very little flavor and no chew. Sad, given the usual reputation I have heard. The price wasn't bad until I took my bite of pizza. I'll just say, skip Manco & Manco on the Boardwalk and get a sale pizza from the local grocery store, microwave it and let it cool before eating. You'd save nearly 20 bucks and have a better tasting pizza.