Serpico's Pizza

One of the better pizza places in Brick. A plain large pie is $15, unheard of when others cost $20. Their crust is light and thin and fresh dough. Compared to New Corner in Red Bank and Chiafullo, the pizzas there are hit or miss. I have figured out why New Corner pizza tastes great when hot but when it’s room temp, the dough becomes chewy and tough. I don’t think they use 100% 00 flour which is a soft wheat. Hard wheat has a higher protein content and more gluten which makes the dough chewy. Great for bread, not so much for pizza. This doesn’t happen at Serpico. Italian speaking family owns this place and it’s not surprising that their pizzas are great. It seems a pattern that Italian born restaurant owners have great pride in their craft and it shows. Just like Pizza Bianco in AZ is rated as one of the best pizzas in the US by James Beard and the best I’ve ever tasted. Vito Iacopelli, an Italian chef on YouTube, who owns a pizza restaurant in Italy and in CA doesn’t compromise on quality and teaches you how to make quality NYC and Neopolitan pizzas at home using a secret called Poolish. Their garlic knots are wonderful, fresh and not dry, like New Corner in Red Bank or overly soaked in oil, like Chiafullo in Middletown. The accompanying sauce has flavor and not bland like most. Their pies actually have plenty of toppings. A pepperoni pizza actually has the whole pie covered with pepperoni so you don’t get just a slice on your slice like many others. Also their chicken pies are loaded with chicken, not sparsely spread like so many others. Optional toppings are plentifully provided on custom pizzas. You have to try their sausage topping, full of flavor and worth it. The wings are crispy fried and good. The option with buffalo sauce on the side is perfect to ensure a crispy wing. The eggplant sub comes with a crispy baked bread that provides the perfect texture instead of a soft mushy typical Italian bread commonly found elsewhere. It’s not surprising that they have a line of tickets hanging on a Friday night. My new favorite pizza place when I don’t have the time to make my own. :)

Delicious Gluten Free Pizza!!! Highly recommend this place!!