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All About The Ovens: Patsy's Tavern Turned Down Portnoy's Pizza Fest Invite — For Good Reason All About The Ovens: Patsy's Tavern Turned Down Portnoy's Pizza Fest Invite — For Good Reason
All About The Ovens: Patsy's Tavern Turned Down Portnoy's Pizza Fest Invite — For Good Reason Patsy's Tavern in Paterson may have turned down their invitation to Barstool Sports' One Bite Pizza Fest, but New Jersey was still well-represented as several others were in attendance. The One Bite Pizza Fest was held Saturday, Sept. 23 in Coney Island, and featured 35 pizzerias all highly-rated by Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy. Patsy's Tavern owner Steve Barbarulo said his shop was invited to the pizza fest, but Barstool was providing the ovens for all the attending pizzerias and couldn't get them the same 90-year-old oven they've had in the shop since Barbarulo was a kid. And the oven is w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Did Portnoy Just Settle Nellie's-Kinchley's Pizza Rivalry? Did Portnoy Just Settle Nellie's-Kinchley's Pizza Rivalry?
Did Portnoy Just Settle Nellie's-Kinchley's Pizza Rivalry? Four years after sampling the pizza at Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey, Dave Portnoy stopped by its rival, Nellie's Place in Waldwick. The Barstool Sports CEO gave the pizza at Kinchley's a 7.5 when he came to town in 2018. So, what's Portnoy's verdict on Nellie's? He gave the pie a 7.9. No, scratch that, he gave it an 8.1. That's right, Portnoy changed the score.  Nellie's Place was founded in 1989 on Franklin Turnpike by a family with Irish roots. Nellie's also serves pub-style appetizers, burgers, seafood, steaks and wings — which Portnoy also sampled. Nellie's Place, 9 Franklin Tpke…

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by Cecilia Levine
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U-Turning Tractor-Trailer Rips Utility Lines From Popular Bergen County Restaurant U-Turning Tractor-Trailer Rips Utility Lines From Popular Bergen County Restaurant
U-Turning Tractor-Trailer Rips Utility Lines From Popular Bergen County Restaurant Business at a popular Bergen County restaurant was disrupted when a tractor-trailer driver making a U-turn ripped down utility lines. No injuries were reported in the 11:45 a.m. crash outside Nellie's Place in Waldwick on Wednesday. Owner Chris Roche, who was forced to close the popular Franklin Turnpike eatery during the noontime rush, said he expected to reopen on Thursday. The Pace Motor Lines tractor-trailer out of Stratford, CT, ripped the power lines from Nellie's Place on Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick.Boyd A. Loving Police and PSE&G responded. The mishap forced Nellie's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Slice Of History: Nellie's Place Chosen For Prestigious Pizza Exhibit On Ellis Island Slice Of History: Nellie's Place Chosen For Prestigious Pizza Exhibit On Ellis Island
Slice Of History: Nellie's Place Chosen For Prestigious Pizza Exhibit On Ellis Island The owners of a Bergen County restaurant renowned for its thin-crust pizza will share some of their secrets -- along with their praised pies -- during a special exhibit next week at Ellis Island, “A Slice of History: Pizza in America.” Nellie’s Place of Waldwick is one of only five pizzerias selected for the special exhibit, scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday, June 12, at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. Free pizza will be served from ovens outside the entrance to the museum. A band will spice up the celebratory mood. Co-sponsoring the event are the National P…

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by Jerry DeMarco