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'Round Pie On A Square Day:' Casano's Owner Defends His Product To Portnoy
Dave Portnoy walked into Casano’s Pizza Parlor expecting a crisp, New Haven-style pie—instead, he got what he called a “napkin pizza.”
The Barstool boss stopped by the retro-style, Rutherford pizzeria, which doesn’t sell pizza by the slice, for his latest One Bite review. The shop, owned by Dave Ligas, is named after his late grandmother, Marie Rene Casano, a longtime waitress at Mama Lucia’s in Newark.
Portnoy tried a New Haven-style pie and a round pie—but there was one small problem.
It was square pie day.
After Portnoy sampled two pies, Ligas explained that because he had ordered a ro…
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…
