Monday morning and it seems like a great day to finish my whirlwind tour of the pizza offerings of 07666. So I ran some errands and then made my way over to La Cucina Di Nava. I looked through the menu for something labeled "just plain ol' pizza" but I saw nothing marketed as such. I did see Classic Neapolitan and it was described as having sauce and cheese on crust. That sounds like plain ol' pizza to me, so I'm going with that.
I see the gentleman working the dough and making a fresh pie for me so hopes are running high. The pie is delivered to the table and is beautiful. I can see, even before touching anything, that there is too much sauce for my tastes but I forge ahead. I'm a trouper. The sauce is not too sweet (as it cools, it does present a tiny but more sweetness, but on the whole, it is a nice sauce). The pie is not quite the largest of all he personal ones I have had (the six slices made for a good meal). The crust had a very nice crunch (though the volume of sauce mans that, as the slices sit, they get a bit soggy), and while the cheese tasted fine, if ever a pizza cried out for garlic powder, this one did. The cheese (lots of cheese) had a reasonable amount of stretch and pull. On the whole, this was a surprisingly good pizza!
What I have learned from this is that I do live in a pizza hub. There are a variety of choices -- sizes, styles and flavors, and I wouldn't say "no" to any of them. While some might not be my "go to" and some are clearly better than others, I wouldn't be upset with any of these.
If I had to choose, I'd probably say "whichever one you are paying for" and, as far as my decision making prowess goes, that's where I stop.
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