When Josh and I are testing out pizza on our quest for the go-to delivery place, we compare them to our golden standard, Victor’s Pizza in Teaneck, NJ. This is the pizza that we grew up eating so maybe that’s why we hold it up on a pedestal, but even when we’re home visiting our parents on weekends, we’ll stop by for a slice or a small pie and it’s always as good as we remember.
But our quest is about delivery pizza, so one Saturday when we were in NJ we placed a delivery order for a large cheese pizza, a chicken parm hero, and an eggplant parm hero. We always ask for our pie to be “well done” so that the crust is golden and the cheese is brown and bubbly.
Large cheese pizza "well done"
As usual, Victor’s delivered the perfect pie, with a crust that’s crispy on the outside and nicely chewy in the middle. The crust has a nice developed flavor but doesn’t taste too floury or yeasty. The sauce to cheese to crust ratio is also spot on, and there’s a nice saltiness to the cheese that complements the sweet tomato sauce.
Underside shot
The chicken parmesan hero is packed with lots of breaded chicken but it usually needs some extra toasting in the oven to crisp up the bread a little bit and melt the cheese more. I wish the “well done” philosophy also applied to their sandwiches. Still, it’s a substantial and pretty tasty version of the hero.
Cheesy chicken parm hero
I’m not the hugest fan of eggplant parm heroes, as I think they’re usually seedy and slimey, but Victor’s actually makes a pretty good rendition that almost makes you forget there’s no meat. The eggplant in the sandwich is more thickly sliced and breaded, which makes it seem much heartier.
Meaty eggplant parm hero
I don’t know exactly what it is about Victor’s Pizza that makes it so delicious, but pizza preference is always a personal taste. The thing about Victor’s is its consistency. It delivers a basic, classic pie that’s always very well prepared every single time we get it. We haven’t found that consistency with any of the places we’ve ordered from in the city. Every place that showed potential disappointed us the second time around. So while our quest for our go-to pizza place continues, I can take comfort in knowing that if I’m truly craving a solid standard pizzeria style pizza, I can just head to Victor’s the next time we’re in NJ.
Victor’s Pizza
540 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ
Tags: Delivery, NJ, Pizza, Sandwiches