HAZLET, NJ – Dave Portnoy offers his usual blend of humor and honest critique in his Barstool Pizza Review of Salerno’s Pizzeria in Hazlet.
He starts by joking about the location and how Salerno’s threw in a bonus buffalo chicken slice—something Portnoy is adamantly against. He goes on a hilarious rant about how much he dislikes buffalo chicken pizza, comparing it to being force-fed curry, which he hates even more.
Portnoy’s focus quickly shifts to the main event—the traditional cheese pizza. The pizza looks promising but suffers from a bit of flop, which he attributes to it being fresh out of the oven.
Despite the flop, Portnoy praises the pizza’s “great traditional New York taste,” labeling it as a solid “football pizza” but ultimately scoring it a 7.3 out of 10.
Throughout the review, Portnoy engages with a Salerno’s employee named Matt, discussing the pizza’s flop and overall quality.
Despite Matt offering to remake the pizza, Portnoy sticks with his rating and wraps up the review by declining the buffalo chicken slice, while another customer rates it an 8.1. Overall, Portnoy gives Salerno’s a decent score, emphasizing the great taste despite the minor flop.
