Barstool Pizza Review - DeLucia's Brick Oven Pizza (Raritan, NJ) 

Who was your father, I'm from there as well

Great story!! Great memories!!

Great story. I'm sure your dad would be proud of his hometown pizza place and ,of course, of who you have become.

Your dad is smiling right now kid

This Made me tear up

Been eating delucias over 40yrs and I've had pizza in the areas that actually make good pizza NJ.. NYC.. boston...Connecticut... Chicago...philly in my opinion nobody beats delucias

I live 30 mins away and now I have to try it

@@torresthemonster stan chitches is N@#!×$ pizza compared to Delucias..u probably love dominos u 🤡🐠🤡

@@walnutz8743 why disrespect him tho ...it's pizza ...and you want the truth ..people couldn't handle if better pizza was served in Alabama just like people don't wanna hear Cali doesn't have the best weed ..Florida doesn't have the best citrus..etc .. on that note I hope you get to enjoy that pizza for 40 more years ..let's be positive and uplift each other not go at each other for taste buds ..invite him over to try it and discuss why he feels the other is better

@@torresthemonster I used to live in Bound Brook and I’ve never even heard of that place. Guess I’m gonna have to go back and try that too.

Kid named finger

Kid named finger

Yea, might not notice him outside his natural habitat (in front of a pizza parlor)

Kid named finger

Waltuh

Right if you get over an 8.5 I think you deserve some extra love.

Goosebumps from a pizza review? Fuckin guppies never fail to amaze me

I think it's probably just because they don't need it, already well known.

I've met the owner and he even gave me a tour of the oven when I went lol

He probably tried and they were just like "nah we got pizzas to make, keep it movin" true NJ people.

the fade away jumper of pizza reviews

Lol true

The pizza actually sucks so...

Sorrycuse! Nice!

Gotta hit O’Scugnizzo in Utica sometime if you’re in Syracuse

Twin Trees in Syracuse is excellent

cuseeee

The only thing that changed they used to have an arcade in the corner.. pole position

Surely you mean pizza sticks? 😂

@@hanktheblesseddeejay they're actually called peels which i never knew.. I actually asked Christian Delucia Friday and he told me lol

When you find a winning formula, it's best to not change it. I mean I much prefer a old timey joint like this over a fancy place that uses decor and atmosphere as a way to charge more money

And last but not least, generic pizza box

Never forget where I was. Special day

I was wondering that myself. I can’t remember the last time he gave a score over a 9.0. Must be amazing!

As soon as I looked at it I knew she was Gona be a good 1

@@michaelmora Was just thinking the same thing! Been awhile!

@@michaelmora he gave Luigi's in Brooklyn a 9.3 not that long ago, although most people can think that it wasn't deserving of that score and that he gave it such a high review because of the history and the story behind it. This place however is one of the top rated places in the country, and I knew he was going to go in the nines on it when he eventually got around to reviewing it.

Sheeeeet

@nasser wiz he’s a billionaire he doesn’t need any pizzeria’s money😂

@nasser wiz nah, that pizza is legit

Best pizza in America, we all know it who live there

@@walnutz8743 its top 3 for sure, piscataway here.

it is - Jersey Girl stuck in NC - I MISS this pizza

🙋‍♂🙋‍♂waving hello from Florida that's awesome

I lived across Somerset from 77 to 83 next door to Christian's grandparents Joe & Irene. They were my first landlord. Pizza was amazing then. I miss them & the pizza. I live in Colorado now.

Been coming here since I was a kid. My grandfather worked at RVCC and would always stop here for us when he got done teaching

Not sure why everyone is overrating burnt cheese. That pizza isn't going to digest well.

@@Name-jw4sj that cheese wasn't burnt lmao

hot honey is amazing

Hey, I was just wondering if you’ve thought about that pizza lately?

All of Raritan has known for 70 years that this is it

I won't even drive that far to see my sister

@@adamstitt7588 🤣

I did the same last weekend! Totally worth it. I left with 5 pies! Ate a full one while there!

@@adamstitt7588 typical white people, no love for the fam.

Now we need the real test........let's have Debbie score it!

I was thinking the same thing. That crunch is legit

What do you mean 'use it for his own pizza' ??

@@devonm301 n00b. 😛

@@devonm301 the Crunch sound effect on the One Bite Pizza

Watch Di Fara, Lucali’s and John’s of Bleeker.

@@omieg89 Thanks! (: I’ve been waiting to watch his Top 10 Highest Reviews video, hoping to just chance upon them. 🍻

@@thegodofpez I personally believe Di Fara along with Pat and Joe’s are the two best pizza places Dave has been to just judging by his reactions. Pat and Joe’s doesn’t get the best score but you’ll see when you watch the video. Plus those are two of the funniest reviews ever done on this channel.

@@omieg89 Thanks again, homie! I showed my fiancée the famous “You’re ugly!” video last night, one of my favorites! 🤣 What a bitch! I’ll check these out later my dude, thank you.

Sally’s Apizza got a 9.1 I believe

Nope they are closed on Thursday & Monday.

@@ipissed you must be awesome at parties, everybody knows the rules.

@@bloatedsodium7301 It is not a good idea to have a party with the covid spike at record levels.

Just called to order a pie, DeLucia is now the Governor of NJ.

@@ipissed get that heard immunity. Pizza party, woooooooooo

same, I guessed he was gonna say 8.6 and I been wathcing for years

I live 22 miles away from Raritan. Going there tomorrow night unless the snow pushes me to Saturday.

Good luck! Gunna be poppin!

@@marcuscook2460 Good luck, this place bout to packed for next couple weeks. Im from Union County, and i remember the last time he did the Livingston one, rush for over 2 weeks. This is legit the highest scores he gave, imagine the crowd now.

I've gone here multiple times, the pizzas really is that good. Everytime I would visit I would mention to the owner to be patient cause Dave is gonna come eventually and he finally did!

I was going to suggest a place,my friend just told me they tore it down 25 years ago and there's an auto parts store there now. It was worth a two hour drive for me when I lived in Colorado.

Try big bills NY. It’s not in the 9a but I’d say a solid 7.8-8.1 depending on your likes.

If you are near Parker, you should try Colonna’s. The best pizza in the area. Not a 9, but there is nothing like that in CO, but better than Big Bills

@@vitaly6312 Thanks for the tip. But I live an hour north of Denver. With today's gas prices, I can't justify the trip.

@@LA-ry8nj Not near Parker. I live an hour north of Denver.

I don't think any pizza is worth getting in a plane for real trap

@@bigeric8334 i agree with ya but it's all relative to the person. I've heard of people getting planes just to have breakfast at their favourite places, and doing it multiple times a week. Boggles my mind but ya know.

@@bigeric8334 if you have never had pizza in the tri state, it's worth a trip. Or at least worth a goldbelly shipment

Man it’s weird seeing these comments and living 10 mins away from this place

@@TheMastermind729 I live on the west coast. I keep hearing east coast has the best pizza

When he looks that serious and doesn't say much about how good it is at first, you know it is off the charts. I was thinking 9.3, but he dropped the 9.4. That place is about to explode even more than they already have.

They really don't need the attention but I'm sure they love the score

i didn't see it goin' that high! i was like whoa. definitely looks worthy of it!

I live down the street of here and i LOVE their pizza. Ive always loved it and i get it once a week. and they went out of stock today and had to close.

I was there a few hours back. They were out of stock

It's tied with his highest score ever

Tied for best

@@Iancurran22 Tied with Di Fara. Higher than Sally’s, which he considers New Haven the best. This is a serious score.

Doubt that, but we will see

@@BeachJedi101 also tied with Frank Pepe in MA! 3 way at the top!

You said that in Patagonia Font

I am with you, was totally expecting an 8.9

What's up Eddie, big fan!

I was think 8.8 when he opened the box. Unreal

I guessed 8.7 lol

Just turned off the pacific. Dried my tears and saw this comment on the pizza review. Mind is blown

@@JaHo25 great show

John Basilone - Marine Corps legend.

The Pacific really shortchanged Basilone. Didn’t think they did a good job telling his story.

It’s going to be a whole new wave of visitors now. Expect a long wait for your next pie.

Him not finishing the slice threw me off, but i guess it was too hot. If he finished the slice i would of went into the 9's. Outstanding looking pizza though.

he gives well done Pizza's an automatic score of over 8 , reality is any place is able to make a well done pizza if they just leave it in a little longer, maybe places should keep that in mind if they know he is picking it up

the audio alone made me hungry

True lol

Or Randazzi's.

Thanks for posting this, Ima check it out next time I'm back :)

They don't need it trust me

Well they deserve it with that score. I wish could try it.

Yeah he did

Owner is a great guy, happy for him.

They're mobbed right now. As a regular, you gotta love to see it! I didn't know and when I went in to pick up, I said to the owner, "Damn, it's busy!" And then he asked if I knew Barstool Sports and Dave portnoy and I said yeah and he said, "He just gave us a 9.4! Second highest ever!" I'm going to sit down now and enjoy my delicious, Delucia's pizza. Jealous?!?

It is. It's the best pizza in the world.

We had the John’s of bleecker a couple of years ago. Super disappointing. Not sure if they had a bad day or what. But underwhelming

That’s awesome

I've had this one multiple times, it's spectacular.

That's post worthy, y'all going to document any of it??

Be sure to each get your own pizza, take one bite, throw it out, and then hit up the nearby Denny's.

Gotta hit up delorenzos!!

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn son! Im hyped after this review hahaha

Lived walking distance, mom is still there, now my kids know Delucias, you have no idea, please try it. It's such a level above, their works is my favorite pizza in life.

Your fault for leaving! Now I’ll have it before you!

Its a hidden gem tucked away off the Somerville Circle

I grew up a few towns over and never heard of it. Federicis was the highest score from my area but I'm gonna try this place for sure!!

@@dannypistilli4864 Also known as the Circle of Hell.

That pizza looked bomb asf forreal

It's #1 I lived in Brooklyn for a while. Grew up in the area. Spomuli Gardens was the only one that was on the level.

Tomorrow there will be 7,000 ppl there. They have no idea what they just did to their lives. Mayhem.

9.5 would be historic

Stop spoiling reviews in the comments

@@bobbyhill1368 A 9.4 ties the record for highest rated pizza. This is historic

I live 3min from the place.. he should've been there years ago.. its the best on earth, we all know it

Asshol

Of all these reviews, De Lorenzo’s is the one I want to try.

Shove it Bettman. We all know the NHL is rigged.

No way this is the real Gary Bettman. No way he would risk taking all the jabs from hockey fans.

Aye yo what exit? It’s all in the wooder….

Been living in NJ all my life and while I love it, it’s certainly not beautiful. Travel a little more buddy, Jesus Christ.

@@jp05598 oh okay have a great week pal!! - Gary.

@Steve McDowell, if she didn't tell you about this, you should dump her.

@@patrickh9937 very wise my son.. There's just no other way around it

she probably goes there with the other guy

Hahaha she better! 🤣

She probably goes there with the other guy who she doesn't have to pick up and is not a bum. He probably buys her a pizza instead of having her pick one up for him.

I live in California. Flew out to NY and drove through Jersey last year and tried to go to Delucia’s. I was heartbroken when I found out they were closed for about a month for a summer vacation. I ended up going to Ralph’s Pizza in Nutley, NJ. It was phenomenal. However, I must try again to go to Delucia’s. It is definitely on my bucket list.

Hut oil

hudoyo

Crying 😭 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

What sound affects ?

😂😂😂

That frozen pizza is worse than Jack's

lol i was thinking the same thing

What a toxic take. You both take the 'I used to eat there before it was cool' hipster idiot vibe, and you mix it with the absolute asshole notion of 'I don't want the world to eat this amazing craftmanship (and therefore supporting the business) because it disturbs MY peace'. People like you are everything that is wrong with this world. Shame on you.

This pizza is looking so spectacular!! Damn!!! That was one of the best ever seen on this channel!!

is it still just as busy now?? I live about 45 minutes from Raritan, and always think about going, but i'd be pissed if i did a 90 minute round trip just to see a " sold out" sign out front.

@@ronyeahright9536 We've called recently, and I think the current situation is that everyone is ordering out, so they have times where they don't let you order to take it out because it's so backed up. But I think it's possible to get a table there, it doesn't sound like too many people sit down to eat there anymore, it's just that their take out orders are crazy

That’s the bittersweet thing about a hidden gem you know about being discovered. You’re happy for the owners getting that bag, but dang does it suck when it’s crowded and you gotta wait. Just not as special. But god bless em. Everyone should get to enjoy greatness and a salud to the owners making money hand over fist. They deserve it.

me too i stopped what i was doing, i had a feeling

Same here saw that thumbnail of the pizza almost thought it was an old review from New Haven knew this was going to be a high score

Hey man, Im from there too. Let me know if its worth it to go

Hope you called in the order last year. I live 20 mins away and wont even bother trying to get a pie there after this review

@@Quesoverga You can usually get a frozen DeLucia's pie at Quick Check across the street or at the Liquor Barn on Old York Road. In my opinion, their pie is even better reheated.

@@tomflynn924 I was unaware of that. Thank you!

@@Quesoverga you're welcome

Got to hit Luigi's too while you're there!

@@rand0m0nium ahh good call - will do. Just came back from Jersey - for Father’s Day we did a quick trip up there for DeLorenzo’s and Conte’s. DeLorenzo was phenomenal - some of the best flavor of any pizza I’ve had - although their crust may have been too crispy for me. Just a preference thing but I actually like a little bit of chewy/crisp mix. Conte’s was very good, but not spectacular.

@@TRENLORD He gave Best pizza in Brooklyn a very high score too.

lmao

He knew it was a 9.x before he took a bite. I called a 9.3…so close 🤷‍♂️

Delucias is always fresh,always.

You just witnessed history

Addictive as f,,k

@@Justin-df7lw Is this the highest he’s given ?? Not seen one bigger yet I don’t think ?? Im not joking when I say I’ve fallen in a hole 🤣🤣

😂😂😂

I did the same thing when I started watching ❤️😂❤️

Do you by chance have another update? How's the wait looking like now?

@@HumzaNabi we ate there tonight, pizza is delicious. the crisp is pretty unreal. had to make a reservation, otherwise no issues.

Those are 100% worth it

Thing is, their brick oven has got over a hundred years of history literally baked into it. You could bake anything in that oven and it'd taste absolutely amazing 🤌

Lol it’s overcooked to fuck and uses processed mozzarella how good can it be

my buddy has a crazy brick pizza oven in his place that was built for a french chef that used to live there. i brought my italian mom there, she made the dough and sauce and we made the most insane pizzas ive ever had in my life. we got the oven up to 1000f and the pizzas cooked in like 30 seconds, it was wild. never had any pie close to that.

Great story! I remember my favorite pizza too LOL!@@AC-wl7ve

Nah, his rating says it all.

I read the news article about this review. The owner, Christian, was visiting family 30 minutes away. He didn't know Dave was coming that day.

Never thought i would see another 9.4.The guy that owns DeLucia's is one lucky man

Difara sucks though

Difaras got double 9.4s

@@cat14356 so did you last night babe

@@cat14356 IDK about sucks, but it's def overrated.

I’ve been eating Delucia’s pizza since 1974, it is the best I’ve ever had, and I’m sooooo glad and proud of you, that you mentioned my all time Hero, USMC Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. CMH recipient, “The Hero of Guadalcanal “ 🇺🇸

That crunch was louder than the fake crunch he uses on his own pizza!

electric through my ears

and your are going to pay more if you do

Owner is a nice guy, first time I ever went I was talking to him about Dave and he was telling me how hopeful he was that he would come. He even showed me the pizza oven in the back and was telling me the history.

Awesome

Brilliant 😂

Frozen is on a different scale.

Gotta get your pizzelles at the Festa!

Salute to Medal Of Honor winner John Basilone, USMC, WWII

Da pizza a freet

You don’t have to blow it up

I'm from Texas, but I had this pizza back in 2008. It was the best I ever had. I wish they would franchise because nothing comes close to this in Texas.

@@jamesr8584 but our Tex Mex and BBQ is untouchable ;)

I was there today for lunch, never saw a crowd like that in my life waiting outside, looked like they were giving away pizza..

@@jamesr8584 you cant franchise a 100 year old brick oven

I bet my bank account it's better and basically his #1 pizza of all time. I've been everywhere including Brooklyn and Italy for 10 years and still none can beat it. Pro tip get it with Ham well done. Best pizza in the world.

CT is no slouch with pizza either. check out new haven

@@data9594 I know that's right. I'm from CT. very familiar with pizza town

Did you end up trying it? If so, how did it compare with Pepe's, Sally's, Modern etc?

@@sohotimhot7975 we're talkin pizza here.

It would have anyway without the review

dang... thats why some places actually dont want a michelin star. they cant serve their regular customers anymore.

@@ndubb100 Michelin stars can ruin some great restaurants. There’s a story about a very small ramen shop in Japan run by a 78 year old man that a Michelin reviewer stopped in. It was very old, classic, and he liked the ramen so much he called another reviewer to try it so they could give it a star. 2 years later the entire design was renovated with more seating because it became so busy. They had to institute a 10 minute rule at seats because it was so busy. This rule was necessary because customers were willing to wait in line for an entire day to try it. But unfortunately it killed the business and they had to close 2 years after they got a Michelin star. If they never got it it would probably being going strong to this day.

@@bentoomet8805 Dang that's so unfortunate. I like to imagine that the man opened a secret ramen shop somewhere after that closed. I wonder if you can deny a Michelin star?

Same!!!

i thought the same lol

Yep and when he said it’s certainly in the conversation everything around us went silent, the earth stopped spinning, and we paid really close attention.

What’s your top 5 if you don’t mind me asking

@@samp223 Frank Pepes, Grimaldis, Tacconellis, New Park Pizza, DeLucias. I have tried all of the heavy hitters nationwide. I judge by a sausage and mushroom pie.

Nice I from Michigan and we don’t got too much out here. I want to go on a pizza trip and hit up all the best spots. Your sounds like good list. Thanks

@@samp223 Buddy's is solid , just a diffrent style of pizza.

@@joeystreets3606 grimaldis in brooklyn next to the boxing gym?

lol

Did you ever go? Buy about 20 of the pizas then flash freeze them or something right?

that was not the pizza. lol, you can hear that sound going after he started talking.

Update: I went back again this weekend and they had already stopped taking orders the remainder of the night… I arrived at 5pm. I’ll try again in a few weeks, third times the charm

@@kevincritelli1029 well did you go??

@@dumdumbringgumgum2940 Still haven't been able to get it. I just tried calling now (12:18pm) to place an order for dinner and line been busy >_

@@kevin.sharoncritelli5315 how is it going bro, have u had the pizza yet?

Enjoy !