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In the past, I’ve had trouble finding good pizza on the Fort Lauderdale beach. There are a number of very good beachfront restaurants, of course, and I admit that I haven’t done any sort of serious sampling. I’m sure some of these places have excellent pizza to offer. But I’m talking about a pizza place where you’re more likely to take out than order in. And I mean very good take-out pizza, not just the usual dough and cheese and tomato sauce thing. Well, on our recent “staycation” at both the Marriot and the Ritz along A1A, we found just what I had been looking for. At last. It’s called “Beach Pizza,” appropriately enough. I’d walked right past it many times without ever stopping. I was glad Gwendolyn and I discovered it during this trip.
Beach Pizza is a nondescript little hole-in-the-wall kind of place. Very small, very few seats. The only reason I noticed it at all was that, as we strolled our way toward the Jungle Queen one afternoon, I saw two well-dressed businessmen inside waiting for their order. I took that as an indication that local employees frequent Beach Pizza – a good sign. I also learned that this spot has been voted “Broward’s Best Pizza” in one of those local newspaper reader polls.
We ordered a small pie with mushrooms, onions, olives and whatever else. The guy behind the counter, who also whipped up our order, was chatty and friendly and there was some good chill music coming from the speakers. Hanging out waiting for the pizza was fun, actually, with a parade of beachgoers wandering past the window. But the pizza? Mmmm, excellent! After we got the hot box back to our room, we sat on the patio overlooking the sea and gobbled. It wasn’t just that we were hungry. This really was very tasty pizza. A thin crust, just enough quality sauce and cheese, good ingredients for toppings. And cooked perfectly. Later in the week, we went back a second time. That should tell you something. You want to know what else? Before long, I plan to make a special trip just to get another round of Beach Pizza, which is only a few miles from my condo. It was that good. On the beach, pizza sometimes is exactly what you want for lunch or dinner, isn’t it? I think so anyway. Now I know where to find it – and so do you.
Beach Pizza is a nondescript little hole-in-the-wall kind of place. Very small, very few seats. The only reason I noticed it at all was that, as we strolled our way toward the Jungle Queen one afternoon, I saw two well-dressed businessmen inside waiting for their order. I took that as an indication that local employees frequent Beach Pizza – a good sign. I also learned that this spot has been voted “Broward’s Best Pizza” in one of those local newspaper reader polls.
We ordered a small pie with mushrooms, onions, olives and whatever else. The guy behind the counter, who also whipped up our order, was chatty and friendly and there was some good chill music coming from the speakers. Hanging out waiting for the pizza was fun, actually, with a parade of beachgoers wandering past the window. But the pizza? Mmmm, excellent! After we got the hot box back to our room, we sat on the patio overlooking the sea and gobbled. It wasn’t just that we were hungry. This really was very tasty pizza. A thin crust, just enough quality sauce and cheese, good ingredients for toppings. And cooked perfectly. Later in the week, we went back a second time. That should tell you something. You want to know what else? Before long, I plan to make a special trip just to get another round of Beach Pizza, which is only a few miles from my condo. It was that good. On the beach, pizza sometimes is exactly what you want for lunch or dinner, isn’t it? I think so anyway. Now I know where to find it – and so do you.
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