Phil G.
Yelp
Our Margherita pizza was very good, with a crisp crust and savory tomato sauce. We drove out of our way for Denino's, and in retrospect, that may have been foolish. The pizza was very good, but not necessarily memorable. Inland from the ocean, Denino's is not located in the most salubrious area. In fact, the neighborhood looked more like Mississippi than the Jersey Shore. Service also was more Mississippi than Jersey.
Our server was stuck at the register as we waited and waited and waited to be escorted to a table. Finally, the young woman at the take out counter yelled out to get her attention. The one server would disappear for long periods of time, and to get the check, we had to ask the young woman at the take out window to look for our server. Then, she forgot our sodas on the check. When we pointed this out, she said "oh," took the check back to the register and added the cost of the two sodas. Sadly, she was clueless, and I was reminded of Mississippi again. As we left the manager was chewing on something as WE said goodbye and thank you - MississippI.
Denino's interior space was not reflective of the okay exterior. It was dark, sad, and designed to hide dirt with much use of the uplifting color of brown. Yet, the pizza was good. If you're in MississippI, oh I mean Brick/Lakewood, grab a slice.