Andrew H.
Yelp
Jersey pizza! And, yes, legit pizza.
A guy from Patterson, New Jersey moves to St Johns and wants to bring a bit of the east coast to the northwest. Let's make some really good pizza.
I frequent Lombard House down the street and Brian, the owner, and several others that I know kept telling me about Lombardo's pizza and that I should try it.
So, game one of the Eagles this season, a bunch of us planned to do just that. But the website didn't work.
Fast forward to yesterday and I made it over and explained to the owner about that day. Turns out he opened later than normal and was by himself. So making six pizzas wouldn't have worked anyway.
Lombardo's has a small menu but I liked what I saw and really enjoyed what I got. Tomato and garlic, basically a margarita.
It looked and smelled correct. A little char on the bottom and bubbly crust on the top. As for the taste? Definitely a pizza that I grew up with. The slight sweetness of the basil and sauce, the mild saltiness of the cheese and the crust was spot on. Chewy and crispy in the right places.
Yeah, this place will do just fine up in St Johns. Big space, few indoor seats and some more outside, but being that we're heading towards the rainy season, we'll probably get the zah to go and enjoy it at home.
Enjoy and support local PDX.