Of People, Places, and Pizza (Jacksonville: health, approval, health club)

[Lawstudent]

I will be sending my significant other to the farmers market to check things out. Hopefully he will return with a nice watermelon and an approval for myself going down there. We'll see.

So far in our experience here in North Saint John's county (I say that because this area is not, I repeat not Jacksonville) we have met many nice folks. We have found a good health club nearby and have gotten the lay of the land. Most everything we need is no more than half an hour drive away. A little more than we would have liked but do-able for a year.

PIZZA- We had our first Renna's pizza today. Straight cheese for the purist. We have never had New York style pizza before. We decided to dine in so it was fresh. I think we are hooked. We do all we can to avoid chain restaurants and this is a great find. It was very good, I would be hard pressed to find a better pie. Thank you all that recc'd Renna's. Riveree I will try the one in the St. Johns center maybe it is closer.

[kort677]

Originally Posted by Lawstudent

PIZZA- We had our first Renna's pizza today. Straight cheese for the purist. We have never had New York style pizza before. We decided to dine in so it was fresh. I think we are hooked. We do all we can to avoid chain restaurants and this is a great find. It was very good, I would be hard pressed to find a better pie. Thank you all that recc'd Renna's. Riveree I will try the one in the St. Johns center maybe it is closer.

It's nice that you enjoyed renna's but on a scale of 1-10 for NY pizza, rennas would be a 2 or 3, one day you'll need to get to NY for the real deal
(actually NJ has better places for pizza than NY but that's a whole 'nother battle)

[Lawstudent]

It just goes to show that we havent had many great pizzas if that is the case because Renna's at a 2 blows out all of the chain restaurants we have ever had. I bet it is better in the Northeast. We hope to visit NY some day soon. I know the locals there hate the tourists but what the heck.

[Karla with a K]

Rennas really isn't a chain, the guy who started it owns 3 of the 5 in town
the one at baymeadows is owned by a really nice woman, and the new one at riverplace I was told was franchiased by 2 guys from NY.
I am glad you enjoyed the pizza we wil all have to meet up at the towne center one day

Kort I agree it is not NJ pizza but as close as I have found "when in rome ...."
karla

[riveree]

Originally Posted by kort677

(actually NJ has better places for pizza than NY but that's a whole 'nother battle)

I'm just going to pretend I didn't see that........!

[jbm32206]

Jersey and or Philly does have the best pizza...hands down. The best I've had in Jersey is Brothers Pizza it's either Cinnaminson or Riverside...

[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by panzone

anyone who's looking for good cheese steaks please stop by my restaurant my rolls are amoroso's and the steaks are what i conserd the best in town and the pizza is dam good too! so come check it out and give me your honest opionion just ask for big al thanx oh and just in case anybody is wondering i am from New jersey and have been making pies for 22 years

I'd love a good steak, where's your place?

[travelingfood]

watermelon still in season?still cheap? didn't eat enough during last season...

[Karla with a K]

nah
the cheesesteak guy bumped a thread from last june