Reigniting an old thread – pizza never gets old, right? – with a new (to me) place a bit further afield. I was in Providence over the weekend and when hunger struck I stopped into Pizza Marvin for a slice. (Edit: Just saw that Digga mentioned the exact same place in the prior reply, so I guess I’m in good company here.)
The slices, it turns out, are square. I’m not sure precisely which style they’re going for; I’ve never been 100% clear on the subtle distinctions between Grandma and Sicilian, but it’s not edge-to-edge cheese so I know Detroit is out. In any case my slice – pepperoni with added honey – sported tender and fairly airy crumb, extremely crispy and well-caramelized undercrust, a very well balanced sauce, and a tremendous (maybe a touch too big) pile of pepperoni. Easily one of the best slices I’ve had in a long, long time.
They also have a number of interesting whole (round) pies, as well as ice cream. If you’re in Providence, I highly recommend checking it out. Couple of shots of my slice:
+1 and I grew up in northern NJ where I only heard “Sicilian pizza” and never heard of “Grandma Pizza” until many many many years later - though I was told it was from Long Island. . . What did Pizza Marvin call their pizza? just pizza?
I thought Grandma Pizza was some hipster Manhattan thing. I’ve only ever seen it for sale there, at a hipstery place in the East Village, so admittedly I’m inferring major conclusions from a minuscule sample size. The data analyst in me doesn’t like this, but the rest of me couldn’t care less and just wants to eat lots of crunchy cheesy bread-thing without having to get bogged down in nomenclature. Well that’s my rant for the day.
Anyway, to answer your question, Marvin just called it “slice.” I assumed it would be triangular and I was pleasantly surprised when I was served a rectangle instead. I’m definitely in the “more crust is better (as long as it’s crunchy and well-seasoned)” camp, so unlike a certain Yelp review I noticed – 2* because “the slices are too bready” (and also they didn’t like the music or something) – I think it’s perfection.
