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Dave Portnoy gave Gervasio’s tomato pie an 8.4. Shore News Network visited the Chesterfield restaurant to see whether the pizza and service matched the hype.
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Old York Village is a sleepy localsonly
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type of place in Crosswix, a small town
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in Burlington County. But on Friday
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night, the quiet Old York Village
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commercial plaza was buzzing with
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excitement. That's because this week,
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Bar Stool Sports President Dave Portoi
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brought his one bite pizza review to the
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pizzeria inside the center, Jervasios.
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While the restaurant has been a local
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favorite since it opened, Portoy's 8.4
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four score for the restaurant's tomato
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pie pizza put the restaurant on the
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culinary map for New Jersey and beyond.
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Shore News Network went to Jervasios's
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Friday night to see if it was worth all
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the hype. While most businesses in the
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plaza were closed for the night, a
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continuous line of cars and customers
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came in and out until closing at
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Jervasios. Staff told Shore News Network
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that even though the episode aired just
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hours earlier, business has definitely
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picked up and it's expected to increase
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over the weekend as pizza fans from all
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over New Jersey will undoubtedly come to
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see if the hype is worth it. And it was.
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Not only is their pizza thin, crispy,
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delicious, and made fresh, the rest of
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the menu also didn't disappoint.
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Appetizers at the restaurant were
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delicious, and the service was
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exceptional, even as people waited
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online to sit inside the packed
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restaurant. Locals were happy for the
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business, but feared they would now have
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to wait for a table now in the
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restaurant, as people from around the
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state descended upon the spot after
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Portoy's visit. The tomato pie was
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exceptional and in the same class as
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Papa and Dorenzos in nearby Robinsville.
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If you love Jersey tomato pie, you're
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going to love Jervasios. And once again,
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Portoi hit the nail on the head with his
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review. It's going to be a rainy
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weekend, so if you're up for something
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new and love tomato pie, give them a
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shot. And while you're at it, visit
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nearby papas and dorenzos and make this
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weekend a pizza vacation tour.
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