Have a hankering for pizza? An old favorite returns to Woodbury after an eight-year hiatus. Al’s Best Pizza brings back their popular pizzas, pasta, and subs.
It’s been years since the only pizza place in the area closed its doors leaving us to drive long distances to pick up a pie for dinner, but now our luck has changed. Al’s Best Pizza just opened in Woodbury on March 16th. Al Selmani, the owner and namesake, who has been making pizza for over 40 years, has decided to get back in the business after an 8-year break. (He used to own San Remo’s.) Run by Al and his two sons, Beck and Ferzi, Al’s Best Pizza is situated in the new complex where the Woodbury Flea Market used to be on Route 6, a few doors down from Dottie’s Diner.
Already, they have seen a steady stream of former customers, back to enjoy familiar favorites. You certainly have your choice of classic New York-style pizza at Al’s—a vast array of toppings, gourmet and white pizzas, all in three different sizes, 12″, 14″ and 18″ pies. They also offer Sicilian and gluten-free pizzas. There are appetizers like wings or fried ravioli, a selection of salads with a variety of dressings, soups, sandwiches and traditional Italian entrees like Eggplant Parmigiana and Baked Ziti. And their popular subs are back, too. In short, something for everyone.
We went for an early Friday afternoon dinner and were greeted by a friendly staff and our choice of seating. It filled up very quickly however. Even though the business is primarily take-out, by 5:00 all the seats in the small dining room were taken. We shared the Fried Ravioli with Marinara appetizer and a couple of small house salads to start. The ravioli were crisp and cheesy and the salads generous. Delicious freshly-baked bread accompanied our meal. Our pizzas came out piping hot. With eight slices, the small was larger than either of us expected. No skimping on the ingredients at Al’s. My eggplant and garlic pie was covered with those two key ingredients (my favorite combo) and my friend’s veggie pie was piled high! We took the balance of our pizzas home in take-out boxes, cheerfully packaged by our waitress. We didn’t feel rushed, nor did we feel ignored.
Al’s has that familiar feel of a pizza place that is both relaxed and efficient, running like a finely-tuned engine. With all those years of making pizza behind them, the Selmani family knows how to do it right.
Al’s Best Pizza is open Monday to Wednesday, from 11am to 9pm; Thursday to Saturday, from 11am to 9:30pm; Sunday, from 12 to 9pm. For a peek of their menu or to download it, go to their web site: www.alsbestpizza.com
Al’s Best Pizza
787 Main Street South
Woodbury
203.586.1500
www.alsbestpizza.com
