This NJ Pizzeria Among The Country’s Best, Food Writers Say

Brooklyn Square Pizza, with locations across Monmouth and Ocean counties, landed on a USA TODAY Network list of 27 standout pizzerias in 20 states, with food writers specifically calling out its Upside Down Pizza. That signature pie flips the usual order by layering cheese directly on the dough before the sauce, which cooks the cheese into the crust for a thick, crispy result one writer compared to pizza from an Italian grandmother.