Parsippany Pizzeria Named Top Old-School Joint By NJ Paper

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Local favorite the Reservoir Tavern has been named one of New Jersey's top old-school pizzerias in a new ranking published by the Star Ledger.

Reservoir Tavern came in 31st on the list out of 34 places, and was the only Morris County pizzeria to make the cut. The paper called out the Tavern's hours (it's only open Tuesday through Saturday) as a mark of it's old-school style.

This isn't the first time the pizzeria has earned high-marks for its food. Over the years, the Reservoir Tavern has been named one of the top pizzerias nationally and one of the top Italian restaurants nationally by various publications.

Despite the mainstream recognition, the Reservoir Tavern has remained a down-to-earth favorite.

Here's what a Patch Poster had to say about the restaurant in a 2011 review:

The menu for lunch and dinner is enormous, but whenever we've been there, plenty of people stuck to pizza. Thin-crust cheese pizza with a sweet tomato sauce seemed "very New York" to us—and we mean that as a compliment. Nick Bevacqua III, grandson of the founder, said that his grandfather, Nicola Sr., was schooled in the "Paterson" style. If you hanker for something more substantial, the sausage-rich pie is a pretty good option. Their Margherita pizza is a special: It's rich with bubbly mozzarella and fragrant with fresh basil, a necessary accompaniment to this particular pie.

The assortment of pizzas is pretty mind-boggling with a choice of sizes to suit anyone's fancy. The bar pie is a handy little one-person number that runs $8.50; there is also a 14-inch medium and a 16-inch large that go for $10 and $12.75, respectively.

You can read more coverage of the Reservoir Tavern here:

• Reservoir Tavern Named a Top 50 Italian Eatery
• Fire At Reservoir Tavern In Parsippany Causes Evacuation
• Tradition, With Some Updating, Holds Sway at the Reservoir Tavern
• 6 New Jersey Pizzerias Among Country's Best, Popular Website Says
• 5 New Jersey Pizzerias Among Nation's Best
• 2 In New Jersey Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In America