2010 Tour Details

Starting Point: North Wildwood, Little Nicky's
Pizza Places Reviewed: 23
Average Price Per Slice: $2.18 (Down 1 cent)
Most Expensive Slice: Duva's -- $3.54
Least Expensive Slice: Beach Burger -- $0.97
Overall Average of All Slices: 2.16 out 5  (Down .18)
Best Slice: Franconi's Pizza – 4.0 out of 5 (Last year’s best - 3.88)
Time Spent: 3.0 hours (Starting time: 8:15 pm End time: 11:05 pm)
Reviewers: Chris, Brian, Mike, Frank, Tim

The Best Slice 2010

1.) Franconi's Pizza - Avg: 4.0

A few summers ago when Franconi’s first opened up in Central Wildwood, I grabbed a slice nearly every day for lunch. After a couple years of Franconi’s hiatus, I forgot how well they have the art of pizza making mastered. From the sauce, cheese, and crust to the hot temperature of the slice, we all agreed they did it right. Franconi’s has brought some serious credentials to Central Wildwood pizza—where pizza ratings have struggled the past several years!

Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5
Chris: 4.0  Brian: 4.5 Frank: 3.5  Mike: 4.0   Tim: 4.0  
Slice Price: $2.00

2: 3 Brothers Pizza - 4.0 - In second place, representing North Wildwood at 23rd Avenue, is 3 Brothers Pizza. You’ll be pleased when you get your slice. Ours was picture perfect with just the right ratio of sauce, cheese and crust. A small hint of garlic of made the crust taste mildly like a piece of garlic bread or breadstick (much to my appreciation!). We also noted that the customer service was quick and friendly. As an added benefit, they perform a free pizza tossing show every night which is actually pretty neat…and makes for some fun, free boardwalk entertainment!

3: Duva's Italian Pizza - 3.6 - Whoa! Talk about a jumbo slice! This will *guaranteed* be your first reaction. Self proclaimed as the “biggest slice on the boardwalk,” Duva’s will make you think about maybe not indulging in that usual second slice or maybe even splitting a slice with someone else (cheap date idea, right?!). But being the largest slice on the boardwalk isn’t just a gimmick—the slice actually tastes pretty good too. We were very impressed with this new pizza tour stop (just opened in June, 2010) and very pleased with the great flavor of the combined ingredients. Welcome to Wildwood, Duva’s!

4: Mack's Pizza- 3.4
5: Little Nicky's - 3.2

Best Bang for Your Buck

PPR (Points Per Price Ratio) = Overall Rating / Price

1.) Franconi's Pizza - PPR: 2.0

Best Slice on the Boardwalk for only $2.00? I can deal with that!

Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5
Chris: 4.0  Brian: 4.5 Frank: 3.5  Mike: 4.0   Tim: 4.0  
Slice Price: $2.00
Value (PPR) Rating: 2.0  

2: Little Nicky's - PPR: 1.64
3: Santino's Pizza - PPR: 1.64
4: 3 Brothers Pizza - PPR: 1.6
5: Alex's Pizzeria - PPR: 1.53

Conclusion

One item to recognize is that places are liable to have good nights and bad nights. I feel like some of the places gave us slices that were not as good as they might usually be. On the flipside, it’s possible that we just so happened to get the best slice a place may ever make. That’s part of the sporadic nature and fun of doing these pizza ratings. As always, keep in mind, these ratings are for fun and strictly a matter of opinion. We may love it and you could dislike it or vice versa. In any case, I think we can all agree on our enjoyment of Wildwood, NJ…or at least pizza in general! Thanks for checking out Wildwood Pizza Tour 2010! Please leave a comment and check out the rest of the site! Special thanks to Wildwood and all its pizza places! Till next year…

Results Spreadsheet (click for larger image)