Calabria Pizzeria & Restaurant: Authentic Thin Crust Pizza & Cozy Dining in Livingston, NJ

This was my first time at Calabria, and I drove 45 minutes specifically for the thin, crispy pizza that was rated 8.9 by Dave Portnoy. My four-star rating is for the pizza I ate only, and I can not speak for any of the other items on the menu. Portnoy has a distinct taste for the style of pizza that he likes, which is thin, crispy, a good homemade sauce, little to no flop, and a perfectly cooked under carriage. Portnoy only rated their plain cheese thin crispy pie that they specifically made for him, and it is now on their menu called "Calabria's Portnoy Crunchy Thin Pizza." This is the style of pizza I like as well, but I went with the "Calabria’s Mike’s Hot Honey Pepperoni Crunchy Thin Pizza." I called for pickup but decided to sit in their smaller dining room to eat. The service was good and the atmosphere was nice. The pizza came in a huge box, bigger than the average size large you'd get at any other pizzeria. Once I opened the box, the first thing I noticed was that it was cooked to perfection as in not sloppy, perfectly round, and the pepperoni was spread out pretty evenly. You can tell that they take pride in making their pizza and want to make sure the customer is satisfied with it. I picked up the first slice, and it had a little more flop than I'd like to see, and because of that, the cheese and pepperoni started to slide off the end of the slice but not by much though. Although on a few of the other slices, I had to use my other hand to stop the cheese and pepperoni from falling off the end. Not a super big deal, but it's the reason I gave four stars instead of five. Now that's explainable because of the grease that comes off the pepperoni when cooked and then dont forget about the Mikes hot honey, which adds more weight to the slice as well. I would recommend to the owner telling the cook to make the undercarriage crust just a little thicker for this reason. The overall undercarriage was cooked, good and crispy, but it could have been just a little bit more crispy in my opinion, but that's just me because I like pizza really crispy, and again just a little thicker because of the weight and grease from the pepperoni. It had a good amount of cheese, and the sauce had a nice taste to it, which brought everything together just perfectly. Would I come back for more and recommend the pizza to others? Yes, definitely! I would love to try some of the other pizzas. They have a big selection of different styles of thin, crispy pizza, and if that's not what you like, they make other pizzas that aren't thin and crispy. The prices for the pizza are a bit higher than most pizzeria's, so keep that in mind as well.

very welcoming, they welcomed our puppy by carrying him in and showing him off to the staff. Pizza was top notch. bonus they serve adult beverages if you'd like a beer to wash the pizza down with

Outstanding pizza . we ordered two thin crust and two thick crust pizza pies . 2 Waldorf salads and buffalo wings. Service was impeccable, ambience, and atmosphere was amazing. What a gem of a place in a suburban town.

Came here with kid for a quick pizza and wings. Lovely ambience.. community feel Edit: went there again on 12 Nov. the chicken fingers were really bad, felt frozen chicken which was double fried and the service terrible. The waiter was gone after 5 min - no one to give check. Not great experience.. will take off one star. Hopefully will visit again and update.

This place is the real real! Super authentic. Super kind people. Super good pizza! You already know though. They're about to open the full dining room. It looks beautiful and it's a must! You will fall in love with this place!

Made a special trip just to have their pie due to stellar one bite review. Went on a Sunday, was quite busy with multiple families but we got a seat right away and good service to follow. Terrific server, old school easy going attitude and everything came out on time. Tried their famous thin and crispy (hot honey pep and plain pie) and it was beautiful. Super delicious and great size. We ended up having leftovers and the pie was still fantastic the next day. Would go back!

Hubby is a portnoy fan and wanted to try their highly rated pizza for his birthday. Did not disappoint. Great pizza, soup, meatballs and house red wine. They were supposed to close at 8 but didn't rush us out. Let us take our time. Definitely recommend