Vita Bella

My family frequents Ocean View, NJ during the summer months, which is located near two pizza shops; Vita Bella being one of them. The other pizza shop is typical of NJ shore fare: expensive, low quality, and you would probably not order from it if you had this option at home, but, because you have limited options at the shore, it'll have to do. Vita Bella, however, is quite the opposite: prices are fair, quality is great, and I often wish they had a location back home for me to visit. I haven't had much outside of their pizza, but it's always been good. It's a decent thin crust pizza that you might expect to find in Philly or NY, and their Vita Bella special pizza is incredible. Also, it might seem unfair to other locations at the NJ shore, but the staff always seems pleasant and they don't act like their doing you a favor just by providing the food that you purchased. On that note, I often say that I am sure the NJ shore locals must have a love/hate relationship with Philly and NY visitors in the sense that they appreciate the business (it's a long, cold, hard winter without it) but they probably have had it with most of them by the time July comes to an end (let's face it, dealing with the public is hard, and dealing with the public on vacation must be a nightmare). In any event, though, I get the impression that Vita Bella is not just trying to squeeze every last drop out of the summer season before slashing hours and taking off for Florida come fall; rather, they conduct business like they are a local staple all year long and appreciate your business whether you're a visitor or a local, and I have proof! Specifically, besides the aforementioned virtues, I always think it's really kind/sweet/warm/nice that when I pick up pizzas, Vita Bella staff offer/provide me paper plates and napkins. If you visit the NJ shore, you know you pretty much have to pack your house (dishes, linens, etc ) and then you have to cook and clean the whole time; it's a give and take vacation. So, although the gesture of offering paper plates and napkins might seem trivial, I/my wife consider it very kind as it is less dishes that we have to wash, not to mention Vita Bella foots the bill for those paper products (it might seem neglible, but think how often they offer those plates and napkins and you start to understand costs add up). So, I would definitely recommend Vita Bella all year round, and especially if you're visiting nearby for the summer. Thank you.

This was my first time ordering from Vita Bella. I ordered the Florentine pie. It was the best white pie I ever had. I dont leave reviews often, but this was well deserved. Delicious! I will be ordering again!

Different Cheesesteak #1157. Guest eaters Amigo Dan, Patti, Bill and Ann Marie. Bill picked up this cheesesteak. Sorry no sign selfies. We got a cheesesteak with fried onions and mushrooms. We took our cheesesteaks to Anglesea Aleworks. There is a lot of bad conversation in the video so I’ll summarize here; we like the meat and melted cheese. I appreciate they are trying to use a fancy roll but it was a miss. It was a little light on fried onions and mushrooms. We liked our beers.