One Bite Pizza's Dave Portnoy rates Zachary's Restaurant in West Long Branch

Following a visit to Zachary's Restaurant in West Long Branch, pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy gave its thin-crust pie a score of 8.1 out of 10.

"I love a bar pie. This looks like a nice, thin ... kind of like a bigger bar pie," he said i n a review posted on the One Bite Pizza Reviews YouTube page . "It's so light, which I love. This is right up my alley.

"This is my style of bar pie," Portnoy said during his late July trip to the Shore, which included stops at more than half a dozen restaurants. "It's so light and flaky."

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In addition to Zachary's, other pizzerias visited include The Sauce in Oceanport, which also scored an 8.1; Alternate Ending Beer Co. in Aberdeen, whose Detroit-style pizza earned a 7.2 ; Salerno's Pizzeria & Restaurant in Hazlet, whose plain pizza earned a 7.3 ; Gigi's New York Style Pizza in Sea Bright, which earned a 7.4 ; and Surf City Pizza on Long Beach Island. The latter review hasn't yet been released.

At the Shore, his highest scores so far are Brooklyn Square in Jackson, which received an 8.9 in 2020; Federici's Family Restaurant in Freehold Borough, which received an 8.8 in 2020; and Nunzio's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant in Long Branch, (now under new ownership) which earned an 8.6 in 2021.

Sarah Griesemer joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2003 and has been writing all things food since 2014. Send restaurant tips to sgriesemer@gannettnj.com , follow on Instagram at Jersey Shore Eats and subscribe to our Jersey Shore Eats newsletter .

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