Although I am extremely loyal to Nino’s Pizza in Boca Raton, we passed by the Nino’s in Delray Beach and I wanted to try it since the change of teams.  I was delighted to see that my favorite waitress from the Boca location now works at their Delray Beach store.  (hi Ashley)

It is fair to note that I was getting sick prior to heading to Nino’s of Delray for pizza, and eating only seemed to escalate my sickness.  So my review may not be totally accurate, and I will give it another try anyways just to confirm.  I ordered one regular and one sicilian.  The sicilian tasted pretty good, just like the sicilian at the Nino’s of Boca.  The crust was crisp, and the sauce tasted smooth and sweet.  The cheese even tasted pretty good.  The regular slice I wasn’t too impressed with.  It was just ehhhh, or blah.  It seemed to lack the taste I grew accustomed to when I ate their during previous times.  Maybe they have ordered cheaper ingredients to satisfy the early bird eaters that seem to dominate the dining room from the 55+ communities located across the street.  Don’t get me wrong, their regular was still substantially better then anything else in that Delray area for slices, but they set a pretty incredible bar in the past, and it is hard to achieve it again, I guess.

But since I was sick, as I said earlier, my tastes might have been off.  And since my nose was clogged, and my throat hurt, I couldn’t finish the food.  If the sicilian tasted as good as it did when I was sick, I could only imagine how good it is when I am well.

Go try Nino’s of Delray for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.  Nino’s of Delray gets 5 out of 8 slices.

Made the mistake of getting pizza at Sal’s Market Deli at the Portofino Hotel in Universal Studios. Since it was the only eatery open at the hotel, I had little choice. We were too lazy to go off site to try somewhere else. I ordered a plain pie, and Sam got a Margherita pizza. Both looked decent enough when they delivered them to the table, but upon tasting them, we were both greatly let down.

The price is not an issue at a tourist trap like that, so I will not complain about how expensive the pizza’s cost. Sal’s even has an exotic pizza oven they use to bake the pies, so even the tools they use to make the pizza would lead a patron to believe they served decent pies. But like every other magical facade at these parks, the oven is just for show and the crap they put into it will taste terrible, regardless of what they bake it in.

The main problem is with the awful sauce they use at this place. The cheese wasn’t so bad, and the crust was not the worst I have had. But the sauce was just terrible. I cannot believe they did not taste this sauce before serving it to their patrons. The sauce was barely edible.

If you are visiting Universal Studios and want pizza, this is definitely not the place for you to go. Getting pizza by the poolside is a much better experience. Stay there.

Sal’s Market Deli at the Portofino Hotel, Universal Studios Orlando, gets 1 out of 8 slices.

In what appears to be pattern for the lower quality pizza joints in Boca Raton, Sal’s Pizza has closed down by the Town Center Mall. Although we were never fans of the pizza at Sal’s, I really enjoyed the summer specials they used to have with pasta. Used to go there quite often many years ago. During our recent visits for pizza, none of us thought it was worth the effort of going back.

We hate to see all these places fail, like Sal’s, Big Louies, Old Town Tavern, Prima Pizza etc, but it goes to show…if you are not serving quality, your customers will let you know by not coming back. Simple changes could help keep you in business. Such as keeping the place spotless, I always felt kind of dirty in Sal’s for some reason.

If you are a local pizza place and you are having troubles making it work, please contact us and we will do our best to provide insights on different ways to improve your pizza and your overall pizza. Our intention is not to hurt business, but rather to show you what you are doing wrong, in hopes you can improve.

So long Sal’s. To my knowledge all other Sal’s have remained open. If you know of one closing please contact us.

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