27
Aquidneck Ave.
Middletown,
RI 02842
(401)
849-3356
July
12, 2014
Mom
and I have been going to Aquidneck Pizza for years. A friend turned me onto their delicious pies
in the late 1990’s, and since then I’ve taken – and suggested it to – most of
my family and friends. This is my sister
Mallory’s favorite pizza of all time, so naturally Mom and I were super excited
about stopping in for a late night slice … or more.
We
arrived at around 10 p.m. after taking a fun drive through busy Newport. We like to see the people in the streets and
smell the delicious food coming from the restaurants. Even though we could have chosen any “hot
spot” to visit, we wanted Aquidneck Pizza – a double decker restaurant that has
late night/early morning hours and delicious food.
Mom
and I ordered our favorite – a large extra-cheese pizza ($11.79) – and two Diet
Cokes ($2 each). Our total came to $17.05. We took a table at the back of the restaurant
and waited for our pizza, which came out fast and smelled fantastic.
It’s
funny, because if you ask us what our favorite pizza is, we will give you about
four or five different answers. We like
different pizzas for different reasons, for example:
- Best bar pie: Cape Cod Café, Brockton/Raynham/Bridgewater, MA
- Best “old school” pizza: Caserta Pizzeria, Providence, RI
- Best four cheese pizza: Spumoni’s Restaurant, Pawtucket, RI
- Best crust: Federal Hill Pizza, Warren, RI
- Best delivery chain pizza: Papa Gino’s, various locations
As
for Aquidneck Pizza, we would rate this as our best “all-around-awesome” pizza. Every time we have it, it’s like we’re having
it for the first time. The taste is
outstanding, there is always a perfect amount of cheese and sauce and the crust
is nicely crisp. It really is a perfect
pizza. Just ask my sister! To her, it is the only pizza place that
matters.
Once
Mom and I dug into our pizza, there was no stopping us. Before we knew it there was nothing left on
the pan and we were rolling back into the parking lot. Our waitress was awesome and the restaurant
is always clean and neat. It actually
has one of Mom’s favorite public restrooms because everything has been
modernized.
I
can picture gaggles of drunk college kids stumbling into Aquidneck from the
beach bars to sober up with some pizza or perhaps one of their breakfast
dishes (click here to view the menu). You really can’t go wrong with
anything at “AQ.” We’ll be back!
