A bit dingy inside and outdated restaurant booths, BUTTTTT this spot reminds me all too well of the classic pizzerias I knew and loved as a child. With an interior straight out of the streets of NYC (and I should know since I grew up there), not only does Anthony Francos look the part, their pizza taste the part too - if that makes sense???? Unbeknownst to me the first time we came here, Anthony Franco's is actually part of a large chain of pizzerias in NJ. I've now had the chance to try their pizza a few times, including once when my company ordered a ridiculously large number of different pies from them and, honestly, they knocked it out of the park. I've tried their regular cheese slice, pepperoni, sausage, veggie, white, vodka, upside down and eggplant slices and all of them were really good. Really good as in not too thick, not too thin and a nice even breading to the regular slices (not counting the ones that had a massive undercarriage of dough). To be honest, this has been the closest thing that I've tried to a very, very good NY slice in northern NJ. Granted, I haven't even come close to going to every pizzeria in the county, so take it for what it's for. The only knock I do have is that they make a thick version of the Buffalo and Upside Down slices along with thin versions, which I don't understand, but go for the thin one. The thick slices are really unnecessary and way too thick in breading, unless you're looking to carb load for a marathon. Definitely on our list of NJ spots to just hit up if we're in need of a quick slice. read more