Third Proof Pizzeria

I should’ve of followed my gut, as soon as I walked in the first thing I noticed was how cloudy & smoky it was in there. I ordered a half cheese & half hot honey pepperoni pie, the pizza itself was dry, barely any cheese, burnt very burnt. Which again I should’ve known because when I came back after the hour & half wait; I noticed the oven was so burnt & not clean. I actually couldn’t believe that I walked out & held my tongue about it but, they were so busy I didn’t want to make a scene.
I’m truly disappointed because I had high expectations. I thought I was going to love it, I thought it was going to be like bucky’s in Chatham, unfortunately not. Honestly a dirty burnt oven is something I can’t stay quiet on. I am assuming this place has gotten so hyped up on TikTok and are receiving so many orders which they are having a hard time managing. Maybe a pie burned in the oven & they just never cleaned it? Now all the pies after that just got placed on all those burnt remains of that dirty oven? I don’t know but, again a clean oven is essential & my pie was so black I couldn’t even eat it, I tried to take off the black burned pieces but it was still bad.

Amazing pizza. Was not able to order online or phone due to high demand, so drove there and ordered myself. Was about a ~35 minute wait for two pizzas which was very reasonable for a Saturday night. They use high quality ingredients and it shows. This is definitely our new go-to local spot!

First time having New Haven style pizza. If the real deal from Connecticut is anything like this I'm sold. Two of the most delicious pies I've ever eaten. The people were great. Gave it a five on atmosphere but it's a pizza place. It really doesn't need any with pizza like that! Try it now.

What an absolute gem of a pizzeria! Saw a few photos of this place on social media and thought we’d check it out- so glad we did!

What immediately set this place apart was the quality- one bite in, you could instantly tell the quality of ingredients and the amount of effort that must have gone into perfecting their recipes. Dough had incredible texture and was the right blend of crisp with some chew, sauce was robust, and the cheese blend allowed all of the elements to balance perfectly. Really can’t decide if the square or the round were better, we loved them both equally. All cooked to perfection.

All that being said, the chicken parm was just as good as a pizza. The cutlet was HUGE, was seasoned really nicely, and had a generous amount of properly melted cheese. Garlic knots were also fantastic and the sauce paired perfectly with them as well.

Pricing was more than fair considering the quality and portion sizes. The menu isn’t huge, but this clearly is a place that put a ton of planning and thought into their initial offerings and knocked every one of them out of the park. Not every place needs to have a diner sized menu- 3PP clearly knows what they do best and put the effort in to get everything right. Having gone to almost every widely spoken about pizza joint in the tri state area, Third Proof is right there with the best of the best, you’re getting NYC or New Haven quality out here in the burbs. Customer service was also excellent, despite how busy they were- owner was personable and took the time to address everyone and make sure everything was right. Looks like we just found our new favorite local pizza place!

My friend told me about this new pizza spot in her town, so we decided to check it out—with 3 starving kids in tow. The wait was a bit long, but totally worth it because everything’s made fresh and sooo good! My fav was the square one which was thicker style but so light!

Went back the second time and ordered 30 mins ahead for pickup—way quicker that way.
Finally found my second favorite pizza place in NJ! Highly recommend!