I ordered this "1964 style" pizza — "our standard pie, garnished with extra virgin olive oil and parmesan" — without toppings, the better to savor the terrific crust. Also shown: the pizzeria, from years back, featuring signage that has since been replaced; a Mercury Comet parked nearby. I think that's a '65.
Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza
639 South Broad St. (Bayway Ave.-Rtes. 1 and 9), Elizabeth, New Jersey
908-354-1887
www.SantilloPizza.com
Closed Monday and Tuesday
At this jack-of-all-trades corner store, the candies didn't seem to have as much turnover as the cigars, but, hey, 25 cents.
Archie's Corner
562 Elizabeth Ave. (at 6th St.), Elizabeth, New Jersey
908-354-0274
Some much-loved, wonderful dishes don't dress up even for special occasions. At this longstanding festival ("Slavonic," in this context, can be understood as "Slavic") the appearance of many menu items relied on a rather drab palette. To wit: beef goulash ("Slovak-style goulash, made by Ochlan family"), the sauteed combo of cabbage and noodles called haluski (hah-Loosh-key), and an apple-cheese palacinka (pah-lah-Cheen-kah). None colorful, all delicious. For more photos, see the EIT page on Facebook.
Slavonic Festival
St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church, 1407 St. Georges Ave., Rahway, New Jersey
www.SaintThomasTheApostle.org/festival-2018.html
(The 2018 festival was held on February 3)
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