de lorenzo s tomato pies restaurant information established 1947 food type italian street address 2350 route 33 105 1 city robbinsville state new jersey postal code zip 08691 08629 08611 country united states other locations 530 hudson st. trenton nj 2 website www.delorenzostomatopies.com de lorenzo s tomato pies is a pizzeria that sells tomato pies in new jersey . it was founded in 1936 by alexander chick de lorenzo and officially established in 1947 in trenton new jersey . 3 since then it has expanded to another location in robbinsville and has closed its original location in trenton . 4 it is the third oldest pizzeria in new jersey that sells tomato pies after papa s tomato pies and joe s tomato pies . history edit alexander chick de lorenzo established de lorenzo s tomato pies in 1947 . zagat survey reviews give it high marks for quality and taste 5 it is a top pick on review site roadfood.com 6 and is now considered a landmark in new jersey . 1 de lorenzo s tomato pies opens at 4 00 pm and primarily serves dinner . tomato pies are the only options on the menu . 7 lines can grow to over 50 people before the restaurant opens . f. scott and zelda new jersey restaurant and wine critics described de lorenzo s as a never disappointing meal . sam amico alexander s grandson has taken over the company after the passing of alexander . f. scott and zelda praises the new ownership as a world class establishment . 8 the restaurant was frequented by supreme court justice samuel alito in his student days . alito considered de lorenzo s a favorite restaurant . other past patrons include frank sinatra luciano pavarotti and joe dimaggio . 9 new york times food critic karla cook gave the restaurant a very good citing the excellent quality of the clam pie canned whole baby clams and the pepperoni and mushroom as a classic . she was however critical of the atmosphere citing that it was too crowded . 10 in december of 2011 the restaurant s ownership announced the impending closing of its original trenton 530 hudson street location on january 15th 2012 as reported on nj.com . 11 references edit a b adam kuban 2008 03 12 . de lorenzo s tomato pies redux . retrieved 2009 03 09 . de lorenzo s tomato pies . retrieved 2009 03 09 . de lorenzo s tomato pies . retrieved 2009 03 09 . brooke tarabour . delorenzo s fans rejoice new site has restrooms . retrieved 2009 03 09 . de lorenzo s tomato pies . retrieved 2009 03 09 . de lorenzo tomato pies trenton nj . retrieved 2009 03 09 . de lorenzo s menu pdf . retrieved 2009 03 09 . njfoodies . de lorenzo s tomato pies robbinsville . f. scott and zelda new jersey restaurant and wine critics . retrieved 2009 03 09 . tony mauro 2006 02 02 . alito s tomato pie philosophy . law.com . retrieved 2009 03 09 . karla cook 2002 07 28 . restaurants ; thin is in . the new york times . retrieved 2009 03 09 . joyce j. persico . trenton s famed de lorenzo s tomato pies on hudson street is slated to close . retrieved 2011 12 16 . external links edit official website coordinates 40 12 40 n 74 44 59 w 40.21107 n 74.74982 w 40.21107 ; 74.74982 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title de lorenzo % 27s tomato pies & oldid 698858447 categories companies based in trenton new jerseyrestaurants in new jerseypizzerias in the united states1947 establishments in new jerseyrestaurants established in 1947robbinsville township new jerseyhidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 january 2016 at 17 59 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view