Jim Mirabelli is the founder and Chief Pizza Officer of NEPA Pizza Review. He is a longtime professional pizza maker with a drive to Connect People and Pizza by showcasing local pizza hot spots and helping people learn to make great pizza at home.
What’s Up With the New Pretzel Pizza?! It seems like every time I’ve turned on the TV to watch a little football over the last couple of weeks, I see an advertisement for this new Little Caesar’s Pretzel Crust Pizza. ... Read More
Nonno’s – The Primier Pizzeria Location That You Don’t Know About As a lifelong resident of NEPA, I’ve frequented Montage Mountain for decades and prided myself on knowing every single store and restaurant on the mountain. I also pride myself... Read More
Olde Brook Takes Their Pizza to the Next Level! This American Pie with Cooper Cheese Blend, Cup n Char Pepperoni, and House Made Hot Honey was an absolute masterpiece! It’s not on the menu, but if you order as described,... Read More
Angie’s Pizza – A Unique Throwback for the Ages! It’s been a very busy summer for this pizza critic, but even with all that is going on in my life, I decided to make it a goal of mine to... Read More
I was crusing down Main Avenue through Dickson City and Peckville when the sudden urge struck. I needed to refuel – on pizza! I saw a familiar building with a new sign affixed to it saying “Mangia Pizza.” I have... Read More
Pizza That You Don’t Heat or Refrigerate??? It’s not every day that this pizza critic runs into something totally unexpected and unlike anything else I’ve ever tried before, but trust me it happened today! I was attending a meeting in... Read More
Does Avoca Have What it Takes to Be the Best Colarusso’s? This important review has been a long time coming. Since starting this blog a couple years ago, I’ve consistently received suggestions from readers to get to Avoca and review... Read More
Katrina’s – Serving Up a Tasty Breakfast, Lunch, Pizza So every once in a while, I get an email from a restaurant owner or someone affiliated with a pizzeria that wants to put their pizza to the test. A few... Read More
Perhaps one of the most challenging things for me to do is find a place to eat pizza, hang out, and watch sports on a Sunday or Monday here in NEPA. Many places are closed, many places who do have... Read More
Augustine’s Club 17 Old Forge is a longtime restaurant and bar in the Pizza Capital of the world. After receiving several recommendations from readers, I decided to give their pizza a try. When I arrived at the building, I... Read More
Secret Menu Items and Social Media – Why You Should Follow Your Favorite Pizzerias Anyone who has followed me for at least a few months would know that I’m a regular at Basilico’s Pizzeria in Dickson City because I’m a... Read More
Library Pizza Jessup has been closed for some time and unfortunately was recently damaged by fire. See the article here. Library Pizza – A Truly Unique Experience Lately, I’ve been really trying to knock off my “bucket list” pizza destinations... Read More
The NEW Brick Oven Pizza – A Recipe for Success The NEPA Nation always does a fantastic job of letting me know when a new pizzeria moves into town. As soon as a “coming soon” sign goes up on a... Read More
How to Use Facebook and Twitter to Increase Sales at Your Pizzeria Are you a pizzeria (or any small business) owner who is looking for a way to increase sales? Is your product the best around, but nobody knows about... Read More
Nicholas Pizza Shop – A Crunch Like No Other Nicholas Pizza has been on my radar since I started this website nearly 2 years ago. I’ve had many friends recommend that I get there to try their unique pizza, and... Read More
After a very long road trip out to the giant toboggan ice slide in Eagle’s Mere, the first lady and I continued our excursion through the vast countryside to try to try to find some food. Our stomachs were growling... Read More
Savo’s Pizza: A Unique Experience I’m so grateful to my fans in Pittston, so while I was in town, I decided to review NOT ONE, NOT TWO, but THREE pizzas in one night in an effort to satisfy my loyal... Read More
Uncle Joe’s: Serving Up a Colossal Good Time According to the best readers in the world (you all), there is a new pizzeria in NEPA that’s making some noise. I’m not in Pittston very often, but everyone told me it... Read More
Frank’s Place – A Diamond in the Rough My new reader suggestion dropbox has been netting some really great results as far as generating a list of pizzerias that I have not yet reviewed. One suggestion I received was for... Read More
Shandra’s is a Throwback Joint Serving Tasty Pan Fried Sicilian Pizza Shandra’s Pizza Pittston makes delicious Pan Fried Sicilian Pizza. This fabled PFS is cooked in copious amounts of peanut oil to create a deep fried effect on the bottom... Read More