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.
As I was saying in my previous review, my visit to Dunmore became a “Double Review” after a buddy of mine informed me that Calabria Pizza was just across the street from Colarusso’s Pizza. I took my pizza to go from... Read More
The Colarusso name is very prevalent in Northeastern Pennsylvania and I have never met a Colarusso pizza that I didn’t enjoy. I didn’t learn that there was a Dunmore location until recently when I texted a buddy asking for suggestions... Read More
Senape’s Tavern in Hazleton is a historic bar and pizzera that is among the most historic in NEPA. This review is more than 10 years old and I have every intention of returning to try the square pizza with... Read More
My email box has been jam-packed for months with people suggesting I head to Hazleton to review some of their local pizzerias. Since it’s more than an hour drive for me, it’s not easy – especially with time constraints and... Read More
The last time I was at the Chicken Coop, I was writing a review for my other (less popular and ignored) blog – the 570 Wing Review. The wings were excellent, and I had a few friends that had not... Read More
When I walked into the Tipsy Turtle for the first time, I instantly fell in love with the place. The place wasn’t enormous (nor was it small), but it had Televisions plastered on every wall, making it the ultimate sports... Read More
I was out to lunch with a friend looking to have a nice conversation in a relaxing environment over a light meal, so what better place to do so than the State Street Grill in Clarks Summit? State Street is renowned in... Read More
Before I write this review, I have to say something that’s extremely trivial, but interesting to me about the town of Honesdale. I’ve spent some months working in Honesdale back in the day, and I recently returned to do a... Read More
In my continued efforts to cover all of Northeastern Pennsylvania, I decided that I would load up the pizza mobile for a road trip and head to Luzerne County for a review. I picked up the first lady, and we... Read More
There’s Truly Nothing Like a Cebula’s Pizza Cebula’s Bar and Lounge in Dupont has been in business since 1939. The thing that initially enticed me to visit and review Cebula’s was that many of my readers said it was really... Read More
It’s no secret that the NEPA pizza review does most of its work in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties partly because of locational convenience for me, but mostly because that’s where the highest concentration of good pizzerias are. Rest assured, my goal... Read More
Grande Restaurant: A Cut Above I was taking a look at my pizza review map, and starting to plot my strategy of hitting most towns in Lackawanna county when I noticed that I have reviewed a ton of pizzerias in Scranton,... Read More
Many people like to go out for a fancy meal for their birthday with a big group of people and celebrate all night. That sounds like a lot of fun, but when the first lady asked me what I wanted to... Read More
Fratelli’s Has Great Pizza, Awesome Family Atmosphere – and Their Famous Bottled Dressing! Fratelli’s Pizza in Scranton is a longtime staple in the Bullshead community. Today, I teamed up with the First Lady of NEPA Pizza to go out on another... Read More
Part of being a pizza reviewer comes with a cool notion that people frequently want my opinion on all things pizza. A short while ago I was contacted by a company with a brand new product – Pizza Slice Spice,... Read More
Mary Lou’s Pizza – NEPA’s Best Kept Secret? Sometimes when I go on a pizza review, I’ll pick my pizzeria based on where I am on a given day, sometimes I will be in the mood to try something different,... Read More
Pizza House in Scranton was the Area’s Best Hidden Gem Pizza House in Scranton was one of the area’s hidden gems. (Photo Credit: Yelp.com) A Special Pizza That I’ll Miss Forever I Wrote this article back in 2013, but I’ll... Read More
I think everyone who lives in NEPA has heard the famous “Ya go to Januzziiiiiiii’s” radio commercial at one point or another over the years. I remember hearing the catchy jingle as a child and wanting to go grab a... Read More
So things have been very busy for me lately and work has definitely cut into my pizza reviewing time, but the good news is eating less pizza has been kind to my waistline! Have no fear, the summer of 2013... Read More