New Shore pizzeria is thinking way outside the box

Sarah Griesemer, Asbury Park Press
·3 min read

Hi there!

I hope you enjoyed some delicious food since I was last in your inbox. I sure did, including a messy-yet-delicious eggplant parm sandwich from The Local Market & Kitchen in Ship Bottom and a carnitas platter at La Cabañita Mexican Restaurant in Stafford.

I wish there was a salad in the mix, but I am who I am!

My fellow food writer Gabriela Laracca had the chance to taste-test some out-of-the-box pizzas at one of the Shore's newest pizzerias, Tramonto's, in Ocean Township. The restaurant itself isn't brand new — it was Luigi's until Teddy and Leanna Megaris, owners of Sunset Diner next door, took over this summer — but the couple is putting it on the map with their creative pies.

A Detroit Hot Honey Roni with pepperoni cups, mozzarella, ricotta, pecorino, basil and Mike's Hot Honey at Tramonto's Pizza in Ocean Township.
A Detroit Hot Honey Roni with pepperoni cups, mozzarella, ricotta, pecorino, basil and Mike's Hot Honey at Tramonto's Pizza in Ocean Township.

Gabriela tried and loved the cheese-crusted Detroit hot honey roni pizza topped with pepperoni, ricotta and Mike's Hot Honey, and the tri-state granny pizza, which is striped with pesto, vodka and red sauces.

Tramonto's also makes a seed-crusted pizza topped with honey butter biscuit-fried shrimp and boom boom sauce; a penne vodka burrata pie; and a white pizza with prosciutto, chicken cutlets, roasted red peppers, ricotta, basil and balsamic glaze.

Not wild enough for you? There's also a spaghetti and meatball pizza.

“At the diner, I had to keep it classic, but with pizza, we can do anything," Teddy said. "The sky's the limit."

Owner Teddy Megaris prepares dough for a large pie at Tramonto's Pizza in Ocean Township.
Owner Teddy Megaris prepares dough for a large pie at Tramonto's Pizza in Ocean Township.

Foodie secrets wanted

Do you know of a restaurant with an awesome secret menu, or a bakery that only offers a special sweet treat on the weekends? I would love to hear about it for an upcoming feature on insider foodie tips; please send them to me at sgriesemer@gannettnj.com.

Quick bites

Bibimbop with sides from Dae Gee Korean BBQ.
Bibimbop with sides from Dae Gee Korean BBQ.

Dae Gee Korean BBQ, a Colorado-based chain featuring table-top, open-grill style cooking, is headed to New Jersey. Brian and Carrie Devereux, owners of Max Devros in Manasquan, plan to open four locations and are looking in the Red Bank-Middletown area and Toms River, as well as in Princeton and New Brunswick.

Wild in the Treats, a vegan bakery from former Dean's Market and Nature's Corner Natural Market baker Tony Panzica, is now open in Atlantic Highlands. He's making cinnamon rolls, Bundt cakes, whoopie pies and more at 183 First Ave.

Laurita Winery in Plumsted is hosting its Oktoberfest Food Truck Festival this weekend. Stop by for fall fun, live music and good eats from trucks like L'Acquario Seafood, Mexiboys, Shore Good Eats n Treats and Twisted Steaks; 11 a.m. to 9 .m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at 35 Archertown Road.

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