Six local pizzerias. One room. One vote. And bragging rights on the line.
East Brunswick has plenty of debates.
Taxes. Traffic. Development. Schools.
But on Saturday, September 26, we finally get to argue about something much more important:
Who makes the best pizza in East Brunswick?
The Great Pizza Challenge is coming to the 4-H Cabin from 5 to 7 PM, bringing six local pizza shops together for one night of tasting, voting and, presumably, some very strong opinions about crust, cheese and sauce.
And yes, you get to be the judge.
Six Pizzerias Enter. East Brunswick Decides.
Confirmed participants are:
- Bella La Pizza
- Bonesse’s Tomato Apizza
- Dusal’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
- Frank’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant
- Michelangelo’s Pizza
- Pasquale’s Brick Oven Pizza
For $20, each ticket holder gets a half slice from every participating pizzeria and one beverage.
Then comes the difficult part.
You have to pick a favorite.
Every attendee who wants to vote must have their own ticket, so there will be no sending one particularly hungry family member in as the designated pizza representative.
This Could Get Competitive
Everybody has their pizza place.
The one you order from on Friday night. The one you swear has the best crust. The one your family has been ordering from for years. The place you insist is better than the place your neighbor insists is better.
Now East Brunswick gets a chance to put those loyalties to the test.
Try all six.
Compare them side by side.
Then cast your vote.
Will your regular spot prove you’ve been right all along?
Or are you about to discover that another East Brunswick pizzeria has been quietly making your new favorite slice?
There is only one way to find out.
Pizza With a Purpose
The event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Central Jersey, so the night is about more than settling a local food argument.
Money raised from the event will support local youth programs.
That makes this one of those easy community events to get behind: eat pizza, support local restaurants, spend a couple of hours with your neighbors and help raise money for local kids.
Not a bad Saturday night.
But Don’t Show Up Without a Ticket
This part is important.
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
There will be no tickets sold at the door, and organizers say only a limited number remain.
The event runs:
Saturday, September 26
5–7 PM
4-H Cabin
645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick
Tickets are $20 per person, include samples from all participating pizzerias and one beverage, and are nonrefundable.
Tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/east-brunswick-pizza-challenge–2026
So, East Brunswick: Who Has the Best Pizza?
We spend enough time disagreeing around here.
For one night, at least the disagreement comes with six slices of pizza.
Come hungry.
Come ready to defend your favorite.
And most importantly, come ready to vote.
Because by the end of the Great Pizza Challenge, East Brunswick may finally have an answer to one of the town’s most dangerous questions:
Who makes the best pizza?
