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If you have followed this blog for any length of time you know that Roberto loves his pizza. Being from Rome, Italy, although not THE capital of pizza that Naples is, he still knows a thing or two about what pizza should really be like (if you would like to see what we think makes a pizza great, check out this article ). So as always, when we change living locations we are always on the quest for the best pizza around (if you want to see where the best pizza in the US is that we have found so far, check out this article ).

If you live in Saint Augustine, Florida or have ever spent time here, you know there are tons of pizza joints. One night we were in the mood for a slice so we decided to check out Pizza Time’s Brooklyn style pizza on St. George’s Street. Now as you know, generally we are not big fans of New York style pizza. The crust is much more floppy than the classical Italian version and so it never quite meets up to our crunch standards. But Pizza Time displays many of their pie choices in the window and they looked really good. Plus I loved the sign in the window saying: “I’m Italian, I don’t need a recipe!”

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I got a white slice with spinach and mushrooms and Roberto got two slices – a Mediterranean with olives, artichokes, onions, spinach and fresh tomatoes and and a slice with eggplant. They were all pretty good – but the best was the Mediterranean, it is hard to go wrong with all those wonderful toppings. The slices we so big that we had trouble finishing them, but as we feared the crusts were floppy. But we expected as much – at least Pizza Time wasn’t trying to fool anyone, they were up front about their Brooklyn roots! The biggest complaint I had was that the TVs were on and they were showing a medical show – which is not the most appetizing thing to have on while you are eating. But luckily Roberto and I avoid televisions while we are in restaurants, so we didn’t really pay much attention.

So the verdict? I would go back to Pizza Time and try some more of their pizza, but I think I would check out some other places first. Any locals have a good suggestion?

For another pizza review, click here.