Undici Taverna Rustica | Rumson - “A Tuscan farmhouse handsomely crafted from stone, tile and rough-hewn timbers, with a wood-burning oven that turns out authentic Neapolitan pizzas, Undici can be a place for a casual meal or a sophisticated feast of specialties from one end of Italy to the other. All pastas are house-made. The extensive Italian wine list is a treasure, and experts on staff are happy to lead you through it.”

Along with having a rock solid reputation for the best pizza around NJ, Undici has earned the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 4 years running. Even with this enormous wine list of all Italian wines, picking a wine that goes perfectly with your meal has never been easier. The knowledgeable and friendly staff, as mentioned in NJ Monthly’s post, are happy to help pair a glass of vino with your meal. Whether you’re having one of their fresh seasonal dishes, or their consistently stunning pizza, there’s an Italian wine for every occasion.

Check out NJ Monthly’s favorite NJ Italian restaurants here-
http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/pass-the-pasta.html

Watch Victor Rallo break down why Undici has the best pizza in NJ-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zJec_3inN4

Learn more about what makes Undici’s pizza the best, one ingredient at a time -
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With an inviting, cozy atmosphere and authentic Naples-style pizza, there’s simply no better place to enjoy this year’s holiday party than Undici Restaurant. Noted for serving the best pizza in NJ, the restaurant serves delicious Italian cuisine made from the freshest of ingredients.

Designed as a Tuscan farmhouse, the restaurant radiates warmth and comfort from the rustic tile and plaster to the ancient stone and wood finishes. Upon entrance, guests will feel invited from the warmth and smell of a crackling fire from the brick fireplace.

For a smaller holiday outing, the first floor of the restaurant serves an exciting space to enjoy a beer or a top-of-the-line wine from the beautiful, large bar. With plasma screen TVs hung above the bar space, diners can keep an eye of their favorite sports team while enjoying delicious Italian cuisine.

Upstairs, visitors will find a welcoming party room that offers comfort, privacy and plenty of space for larger groups. With room for up to 50 people, your holiday party will truly have a sense of intimacy with a private bar and private restrooms. An inviting atmosphere matched with the best pizza in NJ presents the perfect setting for your next holiday party with family, friends and co-workers!

Best Pizza in NJ at Undici Restaurant

Undici Restaurant takes incredible pride in the degree of authenticity and freshness in their pizza, making it the best pizza in NJ. The Naples-style pizza is constructed from only the freshest ingredients, including meats, cheeses and flour imported from Italy.

The pizzas are cooked in an all-wood burning stone oven, crisping the dough and melting the cheese to the perfection. To make for the perfect pair with the best pizza in NJ, Undici also offers an extensive wine menu made up of more than 600 wines from Italy. In fact, the selection has earned them the Wine Spectator, Best of Award of Excellence award for three consecutive years.

Undici Restaurant provides customers with an elegant evening that combines the best pizza in NJ and an incredible selection of wine, making it the perfect spot to celebrate the holidays. Make your reservations now! Visit OpenTable or call 732-842-3880 to make a reservation for a holiday party.

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The pizza is made with hand selected Italian imported ingredients and cooked on an all wood burning oven to offer this authentic pizza.

The Bufala Mozzarella, Caputo “00? Flour, Ligurian Olive Oil, and San Marzano Tomato sauce, all imported from Italy, which all come together to create the famous Pizza Napoletana.  It’s then placed in an 800-degree, wood-burning brick oven to be cooked to perfection.

Undici’s new pizza menu now consists of five Naples style pizza choices; Originale, Bianco, Margherita, Filetti and Arugula e Prosciutto.

• Originale: San Marzano tomato sauce, bufala mozzarella, fresh basil, Pecorino-Romano and extra virgin olive oil
• Bianco: bufala mozzarella, Pecorino-Romano, peperoncini, garlic, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil
• Margherita: bufala mozzarella, Pecorino-Romano, fresh tomato, fresh basil, peperoncini and extra virgin olive oil
• Filetti:  San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh tomato, shaved onion, fresh basil, peperoncini and extra virgin olive oil
• Arugula e Prosciutto: bufala mozzarella, Pecorino-Romano, grape tomato, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, arugula, and Prosciutto di Parm

Best Pizza in NJ at Undici

Undici Taverna Rustica is located in Rumson, New Jersey.  In addition to serving the best pizza in NJ, the famous traditional pizza alla Napoletana, their menu includes other traditional Italian fare.

While at Undici, take advantage of their extensive wine menu and treat yourself to a glass or bottle to share.  Undici houses over 600 wines from Italy.  Their selection of 100% Italian wine has earned them the Wine Spectator, Best of Award of Excellence award for three consecutive years.

Undici Restaurant provides customers with an elegant evening that combines the best pizza in NJ and an incredible selection of wine, making it a great choice for a night to remember.

Undici Restaurant is located at 11 West River Road in Rumson.  Guests are invited to make reservations by visiting OpenTable or calling 732-842-3880.

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Undici Restaurant is known for having the best pizza in New Jersey and after the recent Asbury Park Press article featuring Undici’s rustic pizza, it is no secret why residents continue to hail Undici as the best.

Undici owner, Victor Rallo, has a classic Italian centerpiece, a wood burning brick oven. Italian brick pizza ovens are a staple in Italy, where they are able to run almost a hundred degrees hotter than Undici’s, which runs at 700-800 degrees.  Compared to commercial gas ovens that run at 500 or 550 degrees, the brick oven provides a different measure of heat and the slightest hint of smoky flavor.

In order to make the classic Naples-style pizza, Undici must keep the fire burning at the right temperature, no easy task.  Since there isn’t a thermostat, Undici chefs have another way of testing the temperature.

“Getting the top heat and the bottom heat proper is a process that took 2,000 pizzas to get it right on this oven,” Rallo said.

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Rallo is able to bring the type of pizza you would find while roaming the Italian countryside in Naples, the home of pizza, to your dinner plate at his Undici Restaurant. Undici, home to the best pizza in NJ, successfully brings authentic Naples-style pizza across the Atlantic. Undici pizza pies are circular pies that are inspired by one of the two popular types of pizza found in Italy, the ‘old-fashioned pizza Italia.’

Using only ‘la materia prima’ or the best materials and ingredients for making Undici pizzas, Rallo sets the bar high. Classic San Marzano pureed plum tomato sauce, imported Buffalo Mozzarella, fresh basil, Italian flour, proscuitta di Parma, arugula, pecorino Romano cheese, and every other ingredient is picked because of its freshness and flavor.

Undici’s Italian pizza flour, perfect for cooking at high temperatures, is not bromated or bleached and contains no preservatives, caramel malt for color, or rising agents. The imported Buffalo mozzarella melts well in high heat and remains sharper and softer than other cheeses, perfect for the best pizza in New Jersey.

“A proper pizza is in a sense gourmet,” Rallo said. “It’s simple, but it’s gourmet.” Undici Restaurant makes pizza an art, just like it has been in Italy for centuries. Rallo successfully ups the quality of pizzas in America by making them truly Italian at heart.

The meticulous cooking methods along with the fantastic ingredients make Undici the place to go for the best pizza in New Jersey.  For more information, please call (732) 842-3880 or to view Undici’s Italian inspired menu, visit http://www.undicirestaurant.com/.

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With pizza made from only the finest ingredients imported from Italy, it’s no wonder that Undici has the best pizza in New Jersey. Undici’s exclusive list of ingredients for their famous pizza Napoletana includes Caputo 00 Flour, San Marzano tomatoes, Extra virgin olive oil and Water Raised Buffalo mozzarella.

Pizza Napoletana is an authentic Naples style pizza that is hard to find in New Jersey. Not only is it at Undici, but it has been said to be the best pizza in New Jersey by both pizza experts and other pizza fans! The pizza Napoletana is cooked on a wood burning stove for its unique flavor. With five varieties available, there is a delicious pizza available for all foodies and pizza lovers.

Best Pizza in New Jersey

In addition to the best pizza in NJ, Undici offers guests with a great dining atmosphere. Located in Rumson, NJ, Undici Taverna Rustica transports guests to Italy even before they open the door. Its Tuscan atmosphere begins with the brick and wood exterior. Tables are offered outside for warm weather dining and the interior boasts two floors of elegant dining. The brick walls and wood floors and tables theme is carried throughout the interior, creating an authentic, rustic Tucson feel.

With an extensive wine list of over 40 selections available by the glass, Undici proves that going out for pizza is an elegant and extravagant dining experience.

From a great atmosphere to the best pizza in New Jersey, Undici Taverna Rustica provides guests with a great dining experience and perfect night out. For more information or to make a reservation, call (732) 842-3880.

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According to Victor Rallo, owner of Undici Italian Restaurant, the sum of a pizza is not greater than its parts. In other words, all of the ingredients of a pizza have to be made from La materiale prima, Italian for best materials, and it starts with the flour.

Ingredients Used to Make the Best Pizza in NJ

Undici’s Pizza Napoletana is made with imported Italian “double zero” flour and extra virgin olive oil.  Rallo advises at-home pizza chefs not to skimp on the flour.  “Pay a little extra for better quality flour,” says Rallo, “you don’t have to import Italian double zero flour, but using a higher quality flour will make a big difference in the taste and texture of the crust.”

Next is the sauce. A thin coating of San Marzano pureed plum tomato sauce is spread over the crust of Undici’s Pizza Napoletana.  Those who don’t have time to puree their own tomato sauce at home can look for canned sauces that say ‘made from real San Marzano tomatoes’. “Of course it can’t compare to home made sauce, but the San Marzano tomatoes offer a taste that can’t be beat,” says Rallo.

To create the silky smooth texture of melted cheese, Rallo only uses Bufala mozzarella, made from milk collected from Italian water buffalo.  According to Rallo, this cheese melts well in high heat and has much more flavor.  High quality Bufala mozzarella can be found at select Italian specialty stores.  Rallo imports his from Italy.

“The hardest part of pizza making is keeping the fire burning at the right temperature,” Rallo said.  At Undici, a wood fire stove reaching temperatures of almost 800 degrees cooks his pizza to perfection. “There’s no thermostat,” he said. “If it’s too hot, you burn every pizza. If it’s too cold, you don’t get the proper rise, the proper color. Getting the top heat and the bottom heat proper is a process that took 2,000 pizzas to get it right on this oven.”

At home, Rallo recommends cooking pizzas at about 400 degrees while keeping a close eye on its progress.

Of course, for those who would rather not try their hand at making authentic Pizza Napoletana, Undici Restaurant in Rumson is serving up the best pizza in NJ every night of the week.  Undici offers 5 varieties of their mouth watering pizza; Bianco, Arugula e Prosciutto, Filetti, Margherita, and Originale.

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Undici Restaurant is known for having the best pizza in New Jersey, and after the recent Asbury Park Press article featuring Undici’s rustic pizza, it is no secret why residents continue to hail Undici as the best.

Besides its rustic Italian interior, Undici owner, Victor Rallo, has a classic Italian centerpiece, a wood burning brick oven. Italian brick pizza ovens are a staple in Italy, where they are able to run almost a hundred degrees hotter than Undici’s, which runs at 700-800 degrees. Compared to commercial gas ovens that run at 500 or 550 degrees, the brick oven provides a whole other measure of heat and the slightest hint of smoky flavor.

In order to make the classic Naples-style pizza, Undici must keep the fire burning at the right temperature, no easy task. Since there’s no thermostat, Undici chefs have another way of testing the temperature. If the oven is too hot the pizza gets burnt and if it is too cold the pizza doesn’t properly rise or obtain the proper color.

“Getting the top heat and the bottom heat proper is a process that took 2,000 pizzas to get it right on this oven,” Rallo said.

Pizza all Napoletana NJ

Rallo is able to bring the type of pizza you would find while roaming the Italian countryside in Naples, the home of pizza, to your dinner plate at his Undici Restaurant. Undici successfully brings authentic Naples-style pizza, one of the best things you can eat, across the Atlantic. Undici pizza are circular pies that are inspired by one of the two popular types of pizza found in Italy, the ‘old-fashioned pizza Italia.’

Using only ‘la materiale prima’ or the best materials and ingredients for making Undici pizzas, Rallo sets the bar high. Classic San Marzano pureed plum tomato sauce, imported Buffalo Mozzarella, fresh basil, Italian flour, proscuitta di Parma, arugula, pecorino Romano cheese, and every other ingredient is picked because of its freshness and flavor.

Undici’s Italian pizza flour, perfect for cooking at high temperatures, is not bromated or bleached and contains no preservatives, caramel malt for color, or rising agents. The imported Buffalo mozzarella melts well in high heat and remains sharper and softer than other cheeses, perfect for the best pizza in New Jersey.

“A proper pizza is in a sense gourmet,” Rallo said. “It’s simple, but it’s gourmet.” Undici Restaurant makes pizza an art, just like it has been in Italy for centuries. Rallo successfully ups the quality of pizzas in America by making them truly Italian at heart.

To view Undici’s Italian inspired menu visit http://www.undicirestaurant.com/

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The hand selected Italian imported ingredients, the all wood burning oven, and the uncompromising quest to make the best is what makes the Pizza Napoletana at Undici Taverna Rustica the Best Pizza in New Jersey. Owner Victor Rallo, with the help of Undici’s pizza consultant Anthony Mangieri made hundreds of this authentic Pizza Napoletana before getting New Jersey’s best pizza just right. Mangieri recently re-opened his famous NYC pizzeria Una Pizza Napoletana on the West Coast in San Fransisco, but not before helping Rallo perfect the pizza at Undici.

Victor and the now famous pizza were recently featured in the Asbury Park Press, talking about how to make the perfect pie. But this isn’t the first time the Asbury Park Press have given its readers a taste (and a peek inside) of Undici’s Pizza Napoletana. The Asbury Park Press has raved about Undici’s pizza, having claimed the pizza “can satisfy even the harshest pizza critics of NJ,” in past articles. And the pizzas at Undici have only gotten better with time, much like it’s extensive all-Italian wine selection (the largest in the state), but that’s a story for different time.

You can read the reviews of some very satisfied pizza-goers on the Reviews page, on Yelp, or just stop by and taste what everyone is talking about.

[LINK to the full article on APP.com] http://www.app.com/article/20100922/LIFE01/9220301/Local-pizza-makers-toss-up-tips-for-making-the-perfect-pie

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Already known for inviting ambiance, with its brick and plaster walls reminiscent of an Italian farmhouse, Undici adds a new element to the dining experience for Red Bank and Jersey Shore patrons.

Come taste the pizza in NJ that critics and customers raving about. The NY Times said the pizza is “terrific,” while The Asbury Park Press raved that Undici’s Pizza Napoletana “can satisfy even the harshest pizza critics of NJ.”

Fresh and authentic ingredients are what make it possible. The Bufala Mozzarella, Caputo “00″ Flour, Ligurian Olive Oil, and San Marzano Tomato sauce are all imported from Italy, which all come together on Undici’s handmade pizzas before they slide into an 800-degree, wood-burning brick oven to be cooked to perfection.  On Wednesdays, half-priced bottles are available from Undici’s seasonal wine list, complementing the meal with another taste of Italy.

Undici has the best pizza New Jersey restaurant goers have ever tasted, but that’s not all. Undici’s menu includes delicious appetizers, salads, house-made pasta, ravioli and gnocchi dishes and mouth-watering entrees.

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About Undici Taverna Rustica

Undici Restaurant is an authentic Tuscan style Italian restaurant in Rumson NJ, designed with ancient stone, wood, tile and plaster. The restaurant features Tuscan cuisine in an intimate and classic setting. The restaurant is located at 11 West River Road.

For more information or to make reservations, visit: http://www.undicirestaurant.com/

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Undici imports all of their ingredients from Italy using San Marzano tomatoes, Bufala cheese, Caputo “00″ Flour and Ligurian Olive Oil. Undici makes all of their pizzas by hand and cooks them in a wood burning oven at 800 degrees!

Making the best pizza in NJ hasn’t been easy, but Victor Rallo has dedicated himself to comparing and contrasting the pizza’s of Italy. By doing this he has been able to find the ingredients and techniques used by Italian chefs.

If you love pizza, Undici wants you to try the best pizza in NJ. Undici is located at 11 West River Rd. Rumson, NJ just minutes away from Red Bank and the beach. Undici serves more than just pizza, of course. They offer home made pasta, delicious appetizers and entrees. Some examples of their NJ pizza menu are:

• Originale Pizza: San Marzano tomato sauce, bufala mozzarella, fresh basil, Pecorino-Romano and extra virgin olive oil
• Filetti Pizza: San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh tomato, shaved onion, fresh basil, peperoncini and extra virgin olive oil
• Misto: Culatello, Prosciutto di Parma, Genoa salami, soppressata, dried hot Italian sausage, bresaola, capicolla, finocchiona, olives, fresh mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, roasted almonds, crostini.
• Calamari Griglia: grilled fresh calamari, house roasted peppers, fresh arugula, toasted ciabatta and spicy ceci bean puree
• Barbabietole: fresh roasted red and golden beets, arugula, red onion, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and Coach Farms goat cheese
• Papalina: house made “chitarra” guitar string pasta, Prosciutto di Parma, cremini mushroom, fresh peas, light cream and Parmigiano sauce
• Costata di Maiale Agro Dolce: grilled 14oz. center cut Hatfield pork chop, sweet peppers, cherry peppers, fingerling potato, olive oil, garlic and red wine vinegar
• Spigola al Forno: fresh whole sea bass, baked in the oven with fresh lemon served with spaghetti pomodoro

Come on in, try our delicious pizzas, appetizers, salads, entrees and homemade pastas!

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Undici’s new pizza is true, authentic Pizza Napoletana, a rarity in most parts of NJ.  According to Undici’s owner, Victor Rallo, it’s what goes into the pizza that really counts.  While most Pizzeria’s in NJ use canned tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella, Undici’s Pizza Napoletana strictly uses ingredients imported directly from Italy.  Those ingredients are: 

• Bufala Mozzarella
• Caputo “00” Flour
• Ligurian Olive Oil
• San Marzano Tomatoes

“Bufala Mozzarella has ‘the magic’ other mozzarella cheeses don’t,” says Rallo.  While regular mozzarella is made with cow’s milk, Bufala or Buffalo, Mozzarella is made with milk from Italian water buffalo.  “The milk from water buffalo is creamier, and melts in your mouth,” explains Rallo. 

Another distinguishing ingredient in Undici’s Pizza Napoletana are the San Marzano tomatoes.  Used by tops chefs around the world for their thicker flesh, fewer seeds, and stronger taste, San Marzano tomatoes are widely considered to make the best sauce in the world.  Pizza lovers can learn more about the ingredients used in New Jersey’s Best Pizza by visiting: http://www.pizzanj.net/ingredients/san-marzano-tomatoes/

Customers and members of the press agree; this is the Best Pizza in NJ.  The NY Times said the pizza is “terrific” and “you can hardly go wrong with combinations like arugula, grape tomatoes, mozzarella, and more of that prosciutto.”  The Asbury Park Press raved that Undici’s Pizza Napoletana “can satisfy even the harshest pizza critics of NJ.”

New Jersey’s best pizza is made unlike any other pizza.  The oven is heated with wood only, no gas or coal.  Different types of wood are used for their varying burning properties, which can withstand heats of 700 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature used to cook Pizza Napoletana. 

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Famed Pizza Guru, Anthony Mangieri served as Undici’s exclusive Pizza Consultant and helped the staff adjust to making pizza in the extreme temperature of the wood burning oven.   “You can’t make, in my opinion, the same flavor with coal or with gas,” says Mangieri. “There’s nothing beautiful about it. The heat from a coal oven is not gentle. It’s very dry, it’s very overpowering. With wood, the oven reaches temperatures of 700 degrees Fahrenheit.”

According to Rallo, it was no small change fine tuning the formula for his new pizza.  “We started on a Monday and it was almost a disaster, but we quickly learned from our mistakes and were back at it on Tuesday.  After about two weeks and 500 pizzas, we were ready to make the change and were confident everyone would appreciate our new authentic Pizza Napoletana.”

Undici’s new pizza menu now consists of five Naples style pizza choices; Originale, Bianco, Margherita, Filetti and Arugula e Prosciutto.  More information about each pizza is available at http://www.pizzanj.net/

About Undici Taverna Rustica

Undici Restaurant is an authentic Tuscan style Italian restaurant in Rumson NJ, designed with ancient stone, wood, tile and plaster.  The restaurant features Tuscan cuisine in an intimate and classic setting.  The restaurant is located on West River Road. 

http://www.undicirestaurant.com

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