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Merendino's Pizza & Ristorante | Our Story

A neighborhood place, plain and simple

We're a pizzeria on West Park Ave in Ocean Township where the owners know your name and remember your order. No shortcuts, no pretension — just really good food made the right way.
Our corner of Ocean Township

Our corner of Ocean Township

We set up shop on West Park Avenue in Ocean Township — a community that deserved a proper neighborhood pizzeria where you walk in, feel at home, and leave full.
The pizza is the point

The pizza is the point

Our thin, crispy crust is what locals swear by — a simple, honest slice that proves why New Jersey pizza has a reputation worth defending. Order the plain cheese. You'll understand.
Something for everyone

Something for everyone

Heroes, wraps, salads, pasta, appetizers — all made from scratch with the freshest ingredients we can find.
The touches that bring you back

The touches that bring you back

One guest asked for a garlic dipping sauce — the owner mixed one on the spot. Kids leave with a lollipop on the house. First-timers become regulars.