Dave Portnoy Reviews Maruca's Tomato Pie in Seaside Heights

Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy recently made a Jersey Shore tour reviews pizza for his super popular One Bite Facebook video series. Dave scored the world-famous Maruca's Tomato Pies in Seaside Heights.

After making two stops in Red Bank, Dave took the Parkway south to Exit 82 and hit the boardwalk for a taste of Maruca's.

Listen to Matt Ryan weekdays on 94.3 The Point and download our free 94.3 The Point app.

Maruca's is one of my favorite pizzas at the Shore. The swirl of sauce and cheese is hypnotizing. Maybe that's why I can devour an entire pie in one sitting. I digress.

Dave, dressed in his touristy Seaside Heights t-shirt said he had never been to Seaside Heights before, or as he called it "Snookiville." He added that he'd likely never come back. I don't know why. He really didn't get into it.

He explained in the review that he has a different method of scoring when it comes to "boardwalk pizza." I'm assuming that he lowers his expectations. And while Maruca's is technically boardwalk pizza, it's not like a greasy slice that a hold-in-the-wall nukes in the microwave. It's better than that.

Dave opens the box and takes his first bite. He was pleasantly surprised and impressed. He said, "this was better than I thought it was going to be." After taking a few more bites of the massive slice, he gave Maruca's Tomato Pie a 7.5. Now, if you're not a regular viewer of Dave's reviews, for "boardwalk pizza," that's a decent score. I was hoping for a 7.8 or 7.9, personally. Only the best of the best make it into the 8 range.

Hopefully, Dave Portnoy will give Seaside Heights a real chance and spend some quality time there. It is, after all, the All-American boardwalk.

Check out the video, and then scroll to see Seaside Heights' awesome movies on the beach schedule.

2021 Seaside Heights Movies on the Beach Schedule

Did Seaside make the list? LOOK: Here are the 50 best beach towns in America

Every beach town has its share of pluses and minuses, which got us thinking about what makes a beach town the best one to live in. To find out, Stacker consulted data from WalletHub, released June 17, 2020, that compares U.S. beach towns. Ratings are based on six categories: affordability, weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life. The cities ranged in population from 10,000 to 150,000, but they had to have at least one local beach listed on TripAdvisor. Read the full methodology here. From those rankings, we selected the top 50. Readers who live in California and Florida will be unsurprised to learn that many of towns featured here are in one of those two states.

Keep reading to see if your favorite beach town made the cut.