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Crush Pizzeria, Nashua?

Has anybody tried Portland Pie

Feb 02, 2012
topchef1 in Northern New England

Crush Pizzeria, Nashua?

@tiny87 If you've been to Crush 3 times then they must be doing something right. What I now is that I that we all have to keep doing what seems right to keep our local community strong. I always support Angela's Coal fired Pizza, Crush Pizza, Lui Lui, etc, etc. These are all local business that support other local businesses. For example, a local shop hires a local Attorney to look over a lease, or a local architect to design a kitchen or a local CPA, you get the idea. A chain store, on the other hand, hires their corporate attorney, in-house accountants, etc. I know that chain stores employ people but remember if they weren't around, independents will easily fill that void.

Also, Most independents are making and preparing foods that are much fresher then their chain store counterparts. Maybe indy locations are not as pretty or as big because they don't have Wall Street Money and Investment funds backing them up. But all that should count is the quality of food and the overall experience that we all recieve. So keep your money local and support the local movement.

Jan 26, 2012
topchef1 in Northern New England

Tek-Nique - Bedford

I had Brunch...Everything my family and I ordered we enjoyed. The French toast, pancake, omelet, seriously everything was very good.

Jan 21, 2012
topchef1 in Northern New England

Tek-Nique - Bedford

I've been there and this place was Great!...I also just recently went to Copper Door in Bedford and it was Horrible at any cost. But you can't go wrong with tek-nique

Jan 15, 2012
topchef1 in Northern New England

Crush Pizzeria, Nashua?

I've been to Crush at least a dozen times since they opened and I have to tell you, the food is outstanding...this is as authentic as they get people. You can taste every ingredient and every topping on the pizzas. And this is coming from a career chef. The pizza is NOT soggy. This is True Neapolitan style. The oven cooks so hot and so fast that the toppings, cheese and dough retain their natural moisture. It's about time that Nashua and NH in general steps into the culinary world.

Some posts in this tread complain about the table and chairs and decor. Its not meant to be a white table cloth type of place. And for the quality of the food, the prices are only a couple of bucks higher than a dominos or pizza hut (yuck). go ahead and order an arugula pizza with white truffle oil, prosciutto di parma and real buffalo mozzarella at a chain restaurant mentioned above or bertuccis for that matter. Besides, Let's keep in mind this is a local family business and not some wall street company. Ok so the service in the beginning wasnt good but you couldnt even walk into the place it was so busy. And when we go on weekends its still a madhouse but service and speed have definetly improved tenfold.

The focus here is clearly the food. The plaques on their walls show they have been featured in almost every magazine and newspaper in the state as well as the Bostone Globe and most recently phantom gourmet. Rumor on twitter has it that Guy Fieri and Triple D will be visiting soon. So lets cut the mom n pops some slack and support the local restaurants wherever they may be and lets focus negatively on chains like olive garden who's food is inedible but people still insist on waiting an hour and a half to get into those places.

Jan 14, 2012
topchef1 in Northern New England