Zevy’s Pizza

Dave Portnoy Brings One Bite to Fair Lawn’s Zevy’s Pizza, Presented by Morgan & Morgan. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy made his way to Fair Lawn for his latest One Bite Pizza Review, presented by Morgan & Morgan, stopping at Zevy’s Pizza, a beloved kosher pizzeria located at 10-16 River Road. Portnoy leaned into the neighborhood’s genuine local flavor during his visit, joking that the whole experience felt like stepping straight into a Seinfeld episode, complete with someone yelling out the name Austin in the background, the kind of unmistakably New Jersey moment that makes these One Bite stops feel like a genuine slice of local life rather than just another food review.

Zevy’s has built a genuinely strong reputation as a family friendly kosher pizzeria, known for serving exceptional Italian classics alongside generous, cheese heavy pies, all prepared under strict kosher supervision. The restaurant operates under the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County’s hashgacha, a distinction that has made it a genuine hub for the local Jewish community in Fair Lawn and the surrounding area. That kosher supervision shapes the restaurant’s hours in a genuinely distinctive way as well, since the establishment stays open Sunday through Thursday for both lunch and dinner, closes early on Friday afternoons ahead of the Sabbath, and reopens Saturday nights for late night dining once the Sabbath concludes, a schedule that reflects the restaurant’s deep roots within its own religious community.

Portnoy’s review focused on the pizzeria’s classic New York style pie, and the verdict landed genuinely well. He scored the slice a 7.5 on the One Bite scale, describing it as a very traditional, fresh, and solid slice, praise that places Zevy’s comfortably among the stronger showings Portnoy has given out across his long running series of New Jersey pizza stops.

Beyond that classic slice, Zevy’s menu reveals a genuinely creative range well beyond a standard cheese pie. The restaurant’s Grandma Pie comes in two distinct forms, a classic version built with fresh mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, and basil, and a Drunken Grandma variation that swaps in a vodka sauce base for a genuinely different flavor profile. The specialty crust lineup gets considerably more adventurous from there, including a Mac and Cheese Pie, a Penne alla Vodka Pie, and a Potato Pie topped with seasoned potatoes, fried onions, and homemade ranch, giving diners options that push well past what most pizzerias attempt to put on a menu. Rounding out the offerings, Zevy’s serves a full lineup of appetizers and sides, including garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, fried cauliflower poppers, and a dish simply called Vodka Fries, giving visitors plenty to explore beyond the pizza itself.

With a strong 4.6 rating built from 350 reviews, a genuinely inventive specialty menu, and now a solid 7.5 score from one of the country’s most closely watched pizza reviewers, Zevy’s Pizza has cemented itself as a genuine Fair Lawn destination, one that manages to serve both its deeply rooted local kosher community and a growing national audience of pizza enthusiasts discovering the shop for the first time through Portnoy’s review.