During the break I went to Campania Coal-Fired Pizza located at 3900 Richmond Avenue. The place is nice inside and gives off a fancy atmosphere without being too expensive. It was crowded when I went, as it was during dinner time and many people went out to enjoy themselves here. I first got the fried calamari to start and it was good. Many places can serve calamari that ends up being rubbery and not very good but this was not the case here. I made sure to squeeze the lemon wedges that came with it on to enhance the flavor. Now it was time for the main dish, and tonight it was pizza. Campania is very proud of their pizza being cooked in a coal-fired oven, as they decided to include this in the name of the resutraunt. Coal-fired pizza is cooked in a coal oven, which gets extremely hot and allows for the thin dough to get very crispy and charred. I was not dissapointed as the pizza was very thin and crispy. It also was charred which added a nice complexity to the flavor. I tried their margherita pie which was very good. There was a nice balance of sauce and cheese to make a good slice. I also got their vodka pie, which is always a personal favorite of mine and theirs lived up to my expectations. The vodka sauce was very creamy and mixed well with the mozzarella. This was my favorite item and I highly recommend to anyone who comes to eat here. Overall, I had a good experience here and the atmosphere of an evening dinner in a crowded resutraunt was actually pleasant. One thing I found amusing was that there is a Domino’s right next door which shows two opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Italian American food.

3900 Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312
By nicholas nigro
Come have slice of slice and get a tatse of the New York pizza scene, representing the vast Italian American heritage the five boroughs have to offer.
Campus: College of Staten Island
Professor: Jane Marcus-Delgado
Location: 3900 Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312
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