Anyone remember CiCi's in Point Pleasant Beach?

I've lamented the fire that destroyed CiCi's on the PPB boardwalk since the day it happened (back in the 80's). On top of that, no one ever seems to talk about the place. Does anyone remember it? I remember the pizza being fantastic.

Are you talking about the same CiCi's that is a chain? Where it is like a buffet, cheap prices, poor quality pizzas, but a good place to take baseball teams, volleyball teams, etc. Kids love CiCi's and parents like the prices. We went the other day (2 Adults, 1 child and the total for all 3 of us was under $10. The dessert pizzas are pretty good. The salad bar sucks.

nope. in no way shape or form am i referring to a chain. I *did* say "fantastic pizza", rather than "poor quality pizza", yes?

Cici's was an independently owned, local pizza place on the boardwalk in Point Pleasant, NJ. A guy named Tommy, IIRC, was the owner.

I grew up in Point Pleasant and worked a couple summers as an umbrella boy at Jenkinson's Pavilion next door. As you can imagine I've had more than my share of Cici's pizza over the years and agree it was one of the best ever made. I mean the real deal. Coupled with a real orangeade from Jenkinson's it may have been the finest pizza experience ever! Of course we were blessed in Point Pleasant with not only Cici's pizza but the aforementioned orangeade, Skokos's hamburgers and hot dogs at the inlet end of the boardwalk and Mike's submarines. How about Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty?

Of course being much older now, everything old seems at least twice as good as today's version of anything- but but darnit I believe it was.

Two other pizza's worthy of mention from those halcyon days of yore. Pizza King in Toms River was nothing short of outstanding (gone) as was Maruca's Seaside Boardwalk pizza. Fortunately for us Maruca's is still in existence and just as good as ever.

Just wish I still lived close enough to have ready access to all the Jersey Shore eats that I miss so much.

I still miss Sonny and Ricky's pizza down in Seaside Heights on the boardwalk, and they closed over 20 years ago!

The thing I remember about CiCi's was the sauce.  It had a real undertone to it.  Isn't the Orangeade from Kohrs, not Jenkinsons?
The fire was pretty suspicious, along with all the other fires that occurred on the boardwalk over the years.

never made it down to point pleasant much,but on the seaside boardwalk,as someone has said  Marucas was and is king...also good was a Macks that was there but has been gone for decades .....here in CA  least we now have Dominicks( jersey transplant) http://www.dominicksmarketdeli.com/folsom    up Folsolm way..you will always find a few east coast refugeesathere hudeled around a pizza with smiles on their faces  .... its little too far for me to go as much as I would like ,but at last a pizza in northern ca that could hold its own on the old Boardwalk ,and worth a special stop/trip  for anyone craving the real deal   

It's been 21 years since, Cici's had disappeared from the boardwalk. Most of you people, had experiences discussing about that joint. I was 12, when the boardwalk, was on fire on November of 1989. I really, like to know what happened. I bet Tommy, was devastated when it was gone.

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The thing I remember about CiCi's was the sauce.  It had a real undertone to it.  Isn't the Orangeade from Kohrs, not Jenkinsons?
The fire was pretty suspicious, along with all the other fires that occurred on the boardwalk over the years.

Kohr's is still up and running! I think, I went to Cici's only once, and I gave the pizza an "F" because, the sauce was too tomatoey. The fire, happened in 1989 during the off season. Do you think that Cici's got the piece of it? you be the judge on this.