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 Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley?

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ken8038

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Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Thu, 01/21/10 12:10 PM (permalink)
Hi. I'm headed out to Bethlehem PA tomorrow for a morning meeting. I will probably have the rest of the day free after around Noon. I get out there a few times a year and usually go to the Allentown Farmer's Market and a couple of other places.
 
This time I have a craving for the style of Bakery Pizza that is found just outside of Philadelphia, such as at Coropolese Bakery in Norristown. Does anyone know of a similar place closer to Allentown/Bethlehem?
 
Sorry about the late notice, but this just came up. Thanks for any help.
 
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    ken8038

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    Re:Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Fri, 01/29/10 9:04 PM (permalink)
    I got a grand total of zero responses to this so I did my own research and several local blogs mentioned Easton Bakery at 34 North 7th Street in Easton. Nice find. Real old time small town feeling, very nice helpers and pretty good bakery pizza. It filled the bill, I will go back again.

    I'm not big on donuts etc, but I brought some back for my family and they gave the stuff good reviews.

    As usual with this general area of PA, the prices were at least 20 years behind what similar stuff would cost in urban New Jersey. The pizza slices for example were only 50 cents each. I got a box of 20 for $10.
     
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      brookquarry

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      Re:Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Sun, 01/31/10 2:33 PM (permalink)
      In the Lehigh Valley we call this style "tomato pie". As you may have noticed it has no cheese and is sold cold.
      Another very good version is at LeDonnes on Chestnut street in Roseto- though this would not be convenient to Bethlehem.
       
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        ken8038

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        Re:Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Sun, 01/31/10 7:47 PM (permalink)
        <<As you may have noticed it has no cheese and is sold cold. >>

        Yes, that is the same way it's sold just outside of Philadelphia. One difference: you can also get it with cheese. And yes, it's called Tomato pie there too. I called it "Bakery pizza" in my post because I wanted to be clear I was loking for pizza from a bakery not from a pizzeria.

        Thanks for the tip on LeDonnes. I looked up Roseto on the map and it's not THAT far out of town, a little distance never stops me. I've added it to my places to go list for a future visit.
         
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          brookquarry

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          Re:Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Mon, 02/1/10 8:36 AM (permalink)
          I think you'll enjoy LeDonne's. If you think Easton Bakery is a throwback you'll be amazed by LeDonne's, where it might still be 1950.
           
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            ken8038

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            Re:Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Fri, 04/2/10 10:20 PM (permalink)
            <<I think you'll enjoy LeDonne's. If you think Easton Bakery is a throwback you'll be amazed by LeDonne's, where it might still be 1950. >.

            I went there yesterday. Wow, what a neat place, thanks so much! Very nice people too. The tomato pie has been a big hit in our house for the past 2 days. I also bought some very good rolls and some Easter bread, which they were pushing heavily. I'm not big on sweet breads but I'm sure my family will like it on Sunday.
             
            I'm already planning a return trip now that I know the ground rules. I need to order in advance (they were out of stromboli and I was lucky to get a whole pizza -- somebody had just cancelled an order. And they close at about 12 noon. Luckily I got there about 11 AM. And they are closed Monday and Wednesday ( I was almost going to go on Wednesday, glad I didn't).

            Only about 1hr. and 10 mis door to door from Scotch Plains. All in all the Roadfood find of the year for me so far. Thanks again.
             
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              brookquarry

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              Re:Bakery Pizza in the Lehigh Valley? Mon, 04/5/10 6:15 AM (permalink)
              Glad you enjoyed it. All LeDonnes Breads are good, but our favorite product is definately the Tomato Pie.
              As I said before it's like stepping back in time 50 years or more.
               
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