Returning to the Beginning

When I first started this blog it was for restaurant reviews. For reviews from a normal person out enjoying a meal prepared and cleaned up by someone else. I have decided to return this blog back to its roots. I will once again be giving my opinion for local - or not so local - establishments that serve food. And hopefully, good food. This will give me something to write about that I don't have to make up. I will just have to decide on the restaurant and what we will be eating from said restaurant. We are going to kick this off with Joseph's Pizza on Ocean Blvd in Atlantic Beach. Randy and I will usually go here for pasta and this past week we made a switch. It had been awhile since we had good pizza so we thought we would try it. I mean, it is named "Joseph's PIZZA". We knew we would have a wait so after ordering we took a walk on the beach. Right now is a weird time in the world as we are all just coming out of a world wide lock-down from a pandemic. Yes, a pandemic. Last week our beaches opened back up with limited times and restrictions and we knew based on the cars parked on A1A, the beach was going to be crowded. I guess we picked a good spot to enter for our walk as it was not as crowded as anticipated. We could see the crowds behind us near the Pier - which is where we would normally start - and we were quite thankful Joseph's was not on that end of the beach. After getting our piping hot pizza, we walked to the car, popped the hatch, laid out a blanket and had a little picnic in the back. I have a Ford Edge and yes, we were able to sit up comfortably. With the first bite, I knew we had found a good pizza joint. The crust almost melted in my mouth and it wasn't overflowing with tomato sauce. I have indigestion issues at times and can not eat a lot of the pizzas out there because of the sauce oozing out of the pizza. I am sure there is something that could have made this pizza better, I just can not think of anything. I knew Randy really enjoyed his half - I mean he ate all of it in the back of the Edge - so I told him he could have my leftovers. And man, the house sure did smell good when he pulled it out of the microwave for his lunch. SO whether you are looking for darn tasty pizza or pasta that is worth the drive, Joseph's is the place to go. They also have gelato and various Italian desserts. I can vouch for the cannoli. Yum.My!