OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 In Old Forge, the “Pizza Capital of the World,” there\u2019s only one rule: don\u2019t ask for a pie, ask for a tray.<\/p>\n
Old Forge-style pizza is baked in a rectangular pan and served by the tray, with each slice known as a “cut.” While every pizzeria has its own spin, the style is best known for blending mozzarella with white American or mild cheddar cheese. It typically comes in two varieties: red, topped with tomato sauce and cheese, and white, featuring a double crust filled with onions, herbs, and melted cheese.<\/p>\n
Old Forge pizza traces its roots to the early 1900s, when local grandmothers baked affordable rectangular pizzas for coal miners and card players. Many consider Ghigiarelli\u2019s<\/a> the birthplace of the style, where “Grandma” Ghigiarelli began serving pan-baked rectangular pizza at her tavern in 1962.<\/p>\n Meet the team at Arcaro & Genell,<\/a> a local favorite since 1962. While best known for its signature pizza, the restaurant offers much more. Amanda Krappa highlighted the menu, while owner Angelo Genell shared what makes their pizza unique, and how customers can enjoy it nationwide.<\/p>\n \u201cWe sell a lot of our homemade pastas, homemade desserts. In the last year, started bottling our sauce. You can get those in all your local grocery stores. We really sell anything the customer wants,\u201d said Amanda Krappa.<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody\u2019s a little different, but it’s all basically the same style pizza. We make our dough here fresh every day. We blend our cheeses, our tomato sauce, our pizza sauces are made here all the time, which, like Amanda said, are bottled. We started making sweet sauce recently. We ship pizza everyday through Goldbelly. So, you can get it nationwide, and into Canada from Goldbelly every day, along with the sauce. And we also do a lot of catering. Whether its pizza, and then full-service catering, on and off premise,\u201d said Angelo Genell.<\/p>\n Arcaro & Genell said it welcomes customers from across the country and around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s amazing how many people come. Like the other day, Pop told me about these people,\u201d said Amelia Genell.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were coming in on their way to Washington to go to the 4th of July event in Washington. They stopped here on their way,\u201d said Angelo Genell.<\/p>\n \u201cI also know people who come here when they go to Canada to see their people,\u201d said Amelia Genell.<\/p>\n