El Presidente | Pizza Reviews
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00:00 [Music]
00:19 Alright, Pizza Ruby time, Roma Pizza. Where are we?
00:23 East, um, Chester, I think.
00:28 East Chester?
00:30 Yeah, like West Chester, we're in East Chester.
00:32 Where are we? What town are we in?
00:35 What town are we in? No? No. Bad luck.
00:41 Alright, Roma Pizza. You know, Austin, how sometimes I say it's more about people than it is pizza?
00:50 Roma Pizza, 93 years old. We met the owner, his grandfather started it.
00:56 This is him. This is 1931. That's, right next to us is a community center.
01:04 On the other side of the community center, that's where this was.
01:07 Shop dress guy?
01:08 Oh yeah, oh yeah, well I'll show you even better.
01:11 So, that's that. Here's how they dressed back then.
01:17 That's my father.
01:19 That's what he wore a tie, making the pizza?
01:21 A tie and a shirt underneath his apron.
01:26 My aunt, who was 6 months old when he started.
01:29 My grandmother, who worked in this kitchen until she was 80 years old.
01:33 And then my father, who built this building. He made this business what it is today.
01:38 My grandfather was Ellis Island, and my father was not going to go into the family business.
01:43 It was devastating for my grandfather.
01:46 Because my father wanted a better life.
01:48 I told him I wanted to go into it, I was picking collard greens at the time.
01:51 And he was building this building, and he said, "Please, don't do this."
01:54 He wanted a better life for himself.
01:56 You look in there, it's like you went into the Brady Bunch.
02:01 The decor, the tile, it's got a clientele that you can tell they all know each other.
02:07 People are at the bar hugging the chef. It's a family atmosphere.
02:11 So I love the guy, I love the story.
02:13 They showed the picture of his granddad literally wearing the baker-like jacket with a tie underneath.
02:19 He wore a suit every day.
02:21 What a picture. I love it.
02:24 Maybe you should pick that up and get an honor of wearing a tie to work every day.
02:29 People don't even recognize me without my white tie.
02:33 Imagine wearing a suit to make pies every day. It's crazy.
02:39 Old school, I love it.
02:40 So I just love the whole story, and hopefully I love the pizza.
02:44 Because the story is amazing, and right off the bat, the guy is a great guy.
02:48 Anytime you have a generation that says, "My mother's overeating in the corner, she eats there."
02:54 You made a little joke, he's like, "She doesn't pay, though."
02:57 Even my mother's here right now.
02:59 Where's she at?
03:00 She's in the back. Right there, that first table.
03:03 But she doesn't pay.
03:05 How dare she?
03:06 Every time she comes in, she doesn't pay. I don't get it.
03:09 Everything about it is great.
03:10 Roma pizza. Do you know where we are, Mike?
03:12 Tuckahoe.
03:13 Tuckahoe.
03:14 Tuckahoe.
03:15 Eastchester. Tuckahoe. Roma pizza, 93 years old.
03:18 One bite, everybody knows the rules. I hope it's great.
03:21 Looks like a football pizza.
03:22 [sniffing]
03:28 Football pizza.
03:30 Really good.
03:33 Now, ooh.
03:36 Really good.
03:38 He said, "Me and my brother make the dough every single day."
03:42 Everything is fresh. The cheese, the dough, all of it.
03:44 You can tell.
03:46 93 years this place has been in business.
03:55 The guy is still working the register.
03:57 I'm going...
03:59 [crunching]
04:03 You hear that crisp on the crust?
04:06 [crunching]
04:08 I don't know if you go on camera often.
04:10 The people at the bar, all old, hugging the chef.
04:13 Hugging him.
04:15 Average age of the clientele, probably 60s.
04:19 There are some big family tables.
04:21 This is good food, good people, 7'9".
04:23 7'9". Combine the pizza with the atmosphere, the decor.
04:28 I think his name is Michael, the owner.
04:31 The fact that his granddad came over and was wearing a tie when he made the pizza.
04:35 Yeah, 7'9". 7'9".
04:38 I love this place. I love this place.
04:41 And we're family-oriented.
04:43 Yeah, yeah, yeah. I actually love it.
04:45 You can tell it's got a lot of history.
04:47 People come here and take pictures of the tile.
04:50 Because it's from 44 years ago.
04:52 I love it.
04:53 And we're on this block for over 40 years.
04:56 In this building.
04:58 This whole block was built in 1931.
05:01 This whole town was basically rebuilt.
05:04 People come in here and have two wedges for dinner and a glass of wine.
05:08 And no one's going to go away.
05:10 That's why it's the place that it is.
05:13 I love it.
05:14 It appeals to everyone.
05:15 It's a great store. I love places like this.
05:17 It's my favorite place to visit.
05:19 I'm just sorry I didn't make you the client tonight.
05:22 I just saw one come out. It looked great.
05:24 Oh, no.
05:25 That's what they all say.
05:27 (whooshing)
05:29 [WHOOSH]