Maruca’s Tomato Pies

Great pizza! Especially the sauce Please heat the pizzas a little more before serving so the cheese can melt.

**Edit - I feel the need to make an edit on my review. I still think the pizza overall is good but I'm tired of waiting in a huge line for 15-20 min and then another 15-20 min to get a slice or two of pizza. Absolutely ridiculous. You wait all that time after ordering and you get basically cold slices. Why the wait then? I always see pies right there on the counter that slices can be grabbed from very quickly and easily. But for some reason there's always a long line and a long wait. It doesn't seem they have any type of management ever or anybody who's in charge just a bunch of teens high School / college kids who obviously have no idea had to do things efficiently. Yet after waiting in a long line to order to in turn wait another fifteen or more minutes for a slice they sure do push the tip. I agree with others the seaside heights location does a much better job. This place really needs to do something with having somebody there who is in charge and keeps things moving. People coming there want to grab a quick slice for themselves or their hungry kids. They don't want to wait 20 to 30 minutes for a slice or two. **
Great pizza. Big slices. Limited seating but at least they have some tables which is nice. Other places have none. Line can be long because it's popular and they send every slice to do a turn in the oven so it can be a bit before you order and get your slice. Not big on when you pay it asks you for a tip before completing the transaction as many places do nowadays and the cashier points out the tip feature. You're literally taking my order and someone else is handing me a slice of pizza. Not a tipping situation. And yes I've worked in multiple food settings including pizzerias. People don't tip when getting a slice usually. I did have one person who said if you don't want to tip just hit no tip and because she said that I tipped her. I appreciated that. Nice option if you want something quick and relatively inexpensive compared to the other restaurants on the boardwalk.

Overall, this place was a good experience. The pizza was really good, and the slice was big. At $6.50 for a slice in a shore town, that’s pretty reasonable in my book. They have a few tables to share but the line does get long. I would definitely suggest you try at least a slice on your next visit to Asbury Park beach.

The only negative I have (and it’s a personal pet peeve of mine) is they only accept credit card or Apple Pay. I am a cash is king person so luckily my spouse had a card. Ironic though that they have a cash tip jar at the register. Lol

I think it was absolutely delicious, but small and overpriced. Beach food! The crust was perfect, however I would have liked more sauce. Overall a tasty, expensive slice, therefore I cannot give it 5 stars.