Check out these Westchester, Rockland restaurants for National Pizza Day, Super Bowl pies
National Pizza Day is Feb. 9 and another national treasure — Super Bowl LVIII — is Feb. 11, so why not celebrate both with a football shaped pizza?
Surprisingly — or not — pizza is the top Super Bowl food, outpacing chicken wings and guacamole.
According to JeffBet, which analyzed 75 popular Super Bowl party foods using more than 4,000 search combinations, pizza ranks No. 1— followed by chili, guacamole, deviled eggs, chicken wings and jambalaya (Mardi Gras, after all, is soon after, on Feb. 13).
But back to pizza.
Why not elevate yours with an homage to the game? Ask and you shall receive: Westchester and Rockland pizzerias are happy to create a football-shaped pie, as long as you order in advance. You can even get one supersized (as in gigantic) at Pizza Barn in Yonkers. Or opt for a football-shaped calzone at Russo's in Pearl River (they also do football pizzas).
Many of these same pizzerias, FYI, also do heart-shaped pizzas for Valentine's Day, which tend to be more popular.
Still, for those who love pizza, any shape — and any topping — works, though. According to PRHub, pepperoni is the most popular pizza topping. One last fun fact? Super Bowl Sunday historically has the highest pizza sales of the year.
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Order your Super Bowl eats from Hudson Valley pizzerias
Check out the following for your Super Bowl needs or call your local favorite and see if they'll kick it up a notch, do yourself a solid and make one special for you. Just a reminder: Order by Feb. 9 or even a day or two earlier.
Amore Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, 22 Edgemont Road, Katonah, 914-232-1001, amorekatonah.com; 1 Kent Pl, Armonk, 914-273-3535, amorearmonk.com
Dee Maria's, 482 Kings Hwy, Valley Cottage, 845-268-5291, deemarias.com
Dunwoodie Pizzeria, 683 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, 914-476-5008, dunwoodiepizza.com
Hartsdale House of Pizza, 203 E, Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, 914-722-2666, hartsdalehouseofpizza.com
La Bella Restaurant & Pizzeria, 1566 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, 914-768-4495, labellayonkers.com
Mr. Nick's Restaurant, 19 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, 914-366-0666, mrnicksbrickoven.com
Original Italian Pizza & Restaurant, 1 Main St., Garnerville, 845-429-4862, oiprestaurant.com
Pizza Barn, 471 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, 914-378-1400, pizzabarnshop.com (Supersize only!)
Posa Posa Pizzeria & Restaurant, 121 Rockland Ctr Rte, 59, Nanuet, 845-623-7050, posaposa.com
Russo's, 8 E Central Ave., Pearl River, 845-735-0867, facebook.com/RussosHouseOfPizza (also does a football shaped calzone and PizzaRitto)
Wood & Fire, 118 Brook St., Scarsdale, 914-722-4854; also 59 Marble Ave., Pleasantville, 914-747-2611, woodandfirepizza.com
Yorktown Pizza and Pasta, 2013 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, 914-962-0096, orderyorktownpizza.com
Jeanne Muchnick covers food and dining. Click here for her most recent articles and follow her latest dining adventures on Instagram @jeannemuchnick or via the lohudfood newsletter.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Westchester, Rockland restaurants ready for National Pizza Day, Super Bowl
