Come for the Strips, Stay for the Chips

Rhode Island is well-known for many Roadfood staples: hot wieners, Del’s Frozen Lemonade, and snail salad, for starters. But another unique item is the beloved pizza strip, and Borelli’s Bakery makes them perfectly. This is bakery pizza in large sheets that’s cut into strips for $1 each. Borelli’s offers a red strip with sauce and a dusting of parmesan cheese, or the no-sauce version with cheese, peppers, and onions. Pizza strips are sold in other variations throughout New England, but it seems that the Ocean State is the epicenter. Even more enticing are pizza chips (also $1 each), which are rounded squares of dough topped with red sauce and parmesan sprinkles. The edges are toasted by oil when baking, so that the texture does indeed have a chewy ‘crunch.’ Both pizza offerings are exactly as the cashier warned us: completely addictive. Borelli’s is located at 805 Charles Street in North Providence.