Panzarotti Tarantini Pizzeria

Some of the best food on the planet!
If you are in the area, stop in and grab a Panzarotti!

Panzarotti — «a pocket of secret-​recipe dough stuffed with generous portions of mozzarella cheese and homemade sauce. The pocket is then deep-​fried to a crisp, golden brown, making a goodness all its own» (from the Original Tarantini Panzarotti)
Panzarotti’s can be found across the USA and Canada (and its origins in Italy) but for me, it a South Jersey thing. My earliest experiences w/​Panzarotti’s were in the pizzeria’s/bars/delis in Delran/​Riverside/​Maple Shade, NJ.
I have found that Original Tarantini makes a better Panzarotti. Here is a list of places where you can buy Tarantini Panzarotti:
From what I have found, different places seem to either make them just right or not-​so-​good. Sometimes they taste frost-​bitten or too oily. When it is done perfectly to a golden crisp, it is very good. (even re-​heated the next day in a toaster oven)
I don’t crave a Panzarotti like I used to but the recent re-​opening of Franco’s Place in Westmont, NJ has rekindled my interest.

I had panzarotti’s here for the first time. However, they were way to oily. They do not compare to the consistently good panzarotti’s I have gotten from Sal’s Pizzeria in Marlton, NJ. The place is spartan, with security windows. However the service was friendly. Not much room to eat here.

I love this spot been coming here since I was a kid. CMD Staple

‘The Panzarotti Spot’ belongs in a college town, as it’d be freaking glorious when under the influence. Sober, it’s the kinda joint where I see myself indulging once… ever.
The clientele seemed to contradict this assumption, as the regulars before and after me ordered up their ‘extra cheese’ (and left to wait in the car, which I found odd until I waited inside for 15 minutes) with a sense of familiarity and anxiousness that I associated with pizzerias. (The panzarotti, for the unitiated like myself, is essentially a egg-​roll-​fried mutant calzone.) The space reminded me of a Checkers (and is situated in a neighborhood where they tend to place the burger chain outposts, with a lot of standing space but no intention of seating its customers (though there were 2 awkward benches abutting the back). After strolling in past a dude selling CDs literally on the stoop, my eyes initially darted straight ahead when entering, which left them staring at non-​local items and my heart kinda sank. The rightmost sign, fortunately, contained the panzarotti offerings (including a mini option for a quarter less than the regular that the brother unit pointed out must mean multiple minis) — we ordered up a $ 4 cheese (price had been revised by hand). You’re separated by bulletproof dividers*, so follow the sign & ‘SPEAK UP’
Opening the hot, greasy paper bag, I quickly understood the orders of extra cheese when we received our product — the colossal molten pizza roll was not nearly as packed with oozey goodness as it could’ve been, though price point disparity pretty substantial.
*I’d posit it’s more like a bank than ordering movie tickets, but I digress…

This is the best place in Camden… hands down. No, its not in the best neighborhood but the employees are nice. Take out only, I have this number programmed in my phone because we always eat here when we visit my MIL. We have tried the turkey, hamburger, steak, plain cheese, hot sausage and sweet sausage – never a complaint… especially from the 4 y/​o picky eater. About $ 5 per panz, and you really can get full from one.