After two years in the making, Millie’s Old World Meatballs and Pizza has recently opened in Morristown, NJ.

Chef Peter

The restaurant is co-owned by brothers Brandon and Vince Carrabba who take Morris County by storm with their meatballs and pizza, both wood and coal-fired.

The space is nicely designed with an open kitchen that serves as a show of sorts while diners eat. The beautiful red pizza oven is the centerpiece of the kitchen and I’m told that pizzas cook in less than 90 seconds in it. I’m looking forward to warmer weather so I can enjoy my meal al fresco once the giant garage door is open to the sidewalk.

Fresh Mozzarella and Proscuitto

Both the pizzas cooked in the Neapolitan wood oven and in the coal oven are special and great. The Carrabba brothers know they have something unique in the wood-fire oven brought over from Naples, Italy. After sampling the Millie’s Signature Pie (placed # 1 in the open region at the 2011 International Pizza Expo), I know it also. The coal-fired pizza has chewy crust with great crunch on the outside that’s simply delicious with the various toppings. I urge guests to request the white pizza with basil leaves that’s not typically on the menu.

Meatballs

Some of the starters we enjoyed were Chef Peter Martinez’ Arcadian Mix Salad, a mix of candied walnuts, crumbled Gorgonzola and red onion dressed with apricot vinaigrette and made even better with the addition of applewood smoked slab bacon. Another must-order appetizer is the handmade fresh Mozzarella cheese paired with Prosciutto. The cheese is milky, soft, really good and made daily on the premises.

Millie’s Signature Pie

Brandon and Vince’s grandma Millie’s meatball recipe is front-and-center. The meatballs are made with top-grade sirloin beef and fried to a well-seared exterior and served with good quality marinara sauce infused with flavorful basil. Guests can even get a “Bag of Balls” to go if they wish.

Meatballs

Save room for dessert as Chef Peter makes a mean Nutella pizza topped with ice cream and powdered sugar. It’s pretty great, if not over-the-top.

Millie’s pizza is super and I’m thrilled to not have to make the trip to Naples to get this sort of pie where toppings, thankfully, adopt a less-is-more approach. Millie’s is a BYOB, so don’t forget the vino.

Millie’s Old World Meatballs & Pizza
60 South Street
Morristown, NJ 07960

Phone: 973-267-9616

Hours of Operation

11:30am-10pm Sun-Wed

11:30am- 11pm Thurs-Sat