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 2311 S 35th St 
 
 Fort Pierce , FL 34981 
 
 
 
 (772) 466-8303 
 
 I used to frequent the Big Apple pizza in North Palm Beach, so when we were looking for a midpoint place to meet family, we chose this Big Apple Pizza location. When we arrived, it was empty, but there is ample seating available. Their tv's are tuned to sports, and many pictures are on the walls, including one of President Obama visiting there. We got garlic knots which are good, but there are the harder ones, I prefer soft, but they were still good. The salad and dressing was also good. We got a loaded pizza and a plain cheese pizza, both were huge and very good. While this location is off the beaten path, it is worth the drive. 
 
 Great service and a great lunch for a good price. For $9 I got two slices of pizza, a drink, and a large salad. It's about five to ten minutes off the turnpike. They've also got a nice draft beer selection if that's something you're interested in. 
 
 I got to this one because it's close to home. I like the owners and the employees there are very hospitable. No complaints here! 
 
 We ordered takeout from here last night When I placed my order we were disappointed because we were told they did not have any soups at that location nor did they have the wedge salad Both were on their internet menu ... We got the sampler dinner... It was very good Spaghetti and sausage.... Not much sauce kind of plain tasting however the sausage was good but nothing exceptional Two slices of pizza... Was ok again not much sauce and the crust was very tough and chewy Their garlic knots were tasty but again very tough and chewy... Fed them to the dogs Side salads were good Canoili was good and the cheesecake was average Maybe it would have been much better at the restaurant but not so much delivery If in the area again I know we would not order takeout again but might give it a second chance and eat dine in Was disappointed but will give a second try 
 
 My husband and I were new to the area and were looking for a good sandwich and pizza restaurant. And we found Big Apple..... great subs and great pizza. Fresh ingredients. Clean. Definitely will go again!!! 
 
 Yes! It is worth it! So a funny thing happened while on another Ocala to Miami drive - Yup, I got hungry!! Was in a rush but just not in the mood for crappy food. -- Yelp-- Benchmarks -- I honestly did not remember why I tagged this pizza shop. I'm not a aficionado, heck, I don't even eat pizza that often. But trusting there had to be a good reason I took a sizable detour from the Turnpike. And IT WAS WORTH IT! Yep. I was very happy with my 2 slices mushrooms, roasted peppers and sausage. Plus a draft of 312 (don't judge me) So while waiting for the order, I went back through the reviews and quickly remember why I wanted to make a visit here. The social brouhaha after the POTUS hugged the owner, the subsequent dirty responses from (XXXXXX) people who have issue with the POTUS, and the noble response from the owner really demonstrated the depth of character of this man. As I pondered the reason why POTUS would "randomly" select here (did the secret service rely on Yelp also?), I also started to notice many of the pictures, T-shirts and letters of Thank you. Very near and dear to my heart, was the letter of from the Local Fire Chief asking patrons to consider supporting MDA and the "Fill the Boot" drive. What is clear, is the person who owns this restaurant has deep relationship with his community from what appears to be a generous heart. The pizza arrived, with these thoughts contemplating in my head. The first bite in and I was rewarded. Of special note, the crust has a special springy lightness, that I have found in only one other pizza shop, who owner comes from Philly. Coincidence? Not sure, but I suspect that when I finally get to Philly, I will be seeking out this special type of crust. In short - just go and enjoy!! 
 
 Wonderful pizza tastes like home! Meatballs were awesome too. Little pricy but wonderful and worth the stop. 
 
 Came in and sat down and waited. Never been here before and I was the only person in here. It took some type before someone asked if I needed something. Wasn't the best pizza just ok. 
 
 This is a great place to go for a quick bite while at the school or in the area. Awesome decor, the employees are very friendly. Food is great and easy . Highly recommend this place 
 
 It's pizza - no pizazz - pizza maker was yelling and using profanity to another person in the kitchen about another worker. Not very professional. Garlic knots gave the worst indigestion that I have had in years. 
 
 We stopped by yesterday, on Labor Day, and were pleased to learn that the Monday-Tuesday special (a large pie for $8.49) was in effect even on a holiday. We added artichokes as a topping for $1.75, and between the two of us we very nearly finished the 16-inch pie. That's especially impressive considering that my wife doesn't usually like pizza. This one she liked. She remembered the place from the early 2000s, back when the restaurant's most famous guest was still in the Illinois State Senate, when she was going to IRCC. (Kids, that's what your mother called IRSC back in the day. She pronounced it 'irk'.) Since then, the Big Apple has gotten bigger, and has completely redecorated. We weren't quite sure whether to expect table service or counter service, since there was an 'order here' sign above the register but we were invited to choose a table and our server brought menus and took our order. Later, I refilled my own diet Pepsi from the fountain, but we also had refills brought to us. Maybe that's because it was dinnertime; maybe it's because my wife was using her crutches. When the pizza arrived, we dug in. The crust was thin and crackled a little bit, like you'd expect from a New York style pie. Artichokes were scattered lightly around, but as my wife pointed out, the amount of artichokes you'd hope for is charged in most other places as a double topping -- so we got a reasonable value for the money. If you want lots of artichoke, you can always order your 16" pizza with double artichokes for an extra $3.50 instead of $1.75. Easy enough. We were saddened that there was no lemon for the freshly brewed iced tea, not even packets of lemon juice. And when it was time to pile back into our car (which we just bought this weekend, and have not yet ruined), we hoped to have a plastic grocery sack to put our clamshell of leftovers into. A place that serves garlic knots really should have a leakproof takeout solution. But even missing those two things, we enjoyed ourselves and heard a great retelling of Big Apple's big day. Our server told the story well for someone who had just barely missed coming in on the day the Secret Service arrived to secure the place. She says the owner himself had even scolded the employee for interrupting his golf game, until he realized he really *did* need to get back to the store within an hour for the photo op of his life. I might not come in off the links just for Big Apple Pizza, especially if I was only shooting 10 above par (per hole -- hey, everyone starts somewhere). But I sure would return the next time I'm hungry in Fort Pierce. 
 
 I have been traveling a lot, so I have been eating out a lot. Usually I am looking for something simple, quick and tasty. This place was recommended by a person at the place I was auditing and they were not wrong. Coming from Chicago, my expectations are high and I was not disappointed. Lovely, lovely food. Got the Big Apple White Pizza...very nice balance of cheeses and tomatoes. Also ordered some Sicilian slices with sausage that was amazing. I love a good sauce and this place does it right. My co-worker got the Big Apple Sampler Meatball Sliders. Sliders and wings were nice but the garlic knots were too much for me but I am not big on mega garlic. Co-worker thought they were great. What I will say though they were tasty with a nice buttery flavor. Will be my go to place when I return in 4 months for a follow up audit. 
 
 Coming back from a weekend road trip Fort Pierce was the right distance in which to stop to get some grub. Kinda of in the mood for some tasty pizza, we launched Yelp and it pointed us to Big Apple Pizza. It was just ok. Here's the run down... We ordered a large pizza, 1/2 mushroom and 1/2 sausage. We ordered a small Antipasto salad. 1) 2 garlic rolls came with the salad. They weren't fully baked and in fact almost cold. 2) Salad was decent, and we ordered the house dressing (which was good). What threw me for a bit was that it was a pre packaged (ie commercial type) dressing, but it had big apple pizza's name on it. This made sense now that I remember seeing on the menu that you could take a bottle of dressing home. The impression it left me however was that stuff was made a long time ago, not fresh in the kitchen today or yesterday. Just my perception, but not a good one however. 3) They used canned mushrooms. We are a bit of stickler on this. Mushrooms shouldn't be green'ish. 4) I liked the sauce on the pizza. Sauce to me is the most important factor. 5) The cleanliness and upkeep of the restaurant was so so. Bathroom was decently clean, yet no soap. The soda machine was a bit broken. The buffet serving center looked a little run down. Good enough for the pass through. 
 
 The wings here are amazing. Pizza is fantastic. Screw these negative reviewers. Yelp is not the place for political BS. 
 
 Really liked this spot...the server was the owners daughter, not sure if she is always there, but I like when family works together at a restaurant. We had just got done moving to PSL, and after a week of hell, we were hungry and stumbled into this pizza joint... Very friendly server, and after ordering, the owner came and introduced himself, asking if we would like to try the vodka sauce over some penne...umm, cha...and so happy we did...best I have ever had. Then, the food came...wedding soup was top notch...garlic knots were right on...spag and meatball were very good, might have been a box pasta but very good sauce and meatball...and the cheese pizza was tasty as hell, very thin and foldable, just like a New York pie should be... Then, the owner came over and invited us to meet up and ride sometimes, I think because he knew we were new in town, and it was a very genuine offer...which we are going to take him up on... Our one regret, is that we did not save room for the cannolli...this time...I mean, since we will be back! 
 
 Pizza was absolutely delicious. Just like I get in NY. Great antipasto salad and calzone was delicious. Highly recommend. 
 
 I have been here several times. The canoles and strombolis are very good. The pizza is okay. One of the young ladies (I am not the best at descriptions) that works there has a bad attitude and seems indifferent, like she could care less whether you were there or not. When I go there, I always hope she isn't there so I will have a better dining experience. The owner seems to have the opposite attitude, I wish he could see she is not good for business. 
 
 I stopped by on my summer family vacation this year. I was surprised to find a pizza joint that actually has the new york flavor and being from the Bronx, I know what am taking about... Pizza was good, staff equally and prices were affordable. A family of 4 bill came to $25 and we were all stuff... Will definitely recommend it and return next time am in town.. 
 
 Decent food with a typical pizza shoppe look. Maybe it's because of the time we came to eat or the dishes that we ordered, but it wasn't exactly what we expected when going by the yelp reviews. The egg plant was definitely fresh but it was not cooked all the way through and my girlfriends chicken was somewhat chewy. Aside from the food, I respect what the owner is doing for his local community! I give him two thumbs up for that! ||||| A pizza shop owner lifted President Obama about a foot off the ground in a giant bearhug. 
 
 Obama arrived at the Big Apple Pizza & Pasta Restaurant in Fort Pierce, Fla., at 2:55 p.m. There were only 10 customers at the time, but the owner, Scott Van Duzer, made up for the relatively empty shop. 
 
 "Scott, what's going on man?" Obama shouted as he came through the door. "Scott, let me tell you, you are like the biggest pizza shop owner I've ever seen." 
 
 He approached Van Duzer, 46, of Port St. Lucie, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 260 pounds. 
 
 "Everybody look at these guns," Obama said, pointing to Van Duzer's monstrous pectoral muscles. "If I eat your pizza, will I look like that?" 
 
 The two men laughed. They embraced. Van Duzer lifted the president a good foot off the ground. 
 
 "Look at that!" Obama exclaimed once back on firm ground. "Man, are you a powerlifter or what?" 
 
 Indeed, Van Duzer said later that he can bench-press 350 pounds. 
 
 Van Duzer then gave Obama a tour of the restaurant. 
 
 After their brief tour, Obama approached reporters and told why we stopped at Van Duzer's shop. 
 
 "One of the reasons that we wanted to stop by is that Scott has been doing unbelievable work out of this pizza shop in promoting the importance of donating blood," Potus said. "And so he has set some records here in Florida. He has received commendations from the White House, the surgeon general, he has galvanized and mobilized the local community and he's educating kids and folks all across the country on this issue. 
 
 "So here's an example of somebody who is doing well but he's also giving back. So, we just want to say how proud we are of him. I still wonder how he got these biceps, but what we know is that the guy's just got a big heart along with big pecs. So, we're very proud of him and we just want to say thank you for all the great work." 
 
 Van Duzer, who said he played basketball, football and baseball in high school, said he is a registered Republican, yet voted for Obama in 2008 and plans to do so again in November. 
 
 "I don't vote party line, I vote who I feel comfortable with, and I do feel extremely comfortable with him," Van Duzer said. 
 
 Of the Secret Service agents possibly flipping out over Van Duzer lifting the president of the United States, he said: "He said I was all right as long as I didn’t take him away." 
 
 Read more about: Barack Obama, Florida 2012, Scott Van Duzer ||||| Vice President Joe Biden was looking to cozy up with voters as he toured Ohio this weekend, but he did not imagine that an Ohio woman would nearly end up in his lap. 
 
 Vice President Joe Biden's talks to customers during a stop at Cruisers Diner, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Seaman, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Associated Press) 
 
 Vice President Joe Biden visits with patrons over lunch at Cruisers Diner, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Seaman, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Associated Press) 
 
 Biden was chatting up customers in the Cruisers Diner in southern Ohio Sunday when he met a group of motorcycle riders in black leather vests and bandanas. 
 
 A female group member was watching, and Biden waved her over, telling her, "I know who runs the show." 
 
 The woman had no place to sit, so Biden pulled a chair in front of himself and pulled her nearly into his lap. He put his hands on her shoulders and leaned in for a conversation as photographers snapped away.
– In a weird day on the trail, President Obama was picked up and Joe Biden nearly picked up a biker gal—at least judging by the photographs. Obama visited a pizza joint in Florida yesterday where owner Scott Van Duzer hugged him so hard that the president was lifted right off his feet, Politico reports. Even weirder: Van Duzer is a registered Republican who voted for Obama in 2008 and plans to vote for him again. Sadly, Obama's airlift triggered a war of comments on the restaurant's Yelp page, with reviewers trading politically charged one-star and five-star reviews, CBS News reports. As for Biden, he was pressing the flesh at a diner in southern Ohio when he encountered a group of motorbike riders. Saying “I know who runs the show," he called over a female biker and pulled up a chair so close that the two practically snuggled, reports the AP. Note how nervous her biker buddies are watching her have fun with the VP.