NEW - Regular Guy Grub

Every Tuesday, sports reporter Buddy Hurlock will share with SH readers his take on "Regular Guy Grub."

In his first post, Hurlock goes on an mission for pizza, but ends up with something even better. Later, he washes it down with some new soda flavors:


Finding a pizza joint with late night hours is tough.

Often, the cravings for regular guy grub hit when most places have either closed or stopped serving food for the night. A welcome exception is Main Street in Newark, where even in the summer, one can find places open later than midnight.

Craving some late night pizza after I was done work recently, I hit Main Street for some pizza, only to find my original destination closed.

But that led to a welcome discovery of D.P. Dough, which I had always thought was just another pizza place.

Nope. My question of "Any slices ready?" was met with "We actually don't serve pizza, we specialize in calzones."

And they specialize in them very well, with more than 40 varieties from breakfast versions to those with ham or chicken and even some with eggplant or spinach.

If you want reviews of those, you've got the wrong blog posting. Several of calzone's names are a play on words, and I ordered the Oh! Zone, which included steak with American and mozzarella cheese.

I asked for pepperoni to be added, which was no big deal for them and surprisingly no extra charge.

The $6 charge also included a can of soda and one cup of sauce, where the choices are your normal basics (marinara, garlic butter, honey mustard, bleu cheese, etc.).

The calzone was superb and so filling that I only ate half that night, saving the rest for lunch the next day. After a night in the fridge and then a minute in the microwave, the second half, especially the bread, held up very well.

The menu also includes wraps, salads and wings. But don't skip getting a calzone when you visit D.P. Dough (127 E. Main Street, (302) 368-8878, www.dpdough.com).

This blog will focus on grub, but I'll also have thoughts on more trivial items, such as the new line of Mountain Dew sodas being trotted out this summer.

After a few hits (Code Red) and misses (MDX) over the years, this summer offers three new flavors: Revolution (described as "wild berry), Supernova (strawberry) and Voltage (raspberry).

I've tried Supernova and thought it was not too bad, but not a regular soda for me. These brands are also flavored with ginseng, so be forewarned.

Read more and vote for your favorite at www.dewmocracy.com.