A line that you'll sometimes see on this site is, "There is hidden, and then there is really hidden," and indeed, sometimes a restaurant or food spot is discovered that is literally hidden and nearly impossible to find unless you actually know of its existence, including places such as Dudley Chateau in Wayland, Hoey's Pizza in Randolph, B.C. Baking Co. in Hyde Park, and Bricco Panetteria in Boston's North End. Another such spot is a relatively new pizzeria in Plymouth called Squinny's Pizza, which resides in such an out-of-the-way location that it almost requires a GPS device or a web mapping app to find it. And this is the type of eatery that this site is all about, a place that is well off the beaten path and yet isn't all that far away from a busy highway (in this case, Route 3), which actually makes it an ideal spot to grab a bite to eat while traveling.
Squinny's Pizza is in a section of Plymouth that has a bit of an end-of-the-world feel to it, with a mix of commercial, industrial, and retail businesses scattered about in a rather desolate area filled with scrub pine and sand. If you think it looks like the type of place where an airport could be located, you wouldn't be too far from the truth, as a municipal airport can be found a few miles to the south, but it is really more of a huge industrial park than anything, and Squinny's is actually located off a long thoroughfare called Industrial Park Road, not too far from Mayflower Brewing Company. To get there, you turn onto Industrial Park Road from Industrial Park Road (and no, that's not a typo), take a left on Resnick Road and go past Mayflower, then take a right on Scobee Circle and go to the end where you'll find a rotary/circle, then look for a warehouse building beyond the end of the road that houses both Quintal Brothers Produce and Squinny's. Both businesses are under the same ownership, and Squinny's happens to be located in a space that used to be the front office of the wholesaler. There really isn't much to Squinny's space other than a counter for ordering, but outside of the place, a few picnic tables are set up for diners, and because this is basically in the middle of nowhere, it's a very quiet and peaceful spot with no noise coming from traffic or other businesses.
When Squinny's first opened in late 2018, it created a bit of a buzz in part because some of its equipment came from two beloved local spots that are no longer in business--Al's and Ernie's. And the pizza at Squinny's has some similarities to that of the latter, which was known in part for its bar pizza, a regional item found on the South Shore that typically is an individual pan pizza with a cracker-like but chewy crust, a rich and slightly spicy sauce, and greasy cheese that tends to extends to the edge. The pizza here pretty much reflects all of this, though it isn't quite like the bar pies of such stalwarts as the Lynwood Cafe in Randolph where the crust almost has a shortbread quality to it and the cheese comes all the way to the edge--and can be caramelized with the sauce, which is also known as "burnt edges." Still, this is excellent stuff and would probably not be mistaken for anything but bar pizza, and the sauce in particular is special, having a rich red color and a hint of sweetness of the kind you might get from a Sicilian slice or a pie from a Portuguese area (and both Squinny's and Quintal Brothers do have Portuguese roots). Toppings for the pizzas at Squinny's include linguica and chourico (again, reflecting its Portuguese leanings) as well as eggplant, anchovy, garlic, hamburg, meatball, pepperoni, mushroom, chicken, hot peppers, and more, along with some specialty pizzas with multiple toppings. Prices are perhaps just a bit higher than bar pizzas at some of the other local spots on the South Shore, but they do start at just under $10, which isn't too bad for pizza of this quality.
While not quite at the level of such places as the Lynwood and Hoey's, the pizza at Squinny's is still very impressive, and the combination of good food, friendly service, and an obscure location that almost makes you want to plant a flag when you finally arrive makes for quite an overall experience. And once you know how to find Squinny's, keep in mind that it's less than five minutes from Route 3, so as mentioned before, this is a great stop for those who might be looking for a quick food break on the way to the Cape or elsewhere.
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