Wheres the really good pizza
Oct 1st, 2006, 11:20 AM
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Wheres the really good pizza
I live in Colorado and though it is getting better the pizza here still stinks for the most part. So I was wondering where you can find the best pizza in the us? What cities, states and pizza joints are the best
Oct 1st, 2006, 12:02 PM
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You'll never find a definitive answer because we'll never all agree what makes a great pizza. Thick or thin? Lots of tomato sauce or none or chunks or slices of tomatos instead? Wood oven, coal oven, electric?
I have yet to like a pizza in Chicago -- as they've all been way too thick and doughy for me. I'm sure there are thin pizzas there, I just never had one. And by doughy I don't mean uncooked -- just too much dough!
I like Grimaldi's in Brooklyn, and Patsy's on the upper east side. John's was pretty good too.
Currently my favorite pizza is one right here in Naples, Florida courtesy of Campiello's via Minneapolis. Paper thin crust topped with wild mushrooms, pancetta, and gorgonzola, plus some herbs done in their wood oven. Magnificent. But I know a lot of people would much rather have a nice big slab of dough with tomato sauce and other stuff. More traditional. Just please leave the pineapple or shimp off mine!!!
I have yet to like a pizza in Chicago -- as they've all been way too thick and doughy for me. I'm sure there are thin pizzas there, I just never had one. And by doughy I don't mean uncooked -- just too much dough!
I like Grimaldi's in Brooklyn, and Patsy's on the upper east side. John's was pretty good too.
Currently my favorite pizza is one right here in Naples, Florida courtesy of Campiello's via Minneapolis. Paper thin crust topped with wild mushrooms, pancetta, and gorgonzola, plus some herbs done in their wood oven. Magnificent. But I know a lot of people would much rather have a nice big slab of dough with tomato sauce and other stuff. More traditional. Just please leave the pineapple or shimp off mine!!!
Oct 1st, 2006, 12:16 PM
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I grew up on the east coast not too far from NYC, where "pizza by the slice" NY-style pizza places (most of them good!) are everywhere. Here in Portland, there aren't many great pizza places; I've even devoted a whole website to mapping and reviewing them.
I happen to prefer NY-style "thin crust" pizza, but I've found that many native Oregonians have a very different idea of what "good pizza" is than I do. As someone else said above, "good pizza" is quite a subjective term - depends on what you are used to and on your personal tastes.
I'm happy with any "pizza by the slice" place I can find in NYC, really, when I visit. But I took a trek up to Famous Ray's Pizza in Greenwich Village (one of the many Ray's claiming to be the "original") last May when I was in the city. A former local tells me Ray's isn't what it used to be, but it was still quite good.
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I happen to prefer NY-style "thin crust" pizza, but I've found that many native Oregonians have a very different idea of what "good pizza" is than I do. As someone else said above, "good pizza" is quite a subjective term - depends on what you are used to and on your personal tastes.
I'm happy with any "pizza by the slice" place I can find in NYC, really, when I visit. But I took a trek up to Famous Ray's Pizza in Greenwich Village (one of the many Ray's claiming to be the "original") last May when I was in the city. A former local tells me Ray's isn't what it used to be, but it was still quite good.
Andrew
Oct 1st, 2006, 02:38 PM
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Used to be CK's Grilled Pizza in Norcross GA, but they went out of business. Sigh. They did win a best pizza award! Right now my fave in FLL is Franco & Vinnies. LOveitaly, NOTHING beats a super thin pizza (Margherita)in Italy, I could eat one everyday!
