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

Dave's Pizza
Virginia, Minnesota
218-741-DAVE

Best pizza ever.
Family run business.
There's nothing like a Dave's.

Regina's, Boston North End

Casanova's in Makawao, Maui HI.
Willow Street in San Jose and Los Gatos, CA.

Pepe's and Sally's on Wooster St. in New Haven CT.

(And at Giordano's in Chicago for deep dish. And at John's Pizza on Bleeker St. in NYC.)

The best pizza in in New York

The Margherita at A16 in the Marina (Chestnut St.), SF.

Sally's

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!!!

bobrad - Is Sally's in Chicago?

If it is what I am thinking it is SOOO good.

St. Louis pizza is the worst for the record!!! I live here and hate it.

New York Pizza in Napa CA

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.

Andrew

Grimaldi's sausage in Brooklyn
Santarpio's garlic in East Boston
Regina's NorthEnd ONLY
Nola's Duck and Brie Pizza NewOrleans

Hungry now!

Luttanzi's Meatlover Pizza on Martha's Vineyard made me a believer. Who would have thought - so many meats, one little pizza.

In New York - Arturo's and Posto

AnneS - Sally's is in New Haven CT.

Marion's - Dayton, OH

I forgot Palermo's in Campbell, CA. It's great but service is a little slow. Piled with toppings, if you're into that. I like their Sicilian and Greek salads.

Hi Neo! I imagine you enjoy the pizza in Italy. I sure do and get so hungry when I think about those thin crust pizzas with fungi and herbs, sigh.

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!

Almost any local restaurant in upstate NY with an Italian name.

Hi Neopolitan... <<one right here in Naples, Florida courtesy of Campiello's via Minneapolis>>

Could you explain further? This Minneapolis gal's inquiring mind wants to know.
:S-

Agree with the assessments of Pepe's and Sally's. Good news for Tampa folks - Alessi's Bakery now serves New Haven style pizza and it is very good. My dad grew up in New Haven and knows his pizza and is now a regular at Alessi's. :)

Sorry. I guess you know it all as D'Amico. I know they started in Minneapolis and have several restaurants. Now they are in Naples with Campiello, Lurcat, and D'Amico.

Marion's, Dayton, Ohio? Wow, haven't thought of that place since I left 30 plus years ago. They always used to have the Kenley Players cast parties there. It was good though as I remember. Do they still have Vic Cassano's -- cut into squares?

And oddly enough, LoveItaly. I have to say I've loved the pizzas better in southern France -- Nice in particular than anywhere in Italy -- including a search of the most "famous" original places in Naples, Italy. All were good, but they do something better in Nice in my opinion.

Judyrem, you are soooo right!!! This thread has me drooling, lol. We all need a GTG in a restaurant in Italy with nothing to eat but their terrific pizza, sigh. Mangia!

Neopolitan - I've been gone from Dayton a long time also but I stopped there last year, just to have pizza, as I was driving through from SFO to DC. It is still as good as ever and still cut in squares.

Well, if I get back to Dayton soon (I was there last October) the first night is dedicated to the Pine Club. Then I might think about pizza.

God has given a gift to Pittsburgh:

http://www.mybrickoven.com/

This is simply the BEST pizza I've ever eaten, and I've had plenty in Italy. You can scoff if you like, but you gotta try this first.

The best pizza is in New Haven , CT. The locals call it apizza. The reason that the pies are so good is because of Sally's , Pepe's and Modern. They have raised the bar so high that it's either compete or get out of the way. They are the standard by which all others are judged. I started going to Sally's before they even had pizza boxes. The pie came off the peel to a piece of cardboard and was then wrapped in white "sandwich" paper. In those days the pie was cut with scissors. The early pies were either plain or with mozzarella cheese. The modern versions with pineapple , bbq sauce , fruits and what ever would make Frank Pepe and Sally Consiglio spin in their graves.

Ah yes, ok, I get it now, thank Neo.
(we love D'Amico, too.)

The "Gutbuster" at Lake Tahoe Pizza Co. in South Tahoe.

I always here about Chicago. Whys their pizza so good? Whats the best pizza place in the windy city

Depends who you ask, hoopstraveler. There have been several threads on the subject.

For Chicago style pizza, I like Giordano's. But, on the whole, I have to agree with Neo. I like thin crust. I've never had a thin crust at any of the main Chicago favorites. But there are several local places here in Villa Park that make a great thin crust pizza. Off-hand, my two favorites would be Villa Nova and Michael Anthony's.

Buffalo. Period.

Buffalo Girl, Of course you are correct, Buffalo has great pizza. I am always disappointed ordering pizza in other cities. But where are your favorite pizzerias in Buffalo? I love Bocce, but there are many that are good.

In Anchorage, the Moose's Tooth(on the Old Seward Highway) is as good as it gets.
In summer, there are up to 20 or more people waiting outside to get buzzed.. it's gourmet and original and the crust is just right. Probably having the pre dinner beer(several actually) and wine also keeps everyone in a good mood.
They have a heavenly ginger salad that prevents more than two slices from happening..

Great Plains Sauce & Dough.

Terrible name, astoundingly great pizza.

Ames, Iowa.

V & J Pizza
Wayne, NJ

Still the best to me! :)

Andrew, can we see your Portland Pizza Map?