Best Pizza Places in the USA [merged threads]
Aug 28, 2015, 12:27 am
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No disagreement here- Cheeseboard is outstanding, and always vegetarian, which I appreciate. It's actually mentioned in Post #32 as a top ten in the country on some list, although I always take those with a grain of salt.
I'll put in a plug for Vesta in Redwood City, which is really excellent thin-crust, wood-fired pizza. Interesting toppings and flavor combinations, red and white pizzas, and also good vegetable sides. I'm usually a traditionalist, but the pistachio pesto pizza with smoked goat gouda, ricotta salata, honey and calabrian chili absolutely blew me away. Of course you have to like sweetness on a pizza, but it's really a wow.
I'll put in a plug for Vesta in Redwood City, which is really excellent thin-crust, wood-fired pizza. Interesting toppings and flavor combinations, red and white pizzas, and also good vegetable sides. I'm usually a traditionalist, but the pistachio pesto pizza with smoked goat gouda, ricotta salata, honey and calabrian chili absolutely blew me away. Of course you have to like sweetness on a pizza, but it's really a wow.
Aug 30, 2015, 10:52 am
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Sep 4, 2015, 6:52 pm
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Should you find yourself in Nashville at any point, I highly recommend Five Points Pizza in East Nashville. Very good slices/pies in the NY style. It's not AS good as NY pizza, but it's one of the closest I've had.
If you prefer Neopolitan-style, DeSanno's near Music Row is excellent as well.
If you prefer Neopolitan-style, DeSanno's near Music Row is excellent as well.
Joey's brother runs Manny's House of Pizza at the Arcade downtown, which is good (not as) with a very strong NY vibe.
Sep 5, 2015, 5:32 pm
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Sep 6, 2015, 9:05 pm
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Probably also depends a bit on what style you like -- if you like medium-thickness with a lot of toppings ("California style") they are probably better for you than if you like NY style, or real Neapolitan-style, and ditto the thick crust (NY-)Sicilian or rustica styles.
Let alone the "it's not really the same dish at all" styles from Chicago.
I can think of two Bay-Area-wide local chains that I'd regard as much better -- one doing an approximations of NY style (Pizza My Heart) and one doing a particularly thin crust version of California wood-fired (Amici's; the "east coast" part is pure puffery, but it's quite good for what it is.)
Sep 7, 2015, 3:28 pm
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Probably also depends a bit on what style you like -- if you like medium-thickness with a lot of toppings ("California style") they are probably better for you than if you like NY style, or real Neapolitan-style, and ditto the thick crust (NY-)Sicilian or rustica styles.
Let alone the "it's not really the same dish at all" styles from Chicago.
Sep 7, 2015, 4:27 pm
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Or, if you ignore the silly fancy-restaurant prices for the pizza, CPK.
Nov 1, 2015, 1:52 pm
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John's of Bleecker Street - New York, NY:
Excellent spot. Fun atmosphere, good staff, decent beers on tap (including Goose Island Autumn Ale) and of course delicious pizza. They also got it out really fast despite being packed.
We got a half cheese and a half meatball and ricotta cheese.
Excellent spot. Fun atmosphere, good staff, decent beers on tap (including Goose Island Autumn Ale) and of course delicious pizza. They also got it out really fast despite being packed.
We got a half cheese and a half meatball and ricotta cheese.
Nov 4, 2015, 3:07 pm
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John's of Bleecker Street - New York, NY:
Excellent spot. Fun atmosphere, good staff, decent beers on tap (including Goose Island Autumn Ale) and of course delicious pizza. They also got it out really fast despite being packed.
We got a half cheese and a half meatball and ricotta cheese.
Excellent spot. Fun atmosphere, good staff, decent beers on tap (including Goose Island Autumn Ale) and of course delicious pizza. They also got it out really fast despite being packed.
We got a half cheese and a half meatball and ricotta cheese.
Nov 5, 2015, 9:56 am
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Nov 5, 2015, 11:12 pm
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Oh my my, oh hell yes. I'd say Top 5 best pizza I've ever had. I got a Wiseguy which is usually fennel sausage and onions but I substituted red sauce for onions and it was amazing. Plus, being at an intimate, 40 seat restaurant in a nice, often ignored part of Downtown Phoenix on a warm summer's night couldn't be beat.
Nov 13, 2015, 6:29 am
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