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Originally Posted by laguardiaguy
(Post 10311957)
Connie's on Nostrand Ave
They went out of business years ago. |
Luigi's in Harrisonburg, VA & Mario's in Arlington (Clarendon area), VA.
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
(Post 10313192)
I truly miss Connie’s Pizzeria on Ralph Avenue between Flatlands Avenue and Avenue J in Brooklyn.
They went out of business years ago. |
My 2 cents
Not a pizza expert by any stretch but my fave so far is...
Serious Pie - 316 Virginia Street, Seattle WA It is a thin crust pizza and toppings are more artisanal/local but oh so delicious. |
No one's given a shout out to Beau Jo's of Idaho Springs, CO? Best apres-ski/mountaineering food EVER.
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Originally Posted by laguardiaguy
(Post 10311957)
Nope, DiFara is still open. I had a slice there last Saturday.
Something that freaks me out is I don't remeber DiFara's that big a deal back in the day. As a teen back in the early 70's I used to hang around about a block from there and nobody made a big deal about the place. Ruby's on Flatbush Ave, Connie's on Nostrand Ave, and especially Armondo's on Kings Highway were generally considered the best pizza places in the area. Any one from Brooklyn have any insight on this? Where do you like to get your pizza in New York? By the way, in Queens, Nick's in Forest Hills is pretty solid IMHO. |
Originally Posted by riteshraja
(Post 10216240)
Have to agree with Punch Neapolitan Pizza. One of the best.
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John's Pizza
Another pretty good NYC pizza place is John's Pizzeria. I mention John's because it is very well located for the tourists and midtown workers/enthusiasts among us. John's is pretty much at times square, located on 44th between 7th and 8th. Nice place, a sit-down place. Nice ambience. Look up at the ceiling- you'll see beautiful murals from what used to be a church.
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Originally Posted by laguardiaguy
(Post 10311957)
Nope, DiFara is still open. I had a slice there last Saturday.
Something that freaks me out is I don't remeber DiFara's that big a deal back in the day. As a teen back in the early 70's I used to hang around about a block from there and nobody made a big deal about the place. Ruby's on Flatbush Ave, Connie's on Nostrand Ave, and especially Armondo's on Kings Highway were generally considered the best pizza places in the area. Any one from Brooklyn have any insight on this? IMO what makes DiFara's so special is that these days the majority of NYC corner pizza places serve up truly substandard slices and pies. So, in contrast, , while DiFara's is still a solid if not great slice, back in the day they were just one among many or at least more. YMMV |
Originally Posted by intrepid720
(Post 10314039)
No one's given a shout out to Beau Jo's of Idaho Springs, CO? Best apres-ski/mountaineering food EVER.
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Originally Posted by Yarhead
(Post 10318207)
laguardiaguy, thanks a bunch for the update. I will totally stop by the place next time I am in New York. Yes, it is rather interesting to behold what is popular at a given time or not.
Where do you like to get your pizza in New York? By the way, in Queens, Nick's in Forest Hills is pretty solid IMHO. That much said, Frascati's on Henry street and My Little Pizza on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn never fail. Roselli's on John and Beekman in the financial district is also great. |
Originally Posted by Yarhead
(Post 10318207)
By the way, in Queens, Nick's in Forest Hills is pretty solid IMHO.
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
(Post 10313192)
I truly miss Connie’s Pizzeria on Ralph Avenue between Flatlands Avenue and Avenue J in Brooklyn.
They went out of business years ago. |
Originally Posted by prosen
(Post 9832196)
Its not just oily, its doey and the sauce is mediocre. Boston doesn't have a clue when it comes to pizza. As a New Yorker forced to live in that "city" for 6 months, I tried hard to find a legitimate slice. Does not exist.
For that matter, those who rave about the Italian food in Boston's north end are delusional. I have been to several of the reputed "best" on expense accounts, and good god were they disappointing. Of course in a city that is clueless when it comes to food, none of this should be surprising. Of course don't even get me started on Chicago, those heretics should burn. There really isn't proper pizza in this country outside of NYC. I went to a place in Portland Oregon that had good stuff (now THATS a food town) and there is some place in Texas that is reputed to be good. However the average NYC slice is better then the best every other major city has to offer. Too often people inappropriately call something "pizza" when it reality it is really flat-bread. |
Having grown up in New York, and gone to school in Chicago, and now living in California, I simply have to say that it is LAUGHABLE for any place in California to be on the list.
Pizza that is 2nd tier in N.Y. or Chicago would still be head and shoulders above the best to be found in California. For the record, New York and Chicago Pizza are different animals from each other, but they are the ONLY animals that have a place in THIS parade: My take: New York: Famous Ray's on 6th Ave, Johns on Bleecker St., Lombardis in Little Italy. Chicago: Gino's East, Ranalli's on Rush, Carmen's in Evanston Only place anywhere else worthy of consideration: Frank Pepe's in New Haven. There really is not any point in any place in California or Hawaii or anywhere else. for that matter, from embarrassing itself by playing with the big boys. Suffice it to say that some of the best Pizza in California is made at Costco. 'Nuff said about California Pizza. |
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