# Pizza, pizza, who's got the best pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968 "2001-07-10T16:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/41 "2001-07-12T21:28:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zgystardst \* > \*\ ***Uno’s** isn’t exactly the same since they went national, but it’s still the best! \*\* FYI, the original Uno’s and Due’s downtown use a different supplier for their sausage and tomato sauce than the other stores. Also, about 1/2 of the stores are company owned, and 1/2 are franchises. While the franchises are supposed to keep in line with the standards of the company-owned, sometimes they are not quite up to par. monster Whose husband is Regional Director for Pizzeria Uno ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2001, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/42 "2001-07-12T22:58:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Then why is Troy so horribly, horribly lacking? Troy used to have at least one good place for pizza-The Villa Cafe. Awesome garlic chicken white pizza, and a great dinner menu. Unfortunately, It burned down one night about three years ago and was never reopened. That being said, I miss those rectangular, quasi-sicilian style pizzas that were all you could get in Troy, NY when I was growing up there. ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/43 "2001-07-13T00:00:10Z")
The best pizza in Dayton OH, is Mama DeSalvo’s. Mmmmm, small hole in the wall italian place that makes wonderfull food in large portions as well. As for chain pizza, I love Cassano’s. It is sad that they were doing so well, and then got bought out by of all companies, Greyhound. They wanted to put shops in the bus stations, needless to say, Cassano’s hasn’t recovered since. Oh, as for Danato’s, expect them to be really branching out…they are owned by McDonalds now. ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/44 "2001-07-13T05:10:10Z")
…as long as Schenectady, NY’s been touched upon, then it wouldn’t be just to ignore Fireside Pizza on Eastern Avenue across from the Price Chopper. And my Dad recently took me to a place that’s right in the downtown/center Sch’dy… I think on a corner… where would that have been? Like across from Proctor’s Theater and diagonal about 75 feet? Awesome pie to go… the place hasn’t been there very long but seemed to be owned by two brothers, dedicated as hell. Please HELP ME RealityCheck!?!?!? I am counting on your knowledge of Sch’dy pizza on this one! signed… out of towner from the SCCC loop… Pessor ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/45 "2001-07-13T08:04:37Z")
Giordano’s stuffed pizza is the best, i think they are based in Chicago, but there is a Giordano’s in Orlando and a couple in Indiana ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/46 "2001-07-13T14:50:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flymaster \* > \*\*I’m going to put an end to this craziness right now, and inform everyone that any nominations that name pizza that is NOT made within a 20 mile radius of the cities of Chicago, New York, or Boston, or directly within the city limits of New Haven, CT, should be automatically disqualified. > \*\* Hear hear! My nominees: John’s on Bleecker, or Patsy’s in East Harlem. (Each now has multiple locations, of which I am unalterably suspicious.) I’m also rather fond of the Two Boots mini-chain, which is pizza with Cajun toppings - andouille sausage, etc. (The name comes from the shapes of Italy and Louisiana.) It’s certainly not “authentic,” but so well made that I forgive them. ---
**Author:** ![Phouchg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/47 "2001-07-13T15:08:32Z")
Haverhill, MA - Napoli’s Pizza. Unique rectangular slices with KILLER sauce. No pizza like it anywhere in the world. Boston Area - Papa Gino’s (chain with many stores) Providence, RI area - Ronzio. Yum! Salt Lake City - Pier 49 San Francisco Sourdough Pizza… sourdough crust…try the pepperoni with alfredo sauce (comes with its own cardiologist) Phouchg ---
**Author:** ![BobbySuezQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@BobbySuezQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobbySuezQ)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/48 "2001-07-13T15:36:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unwashed brain \* > \*\ ***Mellow Mushroom** …Hotlanta, GA \*\* Ohhh yeahhhhh I’ll second Mellow Mushroom! yummm Rocky’s Brickover Pizza would be next on my list. Cici’s on the otherhand, tastes like cardboard. Southern CA, there’s a hole in the wall called Napoli’s … good pizza, if you can get over them cutting it in squares. Riverside Brewery makes a mean BBQ Chicken Pizza. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/49 "2001-07-13T20:05:28Z")
Oakland, CA: Zachary’s Pizza. Mmmmmm, deep-dish Chicago style. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/50 "2001-07-13T20:46:05Z")
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**Author:** ![deepbluesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@deepbluesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepbluesea)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/51 "2001-07-13T20:53:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BobbySuezQ \* > \*\* > Southern CA, there’s a hole in the wall called Napoli’s … good pizza, if you can get over them cutting it in squares. > \*\* WHERE in Southern CA, **Bobby**? I mean, that’s kinda general…where would I find this Napoli’s? ---
**Author:** ![King\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@King\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/52 "2001-07-13T21:40:34Z")
Hey **rhythmdvl** for me, THE Ray’s was the one on 11th Street and 6th Avenue. Fantastic stuff. Alas, it is no more. Oh, it’s still there all right, but the pizza has changed and it’s not the Ray’s of old. I haven’t been to John’s on Bleecker Street in awhile but I remember it as being one of the very best. I’d also like to mention V&T on Amsterdam Ave. Great pizza. For those New Yorkers who haven’t ventured to [Grimaldi’s](http://www.grimaldis.com) in Brooklyn - you gotta check this pizza out. **OxyMoron** check out the Patsy’s connection to Grimaldi’s. ---
**Author:** ![BobbySuezQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@BobbySuezQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobbySuezQ)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/53 "2001-07-13T21:42:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by deepbluesea \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by BobbySuezQ \* > > \*\* > > Southern CA, there’s a hole in the wall called Napoli’s … good pizza, if you can get over them cutting it in squares. > > \*\* > > WHERE in Southern CA, **Bobby**? I mean, that’s kinda general…where would I find this Napoli’s? \*\* Glendora/Covina corner of Grand Avenue and Arrow Highway. ---
**Author:** ![BobbySuezQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@BobbySuezQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobbySuezQ)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/54 "2001-07-13T22:13:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BobbySuezQ \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by deepbluesea \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by BobbySuezQ \* > > > \*\* > > > Southern CA, there’s a hole in the wall called Napoli’s … good pizza, if you can get over them cutting it in squares. > > > \*\* > > > > WHERE in Southern CA, **Bobby**? I mean, that’s kinda general…where would I find this Napoli’s? \*\* > > Glendora/Covina corner of Grand Avenue and Arrow Highway. \*\* Oops. My error, I was up too high. It’s on Grand Avenue at Badillo. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![deepbluesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@deepbluesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepbluesea)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/55 "2001-07-13T22:18:35Z")
Danke, **BobbySuezQ**. That’s sorta out there for me, but I may just venture by one of these days. For does not the Fifteenth Commandment state: Thou shalt not pass up good pizza? ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/56 "2001-07-14T00:01:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by King Rat \* > \*\*Hey **rhythmdvl** for me, THE Ray’s was the one on 11th Street and 6th Avenue. Fantastic stuff. Alas, it is no more… For those New Yorkers who haven’t ventured to [Grimaldi’s](http://www.grimaldis.com) in Brooklyn - you gotta check this pizza out. **OxyMoron** check out the Patsy’s connection to Grimaldi’s. \*\* See, I wasn’t gonna bring this whole thing up - I even managed to avoid it in the mondo-Rays-listing - but everyone hasta understand that although New York is less into toppings than other places[sup]\*[/sup], we do like our pizza with… extra [litigation](http://www.nycwebz.com/patsy/brawl.html). I can’t find anything on the Ray’s mess (not surprising since I think it started in the early 80s), but needless to say everyone sued everyone else, with the ultimate result (IIRC) that everyone got to keep using the name. \*See, we know that proper pizza needs only cheese…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/57 "2001-07-14T08:29:35Z")
…sounds like you’ve made it RAY! How about Paradiso Pizzaria, Northampton MA.? Claudio does good with food, no question. Anyone? Nice, thin crust with things like roasted calimari and smoked jalapenos… and an awesome selection of wines by the glass and draft beers including John Courage. But if we’re really talking about Northampton, than it would be a kick in the tummy to leave out Joe’s Cafe on Market street… The original awesome pizza… No yuppiness about Joe. ---
**Author:** ![rjkohlmeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@rjkohlmeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjkohlmeyer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968/58 "2001-07-15T04:39:02Z")
New York is the only place to eat pizza, I’m telling you. I don’t know any places by name in the city, but out on Long Island the best pizza, I think, is Little Vincents, in Huntington and Lake Ronkonkoma. It’s awesome. There are plenty just like them of course. I go to school now in Washington, D.C. and the pizza just isn’t the same. I think it’s the water, but what do I know? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pizza-whos-got-the-best-pizza/71968.md?page=2)