WOW. Since I saw so many articles about pizza, I decided I would toss in my own $.02 and then try to justify it. Originally I come from Taylor PA, which is basically the middle of nowhere just outside of Scranton. Maybe you skiers have heard of Montage? That's my home, for better or for worse. Anyway, one of the little suburbs near mine, Old Forge, is jam-packed with pizza-makin' Italians. They seriously probably have about 3 times as many pizza places as they do red lights. The pizza there, my favorite being 'Augustine's Club 17,' perhaps because I grew up on it, is almost exclusively Sicilian. When I ask for a "tray" of pizza at home it's understood immediately what I mean, but I've tried this in places like Philly and Boston and have been looked at as if I had just escaped from an asylum somewhere. Another thing I found about my 'home' pizza: When I order pizza at home, I consider it a meal, but down here I just think of it as a snack. I hope someone found any of this interesting. So long.
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In A. wrote: > I was simply stunned that the newsgroup about restaurants did not > even mention Our Great Nation <smile> 's favorite food, pizza. > It is my hope that this contribution will attract the interest > of the vast majority of e-mail world, and spark interest in the > restaurant discussion (it's not too popular now). > THE BEST PIZZA IN THE CONTINENTAL USA: > Rank: Joint: comments: > 1 Sbarro only in airports, etc, but mmmmm ooo a o! > 2 Pizza Hut everybody knows and loves it > 3 Papa Gino's NOT! I used to like it, though. > 4 Elvio's Pizzeria best east of the bronx - but what > is that black sandy stuff > 5 Louie Nasi's Famous you've never heard of it, > you've never tasted it > (money's worth- a large is 12 lbs!) > Patrick Kuharic > [email removed] > I'm from New Hampshire and California! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You HAVE NOT had the best pizza until you try ARTURO's PIZZA in NJ Or Joe's PIZZA in Port Austin Michigan (Very well kept secret...because noone knows where Port Austin Michigan is) Joe, by the way is originally from Brooklyn. No need to explain further. And by the way.... Sbarro/Pizza Hut???!!!! and Mc Donalds has the best chicken I ever tasted!@!@!@!@! Kristin Tobin [email removed]
>Patrick K. wrote: > > I was simply stunned that the newsgroup about restaurants did not > even mention Our Great Nation <smile> 's favorite food, pizza. The best pizza I've found thusfar in California is at a little take-out place called "Ricco's" on Ocean Ave. in Lompoc. The second-best is Domenico's in Pasadena.
My favorite would have to be Bella's pizza in Abingdon VA.
Nancy F. wrote: >>Patrick K. wrote: >> >> I was simply stunned that the newsgroup about restaurants did not >> even mention Our Great Nation <smile> 's favorite food, pizza. >The best pizza I've found thusfar in California is at a little take-out >place called "Ricco's" on Ocean Ave. in Lompoc. > >The second-best is Domenico's in Pasadena. >-- >Nancy J. Feagans (818) 306-6423 >Jet Propulsion Lab [email removed] >"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." The best pizza I've had in California was at Ramona's, on Ramona Ave. in Palo Alto, just down the street from the Stanford Theatre. It's a great place to take a date after an old movie at the theatre. The second best that I've tried in Calfornia (possibly a tie for first) was (and only once unfortunately) Paolo's in San Jose. The third best in California (well, maybe I'd better change the category to the South Bay, since I haven't had much Southern Cal. pizza) is probably Florentine's, but specifically the Florentine's on De Anza Blvd. in Cupertino- truly awesome mushroom pizza. Now, in Illinois, things are different: 1) Uno 2) Due 3) Edwardo's 4) Papa Del's (on Green Street in Champaign) 4 (a tie)) Garcia's (on Wright Street in Champaign) My explanation for the tie is this: Papa Del's simply has a better stuffed pizza than Garcia's, but the cheese is too salty, so if it gets cold it gets gross to eat, whereas Garcia's has some of the best tomato sauce I've ever had on pizza, but thhave pizza by the slice, which sucks. :-Dan
The best pizza in California is at Pearl's Pizza in Twentynine Palms. Of course I haven't been there for 7 or 8 years (since I moved back to Pittsburgh) but if they are still there it's worth the drive. Besides you can always go camping at Joshua Tree and drive into town for dinner. For the most interesting pizza in California there is a little pizza place whose name I don't remember in Trona. Trona is a very small town in the middle of nowhere next to Searles Dry Lake where they mine borax. Anyone who is a rockhound may have heard of it. There's a gem and mineral show there every year. They have a list of maybe 30 or 40 toppings (well, alot, anyway) which include some very strange items like peanutbutter. Same disclaimer as above since I haven't been there in years. The best pizza in the world, IMNSHO, is at Vincent's Pizza Park in Pittsburgh, PA, (well actually, in N. Versailles). Thick chewy crust and huge chunks of fresh Italian sausage (never those little sausage pellets that look like rabbit droppings which you get most places). It's one of those places that people either love or hate, but, hey, what do those people who hate it know about pizza anyway. Kate Connally
Someone wrote: > THE BEST PIZZA IN THE CONTINENTAL USA: > Rank: Joint: comments: > 1 Sbarro only in airports, etc, but mmmmm ooo a o! > 2 Pizza Hut everybody knows and loves it > 3 Papa Gino's NOT! I used to like it, though. > 4 Elvio's Pizzeria best east of the bronx - but what > is that black sandy stuff > 5 Louie Nasi's Famous you've never heard of it, > you've never tasted it > (money's worth- a large is 12 lbs!) 1 Testa Rossa best, fresh garlic stuffed pizza in the world! (seattle, wa.) 2 Conto's the large supreme weigh's a bundle, soaks through the box in ten minutes, has four kinds of cheese alone, including feta (lake stevens, wa) 3 Mickey's the greatest sausage pizzas going. one bite and juice runs down your arm and drips off your elbow. that's not grease. (hermosa beach, ca) chrisb
I may as well add my $0.02 to the "Best Pizza" debate.
My choice has to go to a place in South Portland Maine called:
Ricetta's.
They have two wood burning pizza ovens that crank out the BEST pizza I have ever had anywhere in the country and I have tried many. All ingredients are of the freshest quality, and the dough, both regular and wheat, are fresh daily. No pre-fab shells here. Their prep and cooking area is behind glass but open to the diners and you will see shells being tossed in the air. The sauce is pure and unadulterated with chunks of tomato in it.
I highly reccommend it if you are anywhere in New England. It is really worth the trip.
\\--Jim K.--//
__________________________________________________________________________ Jim Konkel - Internet: [email removed] CIS: 74756,445 "Maybe you should telephone the Internet and talk to their tech support people." -- America Online via Internet World, February 1995. JOIN DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. THE LEADER IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION! ASK ME HOW! ___________________________________________________________________________In [email removed] (EDWARD KALICKI JR ) writes: > >In [email removed] (CBailis) writes: > >> >>Try Tacconelli's off I-95 in Port Richmond. You have to order your >dough >>prior to 3 P.M., but don't have to decide which kind of pizza. The >>spinach is delicious. It's BYO, and it's also a good idea to bring >your >>own wine glasses unless you like drinking wine from a large, plastic >Pepsi >>glass. After pizza there, walk down the street to The Napolean Cafe >for >>dessert. I know this sounds like it's not worth the effort. It is! > > >tacconelli's is the WORST! you can go damn near anywhere >and do better than their's. napoleon is good tho. I grew up in Philly and lived there for 45 years before moving to Texas. I lived around the corner from Taconnelli's and back then (when they were small) the pizza was great... really great. They even delivered!! But lately from everything I've heard, they've gotten too big for themselves. A few awards in Phila Mag and they think themselves the premier pizza place in the city... Maybe it's just the new generation that's running the place.