Best pizza you have had anywhere?

[Nitt1300]

My top 3:

1. Frank Pepes- New Haven, CT
2. Grimaldis- Brooklyn, NY
3. John's- Manhattan

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

Basically any tiny/dirty little pizza selling hamlet in NYC... the rougher the neighborhood the better the pizza.

 

[FHSPSU67]

D'Arc's Pizza, Windber, PA

 

[fairgambit]

I don't know if it's the best, but it's the one I crave the most, perhaps because it reminds me of happier times, when the world was sweet and carefree, and I had a lifetime of dreams in front of me. Sicilian at HiWay Pizza in State College. I have not been there in 10 years and it's the only reason I would consider a return to the area.

 

[Fortheglory612]

I like Nirchis in upstate New York

 

[LionJim]

Because I so rarely eat restaurant pizza nowadays, the most recent time I’ve had restaurant pizza tends to come first to mind. Ledo’s White Chicken Pizza.

 

[Quint526]

As Fair stated, your favorite pizza is a bit emotional. I grew up in NEPA, so my favorite is Old Forge pizza. Plus, it's damned good. Without question, I'll be downing a cut or two during our visit to NEPA for Christmas.

 

[Nitt1300]

I like Nirchis in upstate New York

They aren't bad, but if you're ever in Corning, try Aniello's

 

[psuro]

Stuccio's-Berwick, Pa. But the last time I had it was in October 1969, and I was four years old, so perhaps my tastes were not yet refined at that time.

 

[Wex18]

The Cow in Queenstown, New Zealand.

 

[ODShowtime]

Most consistent, delicious pizza in Tampa. I didn't grow up in New York so I have no allegiance to NY pies.

 

[UncleRoyBiggins]

Uncle Mikey's, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach.

 

[Fac]

Luigi's in Hermitage, Pa.
Great homemade sausage.

https://luigispizzapa.com/gallery

 

[WanderingSpectator]

 

[PSUJam]

As Fair stated, your favorite pizza is a bit emotional. I grew up in NEPA, so my favorite is Old Forge pizza. Plus, it's damned good. Without question, I'll be downing a cut or two during our visit to NEPA for Christmas.

I work within 10 minutes of Salernos, Acaro and Genells, Revello, etc. but my favorite at this moment is Alfredos.

 

[rudedude]

I like Nirchis in upstate New York

Conveyor belt pizza, ok in a pinch, but the pies at Cortese are better.

 

[rudedude]

As Fair stated, your favorite pizza is a bit emotional. I grew up in NEPA, so my favorite is Old Forge pizza. Plus, it's damned good. Without question, I'll be downing a cut or two during our visit to NEPA for Christmas.

I live in NEPA, and IMO, the quality of Old Forge pizza has dropped plus our favorite place, Ghigarelli’s, has closed due to the owner “disappearing”. Hmmm….

 

[Quint526]

I work within 10 minutes of Salernos, Acaro and Genells, Revello, etc. but my favorite at this moment is Alfredos.

Give Mary Lou’s a try. It’s more takeout and not on Main Street, but it’s quite good. Mary Lou was a pizza make at Gabello’s in Duryea for years.

 

[rudedude]

Some good NEPA places: Vince The Pizza Prince and Alfredo’s ( home of the “good pizza” per The Office) both in South Scranton. Outside of Scranton, Here and Now brewery in Honesdale.

 

[PSUJam]

Give Mary Lou’s a try. It’s more takeout and not on Main Street, but it’s quite good. Mary Lou was a pizza make at Gabello’s in Duryea for years.

Oh I have. My inlaws live blocks away.

 

[WanderingSpectator]

I live in NEPA, and IMO, the quality of Old Forge pizza has dropped plus our favorite place, Ghigarelli’s, has closed due to the owner “disappearing”. Hmmm….

Agree. Ghigarelli's was the best for us too. Colarusso's double-crust white with broccoli is still a favorite. Cosmo's on Oak was delivering some killer pan-fried Sicilian. Best I ever had.

 

[ClarkstonMark]

My top 3
1. Pepe's (New Haven)
2. Parker Pie (West Glover VT. maybe the Hill Farmstead on tap influenced this)
3. Buddy's (Detroit)

Honorable Mention
a. Pizza Hut Pan Pizza from the 80's/90's (no idea if the current version is anything like what I grew up on ...)

 

[PSUJam]

Agree. Ghigarelli's was the best for us too. Colarusso's double-crust white with broccoli is still a favorite. Cosmo's on Oak was delivering some killer pan-fried Sicilian. Best I ever had.

Try Pizza Lovin for pan fried. The double crust steak and cheese at Peppers Pizza is fantastic as well.

 

[Mr. Potter]

Right by where I grew up. Angelo's at Philmont Shopping Center and Aldo's next to my High School George Washington in NE Philly.

SHalom

 

[WanderingSpectator]

Try Pizza Lovin for pan fried. The double crust steak and cheese at Peppers Pizza is fantastic as well.

I have been trying for years to replicate the OF/PF dough. Some days it works, others not so much. There's guy that does a really good job of promoting NEPA Pizza and has helped me others with the dough. https://www.instagram.com/nepapizzareview/

 

[BobPSU92]

1. Sbarro’s, PA Turnpike
2. Papa John’s, Naperville, IL
3. Pizza Hut, Newark, NJ

 

[ODShowtime]

I have been trying for years to replicate the OF/PF dough. Some days it works, others not so much. There's guy that does a really good job of promoting NEPA Pizza and has helped me others with the dough. https://www.instagram.com/nepapizzareview/

You're coming to Tampa right? Then try some Jets deep dish. Like pizza hut pan pizza back in the 80s.

 

[lemonears]

#1 -- American Legion in Ringtown, Pa in about 1963
#2 -- HiWay Pizza on College Avenue in about 1969

Never had any pizza close to these two.

 

[TiogaLion]

Centiole's in Girardville PA right in coal country. Girardville is perhaps best known for their St. Patty's parade, which will be held March 26th, 2022. If you go to the parade be sure to visit the Hibernian House (think Molly Maguires) where the fun will continue through the night. Centiole's is almost always sold out on parade day, but give it a try.

 

[pamdlion]

Fenicci's - Hershey, PA
Joe Benny's - Baltimore (Little Italy)

 

[JerseyLion]

Brooklyn Pizza in Northern NJ followed by The Grotto Pizzeria near the NYSE.

 

[s1uggo72]

#1 -- American Legion in Ringtown, Pa in about 1963
#2 -- HiWay Pizza on College Avenue in about 1969

Never had any pizza close to these two.

Ringtown home of Brian Roland (sp?) iirc

 

[lemonears]

Ringtown home of Brian Roland (sp?) iirc

Nope. Never heard of Brian. This was a long, long time ago when the Ringtown Legion was in a large mansion out by the Catawisa Creek. They had a bar and kitchen there. It was run by a couple named Mac and Dot if I recall correctly. I just remember the pizza as being superb, and inexpensive too.

 

[Lionville]

Rocco's - Exton, PA

 

[s1uggo72]

Nope. Never heard of Brian. This was a long, long time ago when the Ringtown Legion was in a large mansion out by the Catawisa Creek. They had a bar and kitchen there. It was run by a couple named Mac and Dot if I recall correctly. I just remember the pizza as being superb, and inexpensive too.

ok thanks Maybe I have I wrong town. Brian went to North Schuylkill hs in the late 60's 70

 

[CvilleElksCoach]

I don't know if it's the best, but it's the one I crave the most, perhaps because it reminds me of happier times, when the world was sweet and carefree, and I had a lifetime of dreams in front of me. Sicilian at HiWay Pizza in State College. I have not been there in 10 years and it's the only reason I would consider a return to the area.

My wife and I go to Hiway most every Friday evening in the summer. We sit outside there, have some drinks and have one of their Sicilian pizzas.

 

[BrucePa]

1. Di Fara, Brooklyn
2. 2 Amy's, Washington DC
3. Za Pizza, San Francisco

 

[Nitt1300]

Portland Maine- The Flatbread Company
Williamsport, PA- Park Pizza

 

[JoeLion]

There is this little pizza shop in town called Cuccinella’s. The place has no inside dining and a picnic bench for outside dining. The owner is from Rome, Italy and he makes a fine pizza.

 

[Quint526]

I live in NEPA, and IMO, the quality of Old Forge pizza has dropped plus our favorite place, Ghigarelli’s, has closed due to the owner “disappearing”. Hmmm….

I agree. Definitely less consistent. My view is that it's generational. When I was a kid, old widows would work as the pizza makers, and they ensured a level of quality and consistency. Now, it's more inconsistent.

Terrible shame about Ghingarelli's. Great pizza. The fate of Bobby Baron...that's a whole other thread.