But I just saw yet another national survey, and after a bow to NY pizza ...
| Consider New Yorkers' obsession with and (often unwarranted) arrogance about New York pizza. While you could argue the state of the average New York serving of pizza has never been worse (thanks to $1 slice), New York City in fact has so much great pizza that there are even inter- and intra-borough arguments about it. |
they cut to the chase...
For many pizza aficionados, however, there is no debate.
"There are only three pizza places on the planet: Sally's, Pepe, and Modern, all in New Haven,” confided director Gorman Bechard, who is working on a pizza documentary Pizza, A Love Story. “People have dragged me to pizza joints all over the country and all it does is leave me with a horrible sadness and a feeling of pity for these poor people who really have no clue as to what amazing pizza is." |
The winner and still champion is ... - (
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One thing I've noticed that all great pizza's have is that when the pie is hot and you bite off that 1st piece, if the cheese doesn't string, stop right there.
I'm from CT and like the New Haven spots okay but they're not close to the best NY spots or a Delorenzo's in NJ. They are extremely salty (esp the clam pie, Jesus) which completely overrides the subtle flavors of the tomatoes. They are tasty enough but to put Pepe's #1 overall is crazy and purely based on hype.
HA!
Yea, I think Modern is the best, and generally less crowded than Pepes or Sallys. Haven't gone to Sally's in more than 40 years, the rudeness of the staff was too much.
Agree about the clam pie.
I got a slice in NY a few weeks ago after not having been in a while, and it was not what I remembered. Pepe's definitely better.
I vaguely recall a talk show episode, maybe Mike Douglas, where one of the guests had pizza from The Spot flown in to share during the interview because he missed it that much.
1: I see red X's
2: I just thought it was funny
3: It's bizarre that you care enough