Around here, pizza is a thick doughy crust with sweet sauce. I miss the thin crust with a sauce full of oregano and garlic. Ah, New York pizza, how I yearn for you.

The best pizza I've had, period, is Frank Pepe's in New Haven, CT. However, I've rarely been out of New Engalnd in my life, so I'm probably not the best judge.

I've had pizza in NYC and Chicago, and nothing even comes close to Pepe's. It's a whole nother level of pizza.

I've heard wonderful things about Di Fara, but its record with the health department does not fill me with the desire to eat there.

I've had pizza in NYC and Chicago, and nothing even comes close to Pepe's. It's a whole nother level of pizza.

Seriously. I've detoured driving south (as in, to or past NYC) to hit New Haven (not something one usually does) just to be able to get lunch or dinner at Pepe's.

In fact, it was my first official stop on my way to the Buffista F2F (and if I ever figure out how to get my pictures from that trip on line, the first one is the sign for Frank Pepe's).

I've had New Haven pizza and it's pretty delish.

I'm a huge fan of the pizzas we have in my nabe.

It's like you love where you live or something.

Even in the 80s when I lived in LA it was impossible to find decent pizza. So much suck. The rule of thumb then was that you couldn't get good Italian in SoCal and you couldn't get decent Jewish deli in NorCal. I have to say that if I have to choose between cuisines, Italian is going to win that fight every time.

God, I'm hugry now! I need something very tasty.

It's like you love where you live or something.

Nah....

But the Italians do know how to do a good pizza. It's like they invented it or something.

Mozzarella di Bufala

I loved that place when I lived out there.

There is okay pizza in B'more but it's not really that good. (although I haven't been to the place here that is supposedly the best in the city, Matthew's)

I still miss T. Anthony's on Comm Ave in boston. But that may have more to do with nostalgia than it actually being decent pizza.

Aha! I knew the Phoenix/NY/LA pizza thing sounded familiar. Ed Levine did the same thing in August, with nearly identical results.

You can't fling a dead cat in this city without hitting excellent Italian but Mexican is, strangely, impossible. LA arguably has much more ethnic variety.

I think Grimaldi's is overrated, but there are several other institutions in Brooklyn, like Di Fara's, Franny's and Totonno's.

I've only been to Grimaldi's and it managed to go noticeably downhill between two visits a year apart.

I still miss T. Anthony's on Comm Ave in boston. But that may have more to do with nostalgia than it actually being decent pizza.

Heh. I lived a few blocks from there. It was definitely a decent late night alchohol mop, but I always preferred Captain Nemo's in Kenmore Square for a Boston Grease Frisbee (as we called them). At least T. Anthony's is still there though.

I have issues finding good, cheap seafood in LA. Other than that I'm pretty happy.

(But oh, Captain Scott's Lobster Dock, how I yearn for thee!)