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Dear Slice: 'You Missed the Best in Bay Area Pizza'
I am a transplanted New Yorker in California, and there is a place in the Bay Area, Napoli Pizza in Vallejo, that makes out-of-this-world pizza. I dare say it's even better than what is found in NYC these days. I am surprised this establishment is not mentioned on your blog while several others in the Bay Area are. This is easily among the best places I have ever eaten, and they do not sell slices at all.
Unlike some NYC establishments like Di Fara, which are nothing more than overrated tourist traps, this establishment is the real deal. The only other good place for pizza is a place that is actually better known for its sandwiches, the suburban branches of Primanti's in Pittsburgh makes some surprisingly fresh and tasty pizza, again by the pie only.
I think NYC's pizza scene has gone completely downhill, most establishments these days try to make gourmet bullshit and forgot how to make a good traditional pie. I recently also went to Europe to Germany and went to a little hole in the wall and was blown away by the pizza I had there and you get real fresh garlic, not the powdered crap they call garlic in NYC.