Chicago: Dante's Pizzeria Is Much More Inferno Than Paradiso

Dante's Pizzeria opened with the help of former employees of Piece and Santullo's. Between that pedigree and the positive reviews, I was expecting something at least pretty good. Unfortunately, the high points of my pizzas were just okay and the low points were no fun at all.

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1 Comment | Posted by Daniel Zemans, January 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Chicago, Dante's Pizzeria, Illinois, Logan Square, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, Slice reviews

Daily Slice: Original Pizza, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, Kansas

I'm about to invoke that old cliché "you can't go home again". The catalyst: Original Pizza in Oak Park Mall, long regarded as "the mall" in this part of Johnson County, Kansas.

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19 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 4, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Kansas, NYC-style outside NYC, Oak Park Mall, Original Pizza, Overland Park KS

Lenexa, Kansas: Stonewall Inn Pizza

Captain Ahab had Moby Dick, giving birth to the notion of "the white whale" as a goal to be chased to the ends of the earth, self-destruction be damned. Herman Melville was able to spin one version of the Great American Novel out of that tale. My white whale, over the course of several Christmases in the Kansas City area, has been Stonewall Inn Pizza. Kansas City is land-locked, of course, which makes this tale less tragic, thank goodness, and unlike Melville, I'm only able to spin a short blog post out of it.

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18 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Kansas, Kansas City, Lenexa KS, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, Slice reviews, Stonewall Inn Pizza

Jonathan Gold on New York-Style Pizza in L.A.

In today's laweekly.com Jonathan Gold addresses the topic of finding a good NY slice in L.A. When asked if he has discovered any "authentic", "thin-crust" pizza in the area, here is what he had to say:

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16 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, May 25, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles, NYC-style outside NYC

Daily Slice: Sicilian at Big Mario's, Seattle

Who can resist a hefty Sicilian slice topped with salami, pepperoni, and sausage? It's nothing fancy, just salty, oily meats resting on a thin layer of herbaceous tomato sauce and mozzarella. The meats do everything they're supposed to do: the pepperoni brings the mild spiciness, the salami brings the sodium and grease, and the hunks of sausage bring the characteristic porkiness (sans fennel, unfortunately). Standard stuff, but a perfect cap to a night of drinking (which is what this neighborhood is really for.)

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Lindsley, May 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: Big Mario's New York Style Pizza, Daily Slice, NYC-style outside NYC, Seattle, Washington

Daily Slice: Carminuccio's, Newtown, Connecticut

Carminuccio's in Newtown, Connecticut is a bit off the beaten path, but since 1997, this no-frills local favorite has been slinging pies that Gourmet magazine once called one of "America's top 10 pizzas."

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20 Comments | Posted by Amy Kundrat, March 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Carminuccio's, Connecticut, Daily Slice, Newtown, NYC-style outside NYC

Arlington, Virginia: Still Cooking with Gas at Faccia Luna

With wood-fired pizzerias sprouting up all over the Washington area, it's easy to forget about the New York-style, deck-oven pizza that dominated the scene until very recently. Five years ago, most people here thought Neapolitan was a type of ice cream. Faccia Luna in Arlington has been a standby for nearly two decades, and still serves a very satisfying pie.

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9 Comments | Posted by Dave Konstantin, March 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: Arlington VA, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, Slice reviews, Washington DC

San Francisco: Pizza Parlor Charm But Forgettable Pizza at Giorgio's

During my visit to Giorgio's, a little boy's birthday party was taking place in the back, which seemed about right. This is pizza that is mild enough to keep even the pickiest of little kids happy, and that's just tasty enough to keep parents content. In fact, a few bites of that crisp end-crust and the parents might even convince themselves that it's really good. For me, this is pizza that will do in a pinch, but it certainly calls for a heavy hand with the red pepper shaker.

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14 Comments | Posted by David Kover, January 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Bay Area, California, Giorgio's Pizzeria, New York style in San Francisco, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, San Francisco, Slice reviews

San Diego: Killer New York-Style Pies at Bronx Pizza

When it comes to New York-style pizza, the one place you'll hear San Diegans consistently rave about is Bronx Pizza, though outsiders and locals alike often add the irksome "good for San Diego" qualifier to the end of any positive remark about it. But I'm going to be bold: Bronx Pizza has some of the best pizza I've ever had—anywhere.

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16 Comments | Posted by Erin Jackson, December 30, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Tagged: Bronx Pizza, California, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, San Diego, Slice reviews

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Armando's Pizza Isn't the New York-Style Pie You've Been Looking For

Armando's Pizza on Huron Avenue, just a short walk outside of Harvard Square in Cambridge, is quite popular among Boston pizza enthusiasts. It is so well-loved that people rave about it while in line to order their pies. But we put it to the test, and we weren't completely impressed.

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11 Comments | Posted by Andrew Janjigian, December 23, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: Boston, Cambridge MA, Massachusetts, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews New York-style pizza in Boston, Slice reviews