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New York Albany The Orchard Tavern D. Swift "I have been eating their pizza for over 40 years; and I believe they recently celebrated their 50th.  It is the crust and the sauce that make the pizza so tasty. Their pizza is a personal size pizza, about the size of a sheet of paper (about 7" x 13").  They also use slices of extra sharp American cheese.  In the mid 60's a whole pie was just $1.00!..." 
New York Amsterdam Crystal Ristorante parksy "Best crust I have ever had."
New York Auburn Piccirillo's Ristorante maxicito "It's the whole pie! The dough, the sauce and the ingredients. The dough is just right. The crust is not large and the dough is not too thick and not too thin. A slight sweet taste, but ever so slight; the sauce is a true sauce..."
New York Brooklyn Di Fara Pizza  

Goaline /
adam /
eileenrusso/
maalock

"Pizza at Di Fara is so fresh and tasty. The dough is made with imported Italian flour, he uses not one but three cheeses (buffalo mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Grana Padana, and freshly-made sauce created from plum tomatoes and  he grows himself. The parmagion cheese is straight from the cheese grater and the basil is straight from the vine. It's great pizza, luscious cheeses, dripping with olive oil, and if you are lucky dotted with artichokes. The pie is fantastic: all ingredients are fresh, crust is thin and juicy! The biggest problem is finding parking space." /
"The sauce, the crust, the toppings: ... Dom Demarco" uses "the freshest and finest ingredients. He imports mozzarella di buffala from his hometown in Italy, makes a bright sauce daily from a mixture of fresh and canned San Marzano tomatoes, and balances ratios of crust, cheese, and sauce perfectly." /
"Painstaking care and expertise by a master pizza maker. Fresh hand grated cheese, great sauce, thin crust for the regular slice and ....the Sicilian is also unbelievable! / "The only pizza parlor left in Brooklyn where one man does all the cooking, plus he is been doing it for over forty years!..."
New York Brooklyn Frank's sfeller "Perfect sauce, perfect crust, perfect cheese. This pizza is superlative. It is even good when cold-
an ultimate test."
New York Brooklyn

Grimaldi's

robny
bee_movies
"Best "Coal Oven Pizza" on earth!...Impeccable San Marzano Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Crust like only a coal oven can make it!..." /
"... perfect combination of thin crispy crust with spicy sauce and fresh mozzarella and fresh basil leaves on top... heaven under the Brooklyn Bridge."
New York Brooklyn

L&B Spumoni Garden

Donna "Authentic, NY-Italian pizza -- delicious crust and sauce, with fresh, tasty
mozzarella."
New York Brooklyn LaVilla Restaurant jschiano "The crust is thin. It's well done. It's perfect!!!"
New York Brooklyn

Louie & Ernie's

Anonymous "I grew up eating their pizza. It was absolutely the best." 
New York Brooklyn Luigi's Pizza dbomb "The Varieties as well as the traditional Napoli (round) and Sicilian (Square) been in South Brooklyn Area over 40 years-- Hands down the Best!!!! > 1615 Ave. U Brooklyn NY 11223 (718) 382-9100."
New York Brooklyn Taste of Italy lodomin /
Bigmoutofny /
Brooklyn Boy
"Taste of Italy has the finest and freshest ingredients. They have the best fresh mozzarella pizza, and their chiccio pizza is to die for. Try their entrees. Everything is made fresh daily...." /
"
Taste of Italy has the best combinations of ingredients to make the freshest sauce
and the crispy crust.  Their quality is the the best...."  /
"EVERYTHING is the best the crust, the sauce, the cheese the service!"
New York Brooklyn Trio Pizzeria tawcha "This place is an original. right down to the sign! The crust! Oh, my! Thin and crisp. A good slice can stand up on it's own! Cheese, sauce and oregano...perfection. Come to Ave. U and try it. Brooklyn at it's best!"
New York Brooklyn

Totonno's

baron /
sfinkster /

nychuck
"This pizza has a medium-thin crust, fluffy inside NOT DOUGH LIKE/slimy or supercrispy, with very paste-like sauce, and fresh, local, mozzarella, very thinlyapplied as to have a slightly grainy texture...NICE!"  /
 "Tottonno's has been in the same location in Coney Island for over 80 years, they use a coal fired brick oven to get a distinctive taste not found anywhere else."/
"If you've never eaten the brick oven pizza at Totonno, you've never eaten pizza. It's been in Coney Island for years and it's never even had a sign on the place."    
New York Brooklyn

Vinny's Pizza

pd "... Locals have known for years, and the number of  police cars, trash trucks and fire trucks that stop outside... get a square and you'll never regret it.."
New York Bronx Louie & Ernie's john.hughes39 /
Baysdietori
"Thin crust great taste! Voted one of top ten in city: NY Daily News. Featured in NY Times...  Best thin crust anywhere!" /
"My dads pizzas the best, nothing like it. Come try it today !"
New York Bronx Full Moon Pizza spetti "Crust,flavor, sauce everything!"
New York Buffalo LaNova susan "The ultimate sublime pizza experience. Perfection all the way."
New York Buffalo Leonardi's jnowell "Leonardi's pizza represents the perfect crust combined with the perfect flavor. Eating a slice will make any pizza lover's dream come true."
New York Buffalo Dino's Bocce Club Pizza wtat /
bortz
"...If you live in Buffalo or visit Buffalo, THE place to go for pizza is Bocce Club Pizza on Bailey or Hopkins..." /
"
Dino's has the best crust of any pizzeria from Buffalo as far west as Syracuse..."
New York Buffalo

Milanos

Ralph

"Great sauce, great crust,
and it tastes great."
New York Buffalo / Kenmore

Pizza Pan

Jack Smack

"Try it out--it's an amazing value."
New York Cedarhurst Dave's Famous Pizza and Borekas

jonathan

"This kosher pizza hot spot in the Five Towns is home to the best Kosher Pizza in the Tri State. Pizza is baked fresh on the spot and given to you hot and crispy. If you ever go to Long Island make sure you make room for this place"
New York Champlain
Rt. 11
Three Forks Pizza

browndg

"The sauce is the best I have ever tasted and I have had many in
56 years. The dough is Papa Jim's special secret. Always just right you never leave any in the plate. The service is just great a family ran operation. If it is not on the menu just ask Papa Jim, he will make it for you."
New York Clifton Park Mama's Express

ADIDA

Mama's Express is definitely the best pizza in Clifton Park
they use great ingredients, the flavor is amazing and there wings are equally as good. there menu is huge and I  recommend anything they have."
New York Commack Bella Nonna

italianbull

"Everything is excellent...crispy crust, the sauce is out of this world and the cheese is unbelievable..."
New York Commack LaScala

Michelle

"Being a New Yorker, I have eaten at the best in Manhattan, New Haven and even traveled to Pizzeria Bianco.  But when I am home, LaScala is the go to local for over 30 years."
New York Cooperstown Sal's Pizzeria

jprocrastinator

"Excellent Pizza. Perfect thin crust, excellently seasoned sauce and the right amount of cheese."
New York Copiague Albert's Pizza

B14HIM /
bandlketch

"The sauce is great, the Cheese and ingredients are always fresh and it has a heritage of the great Brooklyn pizzas...Sauce on top!!!!!." /
"The crust and the sauce on top makes Albert's what it is."
New York Cortland Pontillo's Pizzeria

fomoco

"Pontillo's Pizza has been my pizza of choice since I was a little kid.... it is some of the best I have had.  The crust is thicker than thin crust but thinner than Sicilian and is flavorful, undoubtedly due to their well seasoned ovens and dough recipe. Good Sauce, good cheese and good pepperoni, what else is there?"
New York East Northport Paradise Pizza

jblmccoy

"Ate lunch there every day for four years of high school. Everything in the place is delicious."
New York  East Rockaway Rocco's

Ranatasi

"What makes the pizza the best is their fresh ingredients, they
make there dough everyday and their sauce is the best part of the pizza to stay in business for over twenty years in the smallest town on long island they must be doing something right"
 
New York Endicott Joey's Brick Oven Pizza

stemar /
joenkrista

"...Joey's is as authentic
as authentic can be. It is all made right there and the owner
himself makes the pies. MY VOTE FOR THE NUMBER 1 PIZZA. /
"
Joey's brings all the authenticity back to pizza making all
ingredients made fresh, all veggies hand cut fresh, and cooking
in a wood fired oven, this is truly what pizza is supposed to be."
New York Floral Park

Vaccaro's

gr8chef2b

"Just the best pizza around. It's the brick oven that's the trick."
New York

Flushing Queens

Angelo's

Jay Silberman "A huge pie baked to perfection." Favorite: "Sausage and pepperoni."
New York Fredonia

Lena's

lgssaden "The sauce is great - it's on the sweet side, and it has REAL pepperoni on it..."
New York Fresh Meadows Brothers favorite "The sauce is sweet, the crust is thin and the taste is
different from any other.  Second place is Graziela's in
Bayside.  Worth a trip to Queens!"
New York Geneseo Mariazza's sashapasta "Crust is thick in right places, cheese is generous, pepperoni
is the real stuff, but the best part is the sauce....sweet, flavorful, not tangy, but very smooth, with chunks of tomatoes, and just the right amount of seasonings.  This is the kind of pizza you fantasize about. "
New York Glen Falls City Pizza ace rider "It is the authentic NY pizza. Any body remember the pizza shop
at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Battery Park? Well, Russell at City Pizza even beats them.  Even the Original Rays pizza on the west side. City Pizza is the best I have ever eaten."
New York Farmington Posella's Pizzeria BGV "The crust is the best part (and yet they use a thin crust), with quality sauce and
cheese, service is great during lunch."
New York Harrison

Reynaldo's

Maui Anne "One of the best pizza places!  My mouth waters at the thought!"
New York Hauppauge

Mama Angelina's
 

Michelle "Their Neo's and Sicilian are good, but their white pizza is by far the best anywhere."
New York Hicksville

Raimo's Pizza

Steve "Low prices, whole milk mozzarella, cooks straight off the boat. 
The Holy Trinity!"
New York Howard Beach New Park Pizza jdf "This is a neighborhood pizza place for a number of years. Their salty dough matches perfectly with their sweet sauce. The crust is thin, crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside"
New York Hurley

Three of Hearts

Betsy "Three of Hearts Pizza Rocks. 
5 stars! I highly 
 recommend the Sicilian"
New York Ithaca

Mama Teresa's

sqtip "Try the Marinara Slice with fresh tomatoes, parmesan cheese, garlic and
spices on a Sicilian type crust that was brushed with olive oil. "
New York Lake Ronkonkoma Pizza Stop Johnny /
spiritartman
"Michael the owner is from Naples, Italia - very basic take
out place - a hole in the wall but great food " /
"This is a slice of old world pizza - from watching Michael toss the dough with speeds never seen before - to the Ciao when you enter the store - the store is small - no nonsense - Medium crust nicely browned - the sauce is old school - with just the amount of cheese..."
New York Lockport

Pizza Oven

Porky Pug

The "pizza has a unique sweet tomato pizza sauce. The crust is slightly greasy with an appealing texture & taste."
New York Lockport Stevie V's lblanz "Amazing New york-style crust with tangy, flavorful sauce.  A
refreshing change from the ubiquitous spongy, puffy, "fake"
pizza!  Best pizza in Western New York!"
New York Long Beach

Gino's

gc "Best Dough, Best Sauce, consistently the same great Pizza for almost 40
years!"
New York Merrick Joey's Pizza of Merrick genova "Everything!"
New York New Hyde Park

Eddie's Pizza

ladelman "It's the thinnest pizza, and it's just the absolute best! I go home for weekends ...and bring pies back with me! 
(it's worth the trouble :)"
New York New Hyde Park

Positano

kathy "Amazing Grandma Pizza! Crispy crusty and awesome sauce!" 
New York New Hyde Park Umberto's Matt Ritter and Lou Ideker "...They have many different pizza varieties, so you must choose wisely, since they're not all equally good.  You must specifically ask for "brick oven."  Otherwise, it won't be!  We recommend "Brick oven, homemade mozzarella, with plum tomatoes..."  That's the base.  Then, as for toppings, we love sausage and mushroom, but feel free to experiment!  Without question, this is the best pizza we've ever eaten...and we say that even after eating at Sally's just  last night! Buon Appetito!"
New York New Rochelle

Modern Pizza

Julz "Modern Pizza serves the best pizza I've ever had..."
New York New Windsor

Mama Theresa's

Bill "Mama T's makes 4 styles of Pizzas, Neapolitan, Brooklyn, Grandma's and Sicilian. Each one is unique and excellent. The crust is crisp and chewy. The sauce has get flavor, and the cheese is fresh and has a great texture. One of the tricks to making a great pizza is having the crust and topping done at the same time. Many places do not get the right, Mama T's gets it right every time. When I don't make pizza myself Mama T's is the only place in the are we get it from. (The rest of the menu is excellent also, we have never been disappointed.)"
New York New York Angelo's Tim Warren, Washington Post A coal oven..."the pizza is...terrific,...toppings...varied and superb..."
New York New York John's Pizza jso "Thin crust, tangy sauce, cooked to perfection in a brick
oven... get a sausage & peppers and you will be sold!"
New York New York

Lombardi's
(The Oldest
Pizzeria in
the USA)

Mary Lou Corradino "...a sweet small place with incredible pizza. Fresh mozzarella and fresh basil with a thick tomato sauce and the crust was burned just the way I love it."
New York New York  Mimma's Pizza & Pasta Stevo "If you ...eat it...you will feel like a bomb exploded on your tongue.  Your taste buds will be in an unending orgasm and if you shut your eyes you will think you are in heaven.  The crust is a perfect golden brown.  the cheese is as gooey as slightly melted butter.  the parmesan is straight from parma, italy. ..."
New York New York Ray's at 6th Ave. & 
11th St.
Neil "Tons of cheese. Dough is not too thick, just enough to pick up pizza."
New York New York

Teatro Pizza Creations

jv "Pesto pizza by the slice is the best I've ever tasted (whole pie or slice). Try it!"
New York New York Two Boots georgewalters "Both in Grand Central Terminal, and the East Village. It combines Cajun spices (or mild) with true New York pizza. It is SO good. The plain slaps your mouth awake! Thin crust, sauce is good, cheese is good."
New York New York The Pie scotthartill "The Pie is finally a GREAT PIZZA PLACE ON LI!!!...when it comes to "Coal Style Pizza",... this is it!!!...They have many varieties of pizza, and the calzones and Meatball heroes are outstanding!..."
New York New York Una Pizza Napoletana Chris Bianco
(Pizzeria Bianco)
"I think Anthony does a great job...he is someone who is incredibly dedicated...I respect him immensely...he is doing something really important as far as a pizzaiolo... He really understands technique and old methods...."
Chris Bianco in an interview for Albert Grande, The Pizza Promoter's
Legends of Pizza Series®
New York Norwich Nina's DDistefano "Terrific crust, soft and crispy. A nice sauce with a perfect balance of spices. The establishment has been in downtown Norwich for ... 30 years for obvious reasons. Thank You Nina's!"
New York Norwich Pasquale's Benny "This Pizza from the crust to the sauce is the best that you could dream of. They make a Grand Ma pizza that is out of this world. The best!"
New York
Olean
Renna's Pizza nothingman "The sauce is a superb flavor somewhat reminiscent of sun-dried tomatoes. The crust is flavorful and crisp, yet soft and mild at the same time..."
New York
Oneida

Pepi's Pizza
cflay "The secret is Pepi's light airy crust baked in a hot brick oven overed in a thin red sauce and topped with fresh whole milk mozzarella. MMMmmm."
New York Olean The Roxy mark "Perfection in a pie .... paper thin crust that is almost like a pie crust ... flaky and crisp ... with layers of provolone on top of the crust after slightly crisped .... minor spices ... and cook until the edges are just turning black and the cheese is bubbling brown!  Nothing is better!"
New York Owego Double J's Restaurant and Pizzeria Dan "...Every pizza is good....BUT.....Double J's has a really great taste all their own..."
New York Peekskill Avanti Thomas "Best pizza in Westchester County. The crust sauce and cheese
are just right. A good old New York pizza place serving by the
slice or the whole pie."
New York Penfield Pontillo's pagepkg "Sauce is seasoned just right. The crust is soft and is light."
New York Port Jervis Len & Jo's Barbara "...The pizza is rectangular and the crust is very, very, thin.  The sauce is
mild and the mozzarella is of good quality.  It is actually a little greasy
but we don't find that a detraction. It's a small place but the "take-out"
business is tremendous. These pizzas have traveled many miles to
California, Florida, and all places in between..."
New York Port Jefferson The Pie scotthartill "I gotta tell you, "The Pie" is finally a GREAT PIZZA PLACE ON
LI!!! It may seem hard to believe that good pizza is getting
tough to find here next to the pizza capitol of the world New
York City, but sadly true!"
New York Port Jefferson Station Colleseau Johnny "I had it for the first time last week
and thought this is the BEST pizza I've ever had - just amazing."
New York Poughkeepsie Mama Mia's Pizzeria misshailey "It's the crust."
New York Queens Dani's House of Pizza  christophersipe /
relax
"Sauce is slightly sweet, dough cooked to perfection with a delicious cheese and a HUGE slice..." /
"The grease dripping down my arm and the slight sweetness. It is UNBELIEVABLE! Go try it!"
New York Saratoga Springs

Bruno's

Dan C. "A great white pizza, superb 50's New York State roadhouse atmosphere, great jukebox ..."
New York Rochester Pontillo's Pizza Matt "The sauce, the crust, the seasoning on the bottom, did I
mention the sauce .. This is hands down the best pizza in the entire world."
New York Ronkonkoma Little
Vincents
Johnny "AMAZING - probably #1..."
New York Rye Brook Racanelli's Pizzeria & Restaurant Nick "Racanelli's specializes in an amazing New York Style Brick oven pizza with
extremely thin, crispy crust and a unique hand made sweet tomato sauce made
fresh every morning."
New York Saratoga Springs Romeo's Brick Oven areal "...the pizza, sauce, crust, and cheese, make this a MUST stop..."
New York Saratoga Springs Saratoga Pizza House LissaE "Incredible Greek style pizza. The crust is the perfect thickness and level of crispness, sauce is flavorful but not overpowering, blend of cheeses like no other. The sausage is the best."
New York Schenectady I Love NY Pizza springtime "They have the best tender crust, and variety, that I've ever tasted..."
New York Staten Island

Denino's Pizzeria Tavern

Bimwah "...There are not too many places that are in the same class as Pepe's but this place is ...the pizza is fantastic. It has a thin crispy crust but what really makes it for me is the sauce..."
New York Staten Island Gennaro's Pizza & Rest. vad/
littlespider
"...They have the best
thin pizza and best fried, and zeppoles. The square pizza is out of this world ..."/ "...nice thin crust, loads of cheese, cooked to perfection..."
New York Stony Brook Fratelli's Market Place Djprestia "Fratelli's has brick oven pizza that is the best any where! The crust is well done and crisp. The sauce is delicious and the toppings are the freshest anywhere.  The people are really nice who work there.
Chris Miano
my brother works there."
New York Syracuse Twin Trees syraction "The sausage and mushroom has been an area favorite for many,
many years.  Perfect crust.  Slight buttery flavor..."
New York Utica Pasquale's mfilippini "Dough is awesome (tastes like pretzel dough) sauce is a simple sauce (attenzione purists) and the cheese makes you wanna ...well you know"
New York Utica,
 Washington Mills
O'scugnizzo rpmayton "I grew up eating this pizza and I have yet to find anything better. The crust is not
too thin, not too thick. The sauce is flavorful (not too sweet like Papa John's),
and they put just the right amount of ingredients on it (not skimpy but not
overloaded). It is very reasonably priced too!..."
New York Utica

Trio's

June /
legacy
"Great sauce, make their own crust. Square pizza light and crispy but thick."/
"This is by far one of the best pizza places..."
New York
Whitesboro

The Original Joe's Pizza
Jaime "...Most people call it the backwards pizza. Which means sauce on top. The sauce is nice not over seasoned, and they use pizza shells not raw dough
which makes the pizza nice and crispy. It is the best! "

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