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To the pizza polls!
Gimme that, you don't appreciate it.
To the pizza polls!
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| Gimme that, you don't appreciate it. |
Pizza, the greatest gift the Italians gave to the masses since bread and circuses, is a hotly debated topic in Philadelphia. Having lived here all my life, I still don't know where the best pizza in town is made. I do know that most pizzerias in Philadelphia turn out a pie with a thicker crust and sweeter sauce than I want, and those that make thin crusts usually fall victim to floppiness and the dreaded goo layer created by the unbaked dough sopping up sauce.
True Neopolitan-style pizza is characterized by a thin, crisp crust from brick oven baking and has its own DOC designation. New York-style pizza is the most commonly sold style in the United States; floppy, foldable slices with any kind of topping you want. St. Louis pizza is square, with a cracker-like crust and a specific cheese, Provel. The limitless interpretations of pizza should have provided Philadelphia with a style all its own, but sadly, ordering a pizza here is hardly more than a $20 gamble.
Where is the good pizza in this town? Readers, vote your personal favorite, make the case for the pizza parlor of your childhood ... help us crown a pizza prince in this metropolis of proles.
The CP editorial department nominates a few of their old reliables:
Food editor Drew Lazor leans on Lazaro's for all-around pizza needs in G-Ho.
News editor Doron Taussig raves about Angelino's in Fairmount.
Marra's, on Passyunk Ave. in South Philly, is assistant copy editor Nancy Armstrong's go-to.
Philadelphia needs you! Vote Pizza in '08!
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