Philadelphia pizza, rated.
Tomato pies, Neapolitan, Sicilian squares, Detroit pans. Philly has all of it. Each place gets a score after I’ve eaten there, using the same five questions every time. Nobody pays to be on this list.
The list
- 01 Pizzeria Beddia Fishtown · Neapolitan-ish Fishtown Neapolitan-ish Not yet
- 02 Tacconelli’s Port Richmond · Brick-oven tomato pie Port Richmond Brick-oven tomato pie Not yet
- 03 Angelo’s Pizzeria Italian Market · Round pies + Sicilian Italian Market Round pies + Sicilian Not yet
- 04 Down North Pizza Strawberry Mansion · Detroit-style Strawberry Mansion Detroit-style Not yet
- 05 Circles + Squares Kensington · Detroit-style squares Kensington Detroit-style squares Not yet
- 06 Pizza Jawn Manayunk · Sesame-crust pies Manayunk Sesame-crust pies Not yet
- 07 Stina Pizzeria South Philly · Neapolitan South Philly Neapolitan Not yet
Scores fill in as I get to each place. Somewhere I'm missing? Tell me.
How a pie gets scored
Same five questions, every place.
- Crust
- Char, chew, and whether the slice holds up.
- Sauce
- Bright, salted, not sweet or cooked down to paste.
- Cheese
- Melt and browning, and the right amount of it.
- Bake
- Even. No raw middle, no burnt edge.
- Overall
- Would I drive across town for it again?
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