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Thick crust: Caserta's (their sauce is awesome)
regular pizza: Tommy's on Chalkstone
grilled pizza: Bob and Timmy's
thin crust: Pizza Pi-er or Fellini's
Greek: Gabriel's on Broadway or Minerva's on Thayer
Pizza strips are nasty. Sicilia's is terrible.
Nothing in Providence compares to New Haven pizza. I am not a huge fan of New York pizza. It's nothing special having grown up on New Haven pizza for 20+ years. Chicago pizza isn't pizza. If I want a really good pizza, I go to Sally's or Modern in New Haven (luckily, I still have family and friends down there). If I get pizza in Providence, it's usually from Tommy's.
Sally's in New Haven is my favorite pizza on the planet. Somehow PVD made 3rd place on a list of top pizza towns in the U.S. (behind NYC and Chicago). Big snub to New Haven. I do agree with Runaway Jim's list though. Caserta's was my mothers favorite pizza when she was a kid. It's a legend.
If you're willing to pay more, Al Forno has some awesome pizza.
Even pizza from the towns around New Haven is worlds away from anything you can get here. I can deal with most of the pizza here, but get cravings for seriously awesome pizza, which just can't be found in RI.
^Before I got rid of my car, I actually drove 2 hours to New Haven just to get Sally's. More than once. If I lived there, I'm sure I'd know more (better?) places to get pizza, but Sally's was worth it.
Providence is a pretty great little food city. I still think New Haven (on a national level) is one of the best kept secrets in terms of food (especially the pizza).
^Before I got rid of my car, I actually drove 2 hours to New Haven just to get Sally's. More than once. If I lived there, I'm sure I'd know more (better?) places to get pizza, but Sally's was worth it.
Providence is a pretty great little food city. I still think New Haven (on a national level) is one of the best kept secrets in terms of food (especially the pizza).
There's a lot of good Italian food in New Haven and a lot of good Asian food as well. I haven't had much else there, even though I grew up there.
Sally's and Modern are the best for pizza. People like to rave about Pepe's, but meh (though I've never been, I come from a Sally's family, but I've heard they've gone down hill).
If New Haven pizza is so good, what makes it so good? Personally I like pizza on a crust that doesn't flop, with a good deal of tomato sauce, and not overdone with the cheese or basil out of a jar. Thin gourmet pizza is good if they don't burn the crust, but too overpriced. I think we get Tommy's at work and I'm pleased with it. Actually, the best pizza is south german onion pizza- a thin crust, with heaps of onions, some good quality bacon, and cheese in a cream sauce, with beer or wine on the side. Trust me it is killer.
If New Haven pizza is so good, what makes it so good? Personally I like pizza on a crust that doesn't flop, with a good deal of tomato sauce, and not overdone with the cheese or basil out of a jar. Thin gourmet pizza is good if they don't burn the crust, but too overpriced. I think we get Tommy's at work and I'm pleased with it. Actually, the best pizza is south german onion pizza- a thin crust, with heaps of onions, some good quality bacon, and cheese in a cream sauce, with beer or wine on the side. Trust me it is killer.
There's something about the way they make the dough and the sauce that's just perfect. The pizza is going to be floppy, but it's a super thin crust (thinner than New York). If it's done right, it's just firm enough and the outside crust is crispy. They don't use tons of cheese or sauce. It's actually less than you might expect.
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