<p>Any article about pizza that puts Chicago first because of that Ritz-cracker-crust abomination they call pizza there totally loses my respect. The reason it’s so hard to get true Chicago-style pizza outside Chicago is that no one wants it, or should. Also, as many of the commenters note, an article about great pizza that doesn’t mention New Haven is an article not worth reading. I have eaten pizza in Chicago, New York, Providence, and Philadelphia, and only in Brooklyn have I had pizza that even deserves comparison to New Haven apizza.</p>
<p>I agree with you about garden-variety street pizza in NYC. But, still, in 30+ years, and putting aside gourmet pizzas at fancy restaurants, I have never had a pizza here I thought deserved more than a B. I have no idea why that’s true, because every other variety of Italian food is incredibly good. I actually love pizza, and I rarely eat it here. There really just isn’t a strong pizza tradition in Philadelphia.</p>