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Pizza Quixote's BREAKOUT PIZZAS of 2022
In 2022 we saw the happy continuation of the Pizza Renaissance all across America. I started this blog in 2011 to document my struggles in finding a worthwhile pizza after I had moved to West Chester...
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Review: Brack's Backyard - Spicewood, TX
What is the best pizza in Texas? That's a tough call. Who has tried all the legit contenders in such a big state? I sure haven't (yet), but this review is the 34th Texas pizza I've evaluated, including...
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Review: Buddy's Pizza - Detroit / Dearborn
I've had Detroit pizza in Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania. I loved them all, but I have never experienced Detroit pizza in or near Detroit. That void remains, but trusted pizza epicures in the family...
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Review: Bufalina Due - Austin TX
After four years living in an Austin suburb, I remain amazed at how many great pizza joints we have - from the stunning Detroit pizzas at Via 313 and Brack's Backyard, a slew of authentically rendered...
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Review: Pedroso's Pizza - Austin TX
Four years into my Texas journey, I'm finding that good-to-great pizza places are popping up in and around Austin faster than I can try them all. What a wonderful conundrum.The grandma pizzaOut in the...
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Review: Dovetail Pizza & Bar - Austin TX
In a town with lots of acclaim for its food and culture, some of the hottest buzz in Austin is focused on Dovetail Pizza and Bar, where six co-owners have brought together an eclectic menu featuring...
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Review: Il Forno Pizza - San Antonio, TX
The San Antonio Pizzeria Il Forno was ranked #24 among the "Top 50 Pizzas in the USA" by an Italian rating guide. Newspapers and websites in Austin and San Antonio reported on this local pizzeria...
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Review: Winston's - Lakeway, TX
The last decade has seen the rise of some great pizza places that began as pop-ups. When great chefs don't have the funds to open a full brick-and-mortar shop, they can offer their pies in someone...
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Review: Oakwood Pizza Box, Raleigh NC
I first visited Raleigh in 1980. At the time, it seemed like a distant ugly cousin to the two gems anchoring the other corners of the burgeoning Research Triangle: Durham and Chapel Hill. Likewise,...
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Review: 290 Locale Winery & Pizzeria - Johnson City, TX
Finding great pizza has evolved a lot over the past decade. Not that long ago, it was difficult to find any pizza beyond the white-bready soft crust offerings from chains like Domino's or Pizza Hut....
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Review: Archetype Pizza - York, PA
Archetype Pizza is the sister restaurant to Roost Uncommon Kitchen, and they share a connected space at 33 West Market Street in York, PA. Roost opened for business in 2017, and co-owner Philip Given...
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2023 Breakout Pizzas
Do you remember your Top Five Meals of 2023? I can't swear that I could name mine, but I can put together the Top Five Breakout Pizzas of 2023. To be clear, these are not the "Five Best Pizzas in the...
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Review: Pedroso's Pizza *SICILIAN SLICE* - Austin, TX
UPDATE FEBRUARY 2024Not long ago, we visited Pedroso's Pizzain their trailer on Burnet Rd, not far from Route 183. We were smitten with both the NY slice and the Grandma style slice, and our full...
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Review: Capo's Pizza - San Antonio TX
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in America; it has more people than Boston, Dallas, San Diego, Detroit, Seattle, or Atlanta. Among its many charms are the Pearl District, the River Walk,...
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Review: Slice of Austin Pizza Kitchen - Lakeway, TX
After five years in Texas, it's no longer surprising but still a delight for this Jersey boy to find great pizza here, because I had arrived in Central Texas with modest expectations. I had already...
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Review: Nonna Trattoria - Cusco, Peru
Need more evidence that we're living in a Pizza Renaissance? More than 12,000 feet above sea level in Peru is the city of Cusco, which was the hub of the Inca civilization 2500 years ago. Cassandra,...
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Review: Stracci Pizza - Alexandria VA
Stracci Pizza opened in a trailer during the pandemic in early 2021 to sell their Roman style pizzas, but had grown to become a full brick-and-mortar operation before the end of the year. By 2023,...
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Review: Costco "Combo" Take and Bake Kirkland Signature Refrigerated Pizza
Costco's new refrigerated take and bake rectangular pizza - everything you need to know about it. Is it tasty? Is it worth $16.99? Sneak preview: it's shockingly good! Every Costco shopper knows the...
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Review: City House - Nashville TN
Who thinks about finding great pizza in Nashville? During our recent visit to America's second-best music city (after Austin), we indeed were scouting for the top rank pizzas. Our short list included...
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Review: Papa's Pizza Oven - Lancaster NY
Our first encounter with “Buffalo style” pizza was a good one. The local newspaper had an article about a pizzaiolo who was getting great social media responses. His pizza shop, very unassuming as you...
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Review: Jus-Rol Round & Thin Pizza Crust
With the advent of affordable and portable high-end pizza ovens for home (like the Ooni and Gozney ovens), home-made pizza has evolved a long way from the Chef Boyardee kits of earlier generations or...
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Review: H-E-B MightyCrust Cauliflower Pizza HEB
Gluten free? Perhaps for thee but not for me. Gluten is the magic that makes bread products so wonderful, so I generally make no effort to avoid it. I understand that it can present serious problems...
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The Breakout Pizzas of 2024
At the end of each calendar year, we compile the Pizza Quixote list of the best pizzas discovered during the past twelve months. It might be a new pizzeria or simply new to us, even if it's been around...
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Review: Alice Pizza - Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
While Neapolitan style (thin soft crust, baked and blistered at 900-1000 degrees in less than two minutes) has become ubiquitous in America, the superior (IMO) Roman style pizza (long, medium-thick...
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Review: Curry Pizza House - Bee Cave (Austin), TX
"Curry Pizza House?" What is that about, I wondered, when I learned that this pizzeria had opened in the Austin suburb of Bee Cave.Chicken Curry MasalaWell, it's a chain pizza restaurant founded in San...
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