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Review: Venice Pizza & Pasta, Malvern PA
After writing this blog for only a few months - spurred at first by my search for worthy pizza in my then-new hometown of West Chester PA - I stopped going to storefront mom-n-pop places. Other than...
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Review: Bufad Pizza, Philadelphia PA
Three years of writing about pizza had led me to some firm convictions and preferences. One of my pizza tenets had been that only a pie with a thin sturdy crust can compete for "best pizza." For me,...
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Review: The Pizza Grate
Making pizza at home can be a fun, if occasionally frustrating exercise. I'm not an accomplished baker - and so while I feel confident in choosing the right types and amounts of toppings, I've...
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Review: Malvern Pizza & Beer, Malvern PA
For an office event, a colleague brought in several pizzas from Malvern Pizza & Beer. The pies were well-received, and I had the chance to take several slices home to re-heat and evaluate.I had one...
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Review: ALDI Specially Selected Pizza Kit
Given my satisfaction with other refrigerated or frozen pizza offerings at ALDI (such as Mama Cozzi's, reviewed HERE), I was intrigued when I saw a weekly special for a $3.79 "Specially Selected" Pizza...
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Review: Vecchia Pizzeria Napoletana, Phoenixville PA
Authentic Neapolitan pizza remains a hot trend, and a very welcome one. The quaint hamlet of Phoenixville, PA is home to about 14,000 people, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where the Schuylkill...
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Review: Nomad Roman, Philadelphia
Two years ago, I attended the South Philly Pizza Olympics. A fun bargain event (but seriously over-crowded). Most pizzamakers had boxes of their pies brought it - and of course the quality suffered....
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Review: Lombardi's Pizza (Spring St), Manhattan, NY
America has some famous, long-standing, iconic pizzerias. Because most of them are on the east coast, I've visited many of the established giants of pizza (click on any for the full review and...
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Review: Pica's, Upper Darby PA
Some background for my visit to Pica's Restaurant:Beyond the conventional pizza varieties, there are thick-crusted rectangular Sicilians, thin and crisp bar pies, puffy and charred Neapolitans, thin...
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Review: Tony Boloney's, Hoboken NJ
Because we at Pizza Quixote can't eat every pizza in America, we're glad to get guest reviews. Recently, a colleague visited Hoboken, ate some good pie, and brought some back to share. Let's get her...
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Review: Grotto Pizza, Dewey Beach DE
Grotto Pizza is a regional small chain, with 16 locations in tiny Delaware, 3 in Pennsylvania, and 2 in Maryland. It's pretty much unknown outside the area, but it's the pizza of choice for many...
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Building a High Heat Pizza Oven
We have a guest review from a pizza oven expert, Eli at Pinkbird.org.Unlike the pizza found in many contemporary restaurants, pizza traditionally has been cooked in large solid ovens built of brick and...
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Review: Ellio's Frozen Pizza (Pepperoni)
I have logged decades of pizza eating. In my experience, the odds of getting decent "supermarket" pizza (via kit, refrigerator case, or freezer) has moved in the opposite direction of the odds of...
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Review: Barbuzzo, Philadelphia PA
Not too long ago, there was only one pizzeria of note in Philly - the thin crust legend at Tacconelli's. While New York had dozens of classic pie makers, Philly was more of a cheesesteak town.Philly...
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Review: Regina Pizza, Boston (North End)
The great Eastern cities often have a venerable and legendary pizza shop, whose popularity with the locals has attracted national attention. These pie makers win acclaim for their old-school stylings;...
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Review: DiMeo Pizza, Berwyn PA
I've been hearing a lot of good things about DiMeo (or DiMeo's) pizza in the Philadelphia region. A web search for DiMeo pizza yields several local results - in Philadelphia on Henry Avenue, in...
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Review: Mama Cozzi's Caprese Pizza (ALDI)
ALDI Supermarket offers a selection of big 16"Mama Cozzi's refrigerated pizzas for baking at home. We reviewed one of those - the "Italian Meat Pizza" HERE and found it to be above average. Mama...
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Quick Take: Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana, Phoenix
Phoenix is home to some remarkable pizza, and in fact many credit Pizzeria Bianco as the place that kicked off the Neapolitan pizza renaissance that has, thankfully, spread all across America. I can...
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Interview with Liz Barrett, Author of "Pizza: A Slice of American History"
Those who care deeply about pizza probably know about Liz Barrett. Liz is editor at large for PMQ Pizza Magazine, and blogger at The Pizza Insider. She's just released her first book, Pizza: A Slice of...
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Review: Red Baron Deep Dish Singles - Frozen Pepperoni Pizza
While the greatest pizza pleasures are found in the destination pizza parlors like Apizza Scholls in Portland, Oregon and Gennaro's Tomato Pies in South Philly, I don't dismiss the merits of an...
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