In a new list of the 101 best pizzas in America, seven Chicago spots got its slice of the pie.
Not bad, considering TripAdvisor reviewers snubbed Windy City 'za altogether this summer.
Editors at food-and-drink website The Daily Meal asked 46 panelists to narrow down the best pizzas from a list of more than 400 from across the country. Thirty came from New York state and 12 from California.
Chicago's highest honor went to Spacca Napoli's Bufalina at No. 23 thanks to its "unique take on Neapolitan-style pizza." Lou Malnati's Chicago Classic pizza snagged the city's second showing on the list at a rather low No. 37.
"Does it say something that the first Chicago deep-dish pizzeria on this list of the 101 best pizzas in America ranks number 37?" the site points out. "Sounds like a question a New Yorker would ask. Maybe because deep-dish pizza isn’t actually pizza, but a casserole?"
Hmm ...
Gino’s East ranks No. 40 thanks to its cheese deep-dish 'za, Pizzeria Uno comes in at No. 51 and Falco's Pizza & Pasta's thin-crust sausage hangs in there at No. 61.
The Daily Meal tips its hat to "stuffed pizza" with a No. 78 ranking for Giordano's Pizza.
"Whether or not you believe anything this thick is served in Italy and claimed there to be Italian, there are now some 40 locations in Chicago (and three in Florida) serving this version of stuffed pizza."
Last but not least, Vito & Nick’s sausage pie ranks at No. 79.
As for No. 1? That honor went to Frank Pepe’s in New Haven, Conn.
