I know in most of the country, for good pizza you have to rely on the chains. Unless you’re from New York or Chicago.
Around here, any local mom and pop place would put any chain to shame.
And as Will Ferrell points out in Elf, and this is true.
in Manhattan, there are a million pizza places called Ray’s. It started with one
Then someone opened a store called Famous Ray’s.
Then came a place called Original Famous Ray’s.
Now there is literally a Ray’s on every block, all claiming to be the original.
To distinguish from the rest, one is called Not Famous Ray’s.
I’ve been to five different ones. It’s confusing to know where THE original Ray’s is, but I never found a bad one.
There is also a chain called 99Cent Slices, because, surprise, slices are 99 cents.
Still, the best pizza I found is Lombardi’s. The first pizzeria in America, still going since 1905.
But here, they only sell whole pies. No slices.
But if you love pizza, New York has you covered. You can’t walk three feet without bumping into one.