look who deigned to respond to the thousandth best pizza thread

6/28/2018 7:26:15 PM

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"crank the oven"

we got buttons now, mane. step yo oven game up

6/29/2018 10:01:15 AM

that pizza looks like shit

6/29/2018 11:04:18 AM

Of ITB options, I really prefer Ruckus @ MV. Moonlight is okay. Haven't gone to Lilly's in a while because I got tired of the bad service and some bad misses w.r.t. quality. I think it's overrated.

I don't fuck with Trophy because seating is first-come-first-serve and I hate having to play the "assess the status of existing tables' meals, then aggressively swarm a table as soon as it comes open" game. Please just get a fucking number system and I'll gladly be a customer.

Haven't been over to Oakwood yet, but I'd eat 3 week old reheated Food Lion pizza with a smile on my face, so no one should be looking to me.

6/29/2018 5:20:47 PM

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"i prefer neopolitain style though but there aren't many options in raleigh, maybe pizza la stella is the best"

What else should I check out for neapolitan style? I just got back from Naples and will have a hard time paying $16 instead of the 4-5 euros they cost over there.

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"Salvio's in North Raleigh is probably my favorite"

I only get their version of the Rio Rancho (or w/e it's called at NY Pizza). It's not as good, but is a decent substitute.

10/17/2018 4:40:02 PM

man, i miss sylvia's

10/17/2018 4:51:46 PM

^^for neopolitain did you try pompieri yet? pretty solid and cheap and relaxed atmosphere. pizza la stella is good they just haven't been consistent in my experience, i've had great pizza and meh pizza there. pizzeria faulisi in cary is good, if you're near southpoint there is a place called treforni that's good, and i haven't been there yet but i've heard capps way out near briar chapel is really good.

lately i've been experimenting with my own, i've had pretty good results on my grill by using some masonry blocks to make a pizza oven with a stone on the bottom and pizza steel on the top. i've been happy enough that i may even try to make my own wood burning pizza oven. even just a stone on your grill or steel in your oven will give you a pretty nice char, and trader joe's dough is pretty decent if you don't want to make your own



[Edited on October 17, 2018 at 4:59 PM. Reason : .]

10/17/2018 4:56:16 PM

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"for neopolitain did you try pompieri yet?"

Perfect, thx. Haven't heard of them before.

10/17/2018 5:29:50 PM

Adding Bella Monica to the list.

11/3/2018 2:32:29 PM

Does Toppers suck as much as I assume it does?

11/3/2018 2:40:27 PM

it's more in the dominos/papajohns/pizzahut category

11/3/2018 2:49:46 PM

I'm surprised nobody here has said Frank's. I have multiple friends who claim Frank's is the best but I think their pizza is shit aside from plain cheese. Nice crispy NY style, but I when I went their toppings were canned bullshit.

Canned mushrooms are never okay

11/3/2018 3:41:29 PM

^^I think it's worse but they have like a cheeseburger pizza with pickles that's decent that I would order sometimes from the one on Franklin St. Their version of Pokey Stixx always came out burnt though

11/3/2018 4:57:15 PM

^^ tried it once after a NY friend said it was their favorite and wasn't impressed with the chicken BBQ slice I had. Crust was too thick, for starters. Was generally pretty bland.

11/3/2018 6:03:11 PM

Peri Brothers in N Raleigh

11/3/2018 7:57:43 PM

Can I carry out from fountain dining hall?

11/3/2018 10:01:18 PM

I can barely comprehend anyone shitting on Frank’s

their crust is perfect

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"chicken BBQ slice "

for fucks sake

[Edited on November 3, 2018 at 11:30 PM. Reason : .]

11/3/2018 11:24:47 PM

fuck i was thinking of Randys

[Edited on November 3, 2018 at 11:47 PM. Reason : where is this franks place?]

11/3/2018 11:39:04 PM

you claimed a NY friend said Franks was their favorite...

11/3/2018 11:46:54 PM

in Longview off of New Bern

same place it’s been for the better part of 4 decades

11/3/2018 11:55:14 PM

cool i'll check it out. love that jacks seafood place right down the road.

11/3/2018 11:57:55 PM

I mean I think Randy's is a decent option too, at least in North/Central Cary.

If I still lived nearby, Frank's is still my fav aside from Silvia's RIP.

11/7/2018 2:50:12 PM

^ The one I went to was near RTP...Miami Rd maybe?

11/7/2018 3:01:54 PM

I recently went to Gusto. It was decent.

11/7/2018 3:05:27 PM

^^^ Randy's is among the worst pizza, even Dominos is better than Randys.

11/7/2018 3:09:35 PM

Eh yeah but the one is Cary is honestly I think a little better. It's still just cheap NY slices. If there was a markably better option nearby I'd take it though, which there may be.

11/8/2018 2:57:18 PM

Cristo's in North Raleigh is solid.

I like DeMos for late night pizza too.

3/2/2019 10:37:11 PM

Has anyone tried Benny Capitale’s?

5/16/2019 3:22:32 PM

^yeah, it’s not really bad, but nothing special at all. Perfect for 2am cheap slice after the bar, if any of us here were still young enough to do that sort of thing

5/16/2019 9:34:02 PM

https://indyweek.com/food-and-drink/features/waiting-for-good-dough-pizza-triangle/

8/3/2019 11:07:42 PM

If you don't like Randy's style of pizza I get it... but Miami Blvd is easily their flavor flagship. Comparing any other location is a disservice.

8/4/2019 2:43:59 PM

Papa Murphy's

8/5/2019 8:28:47 AM

We went to Oakwood Pizza Box again June 30th a few days after my rant on page 1. I asked my wife to give it one more shot based on the recommendation of @GenghisJohn.

The only reason I haven't reported until now is that I'm ashamed I went to that place again and let them sucker my money. The pizza has no flavor. What's worse is there is just enough sauce on it that every 3rd bite you get a taste of it and think to yourself "man, I could actually swallow this if there were some sauce." but then that sauce pocket never comes. It just never comes.

I'm solidly convinced that this place is much like The Pit- overrated and people are scared to say they don't like it because everyone else chimes in and says how much they like it. I'm beginning to think OPB is one of those mental experiments to see how compliant people are and how they are subject to groupthink.

Seriously, fuck that place and the deworming agent they put on their pizza.

8/8/2019 5:14:09 AM

LMAO.

I still think Pizza Box is amazing, and have never been let down there.

8/8/2019 2:42:15 PM

multiple people in this thread said randy's so nothing in this thread means anything

8/8/2019 3:02:10 PM

How's Pooleside Pies?

[Edited on October 8, 2019 at 5:39 PM. Reason : ]

10/8/2019 5:38:50 PM

Costco foodcourt meatlovers

[Edited on October 8, 2019 at 6:16 PM. Reason : Only sausage/pepperoni...but great value for price]

10/8/2019 6:15:58 PM

^^ Good. Their crust is definitely on point. Pies are all personal sized (on the larger side of that scale though). Personally, I felt like they're trying a little too hard with their signature pies, but I sampled 3 and they were all tasty. A little overpriced, but it's a Downtown AC joint, so that's not too surprising.

Try the shrimp and grit croquettes though, those were amazing. My girlfriend is not a shellfish fan and even she loved them.

10/9/2019 8:15:00 AM

Ummmmmmm

Is the thread called best shrimp n grits croquettes in raleigh?

10/9/2019 10:17:19 AM

Cool man, more for me.

10/9/2019 11:48:21 AM

Ummmmmm is the thread called "the distribution of shrimp n grits croquettes based on whether or not they are applicable to the best pizza thread" thread?

10/9/2019 1:36:43 PM

I really like Capital Creations' Spinach Salad and Country Salad

10/9/2019 2:11:04 PM

this link must be broken, because i thought this was the best pizza thread, but i keep seeing posts about croquettes and salads.

i'll call tech support real quick, and get to the bottom of this.

10/10/2019 9:07:50 AM

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"Try the shrimp and grit croquettes though, those were amazing"

def

10/10/2019 10:28:53 AM

I thought Poole's side pies was alright. Granted we took our kid, so the experience wasn't ideal. Some of the other food I had there was good but their pizza was tasty but not worth the price point. We ordered two pizzas and that was $40. At that price point I'd expect the pizza to have been so good that we spoke about it for days or that I craved having it again. Neither is true.

If they served that at Oakwood pizza box at their pie size and price point, then it would be a family favorite.

10/10/2019 11:07:36 AM

the margherita pizza is $14. not cheap, but at least cheaper than La Stella's $16 when they were open downtown.

10/10/2019 11:10:27 AM

poole's pizza is personal sized, per a post in this thread. do we have a measurement? 7"? 8"?

[Edited on October 10, 2019 at 11:26 AM. Reason : and $5 for a coke? i know you're james beard and all, but really?!]

10/10/2019 11:22:32 AM

I'd say it is about 9" or 10". Definitely on the larger size of personal but if you're aiming to have an experience you'll absolutely want to have two between two people. We had maybe 3 pieces left over after eating our salad plus pizza.

10/10/2019 12:37:38 PM

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"and $5 for a coke?"

oh FFS

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"poole's pizza is personal sized"

neapolitan style pizza is always personal sized

10/10/2019 4:04:14 PM

any size pizza is a personal sized pizza when you're playing for keeps

10/10/2019 5:08:36 PM