I love N.Y. style pizza. Could eat it every day. On a recent to trip to Pittsburgh I tried alot of pizza and this was my fave. One thing about Pitt pizza... it is slightly different than true NYC style: the crust is not as thin and there's a whole lot more cheese. As a rule Pitt pizza also has a slightly sweeter tomato sauce. The sum of its parts is still delicious.
A delicious close cousin to NYC pizza.
The pizza I tried in Pitt in my order of favorites:
Fiori's
Pizza Sola (Penn Circle Branch)
Pizza Perfecta
Aiello's (Murray Street)
Beto's
Save for Beto's, I thought they were all delicious. Wish I had a chance to try Mineo's. A Pittsburgh native friend of mine calls this his favorite but they were closed July 5th when I went by their place on Murray... I'll try them next time I'm in the 'burgh.
I can't imagine anybody beating out Fiori's. Their "cuts" (Pittsburgh parlance for "slice") were a perfect Pittsburgh version of NY style pizza.
Fiori's to me was the best in Pittsburgh because it had the perfect amounts of chew, char, crust, cheese, sauce.
The place itself has a perfect old school been-in-the-neighborhood-for-years vibe with a couple of tables and booths. Unpretentious. Neighborhood. Open Late. Perfect.