I grew up in New Jersey and have eaten TONS of pizza from both NJ and NYC. I have heard people say this area is the mecca of pizza, where good pizza comes from etc. Now although NJ will always hold a special place in my heart...pizza from nj nyc is straight DOO DOO compared to Pittsburgh.
I thought i knew what good pizza was, until i moved to Pittsburgh. I went on a small pizza mission when I first moved here trying all the local pizza spots and let me tell you.. Pizza in Pittsburgh blew my pants off. The pizza at Shelley Pie is so big, its like a monster pizza ate all the other weaker pizzas and formed a giant super pizza dripping with a hundred pounds of cheese mad toppings and love. The pizzas here are so gigantic if you tried to lift the pizza it would collapse in the center.
I went into a pizza/carb coma after attempting to eat Shelley Pie and it was totes worth it.