NY style pizza within a 50 mile radius of West Palm Beach?

[fx3000]

Where can I find NY style (or at least close to it) pizza within a 50 mile radius of West Palm Beach? The closer to West Palm, the better. I'd also be interested in hearing suggestions for pizza that is not NY style, but is just damn good.

[SouthFloridaFoodNerd]

Squiggy's in the Entertainment District of Fort Lauderdale and the new but impressive and authentic Pie Zans on Andrews & Davie just south of downtown are the two best i've found for foldy cheesy well sauced pie slices.

http://southfloridafoodnerd.blogspot....

[aynrandgirl]

Isn't NY style pizza under every rock in SE Florida? You can hardly throw a stone without hitting a NY style pizza joint.

[mattdillon]

in the bronx its louie and ernies, staten island, dinninos, queens, nicks, bklyn totonnos neptune ave,manhattan lombardis...SOUTH FLORIDA......ITS ANTHONYS !

[jerseydiner]

Anthony's is moving north!! They have opened in Westchester, and are heading to NJ (Ramsey and Edison) in the near future!

Great pies - Coal fired brick oven style. We waited over an hour during Christmas week for dinner with three kids, and the pizza did not disappoint!!!

[Alfred G]

Wonder why they closed the Boynton store.

[CFByrne]

Anyone been to Corelino's on Lantana Rd near Jog in west Lake Worth? Comments?

[CFByrne]

Went to Corelino's on Lantana Rd near Jog in west Lake Worth last Friday. Pizza was excellent, right up there with the best in South Florida.

This week, I went back to Tucci's in Boca. Got a standard pie with sausage and mushrooms. It was very very good. I don't know if it is the best. I think the tomato sauce was perhaps underseasoned a bit for my taste... I felt like the entire pie in fact could have used some salt or something to take it to that perfect level. Maybe it was an "off pie" or an off-night for my taste buds. Although without prompting, my wife felt exactly the same way. The sauce and pizza overall just did not make for an exciting party in my mouth like I would expect.

I would certainly go back though and would certainly still recommend.

[CJT]

Thanks for the recommendation on Corelino's. Went there today and had Corelino's Own and pizza bianca. Both thin wood-fired crust made and both good - liked the Own better because of the arugula and shaved parmesan on top. Next time we'll try 2 more/different ones to sample them all. Should mention Corelino's is on southwest corner of Lantana Road and Jog, in same mall as TJ Maxx, as it is not in a very prominent place viewable from either Jog or Lantana Rd..

[freakerdude]

Have you read Jon's article on Corelino's Pizza and Pizzeria Oceano? How does Pizzeria Oceano fare in your comparison?

http://tinyurl.com/48robxu

[reddixiecup]

check out Pizza Girls at the end of Clematis downtown....never been to NYC and had pizza, but their stuff is damn good

http://www.pizzagirls.com/

[OysterHo]

This is the one on the NE corner, right? Near Boston Market? If so, I have to agree. I LOVE their pizza!

[SaminSFL]

Thats the one, and its the closest I have had to NY pizza

[BocaHerb]

The one on the NE corner of Glades and 441, near Boston Market, is Brooklyn Boys Pizza and it has excellent NY style pizza

[Alfred G]

You will not be disappointed with Zuccarelli's.

[mbpg]

We haven't found a real replacement for NY style, but Anthony's Coal Fired is pretty decent - by far the closest we have found so far.

[nmurawsk]

Umberto's of Long Island is pretty damn close.... On Commercial Blvd east of 95.

[The Chowfather]

Grab a slice @ Mauro's on Hollywood Blvd in Downtown Hollywood.

[fx3000]

Any other suggestions out there?

[freakerdude]

I wished I could help but am not an authority on what is real NY style. I will suggest La Trattoria resto next to Carmine's Gourmet Market for my favorite pizza in the PBG area. It's not a typical casual pizza place and clientel is mostly upscale.

http://www.carmines.com/latrattoria.aspx

Zuccarelli's in WPB gets praise but am not sure if it is NY style.

http://www.zuccarellis.com

There's this self proclaimed pizza aficionado who has this website and he has visited almost all worthy places in south Florida. Maybe you should check it out. He claims Authentic Brooklyn Pizza is one of the best in the area, which is in Boca Raton. He rates it 7 out of 8 slices.

http://www.worstpizza.com/2009/08/aut...

[OysterHo]

seriously, worstpizza.com has not steered me wrong yet.

[johnmlinn]

Authentic Brooklyn was amazing but the pizza chef that made it a hit was fired a few months ago. It's now terribly average.

To get real NY pizza here you have to order by the slice. Most places can't duplicate the crust texture otherwise.

In South Broward the places I like best are Mauro's on Hollywood Blvd. and Squiggy's on SW Second St. (Himmarshee). Squiggy's is hit-or-miss, but if you go for lunch and get your slice well done you'll be rewarded with very crisp, thin crust, not too sweet sauce, and just the right amount of cheese.

In Palm Beach I like Nino's Original in Boca Raton (not the Delray location, although they're OK too) and Tucci's Coal Fired near Mizner Park.

The Umberto chains are full of it, as they are not owned by the same people who run the famous Long Island pizzeria. That said, I've found the grandma pie at the Commercial Blvd. location to be pretty damn good.

Of course, the caveat to all of this is that the typical NY slice can't hold a candle to some of the best wood- and coal-fired pizza places in South Florida, of which there are many. Here are my favorite places:

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/resta...
D'Angelo, Fort Lauderdale
Mona Lisa, Deerfield Beach
Sicilian Oven, Lighthouse Point and Coral Springs
Carmine's, Palm Beach
251/Da Francesco's, Palm Beach
Hot Pie Pizza, West Palm Beach
Pizzeria Oceano, Lantana

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Mona Lisa
4751 SW 8th St, Coral Gables, FL 33134

[freakerdude]

Carmine's is still running a large pizza with any 4 toppings for $12 takeout. The crust and sauce make these pizzas the best around PBG.

I suggested Carmine's to 'worst pizza' site but I don't think they have been.

[CFByrne]

> Tucci's Coal Fired near Mizner Park.

Speaking of... they've got some sort of World Cup deal the next month, where you come in during any game and if you buy beer or wine you get some free eats. Not sure of the details...

But I do know with SoFla's heavy world-culture and the start of the off-season, I am seeing all sort of bars and restaurants firing up World Cup Soccer related deals for the period of the games (appx 6/11 - 7/11).

[coffeyucf]

Worstpizza is a good site. Especially for local south florida pizza lovers. For the most part I think their reviews are pretty spot on.

Though I do disagree with one of their top picks. Kitchenetta in fort lauderdale which he gave a perfect 8 out of 8. After making the trek down there I was very underwhelmed.

http://www.worstpizza.com/2009/04/kit...

[OysterHo]

I love kitchenetta, but I have not tried their pizza. Their meatballs are the best I've ever had anywhere. I went on a meatball mission after eating there and no one comes close.

But I digress, this IS a pizza thread after all. :)

[Alfred G]

You might want to post this on the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale Board which encompasses WPB and surroundings.