Italian Pizza

[trtls.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone. We are new to the area and really like Italian-style pizza. Does anyone have recommendations where we could get some in Davis Square? Having delivery is a bonus.

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[crs.livejournal.com]

I forget, which kind is Italian-style? Is that Chicago style, or New York style? ;-)

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but whichever it is will come with heaping portions of indictments, and you'll be forced to call back and demand a recount or else all the other toppings will threaten to form a coalition to replace the one you asked for!

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

it's not the huge slice fold in half new york style, but it's just like that. thin crust, greasy and cheesy.

Cafe Rossini has really good Italian style.

italian style

[mattdm [typekey.com] (from livejournal.com)]

It doesn't have to be greasy. Actually, preferably not. :)

Also I'm not sure how much it has to do with, say, actual Italian pizza....

I think the defining characteristic is the crust, which is bread-like and baked right on (ideally) the bricks of a brick oven. A lot of the pizza in the Boston area is "Greek style", where it's baked in a pan in the pizza oven and which has kind of a chewy crust (with usually not much flavor of its own).

Re: italian style

[cerylium.livejournal.com]

bertucci's says it's baked in a brick oven. and i think their dough tastes fabulous. however, it is chewy. i think they might have a thin crust option, which might be what you are looking for.

there is no bertucci's in davis, but there is in alewife (and harvard...and central).

as one raised in the suburbs of new york, the pizza here is just not that good. as soon as you accept that, you'll be happier :)

bertucci's

[mattdm [typekey.com] (from livejournal.com)]

We're hoping for something more awesome-local-place and less publicly-traded-chain. Even though Bertucci's _did_ start in Somerville. :)

Anyway, it really seems like the quality at Bertucci's has gone down as they expand. The one in Kenmore Square (near where I work) is basically indistinguishable from an Olive Garden.

Re: bertucci's

[-afton-.livejournal.com]

Having been to italy and eaten actual italian pizza, i'll say the closest approximation that you'll find in the area is Bertucci's. While it may be a "chain," it's a local chain which does a pretty good job of making me feel like I'm not at a chain restaurant when I'm dining there.
That said, I haven't been to every Bertucci's in the area, so I can't account for any variances that may occur between them, but I will say flat out if you're looking for pizza that tastes anything like pizza from Sorrento or Naples, your best bet is Bertucci's. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy.
Save me a slice!

Re: bertucci's

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

I second the people who are saying it's gone downhill. It used to be my favorite pizza place, and now every time I go in there I get something that I eat a few bites of and then am totally done with.

Here's a helpful link:
http://www.tuftslife.com/dining/index.php?sort=DeliveryDesc#Italian/Pizza/Subs

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I like Mike's right in the square. Nearly NY style.

[rosiewoodboat.livejournal.com]

You're kidding, of course?

[phaedras.livejournal.com]

Mike's regular cheese is fantastic but I wouldn't get toppings. They just crack open a can of whatever topping you want and dump it on there. No fresh toppings.

[-afton-.livejournal.com]

everything at mike's makes me want to vomit.

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Mikes is awful.

Mike's

[mattdm [typekey.com] (from livejournal.com)]

I think your problem is expectations. For what Mike's *is*, it's, okay, well, "great" is the wrong word. But something that equals "great" in a sort of parallel universe.

pizza

[reed-davis.livejournal.com]

Angelina's on Holland Street in Teele Square is quite good & they deliver.

pizza...

[hockeynut77.livejournal.com]

pizza is a strange thing... good choice is Pini's Pizza on Broadway just north of Winter Hill...but that place in Teele Square is good, thin crust, but greasy... they do deliver...

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Dude. Davis Square pizza. So good.

Avoid Cristo's, unless you like pizza on your grease.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Definitely check out this thread on the topic (http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/476988.html)!

The verdict on that question, after I tried many of the places suggested, was definitely Angelina's in Teele Square.

[guxx.livejournal.com]

Angelina's in Teele Square indeed is better than Mike's, Pini's, Pinky's and all the other possessive places. I've heard good reviews from the Tufts crowd about Espresso Pizza but I haven't tried.

If you're willing to head into Cambridge, I have a soft spot for Emma's near Kendall Square.