noplace2 wrote:
Case in point came just this last week. Pizza place was highly recommended by a number of the locals here in SW NC. Yes, a very unlikely venue for pizza and I was doubtful. Yes, I am a food snob and have eaten pizza from Italy (generally poor BTW) to the best NYC has to offer.
I've eaten Neapolitan pizza in Naples, Italy, cooked in an oven older than most states in our union. I wasn't blown away by it. It was soaked with grease and kinda bland. Had a few more pizza in Rome. Best pizza I had on that trip was the one I ate at the original Giordano's on Rush/Superior before heading to the airport. Giordano's may be a chain pizza place but I don't hold that against them... they're still a benchmark as far as I'm concerned. :)