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i've been talking about pizzarium for years. it was the best pizza that i had in italy, anywhere. i was all over naples, sicily and rome, and pizzarium was amazing. it was naturally fermented and the toppings were superb. some of the best pizza i've ever had. i think the guy was a proper chef and then opened this place. it's a tiny storefront. they had good beer. go here.

great story! i actually grew up in lancaster county and used to go to roots all the time. haven't been back in years. norma, if you're ever in philadelphia, stop in zavino pizzeria and wine bar. my name is joe and i run the pizza station.

Pizza hut has better pizza. I've had better frozen pizza. Are the people nice, did I have a good pizza experience? Who cares.

I think Anthony is "turning over in his grave".

New pizzeria in Philly, Zavino. It blows Stella away. The chef used to work at Hearth. Please don't give Stephen Starr any undue credit, especially when he blatantly rips off everything from good pizzerias. It's like Motorino lite. And shame on Ed for his insight on the Stella review. It is unfortunate that the Philly food critic needs confirmation from Ed for his 3 bell review. Sad. I'll take my comments of the air, thanks

Question about Peter Reinhart: Why hasn't anyone commented on his pizzeria? I've never been, but thought it would have created much more buzz. thank youse

I flew from Philly to Phoenix. It must of been closer to 10-12 hours to wait for Chris' pizza, and I can't wait to go back. Love that dude and his pies. And by the way, you don't wait in line for three hours, you wait in the bar dummy. Take care Chris.

Also like to put thin slices of soppressatta on a pizza right after it comes out of the oven. The hot pizza warms the fat and it melts just right without cooking the meat.

wood fired= fresh
gas fired= regular

It's not the worst list. Don't know all the joints on there, but it's better than GQ's. So what, who cares?

So What?! Who Cares? You know what I question, people who do not fully understand the combination of righteous flavor and "ambiance". Not to sound pretentious, but this is "it" tonycalzone, and if I have to splain it to you, you probably wouldn't understand it anyway.

If I hadn't come from Philly to eat in Chicago I may have gave a crap that the wait was two hours. But I think the real difference is how bad you want something. Did you ever wait for six hours to get concert tickets? I never complained about that, and that is far more uncomfortable than drinking great beer down the street at Hopleaf.

These people do come off slightly arrogant in the way they run the show, but the pizza is perfect. It was more inspiring than any pizza I've eaten in NYC(except Di Fara). They are baking pizza with the best ingredients and the results are really something of beauty.

I can't wait to go back!

steve o.,
have you been to pizza brutta in madison? i've been working here since may. if you're not to far out you should stop by for a pie. it's pretty good. nice job with the oven.