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Katz's is great but around $16. for a pastrami. Still worth it.

Too bad Leonard's in Memphis is not on the list.

If you are in San Francisco Chinatown, go to Sam Wo on Washington Street.
Three people and a huge meal for $20. including the tip!

I have been to Krystal and White Castle extensively. Here is the difference. White Castle has floppy buns and five holes for even steam grilling. Burger is weighed after the holes are made. Krystal has puffy buns and uses mustard. (I hate mustard). I think Krystal used to use raw onions but now they use cooked onions. My last meal at a Krystal was on 1/7/10 outside Memphis. My last White Castle meal was 1/13/10 in Nashville, though I had lunch at a White Castle in Lexington, KY earlier that day. I live 70 miles from a Krystal in San Antonio, TX but I spend all summer in Brooklyn near a White Castle.

Finally, I prefer the taste of a White Castle burger to a Krystal burger (no mustard). I do love both of the burgers and never pass one by without eating some of them.

Also like the free internet connection at Krystal. No internet at White Castle.

FYI, Nashville is the only city that has White Castle and Krystal with TN and KY, the only states that have both. We should all be so blessed.

Steven in Austin, Texas

I always consider New Haven number two to New York. New York and New Haven are head and shoulders above all other places.

Glad that New Haven made the list.

A close to complete list. All that is missing is L & B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn.

My personal favorite is DiFara's.

I love pizza at Patsy's. It is great pizza, as good as pizza can be. I took my girlfriend there and had a pizza with my parents there. Everyone loved pizza at Patsy's.

Agreed. Pizza in Boston has always been either Regina or Santarpio's in East Boston.

Nothing more and nothing less. The search for a good Boston pizza ends at these two.

I tried a whole pie at Lenny's and was not impressed. It is mediocre Brooklyn, which is the highest standard for pizza in the world.

I think they fall short of the standard. I would rather have my favorite neighborhood pizza than go to Bensonhurst and eat at Lenny's.

It tasted kind of stale and the crust had to be chewed too much. Chewing gum is cheaper than pizza. The taste was also mediocre Brooklyn.

One Thing That Di Fara Should Change

I wish he would have someone help him out with non preparation of pizza. Such as have someone take orders for him and keep track of the order that customers are waiting.

Also would it be so bad if someone else cut the finished pizza? Someone else could also answer the phone.

This one may be stepping over the line, but why not have a helper grate the cheese or prepare any of the other ingredients as they are needed? All right, maybe that is too much.

Great pizza, but such a long wait.