These joints spare few ingredients on their pies, even when it comes to their cheese slices. Beneath a bed of thick, stretchy cheese is a spread of sweet tomato sauce. Their specialty pizzas have an abundance of toppings, but none overpowers the essence of the holy trinity: quality cheese, dough and sauce. Slices resemble New York-style pizza, but the crust isn't thin in the classic New York sense—instead, it's crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and rises higher than even some deep-dishes. Not quite Chicago, not quite New York, but certainly in a class of its own.
