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Boston
Cafe Eilat. Hands down best in town.

Brooklyn
Basil
Mendelsohns. Sometimes referred to as "the Cafe Eilat of New York."
Kosher Hut on Kings Hwy
McDaniel's(closed down)

Queens
Benjy's or bust.
Fresh Shimon's

Chicago
EJ's

Baltimore
Mama Leah's

Manhattan
Rafaello's

Lakewood
"The slice"

Five Town/Far Rockaway
Pizza Cave
Pizza Cavern
Pizza Lair

Upstate NY
Fialkoffs Pizza

Seattle
Island Crust Cafe

Jerusalem
Pizza Yerushalayim on malchei yisroel

Silver Spring,MD
Nut House Pizza - Awesome!

Miami
Lenny's



Author Topic: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops  (Read 41402 times)

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #80 on: January 15, 2015, 02:26:00 PM »

BTW, Pizza Time is one of the most overrated pizzas I have ever had. The fact that so many consider it "the best pizza" is insane. It's fine, but it's not memorable in any way. And the nonsense rumors that the sauce is the same recipe as the famous DiFara  pizza a few blocks away (which I have obviously not had since it's not kosher) just show the ignorance of the average Kosher Flatbush consumer. The guy in DiFara literally doesn't let his own children make pizzas, but he's giving some Jewish guy a few blocks away his recipe?!
IMO Pizza Time is the best pizza BUT ONLY IF ITS FRESH
the store is co-owned by a jewish guy (Judah) and an older Italian guy who makes the sauce it is a secret recipe and it has nothing to do with Difara's

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #81 on: January 15, 2015, 03:05:04 PM »
Come on.... LETS HEAR IT FOR FIALKOFFS!!!!!

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #82 on: January 15, 2015, 03:26:30 PM »
Come on.... LETS HEAR IT FOR FIALKOFFS!!!!!
My personal favorite store-bought pizza (though not gourmet by any stretch of the imagination) is Fialkoff's.

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #83 on: January 15, 2015, 03:27:44 PM »
IMO Pizza Time is the best pizza BUT ONLY IF ITS FRESH
the store is co-owned by a jewish guy (Judah) and an older Italian guy who makes the sauce it is a secret recipe and it has nothing to do with Difara's
Well, you, my friend, have just met someone who disagrees with you :)

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #84 on: January 15, 2015, 05:08:44 PM »
As an aside for those who make their own:
Take buffalo motzerella and teari off 1 inch pieces and throw it on top of the pizza before going in the oven. It's a game changer. That and fresh basil and baby tomatoes.
Oh and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper  . Best toppings for pizza

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #85 on: January 15, 2015, 05:13:17 PM »
not authentic and definitely not for a foodie but for nostalgia purposes my all time favorite was Netanya pizza on Ave J back when they were open and making really good pizza and really cheap
couldnt beat those specials

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #86 on: January 15, 2015, 05:16:20 PM »
not authentic and definitely not for a foodie but for nostalgia purposes my all time favorite was Netanya pizza on Ave J back when they were open and making really good pizza and really cheap
couldnt beat those specials
Dont forget the free pickles

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #87 on: January 15, 2015, 05:19:03 PM »
Dont forget the free pickles

loved those free pickles


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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #88 on: January 15, 2015, 05:21:02 PM »
Dont forget the free pickles
The pickles were the best part(read:only good part) of that place

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #89 on: January 15, 2015, 05:22:04 PM »
The pickles were the best part(read:only good part) of that place

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #90 on: January 15, 2015, 05:23:12 PM »
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I'm still scarred from that place

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #91 on: January 15, 2015, 05:42:42 PM »
mayven!

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #92 on: January 15, 2015, 07:59:46 PM »
Nostalgia:
Perfecto in Haifa when they were in a tiny hole.

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #93 on: January 15, 2015, 08:00:50 PM »
Big Bite in Jerusalem makes better pizza than any Brooklyn ones. That's why it's full of Americans...

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #94 on: January 15, 2015, 08:23:53 PM »
For frozen, the best I prob has was Tubitos  Pizza

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #95 on: January 15, 2015, 09:27:00 PM »
Big Bite in Jerusalem makes better pizza than any Brooklyn ones. That's why it's full of Americans...
Where is that last time I was in Israel I couldnt find any good pizza

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #96 on: January 15, 2015, 10:46:45 PM »
Where is that last time I was in Israel I couldnt find any good pizza

Rav Shefa mall on Shamgar.

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #97 on: January 15, 2015, 10:56:24 PM »
Big Apple pizza is quite tasty. Love their thin slices.
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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #98 on: January 15, 2015, 10:59:12 PM »

Big Apple pizza is quite tasty. Love their thin slices.
Where's that?

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Re: PIZZA: Worlds greatest authentic kosher pizza shops
« Reply #99 on: January 15, 2015, 11:24:42 PM »

I wonder where their chef is nowadays?  Wasn't the most pleasent person, but man he made wicked pizza and calzones.
Another data point for my theory about pizza places which is that quality is inversely proportional to the friendliness of the staff/chef.  ::)


Other examples of this include Rosa's A"H in the Empire State Building, and Bravo on 35th st.


I have to throw in Slice of Life in Skokie (Chicago) for their deep dish. As far as I know the only authentic kosher Chicago-style deep dish in the world. They make it in the cast-iron pans and everything, and it's delicious. Just make sure to ask them not to overbake when ordering.