Escondido Pizzeria Ranked Among Best In Nation

ESCONDIDO, CA — Six pizzerias in San Diego County — including one in Escondido — are among the best in the country, according to a new national directory of regional pizza styles created by The Washington Post using Yelp data.

“We set out to find the country’s best pizzas, from slice shops in New York City to fancy California-inspired pizzas, gathering favorites from experts, historians and pros around the country,” The Post reported. “For a more populist view, Washington Post data columnist Andrew Van Dam analyzed 7.5 million Yelp reviews of pizzerias to see which regional-style restaurants attract the most and highest ratings.”

The newspaper only considered pizzerias that had at least 100 Yelp reviews and where a substantial share mentioned the pizza style in question — Chicago, New York, Detroit, Neapolitan and Sicilian.

“We ranked them with a simple formula that accounted for rating (most important), number of reviews (important) and how often reviews mentioned that particular pizza style (less important). For most types, we limited our search to the metro area of the pizza’s birth,” the newspaper said.

In San Diego County, the top-rated pizzerias receiving at least a 3.5 Yelp rating are:

Detroit style

Square Pizza
San Diego
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Yelp listing

New York style

Bronx Pizza
San Diego
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Yelp listing

Roman style

Gelati & Peccati
San Diego
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Yelp listing

GP Diner
Encinitas
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Mamma Pinsa by Pinsarella
Escondido
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Yelp listing

Sicilian style

Sicilian Thing Pizza
San Diego
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Yelp listing

Check out the complete list of rankings for every state here.