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Escondido Pizzeria Ranked Among Best In Nation
From classic New York-style slices to square Roman cuts, see San Diego's highly rated pizzerias slinging a variety of styles.
![The Washington Post 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.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/54855/20230912/085509/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1262143531___12085435972.jpg)
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.
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“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:
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Detroit style
Square Pizza
San Diego
Website
Yelp listing
New York style
Bronx Pizza
San Diego
Website
Yelp listing
Roman style
Gelati & Peccati
San Diego
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Yelp listing
GP Diner
Encinitas
Yelp listing
Mamma Pinsa by Pinsarella
Escondido
Website
Yelp listing
Sicilian style
Sicilian Thing Pizza
San Diego
Website
Yelp listing
Check out the complete list of rankings for every state here.
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