Independent pizza criticism by Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/ 2026-07-10T12:00:00Z Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/images/slice-index-mark.svg https://sliceindex.com/review/delucias-brick-oven-pizza/ 2026-07-10T12:00:00Z

DeLucia’s Brick Oven Pizza — 8.4/10, Great. A century-old coal-oven pizzeria in Raritan, New Jersey, reviewed by Joey Pepperoni for The Slice Index.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/angelos-pizzeria/ 2026-07-04T12:00:00Z

Angelo’s Pizzeria — 9.2/10, Top Tier. New York-leaning pizza in Philadelphia’s Italian Market, reviewed by Joey Pepperoni for The Slice Index.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/lindustrie-pizzeria/ 2026-07-01T12:00:00Z

L'Industrie Pizzeria — 8.8/10, Great. The new Little Italy location, reviewed by Joey Pepperoni for The Slice Index.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/nates-detroit-pizza/ 2026-06-29T12:00:00Z

Nate’s Detroit Pizza — 8.1/10, Great. Detroit-style pizza in New York’s East Village, reviewed by Joey Pepperoni for The Slice Index.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/slicehaus/ 2026-06-28T12:00:00Z

9.3/10 — New York — New York · West Village. Slicehaus (West Village) – The “Haus” in this Carmine street pizzas reads Germanic and brought to mind the late G

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/fermento/ 2026-06-27T12:00:00Z

9.1/10 — New York — New York · West Village. Fermento (West Village) Yesterday, I found myself in Lower Manhattan for the Knicks Championship Parade (it was a

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/mad-anthony/ 2026-06-26T12:00:00Z

8.1/10 — New York — Cincinnati · Covington, KY. Mad Anthony’s Pizza (Covington, KY) General “Mad” Anthony Wayne earned his nickname from his battlefield aggre

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/tonys-pizzeria/ 2026-06-25T12:00:00Z

7.0/10 — New York — Cincinnati · Mason. Tony’s Pizzeria (Mason) – Walking the Mason concrete boardwalk, I was drawn to @tonyspizzeriaandcatering by its “A Tas

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/guardia-pizza/ 2026-06-24T12:00:00Z

8.7/10 — New York — Cincinnati · Mt Lookout. Guardia Pizza (Mt Lookout) - A strong addition to the local pizza scene, @guardiacincy recently opened in Mt Look

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/st-francis-apizza/ 2026-06-23T12:00:00Z

9.4/10 — New York, Tavern, New Haven — Cincinnati · Oakley. St Francis Apizza (Oakley) - @stfrancisapizza is the pizzeria I’ve posted about the most, not just

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/norms-pizza/ 2026-06-22T12:00:00Z

8.6/10 — New York — New York · Downtown Brooklyn. Norm’s Pizza (Downtown Brooklyn) - An “Avant-Garlic” slice. After a visit to the New York Transit Museum (re

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/brooklyn-dop/ 2026-06-21T12:00:00Z

9.3/10 — New York — New York · Park Slope. Brooklyn DOP (Park Slope, Brooklyn) - @brooklyndop delivers outstanding NY-style pizza with pronounced Neapolitan i

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/cellos-pizzeria/ 2026-06-20T12:00:00Z

9.4/10 — New York — New York · East Village. Cello’s Pizzeria (East Village) - This slice was pretty close to perfect. @cellosnyc produces exactly what you wa

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/union-street-pizza/ 2026-06-19T12:00:00Z

8.4/10 — Sicilian / Square, New York — New York · Brooklyn. Union Street Pizza (Brooklyn) - This is one of those slice shops where the craft is evident the se

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/jonnys-pizza/ 2026-06-18T12:00:00Z

9.0/10 — New York — New York · Lower East Side. Jonny’s Pizza (Lower East Side, NYC) - This LES slice shop sits on Orchard just south of Houston. Opened in 20

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/mamas-too/ 2026-06-17T12:00:00Z

9.2/10 — Sicilian / Square — New York · West Village. Mama’s Too – Long an Upper West Side pilgrimage site, Sicilian slice specialists Mama’s Too now have a s

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/15-north-pizza/ 2026-06-16T12:00:00Z

15 North Pizza — 7.9/10, Worth the Calories. New York pizza in Cincinnati · Fort Thomas. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/2-bros-pizza/ 2026-06-15T12:00:00Z

2 Bros Pizza — 3.4/10, All Pizza’s Good, Right?. New York pizza in New York. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/a-tavola/ 2026-06-14T12:00:00Z

8.5/10 — Neapolitan, Wood-fired — Cincinnati. I recall what a watershed moment it was in the community when A Tavola opened in 2011 - Vine Street had to be sh

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/aces-pizza/ 2026-06-13T12:00:00Z

9.4/10 — Sicilian / Square, Detroit — New York. A vintage aesthetic pizzeria in Williamburg, Brooklyn that turns out some outstanding Detroit-Style Pizza. We

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/adriaticos/ 2026-06-12T12:00:00Z

7.1/10 — Sicilian / Square, Pan — Cincinnati. A Sicilian pan fried pizza with oversized pepperoni (jalapeños added for perspective) and a sauce with a hint of

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/allez-bakery/ 2026-06-11T12:00:00Z

8.7/10 — Sicilian / Square — Cincinnati. Sfincione is not an every day item here, but when Allez does have it (watch for it on their Instagram), it is truly o

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/alto-pizza-kitchen-and-bar/ 2026-06-10T12:00:00Z

ALTO Pizza Kitchen + Bar — 6.3/10. Neapolitan pizza in Cincinnati. Reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/andiamo-pizza/ 2026-06-09T12:00:00Z

6.6/10 — New York — New York. “Andiamo” Pizza (Italian for “Lets Go”) is another Midtown slice shop. We visited for dessert slices after @qualitypizzaco (whic

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/andreas-pizza/ 2026-06-08T12:00:00Z

Andrea's Pizza — 9.2/10, Top Tier. New York pizza in New York. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/andrew-belluccis-pizzeria/ 2026-06-07T12:00:00Z

9.5/10 — New York — New York · Astoria. This was a “holy grail” pizza for me; one that had long been at the top of my to try list. Andrew Bellucci was a *lege

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/andys-pizza/ 2026-06-06T12:00:00Z

8.6/10 — New York — Washington, DC. A pizzeria with top notch New York style slices. The slices here are thin with a crisp exterior and chewy interior. The cr

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/angilos-pizza/ 2026-06-05T12:00:00Z

Angilo's Pizza — 3.8/10, All Pizza’s Good, Right?. New York pizza in Cincinnati. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/anthonys-coal-fired-pizza/ 2026-06-04T12:00:00Z

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza — 8.6/10, Great. Coal Fired pizza in Chain. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/antico-forno-la-pieve/ 2026-06-03T12:00:00Z

8.5/10 — Roman / Al Taglio, Bakery / Focaccia — Italy · Arezzo. Less traveled than its nearby neighbors Florence and Siena, the eastern Tuscan city of Arezzo

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/antico-pizza/ 2026-06-02T12:00:00Z

Antico Pizza — 9.0/10, Top Tier. New York pizza in Atlanta. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/apontes-pizza/ 2026-06-01T12:00:00Z

Aponte's Pizza — 6.1/10, All Pizza’s Good, Right?. New York pizza in Cincinnati · Mason. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/armitage-pizzeria/ 2026-05-31T12:00:00Z

Armitage Pizzeria — 8.2/10, Great. New York pizza in Chicago. Rated and reviewed in The Slice Index by Joey Pepperoni.

Joey Pepperoni https://sliceindex.com/review/cacias-bakery/2026-07-07T12:20:00-04:00

Cacia’s is a classic South Philly Italian bakery serving tomato pie, the Italian-American descendant of Sicilian sfincione: thinner, colder, and intensely tomato-forward.