Pizzeria Beddia

Bon Appétit Magazine went out on a limb and claimed this is the best pizza in America. It certainly better be ... we waited outside Pizzeria Beddia for 2-/12 hours to order our pizza, then 20 minutes more for it to be prepared and cooked.

Yes, we've eaten a lot of pizza in our lives, but this one managed to live up to much of the hype. A super complex pizza with a lot of flavors, impeccably fresh ingredients, a flawless crust. What the experience lacks in charm (and seating) is made up by a truly spectacular experience.

Our baseline test is always a traditional tomato and cheese pie, but we gave the white a try as well. The seasonal variety today was a corn cream, cherry tomato, and pesto combination. Truly marvelous.

But is it worth the hassle? As we waited for our pizza to come out of the oven and be served about about 5:45 (2 full hours after we lined up outside the door), folks were ordering their pizzas and expecting to return at 8, 8:30, and 9PM. And if you get there after the 40 pizzas per day are spoken for, you're out of luck -- even if you were willing to wait until after 10PM for your pizza.

So, perfection? Perhaps not ...