ABOUT PIZZA RECS

Ratings are calibrated to location, meaning a "great" pizza in Dallas might merely be a "good" pie in New York
Ratings also take into account the style and availability of that style in a given area
Whole pies are almost always better than slices
I believe great pizza is 41% dough, 24% ingredients and 36% the balance between them
Yes, I consider Chicago-style deep dish pizza and I really like it.
I have been to Italy but not since i got decent taste buds.
The reason it seems like you know your city better than me is that you probably do (unless you're in L.A.)

I wrote Serious Eats' Slice blog back in the day. I eat as much pizza as I can.

= Whole Pies = Slices