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Let's Eat host Providence Cicero says watching the chefs work at Bar del Corso will make you want to eat the whole menu. (Image courtesy Facebook Bar del Corso)

Let's Eat: Best pizza in Seattle

BY Jamie Skorheim  on August 30, 2012 @ 9:53 am (Updated: 10:51 am - 10/10/12 )

Pizza can come in a box or be accompanied by fancy linens at a fine dining establishment. The vast range of pizza types means there's just more to love, says Let's Eat host Terry Jaymes.

"Eating something that is delivered to the house that is greasy pepperoni, and just fast and cheap, I'm just as happy with that as I am some sort of designer pizza."

This week, Terry and co-host, Seattle Times restaurant reviewer Providence Cicero, consider Seattle's best pizza. From out-of-the-box to fancy fork fare, here are a few of their favorites:

Serious Pie

Serious Pie calls itself "a pizzeria with a bread-baker's soul."

Terry says the dough is some of the best he's ever had. The olive oil and sea salt around it's edges puts it over the top, he says.

Salads at Serious Pie are a high point for Cicero, she calls the salad offerings "fabulous." She also says the toppings on pies at the Tom Douglas restaurant are always inventive.

Ballard Pizza Company

This Ethan Stowell joint keeps things classic, which is something Terry appreciates.

"Everybody is trying to out-fancy each other by their toppings and it wears me out," says Terry. "You can still get the great pepperoni over there."

"Ballard Pizza is great," says Providence. "You can buy it by the slice. You can fold it up and eat it [...] It's a great, great pizza."

Delancey

Delancey is the wood-fire pizza project of Brandon Pettit and Molly Wizenberg, and Providence is definitely a fan.

"When they opened a couple of years ago, I think they set a new standard in Seattle," says Providence. "The dough that they use, the crust, it's got a marvelous pliancy to it, and their salads are always so fresh."

Bar del Corso

For those in south Seattle, Providence recommends Bar del Corso on Beacon Hill. It has a chalkboard menu that is seasonal and always changing.

From the counter seats, you can watch the chefs in action at this neighborhood restaurant and bar, but Providence warns it will make you want to eat everything on the menu.

"It's like 'Oh I've got to have a pizza, but I want that too.'"

Let's Eat can be heard on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at noon. Available anytime ON DEMAND at MyNorthwest.com.

Jamie Skorheim, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Whether it's floating on Green Lake, eating shrimp tacos at Agua Verde, or taking weekend drives out to the Cascades, she loves to enjoy the Pacific Northwest lifestyle as much as humanly possible.
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  • cigarfan wrote...
    PIECORA'S
    September 1, 2012 3:13 pm
    on 14th & Madison ....will make you (not heat a previously made slice)a SINGLE slice or whole pie of whatever you want, OPEN LATE and has microbrews & free parking. Now how many of the "staff picks" can match these benefits?
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  • ronzilla wrote...
    Seattle's such a disgusting cesspool. Who wants to get shot in a drive-by while having lunch?
    September 1, 2012 3:16 pm
    Go to The Village Pizzeria in Langley, on Whidbey Island. Their Sicilian style pizza will curl your toes. And the panorama from the outdoor garden/bluff is amazing too.
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  • cigarfan wrote...
    Whidbey Island .... W/T/F ?
    September 1, 2012 9:25 pm
    So you're going to pay RT (1 hour each way) ferry fee$ to a pizza restaurant on Whidbey Island that probably closes at 8 or 9pm?
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  • xplanes wrote...
    No question
    September 1, 2012 4:42 pm
    Northlake Tavern. You are right. Who wants to get shot for lunch.
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  • Mike in Pioneer Square wrote...
    No Pagliacci's?
    September 1, 2012 5:08 pm
    I've eaten at a bunch of places that supposedly have the "best" pizza in Seattle, but few of them seem to measure up to Pagliacci's. I often wonder why they're forgotten when these lists are made.
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  • ssbn629g wrote...
    Ronzilla
    September 1, 2012 7:31 pm
    Goodness sakes dear..... How wonderfully "Langley" of you.
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  • John E wrote...
    Proletariat Pizza white center
    September 1, 2012 7:41 pm
    OK, it's a 1/2 block from the city limits.... But they stole me from Pagliacci as my go to pizza.
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  • PlaneJ wrote...
    I agree with Ronzilla
    September 1, 2012 8:32 pm
    I used to live on Whidbey. Village Pizza is the best ever.
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  • C"mon Man wrote...
    Brooklyn Bridge
    September 2, 2012 1:02 am
    I used to make it a weekly habit to roll into Pag's on Broadway weekly, or the Mercer location before a Sonics game. It is all about the crust, and the love of the dough tosser.I dunk my crust in red wine, and it is to die for!
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  • Wild Bill wrote...
    SODO PIZZA
    September 2, 2012 1:08 pm
    a tad spendy, but delicious and consistent with lots of toppings.
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  • Wild Bill wrote...
    ronzilla
    September 2, 2012 1:10 pm
    beautiful area, and with all those Prowlers over there all these years, what could go wrong? However, I'm sure that the Pie is lovely.
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