This PA Pizza Place Is Among Nation's Best, New York Times Says

PHILADELPHIA — Pizza is possibly the most eaten food in the United States of America.

According to a 2015 Washington Post article, Americans eat 3 billion pizzas a year. That works out to 46 slices, or 23 pounds of 'za, per person annually.

So where are the best pizza places in the nation?

According to a new list from The New York Times, one is in Pennsylvania.

Writer Brett Anderson didn't include any specific metrics for the list, but said it was a "road map to a uniquely American phenomenon."

In Pennsylvania, it was San Lucas Pizzeria in South Philadelphia that got the shoutout by Times writer Regan Stephens.

Located at 2000 S Bouvier St. in Philadelphia, San Lucas opened in 2005 and is owned by Valentin Palillero and his wife Eva Mendez.

Stephens wrote that while the sold traditional pies with traditional toppings, Palillero wanted to infuse some of his own Peublan cultural cuisine into the pies.

"Using the same simple crust as a base, new recipes used ingredients found in Mexican cuisine: slightly smoky guajillo sauce, spiced pork, black beans, flecks of onion and chopped cilantro," Stephens wrote. "Nowadays, these varieties, served with a side of lime wedges, are as popular as the originals. But they're also a vivid link in a neighborhood that’s been an epicenter of Italian and Mexican immigration, roughly three-quarters of a century apart."

San Lucas Pizzeria offers online ordering for pickup and delivery, and features daily specials, such as a large cheese pie with 10 buffalo wings for just $27.

Check out San Lucas Pizzeria online here.

See The New York Times' full list of the 22 best pizzerias in the nation here.