Top 10...or Most Bearable?...pizza joints in West Philly:#7-5

If you've already read number 10-8 you'll see that there's not much in West Philly by way of pizza. Not so much a "Top" 10 but who knows? Maybe we'll find a diamond in the rough.

7.Best House Pizzeria-43rd and Baltimore
I know there are plenty of people loyal to Best House, like the bums watching C-Span during the lunchtime hour drinking forties, or the meatheads watching Phillies game drinking Sparks. But Best House will always go under the affectionate title I've given in..."Fingernail City". No, I've never found a fingernail in my pizza. I just wouldn't be surprised to one day find a big toe toe-nail in a slice topped with green peppers and onions. Pizza is always hit or miss here, usually miss. I find the sauce to be way too sweet, almost as if they used Coca-Cola to cook it down. But occasionally they will be stocked with good, albeit expensive six-packs. And they are always good in a pinch or late-night for their 2 slice and coke deal.

6.Pizza Rustica-36th and Walnut
And now you might be thinking, "hey finally we got some good pizza" and yes you may be right. Yes, their pizza isn't bad at all. They've got some great specialty pies and some decent wine. Problem is, it takes FOREVER to get your pizza. Its bad enough when you eat-in, take-out is another story. You can go on waiting for up to 45 minutes during a slow period. And that's not just pizza. I ordered a panini with Capacola and Sopressata and cheese etc, and that took almost half an hour and I was the only one there! So our best tasting pizza so far is doomed to the 6-spot.

5.Fiesta Pizza-Btwn 45th and 46th and Baltimore Ave.
With the exception of maybe Rustica and Best House, all the pizza joints on the list make Greek-style pizza. For the most part, those places are awful. Fiesta Pizza is a winner when compared to those other places at the bottom of my list. The pizza does have that frozen pie crust consistency, but I find the sauce to be quite tasty, and they don't overload on the cheese like Drexel Pizza or Evan's. The pizza is always pretty cheap, althought the ten dollar minimum for cards kinda stinks. Also, there's an awesome Mrs. Pac-Man/Galaga arcade machine in the store that makes the wait for pizza enjoyable.