The best pizza on Nantucket

There are quite a number of pizza shops on Nantucket and we've visited four of them to compare their products. In each case we ordered a small pepperoni pizza or a slice of pepperoni pizza and photographed and tasted them. Several people tasted samples from each establishment.

We looked at two "by-the-box" vendor's, Sophie T's and Pi Pizzeria and two "slice" vendors: Steamboat Pizza and Foood for Here and There.

Sophie T's on Dave St provided the most traditional pizza by the box experience. Over several years, this had been a favoriet, but this pizza was a bit burned.	Pi Pizzeria on West Creek Road provides an excellent wood-fire pizza that has a bit of a smoky taste without being at all burned.
Steamboat Pizza on Broad Street is a classic by the slice business, but will be glad to sell you whole pizzas as well. The flavor and crust are excellent.	Foood for Here and There sells pizza by the slice and whole. The slice we tried was every bit as good as Steamboat Pizza's and a bit cheaper, but we observed a tendency for pizzas to be a bit burned later in the day.
	You can also get pizza by the slice at Daily Breads on Orange Street, but since they close at 3:30, it is available for the lunch trade only, and we are not including it in the comparison.

 So what's the conclusion? Of the two by-the-box vendors, Pi Pizzeria had the best pizza and of the two slice vendors, Steamboat Pizza served the best slice. Comparing the two, Pi Pizzeria's cheese had a slightly sour taste we were less fond of and Steamboat Pizza was a bit sweeter. This year's winner is Steamboat Pizza.

Note that so far we have not had a chance to try Muse Pizza at 44 Surfside Rd, but it is more of a sports bar, and the pizza by the slice is $4.55.

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