Albuquerque named in top 10 out of 250 best cities in America for pizza
A pizza is cut into slices at Dion's at Wyoming and Paseo del Norte in May 2003.
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Elizabeth Tucker Elizabeth TuckerElizabeth Tucker Journal Staff Writer
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Albuquerque was named number nine out of 250 best cities in America for pizza, according to a list compiled by , an online pizza oven retailer.
The list was based on the average calculation of a pizzeria Google review per city, as well as an online survey of 1,000 adults based on age, gender and geography.
Albuquerque had an average Google review of 4.55 for its pizza establishments.
The top city for pizzerias was, of course, New York, with an average Google rating of 4.68. Second and third place went to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a 4.65 rating, and Los Angeles, California, which had a 4.63 rating.
Santa Fe and Las Cruces also made the list. Santa Fe ranked 54th with a rating of 4.5, and Las Cruces was 118th with a 4.46 rating.
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Pizza maker Isaac Olguin (cq) left, and general manager Chris Moya (cq) at work in the kitchen of Dion's Pizza at Coors and Montano. Dean Hanson/Journal-6-3-98-DEAN HANSON JOURNAL
A pizza is cut into slices at Dion's Restaurant at Wyoming and Paseo del Norte on Tuesday, May 13, 2003.GREG SORBER
Jamie Gallagher spreads tomato sauce for a 10-topping special pizza at the Dion's Restaurant at Wyoming and Paseo del Norte on Tuesday, May 13, 2003.GREG SORBER
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