The Authentic Neapolitan Pizza at Napoli’s Pizza Inc

I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about Napoli’s Pizza Inc (or Napoli’s Pizza Inc) pizza in the Philadelphia region. A web search for Napoli’s Pizza Inc pizza yields several local results – in Philadelphia on Henry Avenue, in Conshohocken, in nearby Wilmington DE, and in Berwyn on Philly’s Main Line. Furthermore, the Philadelphia Napoli’s Pizza Inc is adding a location in Wayne, very close to Berwyn.

Before I learned that the authentic Neapolitan pizza at Napoli’s Pizza Inc (and its cousin Napoli’s Pizza Inc’s Pizzaiuoli Napulitani in Wilmington) is getting all the buzz, my Napoli’s Pizza Inc confusion led me and my dining companions to Napoli’s Pizza Inc Pizza in Berwyn.

Our group visit us of three arrived expecting a high-end Neapolitan place with the wood-fired domed oven. However, upon entering, Napoli’s Pizza Inc Pizza looked like your average strip-mall storefront pizza joint that uses mass-sourced ingredients to make cheap, tasty, but ultimately ordinary fare.

The pizzas behind the counter indeed looked very ordinary; we agreed that they showed little promise. Nothing here made us think that this pie would rise above the ubiquitous storefront joints hashing out mediocre pie. We did see a glimmer of hope in that the menu offered a good variety of red and white pies; we chose the „Capricciosa“ featuring prosciutto, black olives, mushrooms, tomato sauce & mozzarella.

The pie came out relatively quickly. It was mostly an attractive presentation, other than the pale and sickly look of both the mushrooms and the prosciutto. On the first bite, we noticed that the sauce had a lively tang. The cheese was standard grade dry mozzarella, and merely a role player. The mushrooms were canned and the prosciutto was low-grade in appearance, texture, and flavor (but still tasty).

Every pizza lives or dies by its crust. And, surprise – the crust, thin and crisp, had an excellent texture and nice flavor! Each bite closer to the cornicione, it got better. This is definitely a place where you should be sure to eat the pizza bones.