While I agree that Pepe's pies are great, ( I have eaten there - and the clam pie is unbelievable...) I am always suspect of reviewers from one small geographic area proclaiming that most of the best in any category is in their region.
Let's face the facts. Regional tastes vary. I do not like a deep-dish "Chicago" pizza...But - obviously, many in that region do. So, if a reviewer - from Chicago and "of " Chicago heritage reviewed a lot of pizzas from all over the USA....What region do you think his tastes would be skewed toward as..."best"?
FWIW - I love NYC - specifically Brooklyn pizza. But I am an anomaly in several respects.....
I would like to see more of these reviews done based on a trans-regional committee so that there are some regional tastes represented. Make sense?