Where to Find the Best Pan Fried Sicilian Pizza in NEPA 2019

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Where to Find Fried Sicilian Pizza in NEPA 2019
Pan Fried Sicilian Style Pizza, or "Fried Sicilian" is a unique style of rectangular pizza that is commonly cooked in peanut or blend of oils to give the thick crust a crispy, deep fried texture. This genre is sometimes referred to as "Back Mountain Fried Pizza" or "Victory Pig Style Pizza" after the original creator, Victory Pig Pizza and BBQ which opened in 1942. Primarily served in northern Luzerne County Pennsylvania, just a couple miles south of the self-proclaimed "Pizza Capital of the World" Old Forge, which serves Old Forge style pizza in a similar rectangular shape. Locals refer to both rectangular Old Forge and Pan Fried Siclian pizzas as "square" and they call a whole pizza a "tray" and a single slice a "cut." Besides their similar shapes and vernacular, the similarities end there. To the untrained eye or taste bud, they may be similar, but once you dig a little deeper, the nuances are quote noticeable. One unique feature of the Fried Sicilian Pizza is that it generally comes with diced onions under the cheese by default, but it's up to you if you want it with or without sort of like a Philly Cheesesteak!
See the Updated List of Best Pan Fried Sicilian Pizzas in NEPA 2020! We've added a ton more new places!
Where we can get into great depth about the characteristics of Fried Sicilian Pizza, it's probably easier (and much more mouth-watering) to show you what these pizzas look like and where you can find them! Below, you will find two lists of pizzerias who offer the Pan Fried Sicilian Pizzas: the first list are the pizzerias that I have actually visited, eaten, and reviewed; the second list consists of pizzerias who also offer the Fried Sicilians, but I have not yet tried them myself. The first list, you can click on the link to go directly to my review and see more photos and all the details about the pizzeria. The second list was crowd-sourced by our readers in an effort to highlight every pizzeria that offers this style of pizza. If I missed any, please comment or message me and I'll contact the pizzeria to verify that they actually serve this style. If you click the links on the second list, it will take you directly to the restaurant's facebook page or website.
Ceccoli's Pizza - Wilkes-Barre - Ceccoli's Pizza was established in 1976 and serves the sauciest of all of the pizzas I have tried on the list. If you like a sweeter and smoother sauce, this might be a good starting point for you!
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Ceccoli's Pizza - Wilkes-Barre |
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Ernie G's Pub & Eatery - Avoca |
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Keeley's Alehouse and Grille - Kingston Photo Credit: Keeley's Alehouse Facebook Page |
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Magda's Pizza and Deli - Wilkes-Barre |
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Norm's Pizza and Eatery - Wilkes-Barre |
Pizza Heaven - Luzerne - One thing that some people dislike about the Fried Sicilian Pizza is that it can be greasy. Pizza Heaven devised a way to get the pan fried effect without the grease. I've tried it several times, and there is virtually no oil to be found! They're also the only 2 time NEPA Pizza Madness champion so when you visit, be sure to check out the championship titles!
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Pizza Heaven - Luzerne |
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Pizza L'Oven - Exeter |
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Pizza Perfect - Trucksville |
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Ricci's Pizza - Wilkes-Barre |
Shandra's Pizza - Pittston |
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Sizzle Pi - Kingston |
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Spare Time Pizza - Dallas |
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Tarnowski Brothers Pizza - Nanticoke Photo Credit: Tarnowski Bros Facebook Page |
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TC Riley's Pub and Inn - Trucksville |
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Teberio's Pizza and Pub - Wilkes-Barre |
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Tommy's Pizza Corner - Kinston Photo Credit: Luke D. - Food of NEPA Group |
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Victory Pig Pizza and BBQ - Wyoming Photo Credit: Victory Pig Facebook Page |
Back Road Alehouse - Swoyersville
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Back Road Alehouse - Swoyersville Photo Credit: Back Road Alehouse Facebook Page |
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Cavanaugh's Grille - Mountain Top Photo Credit: Cavanaugh's Grille Facebook Page |
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Checkerboard Inn - Trucksville Photo Credit: Checkerboard Inn Facebook Page |
Derff's Pizza - Sugar Notch
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Derff's Pizza - Sugar Notch Photo Credit: Derff's Pizza Facebook Page |
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Dominick's Cafe - Hudson Photo Credit: Rick W. - Food of NEPA |
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Januzzi's Pizza - Exeter
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Januzzi's Pizza - Exeter Photo Credit: Januzzi's Facebook Page |
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Kava Korner -Trucksville Photo Credit: Kava Korner Facebook Page |
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McAlpine St. Pub and Pizza - Duryea Photo Credit: McAlpine St. Pub Facebook Page |
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Murphy's Pub - Swoyersville Photo Credit: Murphy's Pub Facebook Page |
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Octagon Bar and Grill - Plymouth Photo Credit: Ryan K. - Food of NEPA Group |
Ole Tyme Charley's - Plains
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Ole Tyme Charley's - Plains Photo Credit: Ole Tyme Charley's Facebook Page |
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Pizza Loven - Hanover Photo Credit: Pizza Loven Facebook Page |
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Plains Pub - Plains Photo Credit - Barb S. - Food of NEPA Group |
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Ripple's - Wilkes-Barre Photo Credit: Ripple's Facebook Page |
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Shady Side Tavern - Dallas Photo Credit: John R. - Food of NEPA Group |
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Slice of Heaven - Mocanaqua Photo Credit: Slice of Heaven Facebook Group |
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Teberio's Pizza - Kingston Photo Credit: Teberio's Facebook Page |
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Togoz Pizza - Wyoming Photo Credit: Togoz Pizza Facebook Page |
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III Guys Pizza - Dallas Photo Credit: III Guys Pizza Facebook Page |
III Guys Restaurant and Sports Bar - Edwardsville
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III Guys Restaurant and Sports Bar - Edwardsville Photo Credit: III Guys Restaurant Facebook Page |
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III Guys Pizza - Mountain Top Photo Credit: Brian M. - NEPA Pizza Bulletin |
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Wheel's Bar and Grille - Nuangola |
So that's 39 different pizzerias where you can find this style of pizza which is unique to a concentrated area of Northeast Pennsylvania! I received several more suggestions of restaurants which may have this style pizza, but was unable to verify they do offer it after checking websites, social media, menus, and sending messages to pizzerias. If you know of any other places that offer Pan Fried Sicilian Pizza, please message me ASAP!
This article was written, researched and compiled by Jim Mirabelli, Owner of NEPA Pizza Review. A big thank you to those who assisted me in this project - especially Bill O., John R., and James O.!
Other Noteworthy and Delicious Pan Pizzas that Aren't Fried!
Bettelli's Villa - Wilkes-Barre - Grandma Pizza
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Bettelli's Villa - Wilkes-Barre Photo Credit: Bettelli's Villa Facebook Page |
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Arcaro's the Next Generation - Pittston |
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Nearra's Pizzeria - Scranton |
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Rosario's Pizzeria - Clarks Summit |
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