No matter how you slice it, Worcester gets good ranking among pizza places

The late Frank Fiorillo, creator of the first mass-produced pizza mix, grew up in Worcester.

It was his small place in pizza history that helped Worcester earn a spot in the Top 10 Cities for Pizza in America.

The unscientific ranking puts Worcester at No. 9, a pizza's worth of slices behind Rochester, New York.

The list was compiled by rent.com, a property-leasing website. Among other factors, the ranking gives communities extra points if they have a high percentage of pizza shops among its total restaurants. In Worcester, that number is 22%.

Meantime, list compilers gave a nod to Fiorillo, who in the 1950s founded what would become Appian Way Pizza, which is still around.

Top 10 Pizza Cities

1. Rochester, New York

2. Pittsburgh

3. New Haven, Connecticut

4. Philadelphia

5. Bridgeport, Connecticut

6. Miami

7. Buffalo, New York

8. Cambridge

9. Worcester

10. Manchester, New Hampshire

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