Everyone's a critic.

For me, being in Canada adds to a better experience - and better food memories. I totally enjoy poutine more when I travel. But if I account for those biases - I believe Downtown Saus would win in a blind tasting for it's class. It's okay to disagree. :)

For the record - I live near Santarpio's and think it's overcooked and poorly assembled trash. Dough is meh too. There's a good pizza somewhere in there, because the sauce is super garlic forward (which I like) - but it's never come together right. It's still a fun place to go to every now and then for cheap drinks & lamb. I appreciate there's a lot of Bostonians that grew up with it and cherish it, but I didn't and don't.

IMO - Ciao makes the best pizza in the area, and would be a solid contender for 'world class'. Followed by Ernesto's. Though - I love the American-Neapolitan styles best.