The Northeast’s Tony’s Place offers half-priced tomato pies (under $4 for a large) from 6 to 10pm on Monday and Wednesday nights. Hit that up and then head across to the Grey Lodge to see what’s on tap.

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Jason Dilks grew up enjoying the tomato pies of De Lorenzo’s Pizza. Today he pays homage to the Trenton institution with SliCE in South Philadelphia. Rick Nichols tells the story but doesn’t explain SliCE’s weird capitalization.

Satisfying his hunger [Philadelphia Inquirer]
SliCE [Official Site]

With more selections than we can summarize (we do have to give a special nod though to Vic Sushi Bar and Corropolese Bakery) you’re on your own to check out the rest of the inspired choices in the City Paper Choice Awards 2007 for food and drink.

CP Choice Food/Drink [City Paper]

Is their a type of pizza that Philadelphia can call its own? Of course there is, the Philadelphia area is home to the tomato pie. For much of the region a tomato pie is a large rectangular sheet of crust topped with thick, chunky tomato sauce and often a sprinkling of grated cheese on top. Served at room temperature the tomato pie is a staple of tailgaters and party throwers around the region.

Among the top purveyors of the tomato pie are Marchiano’s Italian Bakery, in Manayunk, Conshohocken Italian Bakery on Jones Street in Conshohocken and Norristown’s Corropolese Bakery.

In the Northeast along a sliver of Frankford Avenue another tomato pie has become famous. This one, served at Tony’s Place is a round crust topped with first cheese and then sauce. Across the street the esteemed Grey Lodge has paid hommage to this classic with their own version.

Trenton’s tomato pies get great praise from Craig LaBan to the common man. De Lorenzo’s Tomato Pies have been an institution since opening in 1936 and is considered by many to be the best pizza in the area.

The Pizza Place [Daily News]
Photo via Slice.

Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly is hitting newsstands now.
CBS3 has video in the best of food category.
Among those mentioned are Boyz in Cherry Hill, which wins for “Best Strip Mall Dining.” Deuce earns the nod in “Best in Cheesesteak Updated” for their cheesesteak eggrolls and Marchiano�s Bakery in Manayunk gets “best tomato pie.”

Yesterday PhilaFoodie treked down to the National Constitution Center to get a look behind the scenes at the making of the Best of Philly issue.