San Diego: Great Sicilian Pies at Sicilian Thing   [Photographs:
Erin Jackson]  Sicilian Thing  4046 30th Street, San Diego CA
92104 (map); 619-282-3000; Pizza Style: New York-style and
Sicilian Oven Type: Gas Price: 16" pizzas start at $14.25
(+$1.50 for each topping)  The lack of respect that San Diego
gets for its pizza scene has always irked me. It's easy to make
the mistake of dismissing the city as a great destination for
pizza after sampling hit-and-miss offerings in touristy areas,
but wander a few blocks afield in San Diego and you'll be
rewarded. One prime example is Sicilian Thing, easily one of the
top three pizzerias in the San Diego area.  Owner Paul Wanushek
has more than 30 years of pizza-making experience, including
being the first pizza-maker at the famed Bronx Pizza, where he
worked for ten years before opening his own shop in 2007.
Sicilian Thing specializes in Sicilian and New York–style
pizzas, either by the slice or the whole pie. The shop delivers,
but dining in has its privileges: Bee