However, I have an especially soft place in my heart for pizza places that are off the beaten path. That's the story of a Missouri place that has just been called out as being the best hole-in-the-wall pizza joint in the state and they've been at it for more than 75 years. If this looks familiar to you, you probably are aware of the Missouri pizza place that has just been called out as among the best in America for having slices worth the effort to find them. I don't get to the St. Louis area as often as I used to, but this pizza place is now on my radar. Next time I get the chance to take in a Cardinals game, I know the pizza place to seek out on the way home.