Battle of the dishes: d’Bronx versus Pizza 51 slices

While it’s not that common to see people walking around the busy streets of Kansas City eating a slice of pizza, a few shops that have carved out a niche dishing up hot slices. 

This battle pits d’Bronx — the New York style shop known for its thin crust pizza — and just to mix things up, we’ll order from the Overland Park location rather than the original shop on 39th Street. Over in the South Plaza area, it’s Pizza 51 — with the oversized wedges designed to feed the growing college students at nearby UMKC. 

These slices will be judged on portability, roof-of-the-mouth-burning ability, crispiness and satisfaction of hunger. To avoid being unduly influenced by toppings, it’s a straight cheese versus cheese match-up. Because like vanilla cupcakes, if you can make a memorable cheese slice, then you can make good pizza.