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Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Rance’s This is the best Chicago-style pizza in O.C., hands down. They make two competing styles reminiscent of Chicago’s two biggest rivals, plus a thin-style square cut. Their stuffed pizza is as close to

-2143, rancespizza.com House special Chicago-style pan pizza at Rance’s in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Sal’s Sal makes the best New York-style pizza east of the 241. But the real house specialty here is the

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, folkshospitality.com Pizza with housemade fennel sausage and salsa verde at Folks in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 5. Rance’s I lived in Chicago for seven years and ate far more than my fair share of stuffed and pan pizzas, and I am

stubbornly convinced that Rance’s is the real deal. The pan pizza with meatballs, pancetta and jalapeños is as good as it gets. 1420 Baker St., Costa Mesa, 714-708-2143, rancespizza.com Take-and-bake Chicago-style pan pizza with jalapeños, meatballs and bacon

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has taken over the space of a shuttered Fresh & Easy in Anaheim Hills. It has a juice bar and a service deli, and if their website is accurate, features Melissa's Organic Produce. 440 S Anaheim Hills Rd., Anaheim, CA 92807 Costa Mesa's Rance's Chicago