text: If you want good pizza you can get it in just about any good sized American city If you want the best pizza though you have to go to the source Naples Naples Italy is where pizza evolved from a barely recognizable fishermans meals of warm flat bread seasoned with olive oil and sardines to what we have all come to recognize as contemporary pizza A trip to Italy for a pizza may not be in everybodys budget though nnFortunately you do not have to go to Naples for authentic Naples pizza If you live in Las Vegas you can go to SettebellosnnSettebellos is one of only American pizzerias certified by the Verace Pizza Napoletana an organization dedicated to the preservation authenticate Naples pizza by establishing rigid guidelines for preparation and ingredients some of which seem to border on the ridiculousnnThe dough can contain only four ingredients flour natural yeast yeast of beer and water The dough can only be worked with the hands no rolling pins or machines allowed The sauce has to be made from Italian grown tomatoes and the cheese can only be fresh buffalo mozzarella The oven has to made from bricks imported from Italy and heated with a fire fueled only by woodnnIs the result of all these harsh restrictions noting more than artifact and pretense Is the end product an overpriced and mediocre discus of high falooting namby panderynnI SAY THEE NAYnnSettebellos is the best pizza I have eaten within the borders of this nation and the closest I have had to the pizza I had in Naples The use of fresh ingredients and the dearth of artificial flavor enhancers and preservatives leaves the pizza with a crisp and bright flavor without the bitter acidity of cheap canned tomatoes The dough has a smokey crunch that you can only get from a wood fired brick oven and the chewy mouth feel that requires manual kneading to develop glutennnDespite this attention to detail and lack of compromise on premium ingredients Settebello will not put a hole in your wallet A pizza will run you between and and while that is more expensive than Pizza Hut or Little Caesars if that is what you were looking for you would not be reading this If you live in the Las Vegas area or are just visiting do yourself a favor and take a detour down to Henderson and give Settebellos a try If you like pizza you will not regret it