Bier Meister Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 pizza. pizza wars is about to show on the travel channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhippens Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 i gotta be honest, i'll eat pizza made in alaska if it's good, i love pizza. but if i have to choose, i'm taking new york style, folding it in half, and shoving it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Chicago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I don't know why the stuff they make in Chicago is even called pizza. It's a totally different animal. They should call it something like Italian Pie or Baked Italian Skillet, or something like that. And if I have to choose between eating it and NYC pizza. . .faggedaboudit. Gimme a slice from Famous Ray's every time. Slam dunk, no contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I don't know why the stuff they make in Chicago is even called pizza. It's a totally different animal. They should call it something like Italian Pie or Baked Italian Skillet, or something like that. 100% agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Never been to either place but I have never met a pizza I didn't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I don't know why the stuff they make in Chicago is even called pizza. It's a totally different animal. They should call it something like Italian Pie or Baked Italian Skillet, or something like that. yep (of course, NYC pizza isn't exactly what you get when you order pizza in Italy either though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I don't know why the stuff they make in Chicago is even called pizza. It's a totally different animal. They should call it something like Italian Pie or Baked Italian Skillet, or something like that. And if I have to choose between eating it and NYC pizza. . .faggedaboudit. Gimme a slice from Famous Ray's every time. Slam dunk, no contest. Sinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Sinner. I ain't sayin the stuff ain't good. . I'm just saying it's like going to a cookout and asking for 2 hot dogs and getting 1 hamburger and 1 hot dog on your plate. They're not the same food, but they're called by the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 i vaguely recall a term used = pizza pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 A slice with the hugh slab of sausage on it in the old Gino's in Chicago with my family on a vacation as a child is one of my fondest memories. My name was on a wall 25 years ago. I went back to Gino's a few years back in the new location and couldn't find it. Never been to New York, but Compola's Tasty Pizza in Lyndhurst is my favorite local place. Am I the only Cleveland east-sider here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Chicago! yup- for me it is Chicago pies by a landslide. Gino's is incredible NY pizza is completely overrated IMO - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I don't know why the stuff they make in Chicago is even called pizza. It's a totally different animal. They should call it something like Italian Pie or Baked Italian Skillet, or something like that. And if I have to choose between eating it and NYC pizza. . .faggedaboudit. Gimme a slice from Famous Ray's every time. Slam dunk, no contest. well then I take it you haven't had a good thin crust Chi pizza then..... the Chicago thin crust is the Athenae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) pizza. pizza wars is about to show on the travel channel. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You bastage...stirring the POT! well then I take it you haven't had a good thin crust Chi pizza then..... the Chicago thin crust is the Athenae And that is the point! TY, Wildcat! For the last time ........as one of the few Chi Town people here, and if not the only , the oldest, and oldest = wisdom! Chi town pizza is varied. Only tourists call Chi pizza pan pizza! We have/had neighborhood pizza. The pizza ran from thin to thick, bread (sicilian style) to whatever BUT PAN is a yuppie/tourist definition of Chi AREA pizza! Believe me, ALL of my Italian friends will agree..............PAN PIZZA IS NOT CHI PIZZA!!!!!!! That definition is too narrow and does not apply! If you're a tourist or a yup....................call it what you will, but anyone can call a goat a horse....dammit it's still a goat!!!!! Bottom line...................................Chi Pizza is more varied than NY style................but I'd like to hear from the 'yorkers on that. CHI PIZZA IS NOT NECESSARILY PAN!!!! THAT'S JUST A STYLE OF CHI PIZZA!!!!!! Edited December 28, 2007 by rocknrobn26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You bastage...stirring the POT! And that is the point! TY, Wildcat! For the last time ........as one of the few Chi Town people here, and if not the only , the oldest, and oldest = wisdom! Chi town pizza is varied. Only tourists call Chi pizza pan pizza! We have/had neighborhood pizza. The pizza ran from thin to thick, bread (sicilian style) to whatever BUT PAN is a yuppie/tourist definition of Chi AREA pizza! Believe me, ALL of my Italian friends will agree..............PAN PIZZA IS NOT CHI PIZZA!!!!!!! That definition is too narrow and does not apply! If you're a tourist or a yup....................call it what you will, but anyone can call a goat a horse....dammit it's still a goat!!!!! Bottom line...................................Chi Pizza is more varied than NY style................but I'd like to hear from the 'yorkers on that. CHI PIZZA IS NOT NECESSARILY PAN!!!! THAT'S JUST A STYLE OF CHI PIZZA!!!!!! meatsa meatsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 well..... pizza is indeed varied. in the same vein that neapolitan is different from venetian from milanese, etc. rr, i still condend that chicago does not claim rights to every type of pizza ranging from flat to deep dish/stuffed..... chicago can claim deep dish and stuffed as it's style. as for my preference: really as the mood strikes..... i like different types of crust and different toppings.... all about if it tastes good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCharger Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 New York. I'll go one step further and say Brooklyn. Anything else is meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 In the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for those not from the area) there are essentially two types of pizza. There's the classic Italian pizza and the less well known Greek pizza. Greek tends to be North of NYC while Italian is NYC and South. Both are excellent. Both beat the hell out of any of that stuff they're slinging in the mid-west. And do not call that crap from Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Caesar Caesar, Papa John's or any of the other national chains, pizza. It's some chewy stuff with ketchup and oil based cheese on it and it sucks. This includes anything with Uno in the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 sounds like someone is asking for a free pie.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Here's Detroit's best place for Deep Dish Chicago style Brought in 4 large for Christmas Eve. Very well received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 yup- for me it is Chicago pies by a landslide. Gino's is incredible Bingo. I make it a point to hit Gino's any time I'm around Chicago - they make a stunningly good pie. NY pizza is good, but lacks the depth of flavor and texture a good Chicago pie offers. I am now hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFFFreak Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) i gotta be honest, i'll eat pizza made in alaska if it's good, i love pizza. but if i have to choose, i'm taking new york style, folding it in half, and shoving it down. I don't know why the stuff they make in Chicago is even called pizza. It's a totally different animal. They should call it something like Italian Pie or Baked Italian Skillet, or something like that. And if I have to choose between eating it and NYC pizza. . .faggedaboudit. Gimme a slice from Famous Ray's every time. Slam dunk, no contest. Never been to either place but I have never met a pizza I didn't like. well..... pizza is indeed varied. in the same vein that neapolitan is different from venetian from milanese, etc. rr, i still condend that chicago does not claim rights to every type of pizza ranging from flat to deep dish/stuffed..... chicago can claim deep dish and stuffed as it's style. as for my preference: really as the mood strikes..... i like different types of crust and different toppings.... all about if it tastes good I pretty much agree with all quotes above. I had Gino's for the first time while at a wedding in Chicago this past summer and I must say it was very tasty. Simply put, I'd rather have NY style pizza, but it's all good. I've rarley had a bad pizza. Just some are better than others. Edited December 31, 2007 by TDFFFreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 one thing i have to say....all my buddies from nyc freak when they order a pie and it comes cut in squares!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I've rarley had a bad pizza. Funny, I feel the exact opposite. I think most pizza is pretty bad. But, I'm from Brooklyn so the bar is set high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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