Pizza Debate to go along wih Bagel thread.

[arturo7]

I voted NY, but I prefer the St. Louis style. I like the thin crust to be a bit crispy.

 

[EvilTOJ]

Thin crust? bah! It's a cracker! Gimmie the thick crust and lots of sauce and cheese mmmm.... I know I'll get crap for this, but my favoritest pizza in the world is a deep dish pepperoni lovers Pizza Hut pizza. Even better the next morning straight out of the fridge.

 

[Melana]

Neither for me! I like a thick Scicilian pizza (there's great pizza on Federal Hill in Providence) with it's 1" thick crust and yummy sauce and toppings. Mmmmm.

 

[PeteOz77]

Thin crust? bah! It's a cracker! Gimmie the thick crust and lots of sauce and cheese mmmm.... I know I'll get crap for this, but my favoritest pizza in the world is a deep dish pepperoni lovers Pizza Hut pizza. Even better the next morning straight out of the fridge.

Or, if you really want it at it's best, straight out of the box, which has been left out on the kitchen bench overnight.

 

[PeteOz77]

Make mine unltra thin, cripsy crust. I may be less food, and therefore not as good "Value for money" as a thick crust, but then again, I prefer QUALITY to quantity, and am happy to get less food for the same amount of money, if it's better food.

 

[Soulive]

NY is the only place to get good pizza, even Italy doesn't have italian food as good as NYC.

+1...

 

[stever]

How do a bunch of beer lovers not want the thick good crust. I mean bread is just solid beer, thin crust is like BMC.

Chicago Style is not thick crust it is deep dish. Have you ever seen a deep dish pie? The crust isn't all that thick it simply has a tall outer crust that allows it to be loaded with stuff, thus making it deep. You want lots of bread? eat a sicilian pizza, that is thick crust.

Sicilian pizza exhibit a:

and calling thin crust the BMC of pizza? You have proven that you have no taste. :cross:

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Original Wheat, thank you very much.

Thin crust is like eating crispy cardboard and deep dish is like eating a soggy bread bowl.

 

[Short Drive]

Neither! Wells Brothers Racine Wisconsin! Best pizza on the planet.

USA Today Top Ten

 

[jmulligan]

I like UNO's crust sometimes, so I guess Chicago. But honestly, the BEST pizza I've ever had is in between deep-dish and NY-style. The crust is soooooo good, the sauce is the best, and the cheese is a'flowing. And it's only made in 2 counties in MD - Pizza Hotline! Happy to support a local business.

 

[bigjohnmilford]

Why even make an argument here. I'll take just about any kind of pizza and a couple of beers. Anything but Dominos.

 

[vfinch]

If I'm going to eat thin crust, I'm a big fan of my cornmeal pizza dough. I prep the dough similar to a regular thin crust dough, and it turns out very crispy. Then I make a fresh garlic butter sauce and add sauteed egg plant, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, a couple of ingredients I can't remember right now and then a full pound of mozza on top.

I love eating meat pizza, but this veggie one is really good...

 

[Rhoobarb]

... Everyone knows that the best pizza is in Phoenix... Even the NY Times agrees

That's because Phoenix is just a suburb of Chicago. It's where retired Chicagoans go to die. Seriously! When the Bears play the Cardinals, they have home-field advantage.

Deep dish can't be beat. Lou Malnati's, Giordano's stuffed, Gino's (the original, not the franchised stores), Connie's, Louisa's, Edwardo's, Nancy's.

I like thin crust from time to time, but NY and Connecticut stye is really lacking. The reason people fold it in half to eat it is so they can squeeze some flavor out of the thing!

 

[cheezydemon]

Honestly I hated to pick one. Can't we all just get along?? A pizza shouldn't be judged by it's appearance, or it's taste....., or it's texture......WTF am I saying???? Yes it should.

But any brewer worth his salt, if offered a delicious thin crust pizza, or a luscious deep dish pizza, should eat and enjoy it.

Anyone who eats it and grumbles that it isn't his or her favorite style, or, (god forbid) refuses to eat it, is a great fool.

 

[Great_Neck_Brewer]

If you ever get a chance to visit New York city, please try Lombardi's. It is located at 32 Spring street between Mott and Mulberry street. It has been around since 1905 which makes it the oldest pizzaria in the country. Their pizza is by far the best in the world. If you're in Brooklyn try Di Fara pizzaria at 1424 Ave J. As far as pizza ouside of the New York and Chicago areas ,cardboard with no soul.

 

[olllllo]

About 50/50 so far. I enjoy both myself, but NY style #1. Can't get any decent pizza in NM, but while traveling have found a few great places. Greasy Tony's in AZ, Old Chicago in CO, TX, Edison Pizza in NJ(Local :rockin:"...

Greasy Tony's in Tempe is closed. Not sure about Tucson.

 

[Turkeyfoot Jr.]

My favorite pizza would actually be somewhere in the middle of the two choices but I voted deep dish since if I had to choose that's what I'd take. I hate thin, crispy pizza crust.

Since people are talking about their favorite pizza joints I'd vote for The Mellow Mushroom in Athens, GA. Best pizza I've ever had, hands down.

 

[RICLARK]

Deep Dish all the way!

 

[Dr_Deathweed]

If I am going to eat, I like to eat something with substance. crackers and tomato sauce is not my idea of pizza. Load it with toppings and give me something to eat!!!

 

[blacklab]

Canadian bacon and pineapple rocks!!

In Hawaii we called that a Haole pizza.

 

[stever]

crackers and tomato sauce is not my idea of pizza.

well duh. This on the other hand is..

 

[Orfy]

Thin crust every time. I want pizza not bread.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

well duh. This on the other hand is..

Stever.. .where's the ingredients?

Oh... and it's sliced wrong too. :cross:

 

[Rhoobarb]

Oh... and it's sliced wrong too. :cross:

Thin crust MUST be sliced in squares. Any other way is just wrong.

Here's all you need to know about pizza. This thread can now be closed!

 

[stever]

Stever.. .where's the ingredients?

Oh... and it's sliced wrong too. :cross:

I think you choose the wrong nickname.

 

[JMD87]

I like thin crust from time to time, but NY and Connecticut stye is really lacking. The reason people fold it in half to eat it is so they can squeeze some flavor out of the thing!

Are we talking thin crust like brick-oven style? Because NY is known for good "regular crust" pizza, thin crust (like from Domino's) is pretty bland.


I'm curious if you (or anyone that went against NY pizza) have ever had NY pizza In NY? Also, to those of you who can eat more than 3 slices of NY pizza (the kind you have to fold), you're not human... I can rarely eat more then 2 (if they have toppings).

Bah humbug to you casserole pizza lovers. Less bread, more cheese (But not too little bread)

 

[arturo7]

well duh. This on the other hand is..

That is beautiful. I just finished lunch but I'm hungry again.

 

[CBBaron]

Good deep dish (I've had Gino's East pizza in Chicago) is NOT thick crust. It is however more like a meat and cheese pie with deep layers of fillings (not toppings). My favorite pizza so far is Gino's East. So i guess deep dish.

However given the examples of "deep dish" pizzas usually available I prefer the thin n crispy crusts. Most "deep dish" pizza's I see are usually like bread with a layer of pizza toppings. The thin crust pizzas have the same toppings but with much less bread.

I havn't had NY style at a good NY restaurant so I will with hold judgment on my favorite until then.

Craig

 

[Vatechtigger]

seems alot of people here confuse NY style pizza with thin hard crust "pizza"

and you fold it in half so you can channel the grease down your arm and not on your shirt!

 

[CBBaron]

seems alot of people here confuse NY style pizza with thin hard crust "pizza"

and you fold it in half so you can channel the grease down your arm and not on your shirt!

I think there is 2 confusions. One that NY style is crispy. Two that Chicago style is thick crust. I don't think most of the poster have had good examples of both styles, myself included. I've had great Chicago style but I don't think I've had the best examples of NY style.

Pizzeria Uno is a decent Chicago style for those outside of Chicagoland but I don't like it near as well as Gino's East.

For NY style I've only had chain stores in the midwest.

Craig