Pizza - Chicago vs New York

[IndianaJones]

Poll question: Pizza - Chicago vs New York

Which "style" do you prefer?

[MissMillie]

1. deep dish, thick crust pizza sits in my tummy like a brick

I used to like it, but now prefer a thin crust... I just digest it better.

I'm probably getting old.

[Silver Swan]

2. Chicago, of course

Because even Chicago thin crust pizza is better than New York pizza!

[Sugar Smack]

3. NEW YORK. :D

:bounce: I freaking miss it.

[terrya]

4. CHICAGO has the best pizza in the world.

Period, end of discussion.

[IndianaJones]

5. now...where do you suggest for the best in town? nt.

[terrya]

7. Gino's, downtown.

Very, very good pizza.

[IndianaJones]

10. noted. I will check it out when I'm in the city. hopefully next month. nt.

[davsand]

32. I second the Gino's suggestion.

Very good stuff and it is the classic Chicago deep dish stuffed pizza. We took Material Girl to Gino's (it has gotta be Gino's East!) for pizza a couple of years ago and even she loved it. You can order from them and have it shipped. I threaten it sometimes but have never done it:

http://featuredfoods.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/a-store/c-GinoAns_East.shtml?E+scstore+ginos


Hubby loves Aurelio's Pizza and says it has a better variety than Gino's. Dunno--can't say for sure because I go to Gino's when I am in Chicago!


Laura

[kath]

17. Edwardo's or Giordano's - order the stuffed pizza.

Oh, man, I'm sitting here drooling just thinking about it (and WAY too far away in OKC)

[datasuspect]

26. damenzo's on taylor/western

or villa nova in berwyn.

freddy's on 31/union is good too.

avoid gino's east/giordano's - overpriced, caters to the tourist trade. not that good.

[Taverner]

6. Depends on the mood

NY Pizza is excellent, especially if it's on crust as crispy as a matzo cracker. Goes great with Pale Ales.

CHI Pizza is excellent as well, and whole wheat dough (don't laugh) tastes really really good when you do it. Especially if you use some beer in the dough. Goes best with a dark beer.

[Haole Girl]

8. I never met a pizza I didn't like!

No option for both? ;-) :hi:

[IndianaJones]

11. sure there is. nt.

[Carrieyazel]

13. You like chain pizza, like Papa Johns, Dominos, Little Caesar's?

That stuff is absolute crap.

[redqueen]

19. Nah, it's like sex...

even when it's bad... it's still pretty good!

:bounce:

Course... I'll eat just about anything. :blush:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

25. I must say that Papa Johns has the best chain pizza,

my family had a pizza restaurant for a couple of years so I am a snob :). While not near as good as what we made, it is still my favorite of the chains out there.

[Carrieyazel]

30. I just had a Papa Johns pizza recently. It was bad.

[noonwitch]

9. Detroit style

Where a thick crust is still not too thick, and Buddy's rules supreme!

Although Louis di Prima's in Hazel Park is very good, too.

[Zookeeper]

21. Yeah, my best childhood pizza memories are from a mom and

pop Italian restaurant in Detroit. The crust was on the thin side and flexible. The cheese was nice and oily and stretchy.

I guess NY-style is the closest to it. 'Not a fan of Chicago-style because of the thick, doughy crust.

Mr. Z. makes high-brow, chi-chi pizza, which is tasty, but a different species from those hot, sloppy wedges of goodness. :)

[skyblue]

12. Pizza from a chain sucks. You buy direct from the family. Period.

[BrklynLib at work]

14. The Food channel had Firemen from around the country compare the two....and

NYC won...

Sorry guys.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. Completely different food items, IMO.

There's a local NY style pizza place that serves up fantastic stuff. So that's where I go most of the time. It's much closer to traditional pizza, IMO, and delicious.

That said, chicago style pizza is like a meat pie, using italian meats, spices, and sauce. They're a completely different beast so you can't compare them directly. They can be just as delicious.

[Radical Activist]

16. Chicago absolutely has the best pizza in the world.

And you must be in Chicago to have it done right.

[CBHagman]

18. New York, of course.

I'm still reeling from the shock of encountering what I will charitably call attempts at pizza in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Dayton, Ohio.

[redqueen]

20. Thick crust for me...

with lots o' toppings... including tomatoes, not just tomato sauce! :9

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

22. Napoli and surrounding areas in Italy

Best. Pizza.

PERIOD!

[bigwillq]

23. New York

:bounce:

[LSK]

24. Chicago

Although I never met a pizza I didnt like.

[SteppingRazor]

27. Can't go with Chicago -- I enjoy weighing less than 500 pounds.

:popcorn:

[Carrieyazel]

28. How about Phoenix pizza???

[Carrieyazel]

29. Jacksonville Pizza anybody???

[Carrieyazel]

31. How about Portland pizza?