| Author | Message | ||
     Team_ruthless |
Being from Chicago I love pizza. I've never really had New York pizza but I would like to hear opinions from people who have had both. Being that both areas have a competitive market I imagine both areas have some very good and very different pizza. | ||
| Sifo |
Hard to beat Pal Joey's right in your back yard! (Message edited by SIFO on March 02, 2012) | ||
| Team_ruthless |
Had it Friday! | ||
| Xl1200r |
They are completely different and almost should be considered a different food. I like both, but Chicago is more of a fork & knife affair, heavier meal. New York is thin, I've had it both floppy and crispy. | ||
| Crusty |
Pizza is like Chinese food. Everybody has a favorite, and each pizza joint does theirs a little differently. (I'm ignoring the big chains like Pizza Hut & Domino's. They are to Pizza what McDonald's is to burgers) Normally, I prefer a New York style of pizza, but there are some deep dish Chicago style pizzas that are really tasty. My favorite pizza at the present time comes from a little shop in Malden, Massachusetts called Nana's. It's about 50 miles away from where I live, but it's worth the ride just to have lunch. The all time best pizza I ever had was made by my maternal Grandmother. She (as well as my Grandfather) was Sicilian, and she would only use a wood fired cast iron stove to bake it. | ||
| Jaimec |
I like both. Hard to find Chicago style pizza here on Long Island though. All the Pizzeria Unos went out of business. My Pie left decades ago. Other than Pizza Hut (and I doubt their authenticity) finding a pan pizza on Long Island is kinda like looking for Bigfoot... | ||
| S21125r |
That like asking what beer is better... Umm I'll have the free and cold one please. | ||
| Bob_thompson |
Growing up in Chicago, then living in Lombard we always went down to Unos or Geno's East on Sat. night and now in Utah we have Lou Malnaties shipped here a couple of times a year. Chicago also for Scalas beef and Vienna hotdogs. All great as well as any neighborhood ethnic foods, Chinatown, Greektown, etc. In service in the 60's near D.C. with many friends in NYC we had many NY pizzas, usually thin crust; different but just as great. Boston for pizza and subs and Philly, PA. for pizza and cheese steak sandwiches. YUM! Even here in Utah the small neighborhood eateries are the absolute best for authentic ethnic foods. Also here, Momma Thompsoninnies pizza is my favorite! | ||
| Sifo |
Unos pizza, while being both unique and good, doesn't IMO represent good Chicago style pizza. My favorite was a mom & pop place less than a half mile from home. Went out of business a couple of years ago though. Nancy's makes a great stuffed pizza. I think they are a local chain though. They have a premium product at premium prices. Great treat once in a while. | ||
| Sifo |
Pair-A-Dice pizza was a good place on Maui when it existed too.  | ||
| Jumbo_petite |
The Ambassador at Michigan Tech University has my favorite pizza. Thin crisp crust, great sauce and cheese melted over the toppings cut into small bite size squares. | ||
| Bads1 |
One of the best in the US. http://wellsbrosracine.com/ | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
yeah, they are so different its hard to compare the two | ||
| Sifo |
At least I can consider Chicago and NY pizza to be pizza. Some of the California style I've tried... | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Grew up on this stuff and I still think its the best... Pizza Place Pizza, Parkersburg, WV Started by some NYC transplants in hickville  | ||
| Aesquire |
Some CA pizzas are actually tacos. I can't compare NY & Chicago pizza either. Sometimes I get a craving for one or the other. Local pizza is thicker than NYC but not a pan Pizza. Pizza hut's pan is half what Uno's Chicago is, and that's about the best for a major chain. ( For Chicago style.... IMHO.... correct me if I missed better..... I'd love better ) I have no doubt that the local place you would rave about is better. Even thousands of miles from Chicago. People move, and great food moves with them. Yeah! | ||
| Thumper74 |
Can't compare them, different species. I've had both in their natural habitats and if I had to pick, I pick Chicago | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Personally I prefer Calzone. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
pizza... bacon... beer... I'm hungry! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOurjE9s3GA&feature =related | ||
| Brumbear |
You aint had Pizza till you get the Jersey boards Pizza. That and steamers is the only thing I like about the Jersey Shore!!!\ | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Wolf, you bastard, I'm drooling now.  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
I KNOW!! I'm gonna make some of those this weekend! | ||
| Azxb9r |
It all depends on what you are in the mood for. I generally prefer the Chicago style, but sometimes a New York style just hits the spot. The New York is also easier to eat, especially if you are trying to eat while doing something else. | ||
| Drkside79 |
Chicago style is the best IMO. NYs offering is good as well but pound for pound The pizza below gets it done....  | ||
| Froggy |
Chicago style is great if you want soup in a large bread-bowl. NY pizza if you want to actually eat pizza. | ||
| Team_ruthless |
When people hear Chicago and pizza they think deep dish. Funny thing is we probably eat more thin crust then we do deep dish. we have more independent places selling thin crust pizza then we do deep dish, stuffed or pan pizza. A lot of south siders would even argue that thin crust is "real" Chicago pizza. | ||
| Drkside79 |
Chicago style is great if you want soup in a large bread-bowl. NY pizza if you want to actually eat pizza. Yeah along those lines if you like a pizza that sags and breaks due to a weak spine err crust than New York is the way to go. If you want substance Chitown is where its at. Hmm kinda like real life... jk  | ||
| Xl1200r |
A lot of south siders would even argue that thin crust is "real" Chicago pizza. So... "real" Chicago pizza is actually just New York pizza? lol And if your NY pizza sags or breaks you're not folding it right. | ||
| Team_ruthless |
So... "real" Chicago pizza is actually just New York pizza? lol Not at all If you order thin crust in Chicago and expect N.Y. style pizza you'd be very disappointed. someone who has had both could probably explain better then me but the similarities stop at the name. | ||
| Froggy |
Yep, you pick up the Chicago pizza, the cheese and 5 gallons of sauce fall off! |
