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In NY, it's called Sicilian pizza. The whole pie is a square and the slices are cut into squares. The crust is different from a regular pie. A classic Sicilian pizza does not have any toppings.
We had the same thing in Northeastern PA. You had to order a whole tray to get toppings. Standard was always plain.
Most pizza that I have seen cut into squares, is usually cooked on rectangular baking sheets. That is the reason it's cut into squares. I realize that a round pizza can be cut into squares too, but I don't know what the point would be, and it wouldn't really be square slices anyway.
There's an Appalachian city in the Pennsylvania Anthracite district called Shamokin. There they have a place called Mr. Pizza that sells pizza "by the cut" (not slice) and the cuts are square. $1.10 each.
Old Forge Pizza is very different. I got to like it, while living in PA. It is sort of it's "own food". Old Forge is located outside of Scranton. We spent a day trying a "cut" that's what they call it there, at several Old Forge Pizza places. Each one claiming to be the best, which is typical.
I go to the New Haven location of Frank Pepe's if not a lot then I would say a fair amount. They do not cut in squares. I don't know how to describe how they cut, not squares or triangles. Maybe you could call it really ugly rectangles trying to be triangles?
Go back and read the original post. He's talking about a round pie. You cannot cut a round pie into squares no matter how hard you try. I stand by my post.
Go back and read the original post. He's talking about a round pie. You cannot cut a round pie into squares no matter how hard you try. I stand by my post.
From my last visit. They don't purposely cut it into squares. They just are in such a hurry that the triangles are wonky.
This was from a visit when it wasn't so busy. No squares or rectangles.
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Not quite square pizza, but I ate a lot of Harris pizza growing up in the Quad Cities. Quad Cities style has malt in the crust, is cut into strips with shears, and the toppings are under the crust. There's a QC pizza place here in Anderson SC but I haven't tried it yet.
There is one in the eastern Twin Cities' burbs, smartly called QC Pizza in Mahtomedi (lots of Iowans relocated up here). Good crust. The guy who owns/runs it is very hands on and talks with customers a lot, bringing out samples, "Hey, try this one we are working on ... let me know what you think?" sort of thing and asking questions in a very friendly way). Limited seating, lots of take-out business.
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