ny style pizza

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by NS4Life

are you nuts? of course they sell by the slice!! would be pretty bad for biz not to!

A guy I know who owns a pizza joint in DuPage makes his whole pies square-cut thin and crispy but makes the pizzas he sells by the slice more New York style with a thicker, floppy crust.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

Gotcha. So NYC style means the crust isn't crispy, which gets to the whole "fold-it-in-half" thing.

Thanks - that seems pretty trifling to me. Lord knows there are tons of Chicago pizza places with bready, chewy, bendable crusts. Like say, Domino's.

I just had no idea that was so desirable!

There's also a difference in sauce, Chicago-style being more herbal than New York style. New York-style also seems to be more "well-done" on balance, favoring more browning of the cheese than found on your typical Chicago thin-crust, though certainly there's places here that'll brown the cheese right up. Flavor of crust is apparently different too in addition to the texture differences highlighted by IrishTom. Many New Yorkers swear the difference is in the water, which can't be replicated elsewhere.

[bwap_bonk]

Originally Posted by Drover

There's also a difference in sauce, Chicago-style being more herbal than New York style. New York-style also seems to be more "well-done" on balance, favoring more browning of the cheese than found on your typical Chicago thin-crust, though certainly there's places here that'll brown the cheese right up. Flavor of crust is apparently different too in addition to the texture differences highlighted by IrishTom. Many New Yorkers swear the difference is in the water, which can't be replicated elsewhere.

just remember that NYC style needs to be broken down into two subgroups. by far the most common type would be "street pizza" which is the kind you fold. the more classic style is Neapolitano (served at lombardi's, grimaldi's, etc.) which has a thinner crust, more well done and it would crack if you tried to fold it in half.

i've had new haven pizza from frank pepe's, pretty damn good, Neapolitano style.

also don;t forget sicillian, aka square slice. L&B in bensonhurst, brooklyn has the best sicilian anywhere, its thick and has a cakelike crust. my family has gone there for 4 generations.

oh an yeah, its all about the water, why do you think our bagels are so damn good?

[sydbarrett]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

Can someone actually articulate what it is that differentiates NYC and Chicago thin crust pizza BESIDES cutting the pieces in pie form as opposed to squares?

Anyone that has ever eaten the pizza of mall denizen Sbarro has eaten New York style pizza. (The regular thin slice.)


It obviously is not the best pizza out of New York/inspired by New York pizza, but it is New York style.

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by NS4Life

i've had new haven pizza from frank pepe's, pretty damn good, Neapolitano style.

The worst pizza I ever had was from Sally's in New Haven. Tough crust, bland sauce, poor quality cheese and pathetic sausage. Dominoes is better, I swear to Christ. The Sbarrro's pizza I had on the Ohio turnpike going there was far better. Hell, a Tombstone is better, WAY better.

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by Drover

There's also a difference in sauce, Chicago-style being more herbal than New York style. New York-style also seems to be more "well-done" on balance, favoring more browning of the cheese than found on your typical Chicago thin-crust, though certainly there's places here that'll brown the cheese right up. Flavor of crust is apparently different too in addition to the texture differences highlighted by IrishTom. Many New Yorkers swear the difference is in the water, which can't be replicated elsewhere.

That makes sense. Makes sense for beer, right?

[bwap_bonk]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

The worst pizza I ever had was from Sally's in New Haven. Tough crust, bland sauce, poor quality cheese and pathetic sausage. Dominoes is better, I swear to Christ. The Sbarrro's pizza I had on the Ohio turnpike going there was far better. Hell, a Tombstone is better, WAY better.

i remember my worst pizza very well. it was at a pizza place in bar harbor, maine. went there with some buddies after camping. it was pretty much wonder bread with ketchup and melted polly-o string cheese. this was after a few drinks and we were bitchin up a storm and got some death stares. "f'in new yorkers"