ny style pizza (Chicago: buy, food, cities)

[Gelasia]

Ill even take Central Market over that one store in Chicago cant remember the name but it reminds me of India when I hear it and his ugly colors yellow or something

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by MyssaTx

Ill even take Central Market over that one store in Chicago cant remember the name but it reminds me of India when I hear it and his ugly colors yellow or something

... ?

That one store in Chicago? Pretty broad there...

[Drover]

Originally Posted by MyssaTx

deep dish is just too much dough and usually saturated with butter or grease of whatever that nasty stuff is.

I think you're confusing Chicago-style pizza with pan pizza. They're two different things. Pan pizza is just regular pizza but with a thick dough-y crust. Except around the edges, the crust on Chicago-style stuffed is not that thick. Think of it more of a slightly thicker pie crust, and think of Chicago-style pizza as almost being like a pizza quiche. The thickness comes from the ingredients (mostly cheese), not the crust. The crust is just an edible container for the ingredients. See this picture for an example.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

No Carolina, I gotta disagree, actually classic Chicago pizza is thin crust and cut in squares. Years ago (50s and 60s) you had to go downtown to Unos and Duos to get pan pizza.

My wife calls that "bar pizza". Anyone else familiar with this term?

[Gelasia]

yes it is bar pizza to me too

[Gelasia]

Originally Posted by Drover

I think you're confusing Chicago-style pizza with pan pizza. They're two different things. Pan pizza is just regular pizza but with a thick dough-y crust. Except around the edges, the crust on Chicago-style stuffed is not that thick. Think of it more of a slightly thicker pie crust, and think of Chicago-style pizza as almost being like a pizza quiche. The thickness comes from the ingredients (mostly cheese), not the crust. The crust is just an edible container for the ingredients. See this picture for an example.

Thanks for the picture it makes it clear now- youre right it is more like a quiche-- but I must say that photo is pretty gross lol

[pittsteelerfan]

Chicago's 'deep dish' is GREAT, and NY's 'thin style' pizza is GREAT. Some of the best pizza I ever ate was in NYC. But Chicago'e deep dish is also some of the best. GREAT pizza, is GREAT pizza, PERIOD! But I NEVER found great wings in either city! Buffalo and Pittsburgh are the best in that catorgory in my opinon.

[gichicago]

I dont like comparing Pizza across regions, because I like them all dammit.

[gichicago]

Originally Posted by pittsteelerfan

Chicago's 'deep dish' is GREAT, and NY's 'thin style' pizza is GREAT. Some of the best pizza I ever ate was in NYC. But Chicago'e deep dish is also some of the best. GREAT pizza, is GREAT pizza, PERIOD! But I NEVER found great wings in either city! Buffalo and Pittsburgh are the best in that catorgory in my opinon.

If you are ever back in NYC, try kabooz in Penn Station. No kidding, best wings in NYC. I myself was skeptical because its a non-descript place. Had some co-workers from buffalo try it out, and they were impressed.

[Irishtom29]

"La Piazza", it just struck me, that was the place in Piper's Alley that had a great Unos clone like, 40 years ago, Christ. It was easier to get in there than Unos or Duos.