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Maybe this question would have been better in the food section ,but I thought i'd post here because of the topic . I was born in Queens and lived there for almost 12 years , until moving to Florida in 1982 .I eat a lot of pizza and know the pizza parlors and restaurants do their best to duplicate it , however I know NY style here is not authentic no matter how good it is . Is there anyone who owns a pizza parlor or has lived in Florida or other parts of the south that can explain what makes the biggest difference . I Know the water is filtered out many ingredients include Durham flour , San Marzano tomatoes and grande cheese .
I think everyone claims it's the water, but I don't know. I agree. I grew up right across the river in Jersey though (hudson count) and remember pizza being really awful. But I thought we got the same water as NYC!? Thinking about it now though, i've never actually tried pizza outside of NYC/Jersey. (admittedly, I'm not much of a traveller and when I am I often have zero money to buy food).
I tried the NY style pizza in Las Vegas at Grimaldi's and I thought it was gross. I won't be going back there ever. I never thought pizza could be gross before.
However, the NY style pizza at Guido's in downtown Boise is one of my favorites.
Still haven't tried it in NYC. What's the best place to do that at there?
SO it NYC style pizza just thin pizza in a circle versus the deep dish from Chicago and places like that? I always considered that kind of pizza Sicilian which I actually LOVE! (but doesn't compare to the triangle slices).
I think everyone claims it's the water, but I don't know. I agree. I grew up right across the river in Jersey though (hudson count) and remember pizza being really awful. But I thought we got the same water as NYC!? Thinking about it now though, i've never actually tried pizza outside of NYC/Jersey. (admittedly, I'm not much of a traveller and when I am I often have zero money to buy food).
Depending on where you were in Hudson, your water came from the Hackensack River, Wanaque, or Parsippany. NYC water comes from the Catskills.
IMO, NYC and NNJ pizza are pretty similar in style. Most of the places in NNJ have less variety in pies/toppings available for getting a slice, but I'd attribute that to lower volume of business than some of the busier places in the Lower East Side or other parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
When you go to different parts of the country you'll notice more significant differences. In some places, Papa Johns is regarded as "good pizza."
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Most of the places in NNJ have less variety in pies/toppings available for getting a slice, but I'd attribute that to lower volume of business than some of the busier places in the Lower East Side or other parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
ah, that makes sense. NNJ was always more about the hoagies at most of the pizza joints anyway. HOAGIES, not SUBS!
I tried the NY style pizza in Las Vegas at Grimaldi's and I thought it was gross. I won't be going back there ever. I never thought pizza could be gross before.
However, the NY style pizza at Guido's in downtown Boise is one of my favorites.
Still haven't tried it in NYC. What's the best place to do that at there?
There are many many places to go that are good in NYC or the other borough's . Check out Scott's pizza tours on yelp , located along 244 5th ave , NY , NY 10001 . Also , I remember my Godmother telling me Brooklyn is the best borough for pizza , Italian food . I met her the first time about 5 years ago when visiting and sh'es lived in the Queens area for probably 60 years . Grimaldi's , Di- Fara pizza , and Peppino's are all worth checking out if ever in Brooklyn .
SO it NYC style pizza just thin pizza in a circle versus the deep dish from Chicago and places like that? I always considered that kind of pizza Sicilian which I actually LOVE! (but doesn't compare to the triangle slices).
From what Iv'e heard Ray's can be hit or miss . I would love to try an authentic Chicago deep dish , but you could be waiting more then an hour in a Chicago restaurant on a busy night . I never took advantage of the opportunity to try this when stationed in bootcamp at Great Lakes , Illinois back in 1994 .Iv'e eaten it here in Florida and not sure how it compares .
No, no, I was making a joke about "ray's" (I think I was)?! I've eaten at lots of them, one of my first regulars. I liked them. They looked and smelled like generic pizza parlors, which they were, but you didn't have to work like an hour at work to afford a pie (small one at that!) (and for some people a slice!!)
There are many many places to go that are good in NYC or the other borough's . Check out Scott's pizza tours on yelp , located along 244 5th ave , NY , NY 10001 . Also , I remember my Godmother telling me Brooklyn is the best borough for pizza , Italian food . I met her the first time about 5 years ago when visiting and sh'es lived in the Queens area for probably 60 years . Grimaldi's , Di- Fara pizza , and Peppino's are all worth checking out if ever in Brooklyn .
I love that someone is giving pizza tours! Thank you!
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