Chicago vs New York: Pizza Edition

Jon Stewart goes on a rant!

Now it's my turn to piss off both New York and Chicago: Their pizza ain't got nothing on what Papa Murphy's calls Chicago style

That Chicago creation can be tasty if made right, but he's right: it isn't pizza.

I have given up on this argument as I enjoy both styles way to much to stop eating them.

One thing they both can do quite easily is burn the fucking to of your mouth so you know you ate some pizza.

Not watching the vid, but Chicago’s deep dish style pizza is really good - and I don’t like pizza.

BLT pizza (I know, it’s not really pizza) is best as a deep dish.

I remember that episode of The Daily Show .

Detroit. Fight me.

Detroit still exists?

Yep. BLM and Antifa tried to burn it down at the same time as Seattle, but were stymied because too many of them were in drag.

I'm surprised it lasted that long -- I thought the automakers burned it to the ground when they used the pull out method on Michigan.

Neopolitan style.

@Bailey FTW.

Pompeiian style.



You know, cooked in a volcano.

Now I’m wondering how close you can safely get to an active volcano and cook a pizza.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/guatemala-david-garcia-pacaya-volcano-pizza

Ah the porn rule, if you can think of it, it’s already been tried.

I've never had Chicago- or New York-style pizza. Just looking at them, Chicago looks awesome and New York looks very basic. If I actually tried them, I have a feeling my thoughts on Chicago pizza would be something along the lines of "that did not go as planned" and for New York "that was surprisingly good."

As for Detroit pizza: Since the last time this topic has come up, I have tried Buddy's (where Detroit pizza originated). My feelings are "Meh, it was all right I guess. The dough has a weird texture."

Although, as far as I'm concerned, the best pizza ever is DiGiorno Croissant Crust, so clearly I know nothing about pizza.

I'll go check...

Strange. I looks like it's still there, but when I try to enter, there seems to be an invisible wall. Also, some text appeared at the bottom of my vision that read "You cannot go that way." I guess Detroit's closed for now.

Hopefully it'll open up by tomorrow afternoon, because I have stuff to do tomorrow that involves leaving Hamtramck.

A croissant crust sounds amazing, but fuck DiGiorno and frozen pizzas so

Not familiar with it. What's it like?

I tried Detroit style pizza from a chain here and it was...okay. I don't like pizza with such a thick crust so I doubt I'll be going back.

Light, crispy, chewy crust. Emphasis on having fewer, but better quality ingredients. Done in big wood fired pizza ovens with a long dough ferment.

Very popular here, it's the most common pizza style you'll get at pubs and restaurants, where they will usually make a point of showcasing the large domed pizza oven. Photos are from a couple of my fave local places.

So I'm told. And even if it didn't, this glorious pizza does.

New York style Pizza is just... flaccid. A wet noodle. It can't raise the main sail. It has stifficulty. It's a floppy jalopy.

Unpopular view, but I like mine puffy and chewy.
Like, cooked just enough so it transitions out of dough.
Just enough that the starch sticks together and counts as bread.
Damned near pizza bubblegum.

Oh, I'll eat every other texture pizza.
Crunchy, bubbly, floppy, etc.

...but I'll be pining for gum pizza.

I tried Giordano's when I got to visit Chicago. It was good. Not $35 good (yikes!), but good.
That said, the better pizza I tried was when we were passing through Gary, Indiana and got it from a place called "Old Chicago."
It tasted much better than Giordano's.

I still need to go to New York so I can sample a New York slice.

Until then, the jury is still out for me.

There is something about the smell of the sewers, the stank of people on NY streets, and whatever rat droppings are burned into the oven thart makes NY pizza a dish you can only really get in NYC.

It just does not taste the same if you get the same thing outside of the city.

Yeah, I like pizza with crust somewhere between New York style and Detroit style.

The former is too thin and the latter is too thick for me.

I managed to get to Chicago a few months back and had some of their deep dish for the first and only time. It was sublime.

I can't choose!