remphish1 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 According to this article NYC and Osaka JAPAN?! have better pizza than Chicago? http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-39283338 As a life long NYC area resident I got to say I have had many great pizzas. None though have blown me out of the water. As an aside I am attempting to spend a few days in Chicago later this year to give Chicago pizza a good fair chance (what are the must haves?)...Also the pizza I had in Rome was blah... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 But what exactly is okonomiyaki? At its base is batter (made from flour, eggs, water, cabbage and cooking stock) paired with your desired combination of cheese, vegetables, fish and meat. In the city of Osaka, where the most popular version of the dish originated, all the ingredients are cooked together (by grilling on both sides) before the pizza is topped with a sweet brown sauce, mayonnaise, katsuobushi (bonito flakes) and aonori (seaweed flakes).Now that may be the most spectacular tasting thing on the planet... but that's not pizza. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Best pizza in Chicago is Lou Malnati's.Gotta get a pan pizza with the butter crust, spinach, mushrooms, and garlic. It's spectacular.They have locations all over the area, but the original is on Lincoln Ave. in Lincolnwood, just a few blocks north of the city limits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borracho Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Best pizza in Chicago is Lou Malnati's.Gotta get a pan pizza with the butter crust, spinach, mushrooms, and garlic. It's spectacular.They have locations all over the area, but the original is on Lincoln Ave. in Lincolnwood, just a few blocks north of the city limits.i second lou malnati's. so so good... only been to the naperville location that was an old firehouse. pretty cool on a nice summer day when the open the old fire doors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 i second lou malnati's. so so good... only been to the naperville location that was an old firehouse. pretty cool on a nice summer day when the open the old fire doors.Ahh I took a look at the menu looks good! I am already getting hungry..Shouldn't have looked before 10am! On top of it being before lunch I won't be to Chicago til at least the fall...will def add it to the list though! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I hear the Papa John's on North Lincoln is pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Every pizza has it's place. I don't think there's any reason one region should have supremacy over the dough/sauce/cheese combination. There's a lot of shitty pizza in Chicago, too, and some damn fine ones in the Twin Cities. Hell, I don't mind frozen pizza half the time. I crave different pizzas as if they were different foods, much like I don't consider Diet Coke and Coke the same drink. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Agreed. Sometimes I crave a cracker-crust pizza. And, on that tip, I loves me some Imo's (St. Louis-style), with sausage.Too bad we don't get any of that around here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Milwaukee has some great pizza joints - mostly a thin crust town.Olive Pit and Classic Slice are my two faves, but there are a lot of old school dives that serve a good greasy pizza. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Chicago-style pizza is nowhere near as cracked up as people from Chicago make it oput to be. It is good, though. NY-style is better. New Haven style is the best. CO-style sucks. It's waaay too doughy. F-in' Beaujeaoax or however they spell it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 If I'm in the mood for Chicago deep dish, there's nothing better. But that's once every few years, not something I normally crave. I'm a big fan of CPK and CA-style pizza in general. Medium crust; chewy & crunchy, flavorful sauces, creative toppings. The Wild Mushroom at CPK is always fantastic. I have yet to taste a frozen pizza that tastes decent - i.e., not of plastic or other chemical enhancers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I have yet to taste a frozen pizza that tastes decent - i.e., not of plastic or other chemical enhancers.They sell them at the Whole Foods near me. It's damn good.Cracker crust.Although, I don't know if they ship it out of the Chicago area.Damn tasty, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 ^ thanks... I'll see if my local WF carries that brand. To be fair, frozen pizza isn't normally something I seek out, so there could be many good brands out there that I'm unaware of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Actually I like the pizza in Boston the best. NYC is pretty good though. Chicago has very little decent thin crust pizza. I eat deep dish, but mostly after all these years I am sick of it. I think it is overblown really. Malnati does make good deep dish however. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Chicago has very little decent thin crust pizza.Just had Aurelio's last night. Not thin-crust, really -- more a medium crust. Still, really tasty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Chicago has very little decent thin crust pizza.This is so true- it's all cut into squares on crackers?! What the heck- so not good. I agree with the above comment on New Haven style pizza, although I've only ever had it here in Chicago at Piece. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 This is so true- it's all cut into squares on crackers?! What the heck- so not good. I agree with the above comment on New Haven style pizza, although I've only ever had it here in Chicago at Piece. the shitty thin crust cut into squares is the worst. I think the best places in Chicago to get real pizza are, Santullo's, Luigi's (on Clark in Lincoln Park) and Piece. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Pete and Elda's, Neptune NJ. Best pizza you're gonna find. Really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 the arugula and prosciutto pizza w/ shaved parm that i had in rome was the best pizza ever. i am not a fan of deep-dish pizza. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 They have the technology to actually injection mold cheese directly into the crust now at Pizza Hut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 They have the technology to actually injection mold cheese directly into the crust now at Pizza Hut. Man-kind has officially peaked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 We should refer to this as "the Cheese age" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 ha, thanks Winston on the Milwaukee pizza shout-out. We do have good pizza here but of course, overshadowed by nearby Chicago and our stereotype of beer-brats-cheese. Classic Slice in Bayview is amazing as well as Mama DeMarini's in Bayview...not to be confused with Dom & Phil's DeMarini's. Zaffiro's on the East Side seems to win awards all the time. Yes, cracker-thin crust style at Zaffiro's is very very good!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Mama DeMarini's in Bayview... huh, lived in Bayview for 2 years and never went... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It may be that the best east coast style thin crust is at Gigio's in Uptown. The place is a complete dump, but make a great crust. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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