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Re: Why not both...?teeth_smile
Johnnycade 28 Reviews 151 reads
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You could absolutely do that!  NY Pizza is like an appetizer, you're NEVER full after eating it.  There is totally room for Chicago Cheese Pie for dinner right after.  

As a comparison, I guess if maybe you stacked three of four slices of NY appetizer together you could have a more fair comparison.  And as someone that loves pizza, I do think it is more fair to think of Chicago pizza as a cheese pie.  As for the question, is cheese pie better than pizza, uh, yeah a lot better.  

But rejoice!  Because both Chicago and NY pizzas could be dropped into a dirty NYC trash laden street and still be better than that junk they serve in Italy!

CharlotteAnne3425 reads

Oft discussed but still not resolved.  

NY Style Pizza Versus Chicago Deep Fish

I've decided to do my own comparison.
Stay tuned for results.

(suggestions welcomed)

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JIMBOY204 reads

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JIMBOY206 reads

They're each excellent, in their own way, but representing very different genres. New York pizza is all about how the crust, cheese, and sauce, combine in delicate balance to dance a Tarantella on your tongue. ;-)  Chicago pizza was, IMHO, appropriately made for residents of the "Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders" (Carl Sandburg poem). You can't fold a slice but it'll keep you warm and full on the coldest of Chicago nights!

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betty_snj194 reads

In one of those cooking shows on TV, a pizza restaurant owner from Brooklyn opened places in New Jersey and Chicago.
He could not make exactly the same pizza crust, so he has to bring water from New York.

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JIMBOY169 reads

Doesn't surprise me. I bet that's also why the bagels and bialys are so much better. Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing bialys available outside NY. Ok, gotta stop now. This thread is making me hungry!

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betty_snj175 reads

They ship them anywhere in the US.

Russ & Daughters is one of my favorite places to eat here in New York.

Toasted and paired with smoked salmon and their homemade cream cheese.

Yummmm

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impposter222 reads

Years ago, going back and forth between NY and Boston, I stopped in New Haven to check out the "world famous" Pepe's Pizza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Pepe_Pizzeria_Napoletana (now expanded to 10 locations in MA, RI, and NY).  I waited on line outside for over an hour for what? Disappointment. An overpriced little pizza. It was good, but not great. Do you think I can tell the diff between hand sliced tomatoes in the sauce versus machine sliced? Or different kinds of (all good) oregano? Or virgin olive oil and extra virgin OO once it's been baked in a pie? Maybe some of you can, but not me.  
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Another time, I checked out Sally's Apizza, next to Pepe's and also with a long line and wait. Same deal. Good pizza but not worth the wait or the premium price. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%27s_Apizza   BTW, "Sally" is the nickname of the son, Salvatore, not Charlie Brown's sister Sally. (Cyndi Lauper's "Sally's Pigeons" is also about Salvatore's Pigeons. If you grew up with Italian friends and neighbors, it's not so strange.)  
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Not pizza, but I also felt obligated to check out Louis' Lunch (est 1895), a tiny little hamburger joint that claims to have invented the modern hamburger in 1900. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%27_Lunch An OK but overpriced burger. And they've got some strange rules like "no ketchip" and they will humiliate you for even asking. Can any of you tell whether your toast was toasted in an electric toaster or a gas-fired toaster? Not me. Maybe I'll go back again and bring a big bottle of ketchup with me.  
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I like NYC Neapolitan pizza more than Boston Neapolitan pizza. I like Chicago deep dish pizza with extras (chicken, shrimp, etc.). Sometimes I like Sicilian style pizza. I don't like Greek-style pizza made in a round pan (NY, Boston and elsewhere). I'm not all that picky.  

When I'm in a hurry and eating on the run, "Dollar-A-Slice" (different "brands"; not the best pizza, but not the worst pizza; all over NYC) will do. http://www.bestproducts.com/eats/food/a2014/best-dollar-slice-pizza-in-nyc/

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TrulyMsMocha202 reads

...yeah :) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMygg27nZcs  lol

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AutomaticSlim178 reads

The one on Lex near 46th is the best, IMO, but they are all quite decent.
Why pay more?

Chicago has pizza?

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IBDPhotography177 reads

... if these are my only choices, then I would choose Chicago deep dish even though I'd never tried a genuine New York style pizza.  

 

That said, I actually prefer Round Table Pizza's pan crust pizzas. It's the best pizza I've had so far - matter of fact, just had it for dinner - yum! :P

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JIMBOY215 reads

First, because you really can't do a comparison of something you've never tried. And it's gotta be the real deal in NY, not some pretender in another city claiming to be "just as good" (ain't gonna happen).

Second, because . . . Round Table pizza, really?

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IBDPhotography172 reads

..."you really can't do a comparison of something you've never tried."

I'll give you that and I'm okay that you want to disqualify my opinion. No biggie. That said, I know for a fact the I don't care for thin crust pizzas, so with all things being equal, thick crust wins every time for me. I can't help that I like what I like.  

Since pizza is my favorite food, I've tried many different pizza makers (except for actual NY pizza) and so far none of them have been as good as Round Table Pizza - for me. So yes, "really!" It's the "last honest pizza!" (haha)

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JIMBOY190 reads

I've had Round Table pizza and, as far as pizza chains/franchises go, it's definitely better than most. But that's comparing it to Domino's and Pizza Hut and places like that. But good NY pizza is in a class of it's own and, even if you currently think you don't like thin-crust pizza, if you ever find yourself in NY you owe it to your taste buds to give it a whirl.

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IBDPhotography183 reads

I've watch quite a few shows on Food Network/Youtube comparing "best pizzas" in NY and in the U.S. and I've gotta say that some of the pizzas in NY looked absolutely amazing. So I will definitely give them a try if I'm ever in the NYC area.

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JakeFromStateFarm213 reads

It's a thick dish of glop, nothing like the original Neapolitan pizza that found it's way to NY, where it still holds sway.  Chicago has some great food, but their so-called pizza and their ridiculous version of the hot dog ain't it.

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betty_snj214 reads

I didn't know the hotdog here is different from NYC.
I have to try one and see....but, what is the issue with it?

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JakeFromStateFarm188 reads

a pickle and all kinds of other vegetable matter.  If you want a real hot dog go to Nathan's on Coney Island, Gray's Papaya or Walter's Hot Dogs in Mamaroneck, NY  Also, rippers from NJ ain't bad.

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Real_Couple196 reads

It is a great debate that often leads to interesting discussions...

Our mantra in pretty much everything is 'the more the merrier'!

Why not have both NY style and Chicago deep dish?

It's one of the reasons we love to visit both cities!

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Johnnycade152 reads

You could absolutely do that!  NY Pizza is like an appetizer, you're NEVER full after eating it.  There is totally room for Chicago Cheese Pie for dinner right after.  

As a comparison, I guess if maybe you stacked three of four slices of NY appetizer together you could have a more fair comparison.  And as someone that loves pizza, I do think it is more fair to think of Chicago pizza as a cheese pie.  As for the question, is cheese pie better than pizza, uh, yeah a lot better.  

But rejoice!  Because both Chicago and NY pizzas could be dropped into a dirty NYC trash laden street and still be better than that junk they serve in Italy!

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DaniLogan183 reads

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impposter178 reads

It's that thing over on the middle left, near Canada.

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impposter179 reads

Posted By: impposter
Re: What's a "Chicago?"
It's that thing over on the middle left, near Canada.
Did I really write / right that?  
Chicago is that thing on the middle RIGHT near Canada.
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(When I was in kindergarten, I learned how to tell left from right. The windows are on the LEFT side of the room and the door is on the RIGHT side of the room. When I typed the previous post, Chicago/Canada was on the window side and I got all confused. Sorry.)

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Lioness2270162 reads

are delish.... :) just sayin

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