Let's Talk Pizza

[mg357]

I have eaten pizza from every pizza restaurant in Peoria Illinois and Washington Illinois with the exception one and my favorite is Pizza Hut.

I have never eaten Dominos Pizza but its on my bucket list.

 

[cmort666]

I have never eaten Dominos Pizza but its on my bucket list.

And bucket would be something to have handy afterward...

 

[boykinlp]

The only exception is Papa Murphy's Take and Bake. That stuff is GOOD. You tell them what you want on it, they assemble it right in front of you, you take it home and bake it. The Cowboy is my favorite.

Papa Murphy's Take-n-Bake.
I like mine a little more brown & crispy, and my wife doesn't, so we can each have it the way we want it, and the ingredients are top-shelf.

How do you cook it when you get it home? Oven rack? Pizza Stone? Other?

 

[moe smith]

Best pizza I ever had was at Shirley's New York Pizza.

In - get this - Bayamon Puerto Rico!

Ha! Same latitude, over in St. Thomas in the USVI in Havensight (where the cruise ships dock) there used to be (maybe it's still there) a pizza joint owned by a guy from Queens. When I lived there it was my go to pizza place if I wasn't eating Lobster Pizza @ Iggies.

Also, in another "I can't freakin believe it moment" I was killing time one afternoon and drove up to Breckenridge Colorado from Denver. I was waiting for a friend to complete some business and I walked by an open air corner business with a familiar aroma. I looked in to see a little guy pulling the most perfect NY style pie out of the oven. "Give me two slices and a coke" came out of my mouth as quickly as if someone had auto-programed my speech. Turned out, the guy was from Sicily and he made the best, (outside of Brooklyn of course) pizza I've had.

These two example are why I don't believe the rumor that authentic tasting NY Style pizza is a product of the water. I think it's much deeper than that. I think NY pizza people have a code of silence, an omerta, and are sentenced to swim with the fishes if they give up the recipe after they cross the GWB. There can be no other explanation.

 

[Sikiguya]

What the damn hell?! Chain pizzas? I get it if you live in BFE...but cmon, there has to be better pie than thoses. What is next? Big Mac for the best burger?

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[pineappleshooter]

I couldn't hold it in any longer. Watching all you guys (and girls) whe aren't from the Northeast talk about pizza is like watching the Jamaican Bobsled Team - kinda cute and interesting but totally pointless. If you are anywhere to the West, Southwest, or South of Philadelphia - YOU HAVE NEVER HAD GOOD PIZZA.

You may fire when ready!

 

[Nevada Ed]

Pinky's ..............

San Rafael Calif. and Reno back in the 60's.
Big Ed's Special combo was my favorite.

Hit it after the Navy reserve meetings for a bite and a cold pitcher.
It later came to Reno in the 70's...........gone now.

Round table best a few years back but going down hill.......
Hard to find a place with both ...........
good crust and toppings that are at the top of the flavor/taste/aroma/freshness/texture that I like.

The Villa Roma burnt down the Two guys from Italy and Davo's shut down.

Reno does not have a "Little Italy" like SF.............

Looks like I might have to rolla my sleeves upa too !!

 

[AnthemBassMan]

My favorite used to be Larry Dinolfo's in Dover, OH, when I could get there.

-Not sure if you're from the area or just have some family here. I lived in Dover for about 20 years, plus my Mom was from Dover. There are kind of two pizza camps for the area. One is Dinolfo's and one is Penso's. I'm in the Penso's camp. If you haven't heard, there is a restaurant down by Harry Clever Field in New Phila that makes Dinolfo's pizzas. And you can get the hot pepper mix on top like you could with Larry's. They also have his salad recipe down pat. It's called Magoo's if you haven't heard of it...

L8R,
Matt

 

[kaaskop49]

Proper analogy

I'm from the Bronx originally. Trying to find NY style pizza in Vegas is like going to a LGS for a S&W revolver and finding a Taurus...

 

[ralph7]

Fuzzies and Star Pizza are 2 good places here, but being cheap, I'll take my coupon to CiCi's and enjoy all you can eat salad and a custom made thin crust pizza (pepperoni, red onions, black olives, pineapple, canadian bacon and jalapenos) for $4.32 out the door.

 

[wittmeba]

I have eaten pizza from every pizza restaurant in Peoria Illinois and Washington Illinois with the exception one and my favorite is Pizza Hut.
I have never eaten Dominos Pizza but its on my bucket list.

The Pizza is Double Pork Sausage!

Is there no more GodFather's Pizza? Had one in Normal, Il (closed in 2011) years back. It was a weekly thing for our family.

But the real Winner was back in the '60's - "Two Guys From Italy" on Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, Ca.

Now it's pretty much Pizza Hut or Papa John's.

 

[Texas40]

Havent had a GodFathers in my part of Texas since the early 80s.

 

[joeintexas]

Another vote for Papa Murphys Take and Bake for chain pizza. All ingredients including the dough are made fresh daily and you take it home and bake it. You really can taste a difference. For best overall pizza there used to be a place in Amarillo, Texas called Mama Rosa's, it was the best in its day.

 

[cmort666]

Havent had a GodFathers in my part of Texas since the early 80s.

There used to be one in Berea, Ohio.

I keep seeing/hearing advertisements for them, but other than the one that used to be in Berea (don't know if it still is) I don't know of any in the Cleveland area.

 

[Stephanie B]

I have never eaten Dominos Pizza but its on my bucket list.

Which you might be kicking after you've eaten their "food".

 

[Autococker07]

Ahhhh..... now were are on proper FGT (fat guy topic)!! Pizza, in my opinion, is the only thing to come out of chicago that I have any use for.... (other than typwriters, but thats another thread). We havea place here in nw florida called "County Line pizza' that makes em deep and full of cheese thats my favorite.

My wife "the skinny one" likes her pizza NY style, and loves dominoes (like a cracker with spaghetti sauce and sliced cheese to me) for name brand, but her absolute favorite is a little place in New Orleans on Magazine street called "New York Pizza"... I have to admit, its really good for a thin crust pizza....

Papa Johns does in a pinch, but all the "name brand" places are the same to me.... not really all that wonderful...

Papa Murphey's is good, but I have to literally be loud and obnoxious to keep them from putting tomatoes on the pie (I dont do tomatoes).... 3 out of 3 times, they always do it, and it drives me batty because the last two times I was following my pie and telling them not to while they threw them on.... too much hassle....

 

[Salty RI]

Shingles? oh okay.

I use Pizza Hut as a laxative. When my kids wanted Pizza Hut I always told them ok but after that we go straight home, no mall hopping.

Do you remember the A&W rootbeer stands, one glass of that and I'd run for the nearest men's room, I wish we still had some of them around, at my age I could use a couple of mug's a day.

 

[Salty RI]

What the damn hell?! Chain pizzas? I get it if you live in BFE...but cmon, there has to be better pie than thoses. What is next? Big Mac for the best burger?

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Five Guy's for the best fast burger and their fries are even better.

 

[timn8er]

I get a kick out of all the people who say that the only(fill in the blank)worth having is from their region. I believe in civic pride myself, but reality dictates that this can't possibly be true. Most of the claims are in good fun, but some are down right rabid. Regional differences can be interesting & good. When I first moved to Arkansas years ago, my then wife took me to a diner that was known for their foot long chili dogs, covered with cole slaw. I thought the idea of such a thing was revolting, but I gave it a shot. Delicious! Later on in Oklahoma I would order them that way & get some real odd looks, to say the least. Anyway, I could make the statement that The best Tex Mex food can only be had in San Antonio, but that's the truth!

 

[arjay]

I had kind of given up on pizza because I can't digest tomatoes and the typical white sauce is lame,but a little googling and experimenting and most of all,good,fresh ingredients....I think I've eaten more pizza in the last two months than in the previous ten years.