New York or Chicago Pizza?

[CaptainStoner]

But the thing we seem to be missing is the fold - a NY-style slice is fairly large, a bit floppy, lending itself to be folded in the hand, making it twice as thick. Whether one folds or not is a big part of the equation here.
Chicago style is awesome, but is almost more of what happens when a lasagna and a pizza have a baby.
It's one of those eternal questions. I consider NY style to be the classic, and Chicago to be an awesome, not to mention formidable, variant.

 

[RoJoHen]

As for my favorite, it is and always will be a double-decker sausage from Dan's Pizza at 2738 Maple Avenue in Downers Grove, IL. Haven't been there in probably six years, but it's incredible.

Downer's Grove, you say? I'm only about 10 minutes away...might have to check it out.

 

[Count Zero]

Not "American Pepperoni" (I had to add "American" since it clearly isn't actually Pepperoni ).

Pepperoni is funny because in Italian it means (bell) peppers (well, actually peperoni with one "p", but the pronounce is very similar).

So beware of ordering "pizza pepperoni" in a restaurant in Italy! The first times, I was confused why bell peppers were so popular as pizza topping!

Yeah, I know. I once ordered a pizza with peperoni in Italy because it amused me to see peppers instead of meat

And to make matters even more confusing, over here, it can mean both things, though 'peperoni as spicy sausage' is more common with frozen pizzas.

As long as either are available in my local Aldi....

Reggio's? Expensive? That's the crap they sell at Aldi.

Ok, now I'm worried. I can live with the fact that there's Aldis in Denmark. I can even get over them existing in Scotland. But there's Aldis in the US? It's like a global invasion of cheap, badly maintained shops.

Reggio's? Expensive? That's the crap they sell at Aldi.

It's $7 (Kroger) where we live. I caught it on sale and figured it would be worth trying.

$7 for a frozen pizza? That's steep. In can get freshly made pizza around the corner for much less than that.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Ok, now I'm worried. I can live with the fact that there's Aldis in Denmark. I can even get over them existing in Scotland. But there's Aldis in the US? It's like a global invasion of cheap, badly maintained shops.

Aldi, Lidl, Netto.... they're everywhere.

And Phil Vickery is their prophet.

 

[RoJoHen]

Ok, now I'm worried. I can live with the fact that there's Aldis in Denmark. I can even get over them existing in Scotland. But there's Aldis in the US? It's like a global invasion of cheap, badly maintained shops.

The US has thousands of them. There are about a dozen of them just within a 10 mile radius of my apartment.

 

[Timby]

Aldi in the U.S. is really not a bad little place, especially if you're needing to stretch your budget, as my wife and I are right now. What would have cost us $80 at Hy-Vee or even Wal-Mart ran us about $40 at Aldi last night.

 

[RoJoHen]

Oh yeah, I was actually planning to go to Aldi tonight. It's a great place to find the basics.

 

[Timby]

As for my favorite, it is and always will be a double-decker sausage from Dan's Pizza at 2738 Maple Avenue in Downers Grove, IL. Haven't been there in probably six years, but it's incredible.

Downer's Grove, you say? I'm only about 10 minutes away...might have to check it out.

I'll bet you ten bucks that the phone number is still (630) 963-6900. I haven't lived in the area since 2002, and I still have it ingrained in my memory.

 

[RoJoHen]

Nice job.

 

[Amaris]

$7 for a frozen pizza? That's steep. In can get freshly made pizza around the corner for much less than that.

Well, I got them on sale, but I won't eat them again. I was thinking about trying California Pizza Kitchen. I'm on a quest to, over time, try every brand of pizza in our grocer's freezer. I have yet to try DiGiorno, Freschetta or California Pizza Kitchen.

 

[Timby]

Nice job.

If I tried really hard, I bet I could remember the numbers for Passero's and Barone's in Lisle, Home Run Inn in Darien, Uncle Pete's in Naperville and Aurelio's in Downers Grove. I honestly think I could. (I know one of them is 739-9606, but I can't recall off the top of my head if it's Aurelio's or Home Run Inn.)

Then again, I remember the cell phone numbers of all of my former girlfriends, and every single one of my current and former employees. I'm a bit of a savant when it comes to phone numbers.

Well, I got them on sale, but I won't eat them again. I was thinking about trying California Pizza Kitchen. I'm on a quest to, over time, try every brand of pizza in our grocer's freezer. I have yet to try DiGiorno, Freschetta or California Pizza Kitchen.

Offer to go down on the store manager of your local grocery if he'll stock Home Run Inn. Trust me.

 

[RoJoHen]

If I'm going to Aurelio's, it's gonna be the real one in Homewood, though there have actually been a ton of small Aurelio's carry-out branches popping up all over the suburbs in the last few years. There's one right down the road for me.

 

[Timby]

I've been to the one in Homewood several times (usually on golf trips), but the one that's right next-door to the Tivoli Theatre (I really hope that place is still around, it was the first place I ever saw Ghostbusters II) in Downers Grove is absolutely fantastic, and an equal to the original.

 

[Captain Ice]

You know, after hearing you two describe these places, I'm starting to think that a road trip is in order....

 

[TheLonelySquire]

But the thing we seem to be missing is the fold - a NY-style slice is fairly large, a bit floppy, lending itself to be folded in the hand, making it twice as thick. Whether one folds or not is a big part of the equation here.
Chicago style is awesome, but is almost more of what happens when a lasagna and a pizza have a baby.
It's one of those eternal questions. I consider NY style to be the classic, and Chicago to be an awesome, not to mention formidable, variant.

Well stated. Right on the mark.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

$7 for a frozen pizza? That's steep. In can get freshly made pizza around the corner for much less than that.

Well, I got them on sale, but I won't eat them again. I was thinking about trying California Pizza Kitchen. I'm on a quest to, over time, try every brand of pizza in our grocer's freezer. I have yet to try DiGiorno, Freschetta or California Pizza Kitchen.

Freschetta is excellent for frozen pizza. Better than the other two, imo. Sometimes I like a frozen pie over a restaurant pie. Specifically picked up a Freschetta the other day for just such an occassion.

 

[Scout101]

Pepperoni is funny because in Italian it means (bell) peppers (well, actually peperoni with one "p", but the pronounce is very similar).

So beware of ordering "pizza pepperoni" in a restaurant in Italy! The first times, I was confused why bell peppers were so popular as pizza topping!

The closest equivalent to pepperoni is called salame piccante or salsiccia piccante in Italian. Normal Italian sausage is much less harmful as breath weapon...

Same thing happened to me in Germany, those bastards. Ordered pepperoni, and got something resembling bananna peppers all over it instead. Salami was apparently what I was supposed to ask for. Thankfully, I'd had enough beer that I really didn't care much one way or the other

 

[Vendikarr]

To me, nothing beats a Chicago Style Pizza.

The problem is if you don't get your Chicago Style in or around the Chicago area, it is probably going to be crap. Treat yourself to a real Chicago Style.

You can go to http://www.tastesofchicago.com/ and order authentic Chicago Style Pizza, shipped anywhere in the U.S. I have several friends who are former Chicago residents, and they order pizza here at least once a month.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ That's kind of expensive, though, innit?

 

[Vendikarr]

^ That's kind of expensive, though, innit?

It's comparable to what I pay when I order one and pick it up. They have a four pizza pack for about $80.00

If I order a small with one topping, I'm paying around $15-$16. Add more topping or a larger size and you pay more.

But then I can get two or three meals out of a small, so the price balances out.