Chicago Vs New York The Pizza Debate

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  • Pnknlvr96
    Pnknlvr96 Posts: 104 Member
    I'm surprised so many Chicago pizza fans like Giordano's. It's all about the Lou Malnati's...get the butter crust with sausage and green peppers, yum!

    I think you know what my answer is ;)

    I love Lou Malanati's! They are my fav.....waaaaaayyyyy better than any other place I have ever been to. Oh, and they deliver to my house :/

    My aunt is sending me one for Christmas. I love Denver but the pizza out here stinks. Chicago style all the way. Although, if you ever trek south to Champaign, IL, Papa Del's has deep dish that gives Giordano's a run for their money.
  • apriltrainer
    apriltrainer Posts: 732 Member
    Chicago- especially Pequod's Pizza in Chicago. Carmelized Crust?? YUM!

    I will do a burpee battle over who has the best pizza. AND IT"S CHICAGO!! TAKE THAT NEW YORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SherryR1971
    SherryR1971 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Which ever is closest to my mouth! I like both and it's nice to switch it up... :drinker:

    this^^
  • bettacheckyoself
    bettacheckyoself Posts: 570
    DD for me !
  • bryanamb
    bryanamb Posts: 33 Member
    New York City...ALL THE WAY!
  • BlackStarDeceiver
    BlackStarDeceiver Posts: 590 Member
    I don't know, I've never been to either place. :sad:

    I don't want no thin crust, I want that baby PHAT!
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    greek pizza trumps chicago and ny. if you're not from new england, you might not have had it ..

    I never even had NY or chicago style pizza until I was in College.. I remember looking at the pizza purveyor with disgust thinking "You call THAT pizza?"

    Always from a place called Giovannis or Brothers. There's one of each in every town (nope, not chains) around here.

    lol, my hometown has a population of just 11,000 and FOUR Greek pizza places.... No Giovanni's... but we do have "insert your town's name here" House of Pizza.
  • Captain_RG
    Captain_RG Posts: 96 Member
    Dude, this isn't really even a debate. Chicago (Giordano's specifically) has the best. No contest. Best pizza, best hot dogs, etc. all Chicago.
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    Chicago pizza is absolutely awful.

    Italian>>>>Pizza Hut/Dominos etc>New York>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chicago
  • Masterdo
    Masterdo Posts: 331 Member
    I was in NY for 4 months, and tried a lot of pizza places. I was generally disappointed I have to say...

    I did try a few one from the top 10 from here http://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-slices-of-pizza/ and those were good though. But drop you at random in NYC, enter the first pizza place you see, and the results are not that great... Brooklyn is by far the best place in NY.

    Never tried Chicago. But Montreal does some fine pizza, I've come to appreciate :p
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    You haven't lived if you haven't tried New York pizza! My Dad owns a few NYC pizzerias so maybe I'm a little biased :tongue:

    For the record Chicago pizza IS also quite good but it's messy and time consuming..nothing beats a well made delicious thin crust pizza you can fold in half and scarf down on your way to the subway IMO.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    New York......this shouldn't even be a thread.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Chicago.
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    i dont think i ate new york pizza but it sounds gross to me... i love old chicago pizza i LOVE deep dish...
  • paintedlady77
    paintedlady77 Posts: 154 Member
    New York
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    Which ever one the Gambino Crime family says is.

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  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Chicago style isnt real pizza and is mediocre at best.

    NY is way better.

    but Chicago hot dogs are better than all.
  • Topher1978
    Topher1978 Posts: 975 Member
    New York, hands down.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    NEW YORK!!!!
  • RBXChas
    RBXChas Posts: 2,708 Member
    HeyGrandma116.jpg

    \drops the mic


    edited: pic swapped because I'm a dunce at resizing pics and the original was too large to fit

    Did you drop over the pizza or the lady? Because the pizza looks good, but the lady is GORGEOUS! :happy:
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    Chicago hands down. Not even close.

    I've been to the NY/Jersey area and had pizza. Always found it gross.
  • RBXChas
    RBXChas Posts: 2,708 Member
    greek pizza trumps chicago and ny. if you're not from new england, you might not have had it ..

    I never even had NY or chicago style pizza until I was in College.. I remember looking at the pizza purveyor with disgust thinking "You call THAT pizza?"

    My mom grew up in Rhode Island, went to school there, where she met my dad (he was at Providence, she was at Salve Regina), and after they got married and moved to NJ (where my dad is from and where I grew up), she was so confused by the pizza. She was used to "tomato pie." To her, cheese was an option.

    They've been married (and living in NJ) for over 40 years, so she's well-informed of what real NY pizza is. However, she never told me about Greek pizza. I love Greek food, so I feel the need to investigate further.
  • RBXChas
    RBXChas Posts: 2,708 Member
    Chicago style isnt real pizza and is mediocre at best.

    NY is way better.

    but Chicago hot dogs are better than all.

    Hot dogs never trump pizza in my book, but as far as hot dogs go, nothing beats Chicago dogs. Sadly I've never actually had one in Chicago, which means I've probably never even had the best!
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Chicago style isnt real pizza and is mediocre at best.

    NY is way better.

    but Chicago hot dogs are better than all.

    Hot dogs never trump pizza in my book, but as far as hot dogs go, nothing beats Chicago dogs. Sadly I've never actually had one in Chicago, which means I've probably never even had the best!

    oops my bad...i did not mean to suggest chicago hot dogs were greater than pizza...i just meant chicago hot dogs were greater than all other hot dogs.

    i just wanted to throw chicago a bone since their "pizza" is so sub standard.

    the best style of pizza overall is neapolitan.

    Neapolitan.jpg
  • thethinnydiaries
    thethinnydiaries Posts: 111
    New York for sure! But I might just be biased... :)
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
    New York......this shouldn't even be a thread.

    This ^^ times elventy billion
  • kitty_764
    kitty_764 Posts: 64
    Chicago pizza is absolutely awful.

    Italian>>>>Pizza Hut/Dominos etc>New York>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chicago

    Woah! Those places don't count.

    Lou Malnati's hands DOWN is the best pizza on the planet. Both thin and deep dish is comparable to an orgasm. No joke
  • bigjretrac
    bigjretrac Posts: 80 Member
    Love both. As a native New Yorker, I grew up on NY pizza, but whenever I'm in Chicagoland, I have to go to Giordano's in Evanston-- it's a must.

    In fact, I was just there last week-- so freakin good. Can't sneeze at Umbertos on Long Island either, though.
  • ngory07
    ngory07 Posts: 194 Member
    Born and raised in Chicago. I love pizza in general. But when I'm craving it it's NY. I love thin crust. Chicago style has its good points but all the dough makes my tummy hurt. I feel like such a traitor :(
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Born and raised in Chicago. I love pizza in general. But when I'm craving it it's NY. I love thin crust. Chicago style has its good points but all the dough makes my tummy hurt. I feel like such a traitor :(

    I am with you on this one. I was also born and raised in Chicago( NW side) and I am partial to thin crust. I love thin crust. Lucky for me there is ALOT of thin crust places here in the city!

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