What's your preferable slice?

[Buffalo716]

1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Chicago thin crust.  Deep dish is only like 50 years old.

 

https://blog.slicelife.com/move-over-deep-dish-thin-crust-is-the-real-pizza-of-chicago/

 

Also called "tavern style" for the way it's cut... The original Chicago pizza.

 

 

Better than greasy New York. 

 

Cracker crust... BUT I still voted for doughy BFLo.

It isn't bad.  I'd rank top 3 FastFood pizza as:

 

1. Domino's

2. PizzaSlut

3. LittleSqueezer's

That's only the more recent deep dish.  Original Chicago pizza is thin crust.

My family has been making pizza for a long time and honestly Chicago tavern style is found all over the Midwest it's not a unique style like the deep dish 

 

That tavern style is found everywhere from Chicago to Ohio and Wisconsin parts of Pennsylvania it's really not distinct to Chicago if I'm being honest 

 

Your deep dish is 100% distinct going back even 80 years

[Just Jack]

It really depends on my mood, but most of the time I'd say NYC or WNY style. 

[boater]

Yuck, who goes for that NYC thin slice? If I wanted sauce, cheese, and pepperoni on a glorified tortilla..I'd order NYC pizza.

 

Chicago deep dish, iIf I wanted a casserole on top of dough..that's what I would order.

 

Detroit pizza and Buffalo pizza are interchangeable, they are similar to each other. The only way to roll.

[Augie]

9 hours ago, Draconator said:

Best pizza I've ever had was in Brooklyn. NYC. 

 

The best pizza I’ve ever had I made myself…..in a cooking class in Rome (Italy, not NY). They let you know it’s not a Naples style pizza, it’s different. And it was amazing! I have a pic of my wife with an entire pie in front of her, then a pic of her taking the last bite. It was so light it never filled you up. 

 

Don’t even get me started on the gelato! 

[Process]

Just ordered a 6 pack of pies shipped from Giordanos, thanks for the inspiration. 

 

It's been years since the last time I had them shipped, but I remember being surprised at how good they came out at home. 

[BillsPride12]

9 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

When it comes to deep dish, I like Beggars, Lou Malnati's, & Edwardo's "stuffed."

 

Beggars:

Lou Malnati's:

Edwardo's Natural:

Beggars makes a good tavern style thin:

Official WhiteSox pizza... Beggars uses corn meal under the crust...

I love Malnati's! Next time im in Chitown I'll have to try Beggars for tavern style. Any other good tavern style recommendations?

[Draconator]

39 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

The best pizza I’ve ever had I made myself…..in a cooking class in Rome (Italy, not NY). They let you know it’s not a Naples style pizza, it’s different. And it was amazing! I have a pic of my wife with an entire pie in front of her, then a pic of her taking the last bite. It was so light it never filled you up. 

 

Don’t even get me started on the gelato! 

My wife and I will be in Italy in August 2026. What you said is awesome!

[Jauronimo]

13 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Chicago thin crust.  Deep dish is only like 50 years old.

 

https://blog.slicelife.com/move-over-deep-dish-thin-crust-is-the-real-pizza-of-chicago/

 

Also called "tavern style" for the way it's cut... The original Chicago pizza.

 

 

Better than greasy New York. 

 

Cracker crust... BUT I still voted for doughy BFLo.

It isn't bad.  I'd rank top 3 FastFood pizza as:

 

1. Domino's

2. PizzaSlut

3. LittleSqueezer's

That's only the more recent deep dish.  Original Chicago pizza is thin crust.

Deep dish is a broad term.  It could mean Malnatis style, it could mean Gino's/Uno's style which is deeper with a breadier dough, it could be chicago stuffed with 2 crusts and sauce on top, and then theres the Burt's and Pequods style which is more like your pan pizza but with the caramelized cheese crust.  Decent amount of variation in my experience.

[May Day 10]

Id say Buffalo style is my favorite... as long as everything is balanced correctly between dough, cheese, and sauce.  

 

New York is great and I would choose that.  I just dont get filled up on it and feel like I can eat 100 pieces.  

 

 

Any local wood-fired pizza that is made thicker than NY is almost perfect.

[Mikie2times]

Buddy's from Detroit, if it needs to be a chain, Jets from Detroit/also in Ohio. But I certainly have love for the occasional Chicago or New York slice. I like making my own pizza as well. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

4 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

I love Malnati's! Next time im in Chitown I'll have to try Beggars for tavern style. Any other good tavern style recommendations?

Just local joints... 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Philly. It, along with Cheesesteaks/legit hoagies are the one thing I'll miss about this area.

 

[Jauronimo]

46 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Philly. It, along with Cheesesteaks/legit hoagies are the one thing I'll miss about this area.

 

Whats a philly slice? You talking tomato pie?

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

3 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

Whats a philly slice? You talking tomato pie?

That too, but I've got three REALLY good pizza places within 15 minutes of my house.

 

Philly's a lot like NYC pie-wise

 

 

[yall]

Don't get me wrong, even bad pizza is frequently good, but NYC style rules over Buffalo style without question.