I had Buffalo wings in the Anchor Bar when I was there in 2004. I didn't realize there was such a place as "the home of Buffalo wings" until that day, but they were some tasty wings!
Fuck anyone who doesn't like Papa John's. Papa John's is awesome.
Consider me fucked, then.
Ditto. Any NY pizzeria could kick Papa's ass.
Well, of course you're right. That's why I said in my original post that Papa John's is awesome considering that it is a chain. If you have to choose from among the chains, I think Papa John's is the best choice. Not all of us live in NYC. Some of us live in areas where the chains are the only choice.
There's a really nice place in Dupont Circle called Alberto's. However, if you don't live in Dupont Circle, good luck getting Alberto's to deliver. Nearly everyone lives close to a Papa John's.
Chicago pizza kicks NYC pizza's ass anyway, so I don't know why everyone is talking about NYC pizza.
I think they're both delicious and see no reason to argue about which is superior. Then again, I'm from the Carolinas where there isn't much pizza-related regional pride; just don't rag on the soul food or our BBQ and we're cool with anything.
Yeah, it's really not fair. We need to put the Chicago pizza up against a more appropriate opponent like, say, Totino's Pizza Rolls. That's a more even fight.
Yeah, it's really not fair. We need to put the Chicago pizza up against a more appropriate opponent like, say, Totino's Pizza Rolls. That's a more even fight.
Yeah, it's really not fair. We need to put the Chicago pizza up against a more appropriate opponent like, say, Totino's Pizza Rolls. That's a more even fight.
Or beagle pizzas... yuck.
Beagles on pizza? I'm pretty sure there's a law against that.
They both look like shit. The top has too thick a crust, the bottom has been made by someone who doesn't know what a pizza is. Bands of a single ingredient makes for shit pizzas, I'd take the top one if they halved its thickness.
Today I bought myself a new Canon DSLR 500D camera. I also got a new wide angle lens, which will mean some much better landscape photography, interior photography and building photography.
And while I was in the shop I picked up a Snow Leopard disk. I'm running the new OS now and haven't noticed much difference. Expose works 1000x better, which is almost worth the price in itself. And the icons seem brighter.
Yeah, I like both, really. One is really bready and fluffy with lots of toppings (more like a focaccia with tons of cheese?), the other one is flatter, lighter, and crispier. Totally different foods.
Anyone can tell you that Chicago pizza quality varies wildly, and everyone has their favorite. Filling up in three bites and not liking it is a sign of bad Chicago pizza. It's a big preference call as to which Chicago pizza is the best, but some of the most widely acknowledged are:
1) Pizzarias Uno and Due (Only downtown. If you eat at a franchise, it's not real Uno pizza) 2) Gino's East (It's all about the Meaty Legend and the cornbread crust) 3) Giordano's 4) Lou Malnati's (haven't been to this one personally, but my friends rave about it)
I like foods that don't fall apart when I eat them. Sorry, NY pizza.
New York pizza doesn't fall apart. Where did you eat? ^_~
You're saying the pizza that is renowned for needing to fold in order to eat doesn't fall apart? I ate in a variety of places, many recommended by my dad's coworker who grew up there, and none were especially impressive. Either I had very poor luck or my tastes are not as heightened as yours ^_~
You people take the ability to eat pizza for granted.
Many varieties of pizza have their virtues and weaknesses. Almost all of them taste better than the options available to me. Saying one thing is "better" than another without an actual comparison is just silly. At least tell us what you are basing your judgment on, since all value judgments of this sort are subjective.
At least tell us what you are basing your judgment on, since all value judgments of this sort are subjective.
My judgement is based on an inflated sense of importance, because I live in New York, the most important state in the goddamn Union. :P
Actually, my judgement is based on the lack of elegance in the Chicago style pizza. The crust isn't spectacular; there's just a lot of it. The sauce isn't that great; there's just a lot of it. Chicago is all about the quantity of pizza you get, whereas New York pizza focuses more on the quality of the ingredients that go into it, and the interactions of those ingredients. It's a more refined form of junk food; Chicago pizza lacks sophistication.
The rule is this: if I need a fork and knife to eat it, it's not pizza.
The sauce isn't that great; there's just a lot of it. Chicago is all about thequantityof pizza you get, whereas New York pizza focuses more on the quality of the ingredients that go into it, and the interactions of those ingredients. It's a more refined form of junk food; Chicago pizza lacks sophistication.
RAGE.
Have you eaten at Pizzeria Due? That pizza is of magnificently high quality. Same for Gino's.
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There's a really nice place in Dupont Circle called Alberto's. However, if you don't live in Dupont Circle, good luck getting Alberto's to deliver. Nearly everyone lives close to a Papa John's.
Chicago pizza kicks NYC pizza's ass anyway, so I don't know why everyone is talking about NYC pizza.
Really? No contest.
Convert.
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And while I was in the shop I picked up a Snow Leopard disk. I'm running the new OS now and haven't noticed much difference. Expose works 1000x better, which is almost worth the price in itself. And the icons seem brighter.
Chicago style pizza is an entirely different food from New York style pizza. They really can't be compared.
One is really bready and fluffy with lots of toppings (more like a focaccia with tons of cheese?), the other one is flatter, lighter, and crispier. Totally different foods.
1) Pizzarias Uno and Due (Only downtown. If you eat at a franchise, it's not real Uno pizza)
2) Gino's East (It's all about the Meaty Legend and the cornbread crust)
3) Giordano's
4) Lou Malnati's (haven't been to this one personally, but my friends rave about it)
And Papa John's is rubbish.
Many varieties of pizza have their virtues and weaknesses. Almost all of them taste better than the options available to me. Saying one thing is "better" than another without an actual comparison is just silly. At least tell us what you are basing your judgment on, since all value judgments of this sort are subjective.
Actually, my judgement is based on the lack of elegance in the Chicago style pizza. The crust isn't spectacular; there's just a lot of it. The sauce isn't that great; there's just a lot of it. Chicago is all about the quantity of pizza you get, whereas New York pizza focuses more on the quality of the ingredients that go into it, and the interactions of those ingredients. It's a more refined form of junk food; Chicago pizza lacks sophistication.
The rule is this: if I need a fork and knife to eat it, it's not pizza.
Have you eaten at Pizzeria Due? That pizza is of magnificently high quality. Same for Gino's.