what's your favorite toppings, and where do you get it?  one thing good about pizza is that meat lovers and vegi lovers can enjoy a good pizza pie.

our primary Pizza source here is Round Table. It's pretty consistent. the crust is good, and the meat toppings are tasty and the cheese is nice and melty & gooey when it arrives at your table. my choice is Montague's All Meat Marvel, with sausge, pepperoni, salami, linguicia, but the girls usually like to get mushrooms and olives and only 1 meat on theirs.

a bit more upscale here is Zachary's pizza and they specialize in deep dish. it's really really good  8)

one more choice of ours on poker nights is Papa Murphys, it's a take and bake. much less expensive because you have to cook it yourself, but it's pretty good too.

Oh gosh...I LOVE pizza...I could never get sick of it.  My favorite pizza is from a local place called, Jioio's. They have a thin and sweet crust (similiar to a pie crust, but flakier) and their sauce is real sweet...it's heavenly!

I usually get mushrooms on my pizza...but sometimes I will also get black olives and mild pepper rings too.

Oh gosh...I LOVE pizza...I could never get sick of it.  My favorite pizza is from a local place called, Jioio's. They have a thin and sweet crust (similiar to a pie crust, but flakier) and their sauce is real sweet...it's heavenly!

I usually get mushrooms on my pizza...but sometimes I will also get black olives and mild pepper rings too.
as for vegi pizzas, mushrooms and black olives work for me, and I don't mind a small amount of onion as long as it's cooked well. not sure how I would react to a sweet sauce but if you say it's heavenly, it must be good

as for vegi pizzas, mushrooms and black olives work for me, and I don't mind a small amount of onion as long as it's cooked well. not sure how I would react to a sweet sauce but if you say it's heavenly, it must be good



oh, if I could box it up and send it to you...I would! ;D

oh, if I could box it up and send it to you...I would! ;D
I wish you could too. I'm sure Lady Di and Jule's would totally dig it.

next Friday is our softball team pizza party at Round Table. whenever we win a league championship, our team manager treats us and our families to all we can eat pizza.  he'll probably order 10-12 extra large pies which will be more than enough  ::)

DOMINIO's: Double ham, no cheese, light sauce.

I wish you could too. I'm sure Lady Di and Jule's would totally dig it.

next Friday is our softball team pizza party at Round Table. whenever we win a league championship, our team manager treats us and our families to all we can eat pizza.  he'll probably order 10-12 extra large pies which will be more than enough  ::)



that sounds so fun and cozy! I loved hanging out at pizza parlors with family/friends when I was younger. We had this family friend who used to own a pizza place. We would spend either Friday or Saturday night there, hanging out, eating, listening to tunes on his jukebox...fun times!

DOMINIO's: Double ham, no cheese, light sauce.



no cheese?  ???  a good thing about Domino's pizza is that it's inexpensive. so the double ham is good. gotta remember to try that but I gotta have cheese on my pizza.



that sounds so fun and cozy! I loved hanging out at pizza parlors with family/friends when I was younger. We had this family friend who used to own a pizza place. We would spend either Friday or Saturday night there, hanging out, eating, listening to tunes on his jukebox...fun times!
it is a good time and the pizza always tastes extra good because of the Championship Victory and that it's free  8)

it's nice to know the owner because they usually give ya discounts.  ::) 

no cheese?   ???  a good thing about Domino's pizza is that it's inexpensive. so the double ham is good. gotta remember to try that but I gotta have cheese on my pizza.
it is a good time and the pizza always tastes extra good because of the Championship Victory and that it's free  8)

it's nice to know the owner because they usually give ya discounts.  ::) 


cheese makes me hurl.

Domino's is the only place where they don't laugh at me when I order this way so they get my repeat business for respecting my order.

my friends can laugh at me (and they frequently do....but I don't want some kid laughing & scoffing at me when I call in an order)

cheese makes me hurl.

Domino's is the only place where they don't laugh at me when I order this way so they get my repeat business for respecting my order.

my friends can laugh at me (and they frequently do....but I don't want some kid laughing & scoffing at me when I call in an order)
I can appreciate that. cheese isn't everyone's thing and that could be a bit embarrassing if a pizza joint laughed or questioned you not getting cheese, but I imagine they get those requests more that I am aware of.

I am one of the rare few who enjoy actual anchovies on my pizza (anchovy and onion is one of my favorites) - But I also love a small pizza joint called Franks and their special(their special homemade sausage - very crumbly, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions) Yummy, makes me want to go get one now

I never really liked cheese and hated scrambled eggs.  I found out not too long ago that I couldn't digest dairy products any more.  I seem to be okay with pizza as long as theres tomato sauce.  I usually just have cheese pizza so I can taste the sauce.  I use to like Pizza Hut, but we haven't had any in a long time.  We just go up the street to Hungry Howie's.  It's okay I guess, but it's pizza so I'm going to eat it anyway.  

I am one of the rare few who enjoy actual anchovies on my pizza (anchovy and onion is one of my favorites) - But I also love a small pizza joint called Franks and their special(their special homemade sausage - very crumbly, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions) Yummy, makes me want to go get one now


how did he ever get close enough to you to give you two kids?  ;D

how did he ever get close enough to you to give you two kids?  ;D



LMAO - I never get to have it, that is for sure....... Thanks for pointing that out.... Even "he" will find that funny, because he can't stand it!!!!  Hubby is a meatlover sort of pizza eater, maybe taco (sometimes), definately cheeseburger

I am one of the rare few who enjoy actual anchovies on my pizza (anchovy and onion is one of my favorites) - But I also love a small pizza joint called Franks and their special(their special homemade sausage - very crumbly, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions) Yummy, makes me want to go get one now
yes, you are part of a rare and small crowd (I think) that likes anchovies on their pizza and I agree that talking about it sure makes me yearn for some pizza too  :)


I never really liked cheese and hated scrambled eggs.  I found out not too long ago that I couldn't digest dairy products any more.  I seem to be okay with pizza as long as theres tomato sauce.  I usually just have cheese pizza so I can taste the sauce.  I use to like Pizza Hut, but we haven't had any in a long time.  We just go up the street to Hungry Howie's.  It's okay I guess, but it's pizza so I'm going to eat it anyway.  
I agree, it's pizza so ya gotta eat it 

LMAO - I never get to have it, that is for sure....... Thanks for pointing that out.... Even "he" will find that funny, because he can't stand it!!!!  Hubby is a meatlover sort of pizza eater, maybe taco (sometimes), definately cheeseburger


yeah I didn't actually mean to italicize he but I like it. some folks call their SOs (sig oth) fancy pronouns but I just went w/ the generic he. I guess I should've called him the hubby but not having one myself I forgot that term  ;)



;D

I agree, it's pizza so ya gotta eat it 
Isn't the saying that pizza is like pex, even bad pizza is better than no pizza, and no one wants to be without pizza (or pex) ;)

yeah I didn't actually mean to italicize he but I like it. some folks call their SOs (sig oth) fancy pronouns but I just went w/ the generic he. I guess I should've called him the hubby but not having one myself I forgot that term  ;)



;D
I liked it tooo, it added to the humor - Thanks for making me laugh (since I can't sleep because "he" is sawing logs so loud I believe the house is shaking)

what's your favorite toppings, and where do you get it?  one thing good about pizza is that meat lovers and vegi lovers can enjoy a good pizza pie.

our primary Pizza source here is Round Table. It's pretty consistent. the crust is good, and the meat toppings are tasty and the cheese is nice and melty & gooey when it arrives at your table. my choice is Montague's All Meat Marvel, with sausge, pepperoni, salami, linguicia, but the girls usually like to get mushrooms and olives and only 1 meat on theirs.

a bit more upscale here is Zachary's pizza and they specialize in deep dish. it's really really good  8)

one more choice of ours on poker nights is Papa Murphys, it's a take and bake. much less expensive because you have to cook it yourself, but it's pretty good too.


Oh God, I desperately miss Round Table (which is amusing since I live in CHICAGO, home of the stuffed pizza).  I freakin' love their King Arthur's Supreme slathered in Ranch dressing.  The Maui Zaui is also good.  And I've got nothing but love for their artichoke pizza.

Our favorite in Chi-Town is Cholie's.  It is a little dive situated next to a bar, just down the block and around the corner from our house.  Their Cholie's stuffed special pizza is artery clogging goodness, and their thin crust (by the slice) is a cheap and delicious meal if you're hungry and don't want to make lunch.  We discovered them when we were living in Indiana (they have a few places in Chicagoland...that includes the 'burbs in Northwest Indiana), and we haven't gone anywhere else since.  Well, with the exception of taking Al-B and Satan's Dad to Giordano's, but I totally felt like I was betraying Cholie's. ;D

Isn't the saying that pizza is like pex, even bad pizza is better than no pizza, and no one wants to be without pizza (or pex) ;)
I don't recall the saying but that works for me.. by the way, what is pex?    :-\\


Oh God, I desperately miss Round Table (which is amusing since I live in CHICAGO, home of the stuffed pizza).  I freakin' love their King Arthur's Supreme slathered in Ranch dressing.  The Maui Zaui is also good.  And I've got nothing but love for their artichoke pizza.

Our favorite in Chi-Town is Cholie's.  It is a little dive situated next to a bar, just down the block and around the corner from our house.  Their Cholie's stuffed special pizza is artery clogging goodness, and their thin crust (by the slice) is a cheap and delicious meal if you're hungry and don't want to make lunch.  We discovered them when we were living in Indiana (they have a few places in Chicagoland...that includes the 'burbs in Northwest Indiana), and we haven't gone anywhere else since.  Well, with the exception of taking Al-B and Satan's Dad to Giordano's, but I totally felt like I was betraying Cholie's. ;D
true, you're in the stuffed pizza territory and I betcha they make em hella good there.  thanks for the reminder about Ranch dressing. I love dipping my pizza in it. that is so so good  :) 

I don't recall the saying but that works for me.. by the way, what is pex?    :-\\
true, you're in the stuffed pizza territory and I betcha they make em hella good there.  thanks for the reminder about Ranch dressing. I love dipping my pizza in it. that is so so good   :) 
I think you need to substitute the "p" for an "s" and then it will make sense. 

Oh God, I desperately miss Round Table (which is amusing since I live in CHICAGO, home of the stuffed pizza).  I freakin' love their King Arthur's Supreme slathered in Ranch dressing.  The Maui Zaui is also good.  And I've got nothing but love for their artichoke pizza.

Our favorite in Chi-Town is Cholie's.  It is a little dive situated next to a bar, just down the block and around the corner from our house.  Their Cholie's stuffed special pizza is artery clogging goodness, and their thin crust (by the slice) is a cheap and delicious meal if you're hungry and don't want to make lunch.  We discovered them when we were living in Indiana (they have a few places in Chicagoland...that includes the 'burbs in Northwest Indiana), and we haven't gone anywhere else since.  Well, with the exception of taking Al-B and Satan's Dad to Giordano's, but I totally felt like I was betraying Cholie's. ;D


Chicago has more than one good pizza place :D  I dig Giordano's.


Out in the Copacabana the best I've had so far is Rosati's...I may have to get that again soon.

I mostly get my Pizza from Pizza Pizza.  They have them all across Ontario, and they have a wide selection of toppings including nacho chips


A Large Pizza with Creamy Garlic Parmesan Tomato Sauce, Mozza Cheese, Pepperoni, Fire Roasted Red Peppers, Feta Cheese, Fried Mushrooms and Pineapple.  I'm hungry already!


http://www.just4kickssoccer.com/leagues/8457/graphics/spon_pizza.jpg

Almost every Friday adter Tim gets his check we stop at Salvatores. We get the special, one large pizza ( 16 slices) 10 wings( Sweet & sassy) and a 2 liter of pop. Normally we just get the pizza half pepperoni,half cheese,but if the kids aren't home I think I'll start getting some veggies on my half.

what's your favorite toppings, and where do you get it?  one thing good about pizza is that meat lovers and vegi lovers can enjoy a good pizza pie.

Hell that's true, I guess that's why so many people like it (and I've been on both sides, but I'm a vegetarian now).

As a kid and all the way up to my pre-vegetarian days (in 2001) I usually got it with cheese and pepperoni, and sometimes stuff like mushrooms, sausage and stuff like that. In the last several years, I pretty much have it the same way, just without any of the meat! I still never liked olives though, but I do like to mix it up a bit.

Out of the chains, I like Pizza Hut the most.

Overall, there was a place called Rico's Pizza which was in a suburb of Sacramento I lived in 1991-95 that was really close to our houses. In fact, to this day that's my alltime favorite place (last I checked it's still there too, lol). It just had a really laid back but cool atmoshere and they still had an arcade and a jukebox, so it still felt 80s!

I think you need to substitute the "p" for an "s" and then it will make sense. 
;D  I'm really slow, aren't I?    now it makes sense. thanks ladybug

Hell that's true, I guess that's why so many people like it (and I've been on both sides, but I'm a vegetarian now).

As a kid and all the way up to my pre-vegetarian days (in 2001) I usually got it with cheese and pepperoni, and sometimes stuff like mushrooms, sausage and stuff like that. In the last several years, I pretty much have it the same way, just without any of the meat! I still never liked olives though, but I do like to mix it up a bit.

Out of the chains, I like Pizza Hut the most.

Overall, there was a place called Rico's Pizza which was in a suburb of Sacramento I lived in 1991-95 that was really close to our houses. In fact, to this day that's my alltime favorite place (last I checked it's still there too, lol). It just had a really laid back but cool atmoshere and they still had an arcade and a jukebox, so it still felt 80s!
I used to love Pizza Hut in the 60's mainly the sausgae. i still remember how good it was, but i have not had a PH pizza in years.

Chicago has more than one good pizza place :D  I dig Giordano's.


Out in the Copacabana the best I've had so far is Rosati's...I may have to get that again soon.
Giordano's or Giovanni's (I can never decide which is my favorite) but they both are yummy.  For a different type of pizza in the Chicagoland area (and other areas) Aurelio's is awsome too, I like their thin, bubbly, crispy crust

;D  I'm really slow, aren't I?    now it makes sense. thanks ladybug


Sorry I did not mean to confuse you big guy ;D ;D ;D

For your information PEX is also a new plumbing material that they are using, it is bendable and does not burst if frozen etc... Easier to install without all the angles and etc... traditional plumbing has.

a bit more upscale here is Zachary's pizza and they specialize in deep dish. it's really really good  8)

one more choice of ours on poker nights is Papa Murphys, it's a take and bake. much less expensive because you have to cook it yourself, but it's pretty good too.


Zachary's for the win.  Closest thing you'll get to Chicago-style on the West Coast.

Papa Murphy's for a close second.  It's a solid "everday" kind of pizza, but the beauty of the take-and-bake approach is that you can customize it at home.  Fresh garlic and a little extra cheese usually finds its way onto mine, as well as whatever kind of cooked sausage I happen to have laying around.  A plain cheese-only Papa Murphy's, plus fresh (think "floppy green leaves that you chop with a knife", not "stuff you shake out of a little bottle") basil, can be heaven on earth, even if you don't have an 800F pizza oven required to properly reproduce a Neapolitan style pizza.

The last time I went to Pizza Hut, I ordered a small pizza with just cheese and pepperoni.  It came to about 15 bucks, and only had 6 slices.  I've never been back there since

The last time I went to Pizza Hut, I ordered a small pizza with just cheese and pepperoni.  It came to about 15 bucks, and only had 6 slices.  I've never been back there since
dude, you got ripped off  :o 


Sorry I did not mean to confuse you big guy ;D ;D ;D

For your information PEX is also a new plumbing material that they are using, it is bendable and does not burst if frozen etc... Easier to install without all the angles and etc... traditional plumbing has.
it's ok, shame on me for not reading between the lines. as for the Real Pex, wasn't that a special on HBO  ::)


Zachary's for the win.  Closest thing you'll get to Chicago-style on the West Coast.

Papa Murphy's for a close second.  It's a solid "everday" kind of pizza, but the beauty of the take-and-bake approach is that you can customize it at home.  Fresh garlic and a little extra cheese usually finds its way onto mine, as well as whatever kind of cooked sausage I happen to have laying around.  A plain cheese-only Papa Murphy's, plus fresh (think "floppy green leaves that you chop with a knife", not "stuff you shake out of a little bottle") basil, can be heaven on earth, even if you don't have an 800F pizza oven required to properly reproduce a Neapolitan style pizza.
right on Foo Bar  when it comes to good tasty pizza, there's not much you can find wrong with Zachary's.  my wife works in Berkeley and she turned me on to Zachary's deep dish pizza several years ago, but I prefer the regular style crust with sausage. There's one 2 blocks away from my work. I brought one home once and it must have weighed 5 lbs. and the pizza smell was still in my car the next morning.  so wait, you bypass the Papa Murphy's cooking instructions and cook the pie at a hotter temp or just personalize it with your own ingredients.

I usually go to Metro Express for my pizza.  I like mushroom and pepperoni.  I commonly refer to Metro Express as the "Pizza Fairy".

I usually go to Metro Express for my pizza.  I like mushroom and pepperoni.  I commonly refer to Metro Express as the "Pizza Fairy".
why is that?  is their pizza so good it's almost magical?

why is that?  is their pizza so good it's almost magical?


Yep and they know exactly what I want either when I'm there or I have it delivered. :)

I mostly get my Pizza from Pizza Pizza.  They have them all across Ontario, and they have a wide selection of toppings including nacho chips


A Large Pizza with Creamy Garlic Parmesan Tomato Sauce, Mozza Cheese, Pepperoni, Fire Roasted Red Peppers, Feta Cheese, Fried Mushrooms and Pineapple.  I'm hungry already!


http://www.just4kickssoccer.com/leagues/8457/graphics/spon_pizza.jpg


I just noticed the lil' Canadian maple leaf inside the A  ::)  


Yep and they know exactly what I want either when I'm there or I have it delivered. :)
so you're a regular huh?  it's nice when the pizza parlor people get to know you and they treat you special like that.

Going to the pizza parlor is one of the ways I kind of kick back and chill.  Some people go to bars, I go there.  Of course it's not every day but it's pretty regular.

here's one of 2 places in Berkeley  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/348749333_11deba28d1.jpg?v=0
and here's their famous deep dish pie's (caution* these images will make you crave and lust for pizza) http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/483583193_34ac96b2c1.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/483549662_50122b11df.jpg?v=1178263481  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/551011694_2f555d2b3e.jpg?v=0  and for the vegi lovers, Spinach and Mushroom http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/264602632_92c89e0a78.jpg?v=0 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2564356526_42aa6cf3a7.jpg?v=0  Green Olives, Feta, and Sun Dried Tomatoes http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2960832202_7965555efd.jpg?v=0

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I just noticed the lil' Canadian maple leaf inside the A  ::)  


Most Canadian fast food chains do that.  Wendy's and Arby's Restaurants in Canada replace the apostrophe with a leaf and McDonald's has a little red leaf in the centre of the golden arches LOL

that pizza pictured above has WAY too much sauce for my liking..I always order light sauce..it gives me heartburn! :-\\

that pizza pictured above has WAY too much sauce for my liking..I always order light sauce..it gives me heartburn! :-\\


It balances out, trust me.  There's like a pound of cheese under all that sauce, along with whatever else you put in there.  The usual for Chicago is green bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, and, if you like it, sausage.  I know one place around here that makes a spinach and cheese stuffed pizza that is supposed to be really good.

Usually on deep dish/stuffed pies, the sauce is really light anyways, with a bit more chunks of tomato.  It is not the heavy standard sauce that other pizzerias use.

I have two different places I get pizza from.  ;D

I love LOVE pizza from Domino's and my fave toppings are pepperoni, onions, black olives, onions, sausage canadian bacon and onions.  ;D

A also like the pizza from a place in our local mall called Roman Delight and they have a supreme stuffed pizza slice that's so good, it'll make you slap someone!  ;) It's stuffed with all the trimmings and green bellpeppers. Yum-o!

Does anyone know of any pizza chains that put ANCHOVIES on thier pizzas.  :) I've got a hankering for anchovies. LOL.

and here's their famous deep dish pie's (caution* these images will make you crave and lust for pizza)

No thanks, think I'll pass...
Seeing those pictures made me realize that what we call "Big American Pizza's" over here would look ridiculously small in your eyes.


We don't have any pizza parlors around here. Well, not really... There's a joint called Miami Slice Pizza in our city center (never ate there), one or two Italian restaurants with a pizza delivery service, and that's about it. They've been trying for months (if not years) to start a Domino's Pizza here, but nobody's interested in starting a franchise...
Whenever I feel like eating a pizza, I buy one from the supermarket (one block away) and bake it in my oven.
I'm too lazy to add ingredients, btw. ;D

so wait, you bypass the Papa Murphy's cooking instructions and cook the pie at a hotter temp or just personalize it with your own ingredients.


Just personalize it.

The true Neapolitan style pizza is an extremely thin crust, and barely any ingredients.  It's done on a pizza oven (preferably wood-fired) at temperatures far higher (700-800F) than can be reached in any home oven.  The emphasis is on freshness of ingredients and crispness of crust, not quantity.  Crust is crisp and blackened on the bottom, but soft beneath the toppings.  Typical pizza size rarely exceeds 12" in diameter.  A "slice" can be held by the crust end, and will not droop.

Unless I'm in a restaurant that does a good Italian-style pizza, I prefer the American-style pizzas, where the emphasis is on the toppings as much as it is on the crust.  I respect and enjoy the New York Slice (large, moderately thin crust, droops when picked up, and the outer edge of the crust should be soft too), but on personal preference, I come down on the Chicago style (which New Yawkers would describe as "a casserole with a pan made out of bread") side of the debate. 

The default Papa Murphy's recipe is neither New York nor Chicago style, but its default recipe (and funky heat-resistant one-time-use cardboard pan) does an amazing job for the home oven, where a pizza stone isn't always available.  Throw on some fresh basil, and you end up with a cross between Neapolitan-style and New York Style.  Very nice stuff, and for half what you'd pay in a restaurant.

I have two different places I get pizza from.  ;D

I love LOVE pizza from Domino's and my fave toppings are pepperoni, onions, black olives, onions, sausage canadian bacon and onions.  ;D

A also like the pizza from a place in our local mall called Roman Delight and they have a supreme stuffed pizza slice that's so good, it'll make you slap someone!  ;) It's stuffed with all the trimmings and green bellpeppers. Yum-o!

Does anyone know of any pizza chains that put ANCHOVIES on thier pizzas.  :) I've got a hankering for anchovies. LOL.
No I do not know of any "chains" to have anchovy pizza (I love them), so I will buy a Papa Murphy's pizza and add my own before I bake it....  Just an idea

No thanks, think I'll pass...
Seeing those pictures made me realize that what we call "Big American Pizza's" over here would look ridiculously small in your eyes.


We don't have any pizza parlors around here. Well, not really... There's a joint called Miami Slice Pizza in our city center (never ate there), one or two Italian restaurants with a pizza delivery service, and that's about it. They've been trying for months (if not years) to start a Domino's Pizza here, but nobody's interested in starting a franchise...
Whenever I feel like eating a pizza, I buy one from the supermarket (one block away) and bake it in my oven.
I'm too lazy to add ingredients, btw. ;D


just a note Henk, these aren't the usual size pizza most of us eat here. we usually get a thinner once that doesn;t look like a round lasagna. 


Just personalize it.

The true Neapolitan style pizza is an extremely thin crust, and barely any ingredients.  It's done on a pizza oven (preferably wood-fired) at temperatures far higher (700-800F) than can be reached in any home oven.  The emphasis is on freshness of ingredients and crispness of crust, not quantity.  Crust is crisp and blackened on the bottom, but soft beneath the toppings.  Typical pizza size rarely exceeds 12" in diameter.  A "slice" can be held by the crust end, and will not droop.

Unless I'm in a restaurant that does a good Italian-style pizza, I prefer the American-style pizzas, where the emphasis is on the toppings as much as it is on the crust.  I respect and enjoy the New York Slice (large, moderately thin crust, droops when picked up, and the outer edge of the crust should be soft too), but on personal preference, I come down on the Chicago style (which New Yawkers would describe as "a casserole with a pan made out of bread") side of the debate. 

The default Papa Murphy's recipe is neither New York nor Chicago style, but its default recipe (and funky heat-resistant one-time-use cardboard pan) does an amazing job for the home oven, where a pizza stone isn't always available.  Throw on some fresh basil, and you end up with a cross between Neapolitan-style and New York Style.  Very nice stuff, and for half what you'd pay in a restaurant.
the only thing I ever add is more cheese. I've seen food show specials on tv where they go to places that make the Neopolitan style and they look fantastic and I noticed that the cheese and toppings aren't as evenly distributed. they just kinda throw them on. the melted mozzarella looks fantastic on those pizzas  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/2378901750_3e4e395529.jpg?v=0    and here's a good visual of that slightly charred and blackened crust http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/436857573_123c027875.jpg?v=0

mmm...now those^ look very yummy! :P

mmm...now those^ look very yummy! :P
yeah, those are the types that Foo Bar was talking about. they look scrumptious and I'm hungry darn it. I should have picked up a pizza on the way home

Vics Pizza Bradley Beach N.J. The best pizza ever. Second would have to be Pepes' in New Haven Ct.
Toppings xtra cheese, red onion, green pepper, and bacon. For dessert Tums, Zocor, and a nitro pill!!! LOL

This summer, I waited in line for over an hour to eat what is arguably the best pizza in New York - Grimaldi's Coal Brick Oven Pizza located under the Brooklyn Bridge.  It was the best pizza I have ever had.

BTW, those pics of Zachary's Pizza look really good!

here's one of 2 places in Berkeley  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/348749333_11deba28d1.jpg?v=0
and here's their famous deep dish pie's (caution* these images will make you crave and lust for pizza) http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/483583193_34ac96b2c1.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/483549662_50122b11df.jpg?v=1178263481  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/551011694_2f555d2b3e.jpg?v=0  and for the vegi lovers, Spinach and Mushroom http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/264602632_92c89e0a78.jpg?v=0 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2564356526_42aa6cf3a7.jpg?v=0  Green Olives, Feta, and Sun Dried Tomatoes http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2960832202_7965555efd.jpg?v=0

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Believe me, I need no help in that department. :D

Anyway, pizza is one of my most favorite foods(ice cream ties with it in my top favs).

Due to my pickiness with food in general, I tend to favor meat toppings(minus anchovies) on pizza. The only vegetable topping I like on it is tomato(which is one of my top favorite vegetables).

Chicken, Green Peppers, Onions and Cheese.

There's this local spot called the Warehouse and it's quite delish! It's very East Coast in flavor considering I'm in CA. A little bit of home is what I call it.

we had Zachary's pizza for dinner last night over at the San Ramon restaurant.  we got the "special"  a large stuffed (deep dish) sausage, onion, mushroom & bell pepper and it was delicious.  :)

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we had Zachary's pizza for dinner last night over at the San Ramon restaurant.  we got the "special"  a large stuffed (deep dish) sausage, onion, mushroom & bell pepper and it was delicious.  :)

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OH that looks sooooooooo good right now; I am jones'n for a Chicago style pizza right now (and we have 0 places here) :o :o :o

we had Zachary's pizza for dinner last night over at the San Ramon restaurant.  we got the "special"   a large stuffed (deep dish) sausage, onion, mushroom & bell pepper and it was delicious.  :)

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Is that the one on Crow Canyon?


OH that looks sooooooooo good right now; I am jones'n for a Chicago style pizza right now (and we have 0 places here) :o :o :o


Seriously? :o  Iowa sucks more than I thought. :D

OH that looks sooooooooo good right now; I am jones'n for a Chicago style pizza right now (and we have 0 places here) :o :o :o
ours looked just like the pic & you need to do some prospectin' and find you some Chicago style pizza  :-X  or have one fed-ex'd!


Is that the one on Crow Canyon?

Seriously? :o  Iowa sucks more than I thought. :D
we sure did go to the one on Crow Canyon. it was about 6pm, with a 20 min wait for a table, but it was cool because they let us order our pie as we were waiting so that once we got our table the pizza arrived about 10 min after we were seated. 

Is that the one on Crow Canyon?

Seriously? :o  Iowa sucks more than I thought. :D
I should restate - there is not one within 45 minute drive - if I go to the Quad Cities they have Nancy's and Iowa City has a couple too....  But nothing close, more gas station pizza, pizza hut, godfathers, and Happy Joes

I ordered tonight from a place called Square Boy Pizza.  Not sure if they have them all over Canada or not, but it wasn't bad pizza.  It came shaped like a track and field race track LOL

I ordered tonight from a place called Square Boy Pizza.  Not sure if they have them all over Canada or not, but it wasn't bad pizza.  It came shaped like a track and field race track LOL
a track and field race track?  why?

we sure did go to the one on Crow Canyon. it was about 6pm, with a 20 min wait for a table, but it was cool because they let us order our pie as we were waiting so that once we got our table the pizza arrived about 10 min after we were seated. 


Yeah, those pizzas take a good long 45 minutes to bake.

That one on Crow Canyon is a few streets away from my inlaw's house.  I saw it when we went to visit them, and wanted to try it, but didn't get a chance to, because I remember you mentioning it before. :)


I should restate - there is not one within 45 minute drive - if I go to the Quad Cities they have Nancy's and Iowa City has a couple too....  But nothing close, more gas station pizza, pizza hut, godfathers, and Happy Joes


If you're ever this far east, let me know and I'll treat you to some good ol' Chicago Style from our favorite hole in the wall joint.

Yeah, those pizzas take a good long 45 minutes to bake.

That one on Crow Canyon is a few streets away from my inlaw's house.  I saw it when we went to visit them, and wanted to try it, but didn't get a chance to, because I remember you mentioning it before. :)

If you're ever this far east, let me know and I'll treat you to some good ol' Chicago Style from our favorite hole in the wall joint.
I love Giordano's - Yummy ; Don't mind Uno's either - but I know there are good other's as well.

I used to live (did internship in Oak Park, and Highland Park) I have a friend who lives in Forest Park... I get that way once or twice a year.  SO much food so little time ;D

MY FAVORITE I HAVE TO HAVE- Johnnies (Elmwood Park) Italian Beef and Sausage Combo and an Italian Ice - YUMmy

a track and field race track?  why?


They make their pizzas square, and for some reason, they round off the ends so it's shaped like a race track.  First I'd ever seen that at a place that serves square pizza

I love Giordano's - Yummy ; Don't mind Uno's either - but I know there are good other's as well.

I used to live (did internship in Oak Park, and Highland Park) I have a friend who lives in Forest Park... I get that way once or twice a year.  SO much food so little time ;D

MY FAVORITE I HAVE TO HAVE- Johnnies (Elmwood Park) Italian Beef and Sausage Combo and an Italian Ice - YUMmy


Giordano's rocks.  Now I want to go to Chicago.

Although I prefer Chicago-style pizza, I'm tempted to try Grimaldi's coal brick-oven pizzeria, only because they have enough room in their restaurant for a rehearsal dinner (a flyer was put in my fiancé's bridal show goodie bag this weekend).  Think my parents would prefer it be Chicago-style.  I still want to try it. :D

Giordano's rocks.  Now I want to go to Chicago.

Although I prefer Chicago-style pizza, I'm tempted to try Grimaldi's coal brick-oven pizzeria, only because they have enough room in their restaurant for a rehearsal dinner (a flyer was put in my fiancé's bridal show goodie bag this weekend).  Think my parents would prefer it be Chicago-style.  I still want to try it. :D


You live near the supposedly greatest pizza place on earth, Pizzeria Bianco.  If you ever try it, let me know, cause the Noo Yawk squad on the Slice Pizza blog is always raving about this place, which is astonishing, considering how snobbish they are about New York pizza.

You live near the supposedly greatest pizza place on earth, Pizzeria Bianco.  If you ever try it, let me know, cause the Noo Yawk squad on the Slice Pizza blog is always raving about this place, which is astonishing, considering how snobbish they are about New York pizza.


Meh, that's a 45-minute drive.  Then again, everything is a 45-minute drive for me. :D  It's downtown.  I was downtown this weekend.  Not too keen on it.  That place is probably packed.

I do like Rosati's.  I may have to see if the Chandler or Ahwatukee location is big enough for a rehearsal dinner.

Back home (Chicago area) my favorite is Lou Malnati's.  We take it home on the plane!! I also love Uno's and Giordano's. And Home Run. Another great one is called Vic's, in Springfield, IL.

Here in Florida, we have a few Uno's locations, but I was explaining to some people at work a few months ago about Giordano's and I found out that I have one about a mile from work!  We order from there occasionally and they deliver to us.  There's a great local place we like to go to when we go to the beach called Demitrio's and it is out of this world.

In Connecticut when we visit my sister-in-law, we go to Luna Pizza in Hartford. It's exceptional for Greek pizza or other exotic styles.  It's better than the famous Mystic Pizza, in Mystic.  We had gone to that one on several occasions, mainly because of the movie, and the first couple of times were amazing, but then it became kind of hit and miss, so we stick to Luna when we go there now.

Back home (Chicago area) my favorite is Lou Malnati's.  We take it home on the plane!!


Lou Malnati's will deliver a pie, FedEx, to anywhere in the continental US.  If you're a fan of Chicago-style, and you live in an area where Chicago-style cannot be had (if you're in the SF Bay Area, you must get thee to Zachary's!), shipping a Malnati's pie is worth doing at least once, just for the experience.

My introduction to Chicago-style pizza came on a business trip to Chicago.  Company hadn't sprung for a rental car because the conference was in the same building as the hotel.  This is before the age when everyone had a wireless phone, and before the age when Google maps existed.  We're talking the age of Mapquest, people, and you couldn't even fantasize about having internet access in your hotel room.

I'd heard about Lou Malnati's by word-of-mouth, and I'd enjoyed "deep dish" pizza, so why not see what all the fuss about "Chicago style" is about.  When in Rome... besides, it's hard to go wrong by eating local, and the hotel guide says there's a Malnati's only a few blocks' walk from the hotel.  And since I was planning on going out for a walk anyways, why not combine it with dinner?  With that in mind, I sketched out the map from the hotel guide, and set out on my quest.

Around 45 minutes later, it was painfully obvious that the guide's map was not drawn to scale.  But it's also pretty clear that I wasn't actually lost, and that I was probably a lot closer to Lou Malnati's than I was to the hotel if I were to turn around and walk home.  Might as well keep going.  Hey, there'll be a pay phone there, and I'll be able to call a cab after dinner.

An hour later, I'm there, and I immediately proceed to eat the best pizza I've ever eaten in my life.  As hungry as I was, for the first time in my life, I was unable to finish a "medium" pizza in one sitting.  I've had some fantastic New York style pizzas since then, but that day marked my conversion to the Chicago way.

So that's my story.  I walked the better part of five miles to eat at Lou Malnati's.  And it was worth it. 

The best Pizza I ever had was this place in Toronto that is no longer there, called "la Dolce Vita"

The 2nd best Pizza I ever had was at the top of a mountain near Lake Como in Italy...so tasty

Lou Malnati's will deliver a pie, FedEx, to anywhere in the continental US.  If you're a fan of Chicago-style, and you live in an area where Chicago-style cannot be had (if you're in the SF Bay Area, you must get thee to Zachary's!), shipping a Malnati's pie is worth doing at least once, just for the experience.

My introduction to Chicago-style pizza came on a business trip to Chicago.  Company hadn't sprung for a rental car because the conference was in the same building as the hotel.  This is before the age when everyone had a wireless phone, and before the age when Google maps existed.  We're talking the age of Mapquest, people, and you couldn't even fantasize about having internet access in your hotel room.

I'd heard about Lou Malnati's by word-of-mouth, and I'd enjoyed "deep dish" pizza, so why not see what all the fuss about "Chicago style" is about.  When in Rome... besides, it's hard to go wrong by eating local, and the hotel guide says there's a Malnati's only a few blocks' walk from the hotel.  And since I was planning on going out for a walk anyways, why not combine it with dinner?  With that in mind, I sketched out the map from the hotel guide, and set out on my quest.

Around 45 minutes later, it was painfully obvious that the guide's map was not drawn to scale.  But it's also pretty clear that I wasn't actually lost, and that I was probably a lot closer to Lou Malnati's than I was to the hotel if I were to turn around and walk home.  Might as well keep going.  Hey, there'll be a pay phone there, and I'll be able to call a cab after dinner.

An hour later, I'm there, and I immediately proceed to eat the best pizza I've ever eaten in my life.  As hungry as I was, for the first time in my life, I was unable to finish a "medium" pizza in one sitting.  I've had some fantastic New York style pizzas since then, but that day marked my conversion to the Chicago way.

So that's my story.  I walked the better part of five miles to eat at Lou Malnati's.  And it was worth it. 




;D  I'm glad it was worth the walk for you!  I'd walk 5 miles for it too! I'm already looking forward to Christmas when we fly up for a week. That's the next time I'll get some!  ;)

Those deep dish pizzas look yummy! I'm all about loads of tomato sauce.

Normally I like a thin crust with as little cheese as possible (preferably none like Snozberries). Toppings... pepperoni, mushrooms and jalapenos!

Lou Malnati's will deliver a pie, FedEx, to anywhere in the continental US.  If you're a fan of Chicago-style, and you live in an area where Chicago-style cannot be had (if you're in the SF Bay Area, you must get thee to Zachary's!), shipping a Malnati's pie is worth doing at least once, just for the experience.

My introduction to Chicago-style pizza came on a business trip to Chicago.  Company hadn't sprung for a rental car because the conference was in the same building as the hotel.  This is before the age when everyone had a wireless phone, and before the age when Google maps existed.  We're talking the age of Mapquest, people, and you couldn't even fantasize about having internet access in your hotel room.

I'd heard about Lou Malnati's by word-of-mouth, and I'd enjoyed "deep dish" pizza, so why not see what all the fuss about "Chicago style" is about.  When in Rome... besides, it's hard to go wrong by eating local, and the hotel guide says there's a Malnati's only a few blocks' walk from the hotel.  And since I was planning on going out for a walk anyways, why not combine it with dinner?  With that in mind, I sketched out the map from the hotel guide, and set out on my quest.

Around 45 minutes later, it was painfully obvious that the guide's map was not drawn to scale.  But it's also pretty clear that I wasn't actually lost, and that I was probably a lot closer to Lou Malnati's than I was to the hotel if I were to turn around and walk home.  Might as well keep going.  Hey, there'll be a pay phone there, and I'll be able to call a cab after dinner.

An hour later, I'm there, and I immediately proceed to eat the best pizza I've ever eaten in my life.  As hungry as I was, for the first time in my life, I was unable to finish a "medium" pizza in one sitting.  I've had some fantastic New York style pizzas since then, but that day marked my conversion to the Chicago way.

So that's my story.  I walked the better part of five miles to eat at Lou Malnati's.  And it was worth it. 




Here's even further proof-I'm watching an episode of ER from a couple of weeks back on another screen and this girl comes in and says she is craving deep dish pizza, and John Stamos' character says "you should try Lou Malnati's-it's the best"  :)

Since we were given a pizza oven - we love  home-made ones!

Lady Di brought me home some leftover Round Table pizza from a birthday party last night that I was still too sick to go to. I'm gonna go have a look see and have a slice or 2  :)

The best Pizza I ever had was this place in Toronto that is no longer there, called "la Dolce Vita"

The 2nd best Pizza I ever had was at the top of a mountain near Lake Como in Italy...so tasty





Ooooooohh, Lake Como....now THAT would be a great place to have pizza!!!  And see George Clooney!!  I hear he has a villa there....***sigh***    ::)