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 Albatross wrote:

Woah there. I had a pizza in Chicago O'Hare that was literally the worst I've ever had, anywhere. I mean, I know, it's an airport, but still... You said any example of pizza in the US. That's probably an exaggeration.

Since you've now said that ranch on pizza is good, your opinion is null and void.

I mean Christ man, even in Minnesota they only use it for dipping.

Has anyone tried Catalina Dressing on top of pizza? It's what our family nickname "Pizza Sauce".

 Albatross wrote:
Woah there. I had a pizza in Chicago O'Hare that was literally the worst I've ever had, anywhere. I mean, I know, it's an airport, but still... You said any example of pizza in the US. That's probably an exaggeration.

Your issue there was you had Pizza at the Airport, The quality is going to suck.

You need to try real Chicago Pizza.

 dogma wrote:

 DeathReaper wrote:
Lou Malnati, along with a thousand other Chicago pizzerias would like to have a word with you.

I hate Lou's, they consistently over-top their pizzas. Contrary to popular belief in Chicago, that is very possible. The most egregious example is the famous sausage disc. I mean, I'll eat it, because pizza is easily my favorite food and I'm never displeased by any example of it (made in Italy or the United States), but I would honestly rather eat Papa Johns.

I would rate Lou's beneath Papa Johns, and Papa Johns above Dominoes. I suppose I would also push Due and the original Uno into the first tier, they aren't the same as the franchised Uno pizzeria. I would additionally call Home Run Inn a top tier pizza, because it is about the best representation of that sort of broadly Midwestern style of pizza.

You would rather eat Papa Johns than Lou's?
You sir have no taste buds.

Are you a fire-eater? is that why you can not taste anything?

Even on its worst day Lou's sauce beats Papa John's and Dominoes hands down.

Lou's can overtopping a pizza, but it would still be nowhere close to the horrible that is Papa John's and Dominoes.

 whembly wrote:
Has anyone tried Catalina Dressing on top of pizza? It's what our family nickname "Pizza Sauce".

I will tolerate your right-wing lunatic blos posts, but that good sir should be a ban-worthy offense

 d-usa wrote:

 whembly wrote:
Has anyone tried Catalina Dressing on top of pizza? It's what our family nickname "Pizza Sauce".

I will tolerate your right-wing lunatic blos posts, but that good sir should be a ban-worthy offense

Seriously, have you tried it? Don't knock it until you try it.

At least I don't advocate ranch on pizza... THAT.. is heresy.

 whembly wrote:
Has anyone tried Catalina Dressing on top of pizza? It's what our family nickname "Pizza Sauce".

I'm sure quite a few people have. In Central Illinois Monical's runs ads featuring kids talking about dipping their slice into Catalina dressing.

I've tried it, and honestly I don't get the appeal. I picked up a bit of a taste for dipping the crust of my pizza into ranch dressing, but the substance of the pie must go untouched by anything other than oregano, parmesan, and crushed red pepper.

 DeathReaper wrote:

Even on its worst day Lou's sauce beats Papa John's and Dominoes hands down.

Lou's sauce is canned tomatoes with sugar added, or so it tastes.

As I said above, I'll eat it, but I would prefer to eat pizza made elsewhere.

Papa John's original crust with Pepperoni, Sausage, and Jalapenos. I gained probably 15 pounds from eating a bunch of Papa Johns one summer

Little Ceasars Hot-n-Ready is pretty decent for being so cheap but you can tell the difference in the taste. Their crazy bread is pretty good though.

Also delicious are pesto pizzas. If the pesto is really good, it beats any tomato sauce-based pizza any day.

I have eaten many of these:



Terrible pizza, but God damn are they good.

My personal favourite pizza is...

Doner Kebab. For when you can't decide...
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=kebab+pizza&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1250&bih=632&tbm=isch&tbnid=4Fa5dzAXzTKlBM:&imgrefurl=http://alittlebitofthisandalittlebitofthat.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/kebab-pizza/&docid=S5Qa0iVo2y6uAM&imgurl=http://alittlebitofthisandalittlebitofthat.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/dsc05578.jpg&w=2592&h=1944&ei=9TLQULyBGq_2mAWWqIHgDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=314&dur=5640&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=177&ty=109&sig=111922020659470174123&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=176&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:133

 dogma wrote:

 Albatross wrote:

Woah there. I had a pizza in Chicago O'Hare that was literally the worst I've ever had, anywhere. I mean, I know, it's an airport, but still... You said any example of pizza in the US. That's probably an exaggeration.

Since you've now said that ranch on pizza is good, your opinion is null and void.

I never said that it was good on a pizza. I've never had it on a pizza.

 Albatross wrote:

I never said that it was good on a pizza. I've never had it on a pizza.

Ah, my bad then. I was just skimmig the thread.

I had Malnati's the one time I visited Chicago, I enjoyed it, I'm not a fan of fork and knife pizza, nor am I a fan of having to fold my pizza in half so a stray breeze doesn't catch it and pull me down the street, but Lou's was slightly above average pizza. Would I eat it again? Probably, but I would have to be already across the street from the place.

Ranch is for sycophants and products of incest.

Don't ask me my opinion on blue cheese...

 Dreadwinter wrote:

 whembly wrote:
Traditional NY pizza... no substitute...

But, here in St. Louis, we have thin crust with provolone cheese... its awesome in its own way.

Hey, woah. You leave Imo's pizza out of this thread. That crap has no place here. If you want good pizza in the STL area, you go to Commons down on the Delmar Loop or Peel Wood Fired Pizza in Edwardsville.

Dewey's in Edwardsville was way better (and more reasonably priced) than Peel in my opinion. One of the best pizza places in the area is Lemmons off of Gravois near the Bevo Mill. And I'll never understand the hate on Imo's...yeah, it's different, but I've always loved it.

As for style, I love ALL pizza, but St. Louis style thin crust pizza will always be my favorite.

And my favorite pizza chain would probably be Little Caesars. I can buy three large pizzas for the price on one two-topping large pizza from any chain in the area. And plus, I think it's quite tasty

 mega_bassist wrote:


And my favorite pizza chain would probably be Little Caesars. I can buy three large pizzas for the price on one two-topping large pizza from any chain in the area. And plus, I think it's quite tasty

Purge the heathen!

Not a huge fan of " chain pizza", I prefer the " Mom and Pop" sort of places, but if push comes to shove, Mellow Mushroom or Pappa Johns is were I go.
As for toppings, BBQ Chicken, Jalapeno and pineapple...yum.

 dogma wrote:
Lou's sauce is canned tomatoes with sugar added, or so it tastes.

you must have gotten a bad slice, it usually does not taste like canned tomatoes with sugar.

My gf and I have toyed with the idea of an Indian pizza. Naan bread, Tikka sauce, chicken, and whatever that cheese is that they use. I shall post results (and toilet overflow if applicable).

Try a Lahmacun (sp?). It's a Turkish equivalent to pizza. I wouldn't recommend putting paneer on a pizza, just FYI.

 mega_bassist wrote:

 Dreadwinter wrote:

 whembly wrote:
Traditional NY pizza... no substitute...

But, here in St. Louis, we have thin crust with provolone cheese... its awesome in its own way.

Hey, woah. You leave Imo's pizza out of this thread. That crap has no place here. If you want good pizza in the STL area, you go to Commons down on the Delmar Loop or Peel Wood Fired Pizza in Edwardsville.

Dewey's in Edwardsville was way better (and more reasonably priced) than Peel in my opinion. One of the best pizza places in the area is Lemmons off of Gravois near the Bevo Mill. And I'll never understand the hate on Imo's...yeah, it's different, but I've always loved it.

As for style, I love ALL pizza, but St. Louis style thin crust pizza will always be my favorite.

And my favorite pizza chain would probably be Little Caesars. I can buy three large pizzas for the price on one two-topping large pizza from any chain in the area. And plus, I think it's quite tasty

Hmm, never got to eat there. I live in Carbondale now, but I still make some trips that way occasionally. I may check it out. I will agree on you with Peel being overpriced.

Did you ever eat at Pantera Pizza? Any time I go to look up a pizza place in that area it pops up.

As far as Imo's pizza goes, it is the cheese.

 Albatross wrote:
Try a Lahmacun (sp?). It's a Turkish equivalent to pizza. I wouldn't recommend putting paneer on a pizza, just FYI.

Next to Doner this is all you need to survive.

Only next to Doner? Doner Kebab Pizza = King of Pizza's.

It's the only food which caters for both drunk AND indecisive!

I'll go you one better than that: Doner Calzone with gakloads of melted cheese on the top, chips and garlic sauce.

Uh-oh. I may have the munchies.

 Albatross wrote:
I'll go you one better than that: Doner Calzone with gakloads of melted cheese on the top, chips and garlic sauce.

Uh-oh. I may have the munchies.

Where is this pizza? I'll run there if I have to!

Calzone>normal pizza

New York Style pizza, cooked in a wood, or charcoal fired oven is where it's at. Got to have the flames to give me that charred crust smokey flavor.

When Iived in the mountains of VA, I was really hurting as there was no decent pizza around for miles, so I had to resort to eating little caesars.

My top two pizza place of all time(outside of New York)

#1 Iggies in Baltimore..Pizza cooked in the Naples style....Smoked mozzarrella..Thin crust...!!
http://www.iggiespizza.com/Home_Page.html

#2
Cootie Browns Johnson City, Tennessee(believe it or not) I couldn't believe I found pizza this good in all places....North east Tennessee. in the Appalachians? One of the best all around places to eat anywhere..sandwiches were good too. But the pizza was way better than Mellow Mushroom, which was right down the street.

http://www.cootiebrowns.com/


GG

PredaKhaine wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I'll go you one better than that: Doner Calzone with gakloads of melted cheese on the top, chips and garlic sauce.

Uh-oh. I may have the munchies.

Where is this pizza? I'll run there if I have to!

Calzone>normal pizza

You can get them around Manchester with relative ease, old chum. Why the feth do you think I live here?

There has to be some reason for people to live in Manchester I suppose...

I'm jealous. I'm in the midlands...mumble stupid backwards place mumble....and it's not made its way to us yet.
I demand doner calzone now!

 Dreadwinter wrote:
Hmm, never got to eat there. I live in Carbondale now, but I still make some trips that way occasionally. I may check it out. I will agree on you with Peel being overpriced.

Did you ever eat at Pantera Pizza? Any time I go to look up a pizza place in that area it pops up.

As far as Imo's pizza goes, it is the cheese.

Yeah, that's what most people say about Imo's haha. And I've been to Pantera's a couple times; it's alright, but I'm indifferent. I know a couple people that love the place. I will say that the idea of a "pizza buffet" is pretty cool