Best Pizza Ever?

[youthere]

What's yer' favorite?


Mine is hot italian sausage, onions and green peppers-on thin crust.

[evlbstrd]

1. A Deluxe from D'Bronx.

New York style, and covered in everything.

[Guy Fawkes]

2. Spinach...

with olive oil and fresh tomato pieces, no sauce. Ricotta.

[hippywife]

3. Panzera's in Columbus, OH. Yum!!!

Now I live in Oklahoma and all the pizza down here is crap! Yuck. I miss my hometown pizza places. Sigh!

[WCGreen]

42. They use to have one on campus.....

Down by 11th and high....

Can't remember the name but it was the best damn Pizza I ever had....

Too bad it's gone now....

[hippywife]

91. I've been away from home now for 8 years

and I have a bad memory of some of these things but could that have been Josie's? Rotollo's was pretty good, too. I think they were on 5th in Grandview. Panzera's is (was?) on 1st Ave. in Grandview. I'd even take Donato's and Massey's over what passes for pizza in these parts.

God I miss real pizza!!

[Graf Orlok]

4. Hawai'ian.

Canadian bacon (ham) and pineapple on a hand-tossed crust.

Mmmmmmmmmmm...

[Gregorian]

9. Pinapple lovers don't have it easy.

It's great. But we get a lot of flak. Here's one I made a while back.

[Graf Orlok]

10. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm....

you're making me hungry and I'm full!!

[lady lib]

44. Our family always orders pineapple pizza.

Works for us!

[grannylib]

5. Decorah, Iowa - Mabe's Pizza - Around-the-Garden, double cheese.

Best.
Pizza.
Anywhere.

[Wapsie B]

8. You sure all those Norwegians know how to make pizza?

;-)

I'll have to try some when I'm in that neighborhood.

[grannylib]

11. *lol* Yep, and no lutefisk involved at all! It's super - I have their

number programmed into my phone, and I shit you not, when I was leaving the cemetery in Waukon, Iowa, after my dad's interrment of cremains, I called to make sure they had a half-baked ready for me to pick up and take home to Minnesota, ya sure you betcha...
I NEVER pass up a chance for Mabe's!

[Wapsie B]

12. If you're ever further south,

Oelwein has a place with some nice Italian food, pizzas included. Actually they've got several Italian places. Leo's has some good eats.

But I'm definitely hankering to get to Decorah.

[grannylib]

13. Geez, haven't been to Olwein in ages. Used to hang out with my dad at

the occasional auction there years ago, so the only place we ever ate was the lunch counter at the sale barn!
Will have to check it out next time I am back in the state. I really need to get down there on a nostalgia tour...beautiful part of the country, NE Iowa...

[Wapsie B]

14. Trust me there's lots better eating there than the sale barn.

Leo's, Luigi's, and Purillo's Sportsman are very good. NE Iowa will be getting very pretty, especially along the Mississippi.

[grannylib]

28. I believe it! Loose meat sandwiches were never my favorites, although

I was always up for a piece of pie and some decent coffee...
Yes, the Mississippi river valley must be getting just gorgeous now; it's beautiful all the way down. Ever been to Guttenberg? Really beautiful bluff area; I love the Lansing area too.

[Wapsie B]

36. Yes, I've been to Guttenberg.

Marquette and McGregor too. Postville, Elkader will all start looking nice. Decorah too.

[grannylib]

41. Indeed. Always amazed me how fast the scenery changed, once you

get away from the river...it gets all flat and featureless. But from SW Minnesota/SE Wisconsin/NE Iowa all the way down the Mississippi, it's just awesome. My dad's last parish was a little country church near Dorchester, right up by the MN line, in hills that rolled up and down like a coaster at the fair, and woodland and farmland for miles...not the spectacular kind of beauty one sees in the mountains, or on the coast, but a quiet and peaceful beauty...never get tired of it. I live now near Mankato MN and the topography here reminds me very much of home...river valleys, bluffs, woodlands and farmlands...
I love the midwest!

[Wapsie B]

55. Mankato?

Well heck we're practically neighbors. :)

And a preacher's kid too? Oh Oh. Watch out! ;-)

Yes I love the midwest too.

[grannylib]

57. Yup, I live in Garden City, about 14 miles SW of Kato. Went to MSU.

How about you?
And yes, one must watch out for us PKs! We're hell on wheels!!

[Wapsie B]

60. I'm in Mason City.

Just a zip up to Albert Lea and west on 90 and I'm there. Yes PK's can be hell on wheels and then some. Sometimes the more conservative and repressed the upbringing the greater the rebellion when they finally get a taste of the real world.

[grannylib]

61. OMG, Mason City! My brother and his family, and my mom live there.

Brother is a MAJOR freeper, thinks he's a big amoeba in a little pool of drool...Henkel construction dude.
Mom's cool though. Coming down there next week to pick her up and bring her up here for the weekend to see her great-grands; they're staying with us for their usual every-other-weekend.

[Wapsie B]

62. Oh yes, Henkel does a lot of work around here.

Well my Dad is a major freeper as well, so I have to deal with it too. One of my sisters in-laws are pretty hard core Dems. They're pretty cool. Great grandkids. Nice. I never knew my great grand parents.

[grannylib]

63. Yeah, Henkel builds a lot of WAL MARTS...to my horror *lol*

But to their credit, they also built the new fish hatchery in Decorah, for all the lovely trout...my granddaughter LOVES visiting there when we are in that neck of the woods!

[Wapsie B]

64. I've been to that hatchery several times.

I love it too. Beautiful scenery too. Yeah Decorah had quite a tussle with that Walmart going in too. But it finally opened.

[JVS]

29. I want lutefisk on my pizza!

[grannylib]

33. OOohhh, you are one sick puppy! Lutefisk is just ishy...the smell alone is

enough to make me wanna talk to Ralphie on the big white phone.

[youthere]

17. We live a ways away from Decorah...

but I'll have to plan on trying it next time we're in that area.

[grannylib]

32. I hope you like it! For the vegetarians, the Around the Garden No Meat

is every bit as good.
Mabe's also has really good broasted chicken and a pretty good menu of other stuff, but the pizza is the best.

[Gregorian]

6. Huey's. But it no longer exists.

This guy used to race motorcycles. He made pizza to support his racing. Fantastic. I have spent the last fifteen years trying to duplicate it. Can't do. But in the meantime, I've created something that's pretty good. A sour dough, cheddar, olive, bell pepper, mushroom. With a red sauce from someone at DU. It's a DU pizza.
I couldn't wait for it to cool off. Sloppy.

[CBGLuthier]

7. fetta cheese, black olives and mushrooms for me.

Topped with freshly grated (box stuff is nasty) parmesian and chrushed red pepper flakes.

[Orsino]

15. The Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee boxed kits, believe it or not.

Anything in a restaurant or frozen is gonna be a lot greasier. I just love the taste of these things. A lot of folks would say that the sauce is bland, but it's just right for me--sometimes with extra garlic and parmesan.

[Beausoir]

18. Agree!

I LOVE those things. The crust bakes up crispy and the sauce is soo tangy.
Yum!

[Lex]

16. Sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, and bacon.

*drool*

[Tallison]

19. Pizza Smut

With the best-ever Greezy Crust. It's crack for your tummy! Yuuuummmm! :9

[Blue_Tires]

20. a long-gone place named Milton's in Virginia Beach

very sad its still closed

[Zomby Woof]

71. Ever try Athens in Va Beach?

That was the best pizza I had there.

(Sorry you live there, btw... I lived there over 12 years! Too many freepers for my comfort)

[underpants]

72. The Pizza Shop-York County Va.

I am posting this on the off chance that anyone here every ate there- Back in the day it was simply the best ever. EVER.

[Blue_Tires]

80. no i never tried it; i'll look it up

so are you from here originially? where do you live now?

[Zomby Woof]

94. Originally, no

Lived there from Nixon to Reagan. :o Green Run Class of '85. :-)

I now live thousands of miles away, in a heavily Democratic state and district. :bounce:

Athens is at the Providence Square Shopping Center. I think they have a Kempsville Road address (could be wrong, this was YEARS ago, and they may be out of business for all I know).

Run by a Greek immigrant family. Just remember it was tasty.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

21. Ledo's. Adelphi, Maryland. Rectangular. Flaky crust. Sweet sauce.

To die for.

http://ledopizza.com/index12.html

Although checking their website, I guess they're not in Adelphi anymore.

[Dees]

75. We have two in the neighborhood.

Sauce is very good. At times the pizza is a litle undercooked. Overall, great pizza.

[hobo_baggins]

22. bbq chicken pizza, with bbq sauce instead of tomato sauce

[JVS]

23. Deep dish with sausage, bacon, pepperoni and green peppers.

[ofrfxsk]

24. Well now you bastards made me hungry

Damn you! I'm trying to start a new diet.

[Wapsie B]

25. Eduardo's in Chicago

Stuffed Spinach pizza. Damn they were good.

[Jokerman]

87. I second that!

Not a big spinach fan but their stuffed pizza rocks! I' got one in the freezer right now.

[intrepid_wanderer]

26. Godfathers!

dunno if they still exist... but ... I loved them... best chain pizza ever (was in Omaha, NE then)


My favorite toppings - Thin or thick... but, put Pepperoni, Black Olives, & Onions!!


YUM!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

37. Yes. They still exist.

And on a business trip last year I drove more than an hour out of my way (with my bewildered co-workers in tow) just to get a slice. Go to there website and you can find a store locater.

[freethought]

27. Mushroom, and from a now-gone place

in Boston's North End. It was called 'The European', a great family place. As far as I know it was family owned, one generation built it up and maintained it and the next generation lived off of it. I think it was replaced with a CVS pharmacy.

[Beware the Beast Man]

30. Anyone ever have artichoke hearts on pizza before?

A friend of mine and Cathyclysmic made one for us last night. Man, that was good! I've had it before with a garlic and olive oil sauce, but hadn't tried it with marinara until last night. Very tasty.

[Redstone]

31. Anything made by Mrs R.

She cooks better Italian food than Italians do; better Mexican food than Mexicans do, and so on...

Anyone wonder why I weighed 170 when I met her, and 200 now?

Redstone

[Akoto]

34. Thin crust, pepperoni, canadian bacon, light on the sauce.

My favorite kind of pizza. :)

I like thicker crusts, but my stomach is very touchy and can't handle all the grease. Thin crust works great for me, though.

[Maine Mary]

35. A Jersey Pizza- Don't care what's on it.

Why can't anyone else make it like that?

[GOPisEvil]

39. Explain, please.

:hi:

[Maine Mary]

43. Hi Hun

The crust is nice and thin and it's very greasy- so much so that one has to "fold it". The sauce has a tangy edge to it, but not so much that one does not taste the oregano and basil. The cheese is usually mozzarrella or something that will "toast" well. OMG! :9

[DS1]

49. Grew up in Jersey, it was all but impossible to find bad pizza

unless of course, you went to some chain store.

[Maine Mary]

51. Amen!

Jersey Pizzas are the best. Someone send me one, NOW!!!! Thank you :-)

[bettyellen]

58. right off rt 17 somewhere, wasn't it?

[DS1]

70. Yeah

Ridgewood

There's a place called Lenny's - dunno if it's still there, just off town center. Typical Jersey pizza shop dive, with great pizza.

[GOPisEvil]

52. Sounds yummy. I need to give it a try I think.

I do love a good pizza. :9

[Maine Mary]

53. K. I'll meet you there

:hug:

[DS1]

54. I'm going to bed before I spend the whole night

laying awake hungry and jonesing for some classic greasy pizza

:pout:

[Maine Mary]

56. Awwh hunny

Don't worry, I'll eat your slice. K? :evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

66. *checks airfares*

:hug:

[Maine Mary]

67. YES

Come to Maine, then we'll go to NJ. Beleive it or not, NJ has alot of beautiful places.

But I should also tell you that I'm being blacklisted by William Pitt. Even ZoombyWolf hates me now. I'm in alot of pain over this. So if you decide to have nothing to do with me, I'll understand. But I hope we'll be friends.

[GOPisEvil]

74. What?!

How dare they?!

You're always my friend, hun! :hug:

[DS1]

86. Indeed

Pitt isn't in a position to blacklist anyone

Nobody is in a position to blacklist here, and yes we have some Tstoned members still show up now and then and don't give a damn about it.

[Starlight]

65. New Orleans. Spinach & artichoke. And I HATE NJ pizza.

I've never had a particularly good one in NJ. "Thin & greasy" aren't good characteristics for a pizza IMO. YMMV apparently. :shrug:

[bettyellen]

59. omigod, pizza is a religion where i live. it's like brooklyn used to be.

even the so so ones are better than most of manhattan.

[tilsammans]

97. This Jersey Girl . . .

. . . votes for Jersey pizza too!

Gettin' hungry thinkin' 'bout it!

[skoppa]

38. Ian's Pizza in Madison has the best pizza.

My personal favorite is the Macaroni and Cheese pizza. Simply amazing!!

[Danmel]

40. The late great "Tony's Little Venice" in East Flatbush Brooklyn

Best. Pizza. Eva.
Just a perfect Brooklyn slice ( and it doesn't get better than that!)

Around these parts, I like Emilio's because they have a nice thin crisp crust but they are too far away for take out or delivery because it gets soggy in the box.

[raptor_rider]

45. My High School job was

at Little Caesars. The best pizza we made was Pepperoni, Ham, Red Onion, Green Chili, Jalapeno, Pineapple, and Mushrooms. Awesome crew pie!!! Plus if helping with the morning preps, take the biggest fresh mushrooms, pull out the stems, pack in the cheese, bacon, green chili, and put the garlic butter on top and run them through the oven. MMMMMMMM, YUMMY!!!!! Stuffed mushrooms to die for!!!!!!!

[A HERETIC I AM]

46. Pepi's in New Haven. CT

Coke fired brick oven. The kind that is never shut down cause if it is, it takes 2 days to get it back to a stable 700 degrees.

Best pizza south of there (Excepting NY and NJ) is Ciro's in South Miami, Near The Falls Shopping center. Best dough, best sauce, best fucking pizza.

BTW...Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Godfathers, Little Caesars and any of the other chains.....

ALL MAKE CRAP PIZZA!

Especially compared to properly made pizza. Every New Yorker and New Jerseyite will know what i am talking about.

[Midlodemocrat]

69. Yup. And pizza from the Colony Bar and Grill in Stamford is pretty

good, too.

[Elidor]

47. There was a place in Dallas, around 1996, on Upper Greenville

I can't even remember the name anymore. It's been gone for many years. They had the most incredible gourmet pizzas, and they delivered. There was a seafood pizza with scallops; there were several very unusual pizzas with stuff like peas and carrots, all of them mouth-wateringly good, vastly superior to all other pizza I've ever had. How they ever went out of business is beyond me, because on a Friday or Saturday night you might wait 90 minutes for a delivery, they were so busy. But it was always piping hot and sinfully delicious.

Whoever ran that place was a pizza god.

[TroubleMan]

48. Stuffed Crust Meatlovers

nt.

[Meatwad]

50. I too also love Hawai'ian.

Mmm.

[lakemonster11]

68. I usually get onions, olives, and peppers,

but this one time in college I had these crazy pizza cravings and the only toppings I wanted were onions and pineapple. I didn't want the olives and peppers; I didn't want Canadian bacon. So I finally gave in and ordered it.

It was the best pizza *ever*. This was in Walla Walla, WA, so they used big chunks of Walla Walla sweets.

I have never eaten so much pizza in my life, and I've never ordered that combination again. I'm afraid it just won't be as good as the memory.

:9

[Orrin_73]

73. Pizza marinara and Margherita

[MN ChimpH8R]

76. Lombardi's in Philly

Everything in the pie is either fresh or from Italy - they even use mozzarella fresca. Coal fired oven. Founded by the guy who opened the first pizzaria in the United States. When the gods on Olympus get tired of ambrosia, they send out for Lombardi's pizzas. I'll take mine with sausage, mushrooms and onions.

[rbnyc]

77. Pizza Prince, Nassau Ave. Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Thin, crisp crust. Best crust=best pizza!

[Debbi801]

78. Generous George's in NOVA. (nt)

[Allenberg]

79. There's a place here

in Pittsburgh called Mineo's. Damn good pizza. I prefer beef and onion. Sammy's in Greentree is awesome as well.

[Fox Mulder]

81. Chicken, tomatoes, and pineapple...

on a hand-tossed crust.

[Initech]

82. Local pizza joint - Brooklyn Pizza Works - pepperoni and meatball

A heart-stopper, but it's freaking good! I usually add fresh garlic to mine to balance it out.

[noonwitch]

83. Buddy's in Detroit. Sausage, onions, peppers and mushrooms

MMMM

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

84. Any pizza around Napoli (Naples) n/t

[DelawareValleyDem]

89. The home of pizza! Good pick. nt

[Mob Mama]

85. Patsy's from Manhattan, topped with fresh Basil. YUM!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

88. a little pizza place in vatican city

[huskerlaw]

90. Beau Jo's

in Colorado. Idaho Springs, and also some suburbs of Denver, I believe. They leave honey on your table for eating the crust end. The rest of the crust is really thin, but the part you hold is HUGE. And ooooh so yummy.

[mvd]

92. I actually like DiGiorno's the best

It's better than any take out pizza in my area. I like the thick crust ones the most.

[bigwillq]

93. Most places in New Haven, CT

have awesome pizza.

Pepe's, Sally's, Modern.....

YUMMY!:bounce:

[Zomby Woof]

95. Villiage Pizza in Roslyn, WA

Used to be good back in my college days. Heard it had a fire and burned down, although it may have been restored. :shrug:

[CanuckAmok]

96. This pizza pie that God gave me, once.

He said "Go forth, and divide into eight slices, this pizza pie which I have given to you this day, for it is for all the creatures of your household, and that is why there is only sausage on half." (Little Romans 11:11)

[AtomicKitten]

98. veggie delux with artichoke hearts and sausage.

demented, I know, but tasty

[Dees]

99. Original House of Pizza....Springfield, MO

Damn I wish they shipped.

[RushIsRot]

100. I'm goin' to Springfield tomorrow.

Where is this place? I Googled and did not find it as such.