Mount Rushmore of Pizza toppings - Yours ?

[Utilit99 4,099]

Just now, DonS said:

Why did you have to bring yer mom into this debate? 

Seriously though, it's probably based on where you were raised.  Being from upstate NY I always ate NY style pizza.  Where you from? 

 

Chicago. But seriously. I can't understand NY pizza. It has no redeeming qualities.

[Herbivore 1,115]

2 minutes ago, DonS said:

Why did you have to bring yer mom into this debate? 

Seriously though, it's probably based on where you were raised.  Being from upstate NY I always ate NY style pizza.  Where you from? 

if you were raised in Chicago, at some point you have to realize that pizza sux

[TimmySmith 2,782]

5 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

if you were raised in Chicago, at some point you have to realize that pizza sux

Chicago people are always trying to convince others of it.  NY people don't need to convince anyone.  Second city stuff. 

[DonS 3,292]

5 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

 

Chicago. But seriously. I can't understand NY pizza. It has no redeeming qualities.

We have reached a bipartisan decision on the pizza debate.  Each side can now blame the other sides parents for raising them "wrong" then.

 

[Utilit99 4,099]

2 minutes ago, DonS said:

We have reached a bipartisan decision on the pizza debate.  Each side can now blame the other sides parents for raising them "wrong" then.

 

Bipartisan damnit!! Drink more beer and anything will taste good at the end of the night!!! 

[DonS 3,292]

2 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

Bipartisan damnit!! Drink more beer and anything will taste good at the end of the night!!! 

Wait a sec.  Are we still talking about yer mom or pizza? 

[MDC 7,135]

“NY style pizza” just means thin crust. It’s the default style of pizza unless you’re ordering something different like Chicago style deep dish or Sicilian. 

I could see someone saying NY pizza is overrated. Only a moron says “NY style pizza” is overrated. That’s pretty much all pizza. 

 

[Utilit99 4,099]

10 minutes ago, DonS said:

Wait a sec.  Are we still talking about yer mom or pizza? 

I lost track 3 beers ago. 

[TimmySmith 2,782]

4 minutes ago, MDC said:

I could see someone saying NY pizza is overrated. Only a moron says “NY style pizza” is overrated. That’s pretty much all pizza. 

It is ALL pizza, IMO, and history's opinion also.  Chicago deep dish is it's own thing and they should not even advertise it as pizza.  

[Utilit99 4,099]

26 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

It is ALL pizza, IMO, and history's opinion also.  Chicago deep dish is it's own thing and they should not even advertise it as pizza.  

Deep dish pizza is like a pie.

Chicago has thin crust too all over the place with quality toppings. It's just not all focking saggy like a certain poster's wife's udder (NY style that is, over in philthadelphia).  

[Cruzer 1,995]

I have 3 go to's:

Pepperon/ jalapenos 

pork sausage/onion

Mozzarella/basil

[Cruzer 1,995]

And 

NY Style pizza >>> Chicago deep dish..... all day. 

[Frozenbeernuts 2,115]

2 hours ago, JustinCharge said:

A pepperoni hot pocket is amazing but only if prepped correctly.  Throw away the foil covers.  Wet a paper towel and wrap them in it.  Heat 2 for 3:30.  Let sit 1 minute.  Unwrap and the outer shell is now hot and soft.  Dip it in some quality pizza sauce as you eat it. 
 

the cooking instructions on the box yields a brick dough that you can break your teeth on. 

Do yourself a favor and order some pizza puffs online. Buy a deep fryer and learn why you will never go back to a hot pocket again

[Frozenbeernuts 2,115]

8 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

And 

NY Style pizza >>> Chicago deep dish..... all day. 

I like them both. You can get NY style almost anywhere on the east coast. Chicago deep dish is almost exclusive to Chicago

[Cruzer 1,995]

1 minute ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

I like them both. You can get NY style almost anywhere on the east coast. Chicago deep dish is almost exclusive to Chicago

Tell you what.. If I'm starving and can only afford a slice of Deep dish - give me that. 1 will fill me up for damn near a whole day.

 

[Utilit99 4,099]

17 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

And 

NY Style pizza >>> Chicago deep dish..... all day. 

This is a great review from someone. Although they give a higher rating to NY pizza than I would. 

New York pizza kinda sucks

Let me preface this, I've been to New York City and eaten the pizza there. Several times. I've been to the local good spots, the ones you have to try. Obviously that one spot don't hold a candle to the other good spots that are a few blocks away, which don't hold a candle to the other good spots that are a few blocks away from that one, and so forth. But that's NYC for you, and everyone has their favorite spot in their own immediate surrounding area.

So NYC pizza. It sucks. It sucks because it's not nearly as good as NYCers lead you to believe it is. Pizza is made of bread, tomato sauce and spices, cheese, cured meats (or ground beef etc) and veggies. All of those are all readily available fresh in basically Any City, USA, and there is nothing special that NYC does that's better than anywhere else. Wood fired ovens? Yeah they're amazing for pizza, but tons of places do them and your NYC trees are not special. The wood is probably imported from like, Vermont or some . Any competent pizza place in Any City, USA can make a pizza using the same high quality ingredients with the same wood fired oven that NYC has. Which brings me to my next point:

Folding your pizza. Fock. That. Shlt. If I can fold my pizza, the crust (or bottom of the pizza) doesn't have a nice crunch to it, and therefore it's not really crust, it's just bread. And that nice crunch, that smokey toasty slight crunch you get from the wood fired oven in each bite from a great pizza? The ones that break when you try to fold them? The kind of texture and flavor totally absent from Fat Tony's By-The-Slice? That right there is a one way ticket to Flavortown FlavorFuckingMetropolis. Also, the pizza slice is just too big if you have to fold it to eat it. You're just making a low-cal calzone out of your pizza.

Lastly, Chicago pizza is delicious and still pizza, just totally different. And that's okay. And Detroit pizza is damn tasty, still pizza, and still totally different. And that's also okay.

[Bier Meister 1,658]

17 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

And 

NY Style pizza >>> Chicago deep dish..... all day. 

Like them both.  Depends on mood.

[Mike Isles 583]

I just glad numbnuts didn’t come in here and say Ranch Dressing

[Cruzer 1,995]

4 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

This is a great review from someone. Although they give a higher rating to NY pizza than I would. 

New York pizza kinda sucks

Let me preface this, I've been to New York City and eaten the pizza there. Several times. I've been to the local good spots, the ones you have to try. Obviously that one spot don't hold a candle to the other good spots that are a few blocks away, which don't hold a candle to the other good spots that are a few blocks away from that one, and so forth. But that's NYC for you, and everyone has their favorite spot in their own immediate surrounding area.

So NYC pizza. It sucks. It sucks because it's not nearly as good as NYCers lead you to believe it is. Pizza is made of bread, tomato sauce and spices, cheese, cured meats (or ground beef etc) and veggies. All of those are all readily available fresh in basically Any City, USA, and there is nothing special that NYC does that's better than anywhere else. Wood fired ovens? Yeah they're amazing for pizza, but tons of places do them and your NYC trees are not special. The wood is probably imported from like, Vermont or some . Any competent pizza place in Any City, USA can make a pizza using the same high quality ingredients with the same wood fired oven that NYC has. Which brings me to my next point:

Folding your pizza. . That. . If I can fold my pizza, the crust (or bottom of the pizza) doesn't have a nice crunch to it, and therefore it's not really crust, it's just bread. And that nice crunch, that smokey toasty slight crunch you get from the wood fired oven in each bite from a great pizza? The ones that break when you try to fold them? The kind of texture and flavor totally absent from Fat Tony's By-The-Slice? That right there is a one way ticket to Flavortown FlavorFuckingMetropolis. Also, the pizza slice is just too big if you have to fold it to eat it. You're just making a low-cal calzone out of your pizza.

Lastly, Chicago pizza is delicious and still pizza, just totally different. And that's okay. And Detroit pizza is damn tasty, still pizza, and still totally different. And that's also okay.

Why Chicago 'Pizza' Is The Hitler Of Pizzas

New York's real pizza vs. Chicago's fake "pizza."

 

As a proud New York resident, there is nothing I like more than a good slice of pizza. New York City has the best pizza in the world. That is a fact. If you don’t think so, then you are an idiot. Period.

There is nothing in the world like New York pizza. As New York gentrifies up the wazoo and crumbles under the weight of a dysfunctional public transportation system, New York pizza is one of the few constants in our ever-changing city that we can rely on. While New York is impossibly expensive, its pizza is cheap. Unlike the plethora of gastro-pubs and "fusion food" restaurants that now infest the formerly-ethnic and once-upon-a-time-interesting neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint and cater solely to rich white yuppies from the 'burbs, pizza is egalitarian: staffed by locals and enjoyed by construction workers and businessmen alike. The culinary trifecta of thin and crispy crust, sweet and savory sauce, and gooey and melty mozzarella cheese, gives sustenance to millions of New Yorkers daily and is a hallmark of New York life and culture.

There are some people who think that Chicago deep-dish "pizza" is better than New York pizza. These people are flat-out wrong. First of all, Chicago "pizza" isn’t even pizza. It is a gigantic calzone with sauce on top. There is WAY too much cheese. On any given Chicago deep-dish "pizza," there is always at least a one-INCH thick blob of cheese on it. Not only is this excess of cheese downright disgusting, it’s also a safety hazard as well. When rightly defending the honor of New York pizza against the abomination that is its Chicago counterpart, comedian Jon Stewart once remarked that he doesn’t want to drown in his pizza when he is drunk and collapses face-first into his pizza. Pizza's #1 function is to be hangover food. Any "pizza" that can't even serve its prime function without posing a LITERAL SAFETY HAZARD to its intended consumer(s) and surrounding passersby cannot be be considered pizza at all.

Did I mention that Chicago "pizza" has sauce on top of the cheese? ON TOP. Who came up with the idea of sauce being ON TOP of pizza cheese??? A two-year-old could tell you that the only correct order for pizza is crust on the bottom, followed by sauce, and THEN cheese. Add toppings if you must, but DO NOT mess with the bottom three layers of the pizza. Anyone who challenges the order of pizza-layering should be forever condemned to the 7th circle of hell. Or worse, be smothered under layers of gross blob-like Chicago pizza cheese for all eternity.

AND THE CRUST ISN’T EVEN CRISPY. Chicago "pizza" has DOUGHY CRUST. Any tried and true New Yorker could tell you that even charcoal-black burnt pizza crust is better than doughy pizza crust. The only possible way to eat Chicago pizza, with its doughy malleable crust and its gross globs of cheese, is with A KNIFE AND FORK. Eating pizza with a knife and fork is beyond evil. President Donald Trump eats pizza with a fork. THAT’S HOW BAD IT IS!!! Eating ANY pizza with a fork is bad enough. When your "pizza" can ONLY be eaten with a fork, there are no words in the English language to describe such an immoral travesty.

Chicago "pizza" is not only a bad food item. Chicago "pizza" is responsible for most of the problems currently ailing the world today. First, CHICAGO "PIZZA" CAUSED BREXIT!!! How, you may ask? Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made his decision to call the Brexit referendum in 2012, when he was EATING PIZZA at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Brexit never would have happened without the infernal influence of Chicago "pizza."

The origins of neo-liberalism can also be traced back to Chicago "pizza." Milton Friedman and his Chicago School of Economics are the godfathers of neo-liberal economics. Likewise, they are the main people responsible for the right-wing shift in global politics that began in the late '70s to early '80s. They were based at the University of CHICAGO. This means that Milton Friedman and his buddies must have been eating way too much Chicago "pizza" when coming up with their ideas. Massive income inequality; declining and stagnant wages among workers in the West; the privatization of public utilities; the destruction of economies in the Third World; the rise of Trump and the far-right in America and Europe; energy policies that are putting the world on the precipice of environmental catastrophe; all of these things are the fault of Chicago "pizza."

Chicago "pizza" is one of the worst catastrophes ever to befall the entire human race. Few things have resulted in as much human death and destruction as Chicago "pizza." Also, it tastes gross. It is the moral imperative of all good and moral people to loudly proclaim the superiority of New York pizza over all other pizzas. Like Confederate flags and Nazi swastikas, the only place for Chicago deep-dish "pizza" is in a museum.

 

 

[bostonlager 2,664]

23 hours ago, 5-Points said:

Unpossible. 

Too many toppings to narrow it down. 

Any/every thing but anchovies. 

I am in the same boat. I get my pizza - deluxe/supreme whatever you want to call it with everything except the little fish.

[Big Guy 1,410]

1 hour ago, Utilit99 said:

 

Chicago. But seriously. I can't understand NY pizza. It has no redeeming qualities.

Love Deep Dish and agree with you on "a Slice".....especially the way those dumbfocks eat it 

[Utilit99 4,099]

7 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

Why Chicago 'Pizza' Is The Hitler Of Pizzas

New York's real pizza vs. Chicago's fake "pizza."

 

As a proud New York resident, there is nothing I like more than a good slice of pizza. New York City has the best pizza in the world. That is a fact. If you don’t think so, then you are an idiot. Period.

There is nothing in the world like New York pizza. As New York gentrifies up the wazoo and crumbles under the weight of a dysfunctional public transportation system, New York pizza is one of the few constants in our ever-changing city that we can rely on. While New York is impossibly expensive, its pizza is cheap. Unlike the plethora of gastro-pubs and "fusion food" restaurants that now infest the formerly-ethnic and once-upon-a-time-interesting neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint and cater solely to rich white yuppies from the 'burbs, pizza is egalitarian: staffed by locals and enjoyed by construction workers and businessmen alike. The culinary trifecta of thin and crispy crust, sweet and savory sauce, and gooey and melty mozzarella cheese, gives sustenance to millions of New Yorkers daily and is a hallmark of New York life and culture.

There are some people who think that Chicago deep-dish "pizza" is better than New York pizza. These people are flat-out wrong. First of all, Chicago "pizza" isn’t even pizza. It is a gigantic calzone with sauce on top. There is WAY too much cheese. On any given Chicago deep-dish "pizza," there is always at least a one-INCH thick blob of cheese on it. Not only is this excess of cheese downright disgusting, it’s also a safety hazard as well. When rightly defending the honor of New York pizza against the abomination that is its Chicago counterpart, comedian Jon Stewart once remarked that he doesn’t want to drown in his pizza when he is drunk and collapses face-first into his pizza. Pizza's #1 function is to be hangover food. Any "pizza" that can't even serve its prime function without posing a LITERAL SAFETY HAZARD to its intended consumer(s) and surrounding passersby cannot be be considered pizza at all.

Did I mention that Chicago "pizza" has sauce on top of the cheese? ON TOP. Who came up with the idea of sauce being ON TOP of pizza cheese??? A two-year-old could tell you that the only correct order for pizza is crust on the bottom, followed by sauce, and THEN cheese. Add toppings if you must, but DO NOT mess with the bottom three layers of the pizza. Anyone who challenges the order of pizza-layering should be forever condemned to the 7th circle of hell. Or worse, be smothered under layers of gross blob-like Chicago pizza cheese for all eternity.

AND THE CRUST ISN’T EVEN CRISPY. Chicago "pizza" has DOUGHY CRUST. Any tried and true New Yorker could tell you that even charcoal-black burnt pizza crust is better than doughy pizza crust. The only possible way to eat Chicago pizza, with its doughy malleable crust and its gross globs of cheese, is with A KNIFE AND FORK. Eating pizza with a knife and fork is beyond evil. President Donald Trump eats pizza with a fork. THAT’S HOW BAD IT IS!!! Eating ANY pizza with a fork is bad enough. When your "pizza" can ONLY be eaten with a fork, there are no words in the English language to describe such an immoral travesty.

Chicago "pizza" is not only a bad food item. Chicago "pizza" is responsible for most of the problems currently ailing the world today. First, CHICAGO "PIZZA" CAUSED BREXIT!!! How, you may ask? Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made his decision to call the Brexit referendum in 2012, when he was EATING PIZZA at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Brexit never would have happened without the infernal influence of Chicago "pizza."

The origins of neo-liberalism can also be traced back to Chicago "pizza." Milton Friedman and his Chicago School of Economics are the godfathers of neo-liberal economics. Likewise, they are the main people responsible for the right-wing shift in global politics that began in the late '70s to early '80s. They were based at the University of CHICAGO. This means that Milton Friedman and his buddies must have been eating way too much Chicago "pizza" when coming up with their ideas. Massive income inequality; declining and stagnant wages among workers in the West; the privatization of public utilities; the destruction of economies in the Third World; the rise of Trump and the far-right in America and Europe; energy policies that are putting the world on the precipice of environmental catastrophe; all of these things are the fault of Chicago "pizza."

Chicago "pizza" is one of the worst catastrophes ever to befall the entire human race. Few things have resulted in as much human death and destruction as Chicago "pizza." Also, it tastes gross. It is the moral imperative of all good and moral people to loudly proclaim the superiority of New York pizza over all other pizzas. Like Confederate flags and Nazi swastikas, the only place for Chicago deep-dish "pizza" is in a museum.

 

 

If liberals hate Chicago pizza, that's fine with me. They are the same idiots that call Trump a hitler. And all of his voters nazis. 

I wouldn't trust those fools to be able to know how to bounce a rubber ball.

[Utilit99 4,099]

8 minutes ago, Cruzer said:

As a proud New York resident, there is nothing I like more than a good slice of pizza. New York City has the best pizza in the world. That is a fact. If you don’t think so, then you are an idiot. Period.

 

According to the estimates from the United States Census Bureau, 126,355 residents left New York between July 2019 and July 2020. We know some of the reasons too, from reading the figures every year. It often comes down to; cost of living, poor job growth (especially upstate), taxes, terrible pizza and harsh winters. Now, add the fact that the state was one of the hardest hit areas from COVID in the world, and that's enough to send people packing, according to these estimates. Some New York City residents, who can work from home, have decided to head for areas like rural New England. Others continue to flock to the south for warmer weather, better pizza, and less expenses.

[Cruzer 1,995]

Just now, Utilit99 said:

According to the estimates from the United States Census Bureau, 126,355 residents left New York between July 2019 and July 2020. We know some of the reasons too, from reading the figures every year. It often comes down to; cost of living, poor job growth (especially upstate), taxes, terrible pizza and harsh winters. Now, add the fact that the state was one of the hardest hit areas from COVID in the world, and that's enough to send people packing, according to these estimates. Some New York City residents, who can work from home, have decided to head for areas like rural New England. Others continue to flock to the south for warmer weather, better pizza, and less expenses.

If you believe people leave a state over pizza, let's just say you better not have any rubber balls in the house either.

[MDC 7,135]

The Mount Rushmore of retards is Peefoam’s face four times. 

 

[Utilit99 4,099]

35 minutes ago, MDC said:

The Mount Rushmore of retards is Peefoam’s face four times. 

 

Do cows have heavy jowls? 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

NY-style pizza is pizza toast.  Crust way too thin.

[Utilit99 4,099]

4 minutes ago, JustinCharge said:

NY-style pizza is pizza toast.  Crust way too thin.

Too focking greasy and saggy and flavorless  to be a decent piece of toast. 

[tanatastic 2,062]

Pep, artichoke, garlic, sausage

[Old School 360]

Well hell.

I prefer the real, thick, Chicago style, deep dish. Good stuff.

And yeah- once  in a while, if I have to get thin crust- ham & pineapple is pretty damn good.

Not a huge pizza guy- hit a couple Rays in NYC= not impressed.

Hit Lou’s in Chicago and holy hell that was good! 

[Gepetto 1,291]

Beef, Pepperoni, Mushroom, Green Pepper, Black Olives and Onion

https://johnnysortinospizza.com/

[Herbivore 1,115]

7 hours ago, Utilit99 said:

According to the estimates from the United States Census Bureau, 126,355 residents left New York between July 2019 and July 2020. We know some of the reasons too, from reading the figures every year. It often comes down to; cost of living, poor job growth (especially upstate), taxes, terrible pizza and harsh winters. Now, add the fact that the state was one of the hardest hit areas from COVID in the world, and that's enough to send people packing, according to these estimates. Some New York City residents, who can work from home, have decided to head for areas like rural New England. Others continue to flock to the south for warmer weather, better pizza, and less expenses.

alright..thats pretty funny

[KSB2424 3,148]

The one thing I learned in this thread, is y'all mofo's cannot follow directions.  

Anytime the OP says the "Mt.Rushmore" of something it means the Top 4.  Period, end of story.  

Y'all are giving types of pizza, four of your favorite topping combinations, all sorts of stuff.  JFC.  

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[KSB2424 3,148]

1. Pepperoni - Classic good meat, pairs well with cheese and heats well.  Any person who disagrees is just being cantankerous. 

2.  Banana Peppers - Sweet and tangy pairs perfectly with any meat on the pizza (see above and below)

3.  Sausage - so many types, all of them work

4.  Mushrooms - I am not sure why, but mushrooms on a pizza works, I'm a big fan. Especially the magic one's.....

[Drizzay 699]

Cheese

[KSB2424 3,148]

10 minutes ago, Drizzay said:

Cheese

Okay, we need a ruling from the Commish.  Is cheese a topping or is an assumed base ingredient.  

[Gepetto 1,291]

I'd say cheese is not a topping unless it's extra cheese.  However it describes a favorite pizza which makes it their Mount Rushmore of Pizza.

[Mike Isles 583]

15 minutes ago, KSB2424 said:

Okay, we need a ruling from the Commish.  Is cheese a topping or is an assumed base ingredient.  

Base. Not a topping. Oh wait - if you pay extra for extra cheese - it’s a topping. I’ll allow it. 

[Mike Isles 583]

14 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

I'd say cheese is not a topping unless it's extra cheese.  However it describes a favorite pizza which makes it their Mount Rushmore of Pizza.

Good minds think alike

[5-Points 3,395]

16 hours ago, bostonlager said:

I am in the same boat. I get my pizza - deluxe/supreme whatever you want to call it with everything except the little fish.

Yeah, I usually go with the all meat or the Supreme (meat and veg), occasionally just pepperoni. 

That's the thing about pizza. There's no wrong answer. You can go cheese only or put all the meat and vegetables you want on it, or any combination of toppings inbetween. You can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can sit and enjoy it or have a slice on the go. It pairs well with cheap beer and a nice wine. It can be eaten hot or cold. 

It might be the world's most perfect food.