New York could take a lesson from Louisville

I was in Chiacgo a few weeks ago, so I gave the deep-dish style the old college try. I must admit that I prefer NYC style.

[Robin Garr]

I was in Chiacgo a few weeks ago, so I gave the deep-dish style the old college try. I must admit that I prefer NYC style.

Agreed. Deep-dish isn't pizza, it's casserole. At excellent purveyors like Windy City, it's <i>good</i> casserole, but it sure as heck isn't either NYC or Italian.

I'd disagree slightly that there's no NYC pizza in Louisville, either. Both Luigi and Hero's turn out a highly credible version of NYC street-corner pizza, and if they're not up to Gotham's finest, neither are most of the "Original Ray's" that you see all over NYC.

And Primo still makes the best <I>Italian</i> pizza in Louisville.

I like NYC pizza ok.

In Chicago, my favorite deep dish the stuffed spinach and mushroom with garlic at Bacino's.

Please note that the Pizzeria Uno chain does not serve the same pizza as the original Uno and Due in Chicago.

Chicago has some decent thin crush like D'Agostino's. But it is not NYC style and it is always cut into trapezoids, which I hate, but on the whole Chicago is not a thin crust down. Actually, it's not really a pizza town. The Chicago style dog is really the core culinary artifact.

Who makes the deep dish, double crust pizza in Chicago that is not tourist pizza? Uno, Due, Giordano's all seem pretty touristy to me.

I would agree those are all total traps. A few places that accessible that make a decent deepdish,never heard of double crust up there, are Lou Malnatis,Edwardos, and Ginos East. Like most good pizza joints the Mom and Pop obscure palces are the best.

Agreed. Deep-dish isn't pizza, it's casserole. At excellent purveyors like Windy City, it's <i>good</i> casserole, but it sure as heck isn't either NYC or Italian.

I agree it is a strech to call it pizza. But to say its not Italian? I dont think pizza as a whole is Italian unless maybe youre talking pizza Marguerite. Its Italian/American in my mind. The orginal deep dish probably came from a spinach pie you would see around at Italian partys/weddings...thats just my guess though.

cut into trapezoids, which I hate, but on the whole Chicago is not a thin crust down. Actually, it's not really a pizza town. The Chicago style dog is really the core culinary artifact.

Dude that is just harsh. I bet that thin crust joints in Chicago out number deepdish by ten to one. Not a pizza town, come on. While the dog is great to say core culinary artifact,again thats harsh. While we could go on and on about Chicago food, the first that came to mind is Italian beefs. Sure its not Italian but super good. Anyway whats wrong with pizza cut in squares?

I'd put the italian beef sandwich up there as a "core culinary artifact." whatever that means.

I thought the pizza at Uno's was pretty damn mediocre. Overcooked, tough cornmeal crust with tomatoes and a paucity of cheese.

The hubby and I had some excellent pizza at Old Chicago in Stonybrook last weekend. They have fantastic chicken wings, as well.