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Help me make a decision

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Regan MacNeil, Jan 18, 2022.

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Best chain deep dish?

  1. Gino’s East

  2. Giordano’s

  3. Lou Malnati’s

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  1. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    It’s a casserole pizza.
     
    Brooklyn Bridge, Jan 20, 2022
    #13
  2. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Kernels of corn included?
     
    Songbird, Jan 20, 2022
    #14
  3. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Having had all three mentioned in the poll, there are no wrong decisions. All are about equal. Enjoy!

    The original high profile Chicago deep dish was Pizzeria Uno (then Due) - where my folks used to go in the 50s. Uno Pizzeria & Grill

    That said, there's a real difference between Chicago deep dish and New York Sicilian style if you've had it. Chicago is more of a cheese-topped tomato sauce breadbowl. Very hearty. Sicilian - the way they make 'em in NYC at Scarr's or L & B Spumoni Gardens or Artichoke Basile - is a pretty light, airy thing. A crispy pan focaccia with toppings.

    L & B is a must-visit.

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    Last edited: Jan 21, 2022
    Azrael, Jan 21, 2022
    #15
  4. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    New York is next on my trip list. But there is no way I can envision myself liking that foldable, floppy crust more than Chicago tavern cut.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Jan 21, 2022
    #16
  5. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    The city will welcome you with many representative pies and slices.

    A truly committed pizza pilgrim, for example, can walk from Totonno's in Coney Island to L & B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst to Di Fara in Midwood on the same afternoon.

    Bring your appetite! And walking shoes!
     
    Azrael, Jan 21, 2022
    #17
  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Out of the places you mentioned, I guess I'd go with the original Spumoni Gardens, but they have franchised too and I don't think it is as good as it used to be. I have always thought Artichoke, which is franchised too, was overrated. But I haven't been in any of these places in a few years now.

    I think of Spumoni Gardens as more of a grandma pie than a sicilian (there is a difference. ... grandma slice is less deep dish like). If you find a place that refers to that kind of pizza as a "Nonna slice," I think the odds go up that it is going to be good.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jan 21, 2022
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  7. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    All the amazing things to eat in Chicago and you're gonna have deep dish? Rethink your priorities.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jan 21, 2022
    #19
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Curious, because you and I have gone back and forth on pizza threads several times.

    You are allowed pizza from 3 places in the 5 boroughs -- but only 3 -- for the rest of your life. Can be any kind of place, slices, sit down, any kind of pizza, as long as it is pizza. What places do you put on your list?

    It's actually a tough exercise for me, but my list would be:
    1) Lucali in Brooklyn
    2) Juliana's in Brooklyn
    3) Joe's in Greenwich Village

    The places I am leaving off that list pain me.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jan 21, 2022
    #20
  9. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member


    Agreed, although I usually think of a Grandma/Nonna style being a little thinner. (That thick Basille white slice when they first opened in the East Village - the one the kids lined up for - was pretty terrific in its time.)

    L & B I consider Sfincione style.

    But you and I are Talmudic when it comes to pizza.
     
    Azrael, Jan 21, 2022
    #21
  10. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member


    3? Only 3? For the rest of my life?

    Impossible. (I like your choices, though.)

    For the purposes of our rabbinical exercise:

    1) I agree that Joe's is the proto-slice

    2) DiFara (but only the original and only the ones Dominic made himself)

    3) Scarr's (he grinds his own flour in the basement; does a worthy Sfincione and a terrific round pie; it's right up the street)
     
    Azrael, Jan 21, 2022
    #22
  11. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    I’m there for a week, man. You better believe I’m getting a combo dipped, too. Probably more than once.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Jan 21, 2022
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  12. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Azrael, Jan 21, 2022
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