Name your pizza

[nw6675]

A sub group of us have been discussing pizza. Name your place, type, vice....

Monical's in Central IL is my go to. The warm fuzzy spot of my childhood. Or the pizzeria on Clark AFB Philippines. Or Peppi's in Fayetteville NC. Yours??

 

[White Cat]

Rosalie’s in Bar Harbor Maine.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Silly Al's in Quartzsite, AZ.

 

[robinb]

* Uno's pizza, on Ohio Street in Chicago - Chicago Deep Dish Pizza - a Numero Uno with sausage, pepperoni, green peppers onions and mushrooms. It was my father's favorite pizza place.
* Vito and Nicks, on South Pulaski in Chicago - Chicago thin cracker crust pizza, cut in squares - a sausage and mushroom ... less is more with Vito and Nicks. A south side classic.
* Salvatore's Pies in Madison, WI - Fat Uncle Tony's, Pepperoni, Sausage, Jones Farm Bacon, Red sauce, Basil - my go-to for local pizza
* Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven CT, we had to wait in line for about 45 min but it was worth the wait!

 

[porschegrl]

Monical's in Central IL is my go to. The warm fuzzy spot of my childhood.

Dressing or no dressing? (I went to school in central IL)

The warm and fuzzy spot of my childhood would have to be Barnaby's in Niles, IL.

 

[nw6675]

* Uno's pizza, on Ohio Street in Chicago - Chicago Deep Dish Pizza - a Numero Uno with sausage, pepperoni, green peppers onions and mushrooms. It was my father's favorite pizza place.
* Vito and Nicks, on South Pulaski in Chicago - Chicago thin cracker crust pizza, cut in squares - a sausage and mushroom ... less is more with Vito and Nicks. A south side classic.
* Salvatore's Pies in Madison, WI - Fat Uncle Tony's, Pepperoni, Sausage, Jones Farm Bacon, Red sauce, Basil - my go-to for local pizza
* Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven CT, we had to wait in line for about 45 min but it was worth the wait!

You had me at cracker crust.

 

[nw6675]

Dressing or no dressing? (I went to school in central IL)

The warm and fuzzy spot of my childhood would have to be Barnaby's in Niles, IL.

Oh my God you get me!!!!!! Creamy Italian!

 

[gmi3804]

During the pandemic I craved Chicago tavern-style pizza, so I taught myself how to make it. It's now my favorite.

 

[kanerf]

Peter Piper Pizza. It was the best pizza when I was a kid. They had this neat round glass oven where you could see the pizza's rotate around. I remember that they put corn meal on the bottom of the pizza's. It was a litter weird, but it made for a crunchier crust. Have not had one of their pizza's for 40 years or more, but I know they are still around.

 

[john7994]

Dressing or no dressing? (I went to school in central IL)

The warm and fuzzy spot of my childhood would have to be Barnaby's in Niles, IL.

OMG Barnaby's .... that took me waaaaayyyy back .... thanks for the memory

 

[john7994]

Favorite pizza from childhood was Gigio's in Evanston, Illinois (north suburb of Chicago)

 

[SpaceMan5]

I have yet to try it but I can't wait to get a pie from MOTO Pizza here in Seattle.

If you are wondering why I haven't tried it is because they have a 3 month waiting list Truth!! You just can't walk in and order pie like a typical pizzeria. You have sign up for a slot. They are that popular.

I do have an "in" with the owner to jump the line since I just signed a deal with them to supply reefer trucks for their biz. Gonna take the owner up on his offer but just didn't want to do it to soon.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Lou Malnati's. Chicago area. Deep dish, Malnati's style, with butter crust.

 

[john7994]

Lou Malnati's. Chicago area. Deep dish, Malnati's style, with butter crust.

Also a solid pie ...

 

[Disneylover99]

Pizza Delight and Pizza Pizza were our go to pizza chains back in the 70’s.
The Pizzas themselves were nothing special by todays standards, but boy, my memory is that they were so delicious and such a treat.

 

[gmi3804]

Favorite pizza from childhood was Gigio's in Evanston, Illinois (north suburb of Chicago)

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I live three blocks south of that corner. Same street, Maple Ave.

Lou Malnati's. Chicago area. Deep dish, Malnati's style, with butter crust.

I grew up practically around the corner from the Lincolnwood original. I always have one or two frozen Lou's pizzas in the freezer. In 45 minutes I can have a fresh pizza that tastes just like it does in the restaurants.

 

[john7994]

I live three blocks south of that corner. On Maple Ave.


I grew up practically around the corner from the Lincolnwood original. I always have one or two frozen Lou's pizzas in the freezer. In 45 minutes I can have a fresh pizza that tastes just like it does in the restaurants.

I miss it terribly ... I lived in Evanston for 10 years (went to Dawes Elementary and Chute Middle Schools) - was moved to Elgin (by parents) before going to ETHS, and moved myself back to Evanston when in my 20s ...

 

[amcnj]

We were fortunate to always have a lot of good pizza places around. Difficult to select just one place as an absolute favorite. We usually had a plain cheese pie growing up. Later in life I discovered coal fired, Marguerite and white pizza, As well as regional differences within the state including crusts that are crispy ( almost like a cracker) and tomato pies.

Now if you had asked for a favorite for zeppole and calzones (mainly because they deep fry them) that I could do!

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

The little place behind St. Peters Square in Venice, simple Margherita. Pure and perfect.

 

[fla4fun]

I am not too picky when it comes to pizza. I live in Florida, so if I were picky, I would never eat pizza at all. There is a pizzeria named DiLorenzo’s over in Cape Canaveral that is pretty good, as well as one named Zarrellas. I grew up on delicious homemade pizza, so I don’t have any nostalgic places to go back to.