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Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

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Post by Zev »

brownegg wrote: post #4
antidaily wrote: post #2

Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in Chicago: Go to Pequod's.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

There isn't. Also, you won't find a good bagel anywhere in the bay area. I spent most of last summer looking.

Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

#13

Post by shaddi »

Zev wrote: post #11
brownegg wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had? There isn't. Also, you won't find a good bagel anywhere in the bay area. I spent most of last summer looking.

Damn, really? I've been craving a good bagel shop since I moved out here.

Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

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Post by hugh3 »

brownegg wrote: post #4
antidaily wrote: post #2

Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in Chicago: Go to Pequod's.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

Is this where I'm supposed to jump in and name some place in a town you've never heard of in Italy as having the actual best pizza in the world? (Unfortunately it doesn't have a sign and it's down an alleyway, you'll never find it, and the owner won't serve you if you don't speak correctly-accented Italian and have a large enough moustache. And it's only open twice a year and they don't take reservations.)

edit: Seriously though, if you're in San Francisco and looking for a good thin-crust pizza, the first thing you need to do is get on the BART. Then go to Cheeseboard in Berkeley. Try to do it on a day when they have a particularly delicious pizza, eg one of the ones with potato or anything with pine nuts. It's not "authentically" anything, it's just tasty.

Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

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Post by ghouse »

mgarfias wrote: post #6
brownegg wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

NY isn't real either. The best pizza I've ever had was at pizzeria bianco in Phoenix. The dude went to Naples Italy for a few years to learn to make pizza. Homeboy doesn't even use a mixer for the dough, he does it with his hands. Totally worth the 2-3 hour wait to get in.

I have eaten at Pizaria Bianco after seeing it written up as the best thin crust in the country. I've also eaten Little Star and Patxi's somewhat regularly. Bianco serves a great pizza, though, I didn't think it was good enough for the 90 minute wait. I will try again when next in Phoenix. As an earlier comment suggested, experiments need to be repeatable.

Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

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Post by [deleted] »

mustafakidd wrote: post #8
brownegg wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

Great Lakes has a lot of hype but I like Spacca Napoli personally.

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Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

#17

Post by bfung »

brownegg wrote: post #4
antidaily wrote: post #2

Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in Chicago: Go to Pequod's.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

It looks like there's a lot of bias in the data as well. Notice, of the 5 pizza places, that the top 3 are SF based when the test is suppose to be Chicago style pizza... (the other question to SF'ers... do you really know what snow is! =P ) I'm thinking the testers leaned towards a more SF style diet and the pizzas reflect that preference.

Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

#18

Post by Zev »

shaddi wrote: post #13
Zev wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had? There isn't. Also, you won't find a good bagel anywhere in the bay area. I spent most of last summer looking.

Damn, really? I've been craving a good bagel shop since I moved out here.

If you're looking for a place where you can grab half a dozen bagels on Saturday morning, you're out of luck. Your best bet is to try out some of the smaller cafe's near where you live and hope they toast bagels okay[1].

There's "The Bagel Bakery" up in SOMA that has almost decent bagels. But its way too out of the way to get a few bagels for the weekend.

1. For me, this was Nervous Dog Coffee down in Bernal Heights (30th-ish and Mission). Take a look on yelp for cafe's. Ignore the ratings, since they'll be based on the coffee they serve, not bagels.

Re: Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in San Francisco

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Post by plnewman »

brownegg wrote: post #4
antidaily wrote: post #2

Finding the Best Chicago Pizza in Chicago: Go to Pequod's.

Probably get downvoted for this, but as a longtime resident of Chicago who literally lives on the same block as Giordano's, why anyone would look for Chicago-style pizza anywhere, including Chicago, is beyond me. As good as San Francisco's baking culture is, surely there's NY-style (real! :)) pizza to be had?

I grew up in Chicago and I don't like "Chicago-style" pizza either. I put that in quotes because no one called it that in Chicago, everyone always referred to it as deep dish.
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