Food / Drink The great toppings on pizza debate

[Pro Stock John]

Yea, and for the record, I like sausage too. Usually when I get a slice at lunch over at Generoso here in Glendale Heights, I get the sausage.

I also liked one we made at the pizza place I worked at, BBQ sauce, pepperoni, and bacon. I never thought I would. But the zestiness of the pepperoni was offset by the sweetness of the BBQ sauce and the bacon added even more flavor.

Nice, I think they call that the Heartburn Express.... jk

I will agree Chicago has the best sausage for pizza. Northeast has weird stuff, looks like pellets.

But Northeast has the best style pepperoni, enzo, the ones that cup. They are THEE best.

For the record I rarely order a cheese pizza I'll never get a pizza with more than one topping because then all you taste are the toppings. #micdrop #bosstard

 

[Sprayin]

Nice, I think they call that the Heartburn Express.... jk

I will agree Chicago has the best sausage for pizza. Northeast has weird stuff, looks like pellets.

But Northeast has the best style pepperoni, enzo, the ones that cup. They are THEE best.

For the record I rarely order a cheese pizza I'll never get a pizza with more than one topping because then all you taste are the toppings. #micdrop #bosstard

 

[frank]

First time ordering a Pepperoni pizza down here it showed up like cups, was like wtf? Then ordered old world pepperoni and it showed up like we have back in Chicago.

In general Italian Sausage is hard to replicate especially if use to Chicago land area variants, meaning restaurants and grocery. Only sausage pizza I dislike is geno’s east and Lou’s which the sausage patty, way too much.

Only cheese pizza I dislike is arellio’s ? They had one in villa park and was not use to the cheese blend they used, wasn’t the usual mozzarella.

 

[Sprayin]

We're not done yet

 

[Jamesv82]

Cheese pizza connoisseur

Fify

 

[torquelover]

Bacon. Add it.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Need a poll of how many cheeses you guys stick on a pizza.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

If it's a thin, medium, or pan crust pizza I like many different toppings. And depending on which sauce is the base, my toppings change. But as an average, I love a 'supreme' or 'meat lovers' pizza.

When it comes to a Chicago style DD I've tried a few toppings, but ultimately the toppings I enjoy on a non-DD pizza don't entice me on a DD. For Lou's I usually just get a simple Sausage Pizza.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Sausage for a good pizza place here in Chicago (and area) is italian sausge from Greco. It comes in a package similar to ground beef at the store, you pull a chunk off and then roll it in to a shape like a hot dog, then break off a piece at a time to put on the pizza.

Our mozzarella cheese (also from Greco) was in 5 pound blocks IIRC and we would shred in the big Hobart wonder gizmo.

 

[sktchy]

Holy shit you guys are really fighting over plain ass pizza ?

Missing the fuck out on shit like bbq chicken bacon cream cheese or even a good taco pizza.

Banana peppers or pepperoncinis ftw tho

 

[Yaj Yak]

Holy shit you guys are really fighting over plain ass pizza ?

Missing the fuck out on shit like bbq chicken bacon cream cheese or even a good taco pizza.

Banana peppers or pepperoncinis ftw tho

this sounds like someone that doesn't know what good pizza is whatsoever.

sorry you live where you live.

 

[Yaj Yak]

chicken bacon cream cheese

 

[Z28Camaro]

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took this last week at domino's in the new delhi airport

“with 1 pound of Cheese”.

 

[sktchy]

chicken bacon cream cheese

Dude your missing out ?

 

[Yaj Yak]

Dude your missing out ?

ingredients like that are for when you don't know how to make pizza.

 

[ChrisRac]

Sausage is usually my go-to.

There’s a place out here that, I’m told, was started by the same family that owns Aurelio’s. My favorite pizza spot out here so far. And whenever I go, it’s sausage and giardiniera.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

sktchy3.8 are you one of those that orders a pizza then tells us "no cheese"?

 

[Pro Stock John]

For thin crust, Chicago's #1 topping should be sausage. Chicago does a good job with taste of the sausage (right amount of fennel etc.) and I'd say the classic order for thin should be Sausage only.

When you order other stuff, well you have some potential issues. Canned ingredients, and it's not easy to keep the pizza crust from getting soggy from all the water coming out of the vegetables.

My wife and sons are so damn picky I have not ordered a pizza with mushrooms (deep dish) in many years.

But I've tried thin + bacon, thin + extra garlic, and thin + italian or just roast beef.

Bacon just overpowers the pizza, and I love bacon. But that's all I taste.

I had V/N with beef, it was tasty but that's all I tasted. I've had the same beef pizza at Geo's on Harlem.

 

[sktchy]

sktchy3.8 are you one of those that orders a pizza then tells us "no cheese"?

Hell no. I'm just saying pizza doesn't have to be boring.

 

[Blood on Blood]

Chicken, garlic, spinach, cheese olive oil pizza

Taco pizza

Sausage pizza

Cheese pizza

Breakfast pizza

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Just gotta say, accidentally got a breakfast pizza once. Who in their right fucking mind puts eggs on a goddamn pizza?

 

[Yaj Yak]

Just gotta say, accidentally got a breakfast pizza once. Who in their right fucking mind puts eggs on a goddamn pizza?

 

[DEEZUZ]

 

[Sprayin]

Just gotta say, accidentally got a breakfast pizza once. Who in their right fucking mind puts eggs on a goddamn pizza?

This is awfully close to something a 12 year old would post.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

This is awfully close to something a 12 year old would post.

Are you accusing me of being a millenial?