"Pizza is the sweetest fruit that God ever put on the vine...

[The Great Sun Jester]

...and I'd no sooner eat just one kind of pizza than drink only one kind of wine."

John Denver said that.

For me, today, it would be a Godfather's combo: beef,sausage, peperoni, mushroom, black olive, onion.

:ahem:


NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM

:burp:

[silenus]

We have a Costco Meat Lovers waiting in the refridgerator for tonight's repast.

[Snowboarder Bo]

Pizza is nature's most perfect food.

[lieu]

From the comfort of your couch you can pick up the phone and 45 minutes have delivered a meat lover's pizza, a dozen wings and a 2 liter coke. No matter what else is wrong with our country, this ability alone places it permanantly in the category of "a perfect society."

[Rico]

"In Soviet Russia, pizza tops YOU..."

Sorry.....

Give me a good Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza once a month. Is that too much to ask?

And not ham! There is a diffference!

[LavenderBlue]

I like mine classic: fresh good tomatoes, well made mozzerella, basil and a bit of olive oil and oregano. Perfect!

[Leaffan]

I could live on pizza. And chili. If there's two things I could live on, it would be pizza and chili.

[Hi, Neighbor!]

Pizza topped with mushrooms, onions, and sausage. Add perhaps a side of ranch for dipping, and that my friends is what I call my Tuesday evening.

[Kalhoun]

My perfect pie consists of sausage, fresh tomato, fresh mushrooms, and if I'm lucky, fresh garlic and basil.

[Hypno-Toad]

My long-term health was seriously affected the day I realized I could order and pay for a pizza online.

[Annie-Xmas]

Extra cheese and veggie please.

[teela brown]

Thin crust, good Italian sausage, and mushrooms. And chili flakes and parmesan shaken generously over the top.

[Helen Jewett]

Pineapple and olive pizza. Online ordering was invented so people like me could order pizza without all the incredulous looks.

My reasoning is - I love Hawaiian pizza, but I'm vegetarian, so I need something salty to replace the ham or Canadian bacon.

[Autolycus]

Sausage, olives, oregano, and some of that Papa John's garlic sauce. Oh, and anchovies! nom nom nom indeed.

[tdn]

My GF and I have a standing pizza date every Thursday. We've been trying to work our way down the menu. I finally convinced her of the virtues of Hawaiian.

Actually, I didn't. But hey, extra pineapple for me!

[tdn]

Oh, and anchovies!

If God ate bacon, it would be anchovies.

[The Great Sun Jester]

God LOVES bacon. That's why he forbade it's consumption. More for Him, y'see?

[Southern Yankee]

From the comfort of your couch you can pick up the phone and 45 minutes have delivered a meat lover's pizza, a dozen wings and a 2 liter coke. No matter what else is wrong with our country, this ability alone places it permanantly in the category of "a perfect society."

I don't even need to pick up the phone! I can order pizza right from my TiVo. Ordering pizza with your TV remote is oddly satisfying.

[Eggerhaus]

I loves me a "SMOG mit"...sausage, fungus, onion, green pepper, green olives and banana peppers, double sauce, Chicago cut (square cut), thin crust. Da missus likes a Canadian bacon, pineapple and fungus combo. Northern Lights Pizza, a Des Moines chain that, TBTG, came to the KC metro area makes the best.

And for chrissakes, please tip the delivery guy.

[silenus]

And for chrissakes, please tip the delivery guy.

The last pizza* we had delivered we ordered online and paid for with a credit card. I added the tip then. The pizza got there quicker than it ever had before, with extra peppers and dipping sauce tossed in gratis. The delivery guy thanked me for the tip most effusively, which makes me think most of the people in this town are cheap bastards who stiff the help.

*It was a Papa John's Tuscan Special, for those of you who are keeping score.

[Gwyen]

BBQ with extra cheese....


or Canadian Bacon... as Rico said, not HAM! There IS a difference.

Preferably BBQ....


mmmmm

[Bam Boo Gut]

Anchovies and goats cheese!

[PopeJewish]

my favorite pizza of all time may very well be a Pineapple and Pepperoni, perfect balance of sweet and salty.

I also used to be a huge fan of garlic, feta, and olives (ocassionaly replaced with mushrooms, and occasionally I'd add some basil into the mix as well) from a local joint near my old house. No meat, but sometimes that's a good thing.

not that those are the only two pizzas I'll eat, but they were my favorites. I even found a damn fine pizza place in Japan (surprising cause the pizza here is beyond crap at most places. I actually thought a japanese friend was joking the first time she ordered a CORN and MAYO pizza around me) to satisfy my cravings

[Chimera]

Godfather's Taco Pizza for me please.

[seodoa]

I luckily have a pizza place only a block from my apartment. When I want to celebrate something, I'll order a pizza from there. My recent favorite has been "cheese, sliced potatoes, mayo, perilla, and cod roe sauce." Absolutely weird combination of ingredients... but absolutely amazing.

ETA: PopeJewish, don't knock Japanese pizza! Tuna, corn, and mayo may not be your thing, but some of this stuff is fantastic!

[Hazle Weatherfield]

Anchovies and goats cheese!

When and where, baby? When and where?

[Leaffan]

BBQ with extra cheese....


or Canadian Bacon... as Rico said, not HAM! There IS a difference.

Preferably BBQ....


mmmmm

Know what we call Canadian bacon?

Bacon.

[Snowboarder Bo]

Godfather's Taco Pizza for me please.

I have no idea what this is, but it reminded me of this SNL Taco Town (http://www.hulu.com/watch/1447/saturday-night-live-taco-town) ad.

[PopeJewish]

ETA: PopeJewish, don't knock Japanese pizza! Tuna, corn, and mayo may not be your thing, but some of this stuff is fantastic!

Gotta say, on the whole, most Japanese pizza is pretty crappy. They just don't make it right. I mean, weird ingredients aside (in america I went to a Whole Foods that had a Thanksgiving pizza, which included turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes) I just haven't been satisfied with the majority of pizzas I've tried at various places here. That said, I've found a few that are decent and one that is quite good. On the whole though, and I feel it's the same with hamburgers, the Japanese just don't quite get it

[Czarcasm]

Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society.

[faithfool]

Mmmmm. Gorgonzola, pear and walnut! Anyone doesn't want their share, can just pass it this way.... =)

[Sage Rat]

Last I heard, there was only one kind of wine (unless you count champagne as wine.)

[seodoa]

Gotta say, on the whole, most Japanese pizza is pretty crappy. They just don't make it right. I mean, weird ingredients aside (in america I went to a Whole Foods that had a Thanksgiving pizza, which included turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes) I just haven't been satisfied with the majority of pizzas I've tried at various places here. That said, I've found a few that are decent and one that is quite good. On the whole though, and I feel it's the same with hamburgers, the Japanese just don't quite get it

Gotta find the right places! You want hamburgers, let me take you to Oatman's Diner in Kawagoe. Best. Burgers. Ever.

[Baker]

A local place, Glory Days, here in Topeka. Great service, and the best anchovy pizza! Their other varieties are good too, but the staff doesn't make a face when I order the little fishies!

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Last I heard, there was only one kind of wine (unless you count champagne as wine.)

Who told you that?

[The Great Sun Jester]

RE: Godfather's Taco pizza
I have no idea what this is...
A masterpiece of creativity for the 80s. Just like it sounds: pizza crust with a salsa-y sauce, onions & ground beef with frech lettuce, tomato & cheddar.

I wish Pilsbury had left the recipies alone when they bought the chain. Godfather's might still be around.

scrummy.

[Wile E]

Last I heard, there was only one kind of wine (unless you count champagne as wine.)

J'accuse! You sir are a John Denver hater! You just cannot accept that he said something profound so you must tear it down. There are many types of wine, there are those made from grapes of different colors, and if you just stick to wines made from grapes you will have a multitude of different varieties to try. But there are also wines made from things other than grapes, such as honey (mead) and other fruits.


My favorite toppings are mushrooms and black olives but I will tolerate almost any pizza topping, including anchovies, but no pineapple - no way, no how! It can go anywhere else but pineapple touching tomato sauce and cheese does not work for me. And yes, I have tried it. I love pineapple in many different forms but it does not work with tomato sauce and cheese. Cheese and pineapple alone, as in cheesecakes or cottage cheese is fine but cheese, pineapple and tomato sauce is just wrong. If it were such a good combo there would be pineapple baked-ziti, pineapple cheese ravioli, pineapple manicotti. Bleh, must stop now, making myself sick.

[Chimera]

I wish Pilsbury had left the recipies alone when they bought the chain. Godfather's might still be around.

There are three or four of them in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis) area, including one about two miles from my apartment.

Now they do a lunch buffet. :D

[Sage Rat]

But there are also wines made from things other than grapes, such as honey (mead) and other fruits.
If I make two pizzas, one with all meat toppings and one with all veggie toppings, and I tell everyone to grab some "pizza", they'll equally grab for either.

If I put out apple wine and grape wine, and tell people to get take some "wine", they'll all take the grape (except the guy who's trying to be persnickety) and if I say to grab the "apple wine" they'll all take the apple.

But yes, I did space out a bit on red versus white. That's probably a large enough difference to call them different types of wine (similar to say, goat versus cow milk.)

[MissTake]

There are three or four of them in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis) area, including one about two miles from my apartment.

Now they do a lunch buffet. :D

Og bless Godfathers Taco Pizza. We go to the Golden Valley location often. Nom nom nom.

Last night we had Frankie's (http://www.frankiespizza.net/) (but from the New Hope store). Very simple - pepperoni and cheese. *sigh*

[want2know]

As I posted in a previous thread, I'm generally not one for strange pizza variations. However, there are two exceptions:

Pizza Hut's Buffalo Chicken Pizza--I only wish they had it all the time.

The other came from my old college hangout, The Road House in Staten Island. They made a pizza with double cheese, oodles of fresh garlic and, instead of the red sauce...

...wait for it...







WHITE CLAM SAUCE!!!!!!

I swear, it was the most incredible thing I've ever eaten! And, to this day, more than thirty years later, I've never seen another place that makes it anywhere!

[cmkeller]

Green peppers, onions and mushrooms. That's how I always order any pizza if the store allows me total freedom in toppings.

I suspect I'd love the taste of sausage on pizza if it were Kosher.

[Dewey Finn]

WHITE CLAM SAUCE!!!!!!

I swear, it was the most incredible thing I've ever eaten! And, to this day, more than thirty years later, I've never seen another place that makes it anywhere!
I recommend that you visit New Haven sometime, where you can visit Pepe's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Pepe_Pizzeria_Napoletana) and have a white clam pizza.

[teela brown]

I swear, it was the most incredible thing I've ever eaten! And, to this day, more than thirty years later, I've never seen another place that makes it anywhere!

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria makes one called the "New Haven White Clam Pizza". I've been leery of such a thing, but if you can vouch that it's good, I might just try it next time.

[Ann Onimous]

French bread pizza, homemade, with pepperoni, sausage and tons of cheese. No sauce. That's my idea of perfection.

[RoniaBorkason]

Spicy pepperoni, bell pepper, tomato, cheese, and maybe jalapeno, on tomato sauce. With Papa John's garlic dipping sauce. I am so hungry. Or Chicken, bacon, and pineapple on bbq sauce. Or pepperoni and pineapple. Or a really good hot plain cheese. Or a sauce-stuffed crust - one of those frozen cheese pizzas, doctored up with pepperoni. Excuse me, I need to go eat dinner.

[Little Plastic Ninja]

Pizza: not only a perfect but an ancient food. For thousands of years, mankind has been eating things on flatbread. Extra toppings are a sign that you are morally questionable.

Question my morals all you like: I like my pizza like my friend Brian likes his women: as long as something's there, I'm all over it. Thin crust, normal crust, deep dish, super Chicago dish. Pepperoni and mushrooms and oregano. Four cheese. Supreme. Fresh pizza is best, but in a pinch I'll call a crappy chain and get greasy bread in a box with extra grease cheese and greasy discs of greasy meat on top. If I love myself I will have a Real Pizza with basil and roasted garlic. Mmm.

[silenus]

French bread pizza, homemade, with pepperoni, sausage and tons of cheese. No sauce. That's my idea of perfection.

Without sauce, it isn't pizza. What you have there is some mutant form of Welsh Rarebit.

[Atomic Mama]

Thanks to this post, I am now aware that pizza cut into SQUARES is called Chicago Cut Pizza!

I didn't know there was an actual name for this. Pizza TRIANGLES aren't nearly as good!

Where is the cracker-crust thin square cut pizza of my dreams???????

Dopers, are there any pizza joints in Chicago that DELIVER this specific type of pizza to faraway places like Alaska? That I could order from, online???

That would be my BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER :D

[Kaio]

Pineapple and olive pizza. Online ordering was invented so people like me could order pizza without all the incredulous looks.

My reasoning is - I love Hawaiian pizza, but I'm vegetarian, so I need something salty to replace the ham or Canadian bacon.

I so have to try this. Do you get green or black olives?

BTW, does anyone know if spinach on pizza is pre-cooked in any way? The grocery store was out of veggie pizzas so I got a cheese and will be topping it myself. Just wondering if I can throw my fresh spinach on there before baking and have it come out like it's supposed to.

"In Soviet Russia, pizza tops YOU..."

Mmm. Kinky. ;)

[Helen Jewett]

I so have to try this. Do you get green or black olives?

I've only had the option of green olives a few times (my usual pizza place only has black). I prefer black, but green olives aren't bad with pineapple either.

[Wile E]

Without sauce, it isn't pizza. What you have there is some mutant form of Welsh Rarebit.

Mmm ... Mutant Welsh Rarebit.


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