# I'm going to treat you to a pizza. The catch? You're only allowed to pick one topping. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302 "2017-01-16T10:08:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/81 "2017-01-16T22:49:47Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Thinking about it, I think they do cut the slices larger, so they’re not exactly the same (in fact, takeout or delivery is usually cut very haphazardly regarding slice size); but you said that they were thicker, which is not the case in my experience. The thicker part is not universal but very common but the size and number of toppings is always better (in my experience). ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/82 "2017-01-16T22:56:58Z")
I’ll take mine Detroit-style from [Buddy’s](http://www.buddyspizza.com/) with bacon. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/83 "2017-01-16T23:13:22Z")
Just reading the OP, without followups as I am running out the door, I see no requirements for eating the Pizza, I would request mine with a topping of Gold Bars (note plural). Don’t mine if the crust is a bit crushed, adds to the enjoyment. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/84 "2017-01-16T23:30:18Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Huh. This must depend on location. I’ve never seen a difference. Any pizza place I’ve been in, by the slice is exactly the same pizza as when you purchase a whole one. The only difference is that instead of putting in a box to take away, they put it on the display counter and you can ask for one or more slices of it. Yeah, of the slice places I’ve seen here, it’s the same pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/85 "2017-01-16T23:40:58Z")
Buddy’s Pizza. Extra cheese. I am happy. mmm ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/86 "2017-01-17T00:32:18Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > Just reading the OP, without followups as I am running out the door, I see no requirements for eating the Pizza, I would request mine with a topping of Gold Bars (note plural). Don’t mine if the crust is a bit crushed, adds to the enjoyment. > Thanks. I’m sure that you’d pay accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/87 "2017-01-17T01:17:00Z")
Pizza de Lizza, a chain in New Jersey. Extra cheese ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/88 "2017-01-17T01:17:07Z")
Back when I worked in food service back in college, the only difference between by-the-slice pizza and whole pizzas was that if you were buying a whole, you got to choose the toppings. And if you wanted a different number of slices, we’d accommodate that, but the default for either was eight slices per pie. For by-the-slice, our display case had room for four pies. That usually meant one plain, one pepperoni, one with some sort of vegetable topping, and one of whatever the pizza-making crew du jour thought was interesting. We’d sometimes borrow ingredients from the deli window two counters down or from the salad bar for that last one. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/89 "2017-01-17T01:34:59Z")
Gold coins… _REAL_ gold coins 😉 Nobody said the topping had to be edible 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/90 "2017-01-17T01:49:27Z")
A spicy Italian sausage Pizza from Orsie’s, a chain of one in South Omaha’s Little Italy ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/91 "2017-01-17T01:49:56Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > Gold coins… _REAL_ gold coins 😉 > > Nobody said the topping had to be edible 😉 Another wag already beat you to the joke (see six posts before yours), plus I doubt any chains offer gold coins as a topping. ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/92 "2017-01-17T02:00:11Z")
I always order just one topping anyway. Beef. Sometimes sausage depending on the chain as I’m picky about sausage so I normally just get beef and that’s it. Not many toppings I do like anyway. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/93 "2017-01-17T02:35:30Z")
The perfect pizza is topped with sausage and onions, but since I am allowed only one topping, I choose the sausage. A good local chain is Black Jack Pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/94 "2017-01-17T02:50:56Z")
This is a challenge? It’s my regular order. Just pepperoni. Nothing else needed. To paraphrase Alton or Yoda, “Toppings do not a pizza make.” [ul] [li]Local chain: Buddy’s.[/li][li]Progenitor of said chain: Cloverleaf[/li][li]Chain that’s kinda-sorta trying to be national: Jet’s Pizza[/li][li]Lowest Common Denominator: [Detroit style pizza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit-style_pizza). You Sicilian fans will acknowledge this is a subgenre of your favorite.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/95 "2017-01-17T03:05:41Z")
Jet’s barbecue chicken. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/96 "2017-01-17T03:11:45Z")
Okay, serious answer time for me Local shop (Sabina’s) Klamath olives Local chain (Papa Gino’s) mushroom Chain (Dominoes) pepperoni ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/97 "2017-01-17T03:58:21Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > This is a challenge? It’s my regular order. Just pepperoni. Nothing else needed. To paraphrase Alton or Yoda, “Toppings do not a pizza make.” > > [ul] > [li]Local chain: Buddy’s.[/li][li]Progenitor of said chain: Cloverleaf[/li][li]Chain that’s kinda-sorta trying to be national: Jet’s Pizza[/li][li]Lowest Common Denominator: [Detroit style pizza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit-style_pizza). You Sicilian fans will acknowledge this is a subgenre of your favorite.[/li][/ul] I can get behind this post, too. Despite sausage being my one-topping pizza, when it comes to Detroit style a la either Buddy’s or Jet’s, I’ll go for pepperoni. ETA: Oh, and thanks for the tidbit about Cloverleaf. For some reason, I thought it was Buddy’s that created the style. I’ll have to try Cloverleaf next time I’m up in the Motor City area. Buddy’s is my usual stop. ---
**Author:** ![jfreakofkorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jfreakofkorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jfreakofkorn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/98 "2017-01-17T04:02:14Z")
mushrooms ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/99 "2017-01-17T05:09:26Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Giordano’s in Chicago. My topping is pineapple. :dubious: Oh. You’re one of THOSE type of people, are ya. :dubious: Me too. 😃 High five! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302/100 "2017-01-17T08:04:32Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I can get behind this post, too. Despite sausage being my one-topping pizza, when it comes to Detroit style a la either Buddy’s or Jet’s, I’ll go for pepperoni. > > ETA: Oh, and thanks for the tidbit about Cloverleaf. For some reason, I thought it was Buddy’s that created the style. I’ll have to try Cloverleaf next time I’m up in the Motor City area. Buddy’s is my usual stop. Minor hijack: I rave about Buddy’s at every opportunity. We grabbed one recently and it was actually mediocre. I hope this was just someone having a bad pizza day; if it happens again I’ll jet over to Jet’s as my default. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302.md?page=6)