# Pizza poll: perfect personal pie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380 "2011-05-27T01:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![phantom\_lamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/21 "2011-05-27T09:12:45Z")
Mozzarella, white mushrooms, every olive imaginable, some hot peppers and a few tomato slices will do. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/22 "2011-05-27T09:12:46Z")
no pepperoni? that’s the only animal part i can taste in pizza. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/23 "2011-05-27T13:04:10Z")
I _like_ meat on my pizza, but I usually skip it for my own health. I don’t really miss it if the pizza is loaded with vegetables. My ideal (in addition to sauce and cheese(s) is onions, bell peppers, spinach, broccoli and mushrooms. Artichokes and roma tomatoes are acceptable but not necessary. Olives of any kind are _right out_. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/24 "2011-05-27T13:15:56Z")
You’ve got Artichoke hearts, but not banana peppers? Really? I also like extra sauce… ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/25 "2011-05-27T13:20:19Z")
Squeezed and sliced tomatoes, sliced onion, black olives, mozzarella, basil leaves, olive oil garlic and black pepper. All on a home-made base. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/26 "2011-05-27T13:23:16Z")
Same thing I always get: sausage and onion. Sometimes I’ll spring for red peppers. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/27 "2011-05-27T13:24:48Z")
Screw the tomato sauce, pile on cheese and apple slices. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/28 "2011-05-27T13:52:51Z")
Mozzeralla, sausage, roasted garlic and spinach. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/29 "2011-05-27T14:04:00Z")
No fresh basil? Error, error, Norman coordinate. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/30 "2011-05-27T14:26:32Z")
A local chain call Pizza My Heart makes something close to my perfect pizza, but they only serve it as slices on Mondays. They call it “Fort Point” and it comes with a pesto sauce with tomatoes, chicken, ricotta, sausage, and artichoke hearts. They also have a one with green apple slices combined with pepperoni, sausage, bacon, bleu cheese and whole garlic cloves. Mmmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/31 "2011-05-27T14:33:16Z")
Assuming it’s a regular pizza place, my usual preference is either sausage, peppers, onions or sausage, onions, mushrooms. However, my favorite pizza was at Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn, NY. Their pizza has fresh mozzarella and a crushed tomato sauce and fresh basil. Maybe some sausage or pepperoni added, but it isn’t necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/32 "2011-05-27T14:38:16Z")
Since neither tuna nor egg is on the list, I can’t vote ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/33 "2011-05-27T14:55:10Z")
I should add that a little bit of bleu cheese and black pepper is nice. I’ll never understand sweet ingredients (apple, pineapple) on a pizza. Blech. My new favorite place to get pizza: [Papa Murphy’s](http://www.papamurphys.com/Home). They make it in front of you; you take it home and bake it. Better than any other pizza chain and almost as good as home made. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/34 "2011-05-27T14:57:30Z")
Modified margharita, fresh mozzarella, basil, tomatoes and a bit of garlic, and the occasional slice of pepperoni, very thin crackery crust. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/35 "2011-05-27T15:02:10Z")
I’m surprised at the popularity of garlic, which I took to mean ‘cloves as a topping’ (and which I chose), not just 'garlic in the sauce, like you’d expect along with oregano, salt, tomato paste, etc. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/36 "2011-05-27T15:03:47Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Since neither tuna nor egg is on the list, I can’t vote ☹ Somehow that sounds like a very Australian way to top a pizza. Turnips on burgers, tuna n’ egg on pizza, mayo on fried chicken… ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/37 "2011-05-27T15:29:25Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > No fresh basil? > > Error, error, Norman coordinate. Agreed. I marked “Another fruit or vegetable” in protest. Fresh basil aside, I listed mozzarella, pepperoni, ground beef, bacon, onions, fresh garlic, and bell peppers. As it happens, this almost perfectly describes a pie I had on a trip to Idaho Springs, CO–there’s a place there called [Beau Jo’s](http://www.beaujos.com/index.html) that serves the best pizza I’ve ever had. I don’t know what the other locations are like, but the one in Idaho Springs is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/38 "2011-05-27T15:35:09Z")
‘Another fruit or vegetable’ for basil and roasted red peppers. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/39 "2011-05-27T15:46:35Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Since neither tuna nor egg is on the list, I can’t vote ☹ Good lord, man, we don’t WANT you to vote! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380/40 "2011-05-27T16:29:15Z")
I make my own pizza, did it professionally for 11 years, and I learned a thing or 2, so i usually make my own. But if I had to go out, Angelos in Lakewood Ohio or Damianos on Faifax in Los Angeles would do nicely. I am dying to try Lombardi’s in New York. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-poll-perfect-personal-pie/583380.md?page=3)