Share with us what are your favorite thing on a pizza like:
Crust Volume
Toppings
Types of Cheese (if applied)
Oven vs Baked vs Wood Fired
Chewiness, Doughiness, and crunchiness
For me it’s:
Thin Crust
Mushrooms, oregano, and basically any sort of meat
Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Gorgonzola mix
Wood fired all the way
I like it crunchy on the crust and soft and chewy on the centre
And mushrooms
MUSHROOOOOOOOOOOOMS!
sadly it’s gonna be weird to place pickles on pizza
so… TIME TO RETIRE PICKLES AND SWITCH TO PINEAPPLES!
A good NY style pie isnt very greasy. A greasy pie is an indication that the place cheapened out on cheese.
The best way to judge a pizza place is by the taste of their plain pie. Does the sauce taste too spiced or is it just right? As I mentioned before, overly greasy plain slices are an indication of cheap cheese. As for the crust, is it crunchy without cracking in half? Is the crust a delicious goodness that makes you want to eat it, or is it dry and boring to the point where you leave it on the plate?
As far as toppings, it really depends on my mood. Mushrooms are always delicious and a good go to. Sometimes ill want something on the more greasy side so ill get pepperoni. And every once in a while ill crave the salty goodness of an anchovy pie. Honestly im happy with pretty much anything except for olives. I don’t even mind the highly controversial ham and pineapple.
So there is a Pizza place in Traverse City, MI called Chef Charles, they have this pesto mozzarella thing with Olives, Pine nuts, and Artichokes that is out of this world.
In between thick and thin crust, not crispy like a cracker, and not super doughy and soft. Nice and chewy. If the dough is actually good and handmade, I don’t mind eating the crust.
Mozzarella
And my go-to toppings are pepperoni, black olives, and jalapenos
There was also this pizza joint in New Orleans that made a really delicious chicken supreme. I think it was mushrooms, red onion, bell peppers, little cubes of seasoned chicken, black olives.
Topped off with some good quality pecorino cheese oh, and it’s a date.
NY style is my go to. Steak and bacon is always a good choice, also a chicken alfredo is a delight. One place I’ve been to in a small town in NW Iowa has brisket pizza that’s really solid.
I totally forgot about jalapenos! Such a good topping, definitely one of my favs. Im also going to agree with you on crust. It has to be foldable though, because that’s the way we do in NJ/NY.
There is also a local pizza place to me that makes really good “specialty pies”. They have a cheeseburger pie that is incredible. Also a “tuscan” pie with potatoes and sausage with a thicker crust that is to die for. Not traditional pizza, but delicious in their own right.
As a self proclaimed pizza expert, (and people have called me the pizza man) my pizza goes as follows
I like a less than medium size crust pizza, thin but not too thin
If I wanna go to a fast food pizza place and not a restaurant, sbarros is really good. Pizza Hut is the best popular fast food place. That place has good pizza
My dough should have a nice crunch into a good chew, it shouldn’t be a chip nor spaghetti. I also like an garlic like flavor on my dough sometimes
For cheese I love mozzarella, good flavor.
Like my sauce a bit sweet.
Toppings, nothing is more iconic than pure pepperoni
(Ham and Sausage are both good options too). My pepperoni should be like my crust, good crunch, nice chew, not over bearing either. Cheese pizza is also good.
Dipping, really anything. Ranch is good, I say BBQ sauce is good for a well cooked pizza. Ketchup is good on a dry pizza, it will make it sweeter and not dry, and is actually good.
