Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
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April 21, 2011 8:13 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
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April 21, 2011 8:13 a.m. GrantMLS New Reader
I could not get it to work on IE9 week or 2 ago but worked perfect in firefox. Only good thing about papajohns is the butter garlic stuff... lubes your insides up.
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April 21, 2011 8:16 a.m. N Sperlo Reader
Would you like our "special?"
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April 21, 2011 8:18 a.m. N Sperlo Reader
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
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April 21, 2011 8:19 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Nope. Never been there, actually. But, the location makes me wary... Am i right in assuming that it's that corn-crust casserole abomination that the Chicago-dwellers call "Pizza?"
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April 21, 2011 8:23 a.m. Otto Maddox HalfDork
Of the takeout chains around here -
Pizza Hut is the best.
Papa Johns is second.
Domino's is third.
Little Caesars is last.
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April 21, 2011 8:23 a.m. joey48442 SuperDork
Our online ordering had specific things you could check off. So there was no way to order say a dr pepper, as we didn't carry it.
Joey
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April 21, 2011 8:34 a.m. Duke SuperDork
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Yes. When we first moved out there, we read everywhere about how award-winningly great the local Imo's Pizza was, so we went there first. Without a doubt - the absolute worst, most over-priced pizza I've ever "eaten" in 40+ years. 25 years later I can still taste that crapola.
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April 21, 2011 9:07 a.m. N Sperlo Reader
Duke wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Yes. When we first moved out there, we read everywhere about how award-winningly great the local Imo's Pizza was, so we went there first. Without a doubt - the absolute worst, most over-priced pizza I've ever "eaten" in 40+ years. 25 years later I can still taste that crapola.
imos sucks.
There are lots of really good pizza places around the city. Imos. Sucks.
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April 21, 2011 9:10 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
In Columbus we like Mama Mimi's pizza, its one of those tke and bake ones. For a sit down eat in pizza we like Lido's off of Bethel. If it is going to be a chain pizza Donato's is what we usually get.
Thanks, now I am hungry.
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April 21, 2011 9:23 a.m. N Sperlo Reader
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Nope. Never been there, actually. But, the location makes me wary... Am i right in assuming that it's that corn-crust casserole abomination that the Chicago-dwellers call "Pizza?"
We have out own style. If you are ever in Saint Louis, don't ever voice a comparison to Chicago, or anywhere else in Illinois. I like a place called Perronis. Great pizza. I also used to make the pizza at a smaller shop on the north side. We love our food.
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April 21, 2011 9:23 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Nope. Never been there, actually. But, the location makes me wary... Am i right in assuming that it's that corn-crust casserole abomination that the Chicago-dwellers call "Pizza?"
We have out own style. If you are ever in Saint Louis, don't ever voice a comparison to Chicago, or anywhere else in Illinois. I like a place called Perronis. Great pizza. I also used to make the pizza at a smaller shop on the north side. We love our food.
I like it already. If you guys get offended being compared to Chicago's pizza, we'll be great friends.
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April 21, 2011 9:28 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Nope. Never been there, actually. But, the location makes me wary... Am i right in assuming that it's that corn-crust casserole abomination that the Chicago-dwellers call "Pizza?"
We have out own style. If you are ever in Saint Louis, don't ever voice a comparison to Chicago, or anywhere else in Illinois. I like a place called Perronis. Great pizza. I also used to make the pizza at a smaller shop on the north side. We love our food.
I like it already. If you guys get offended being compared to Chicago's pizza, we'll be great friends.
Clearly sir, you have no taste.
but we already knew that!
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April 21, 2011 9:37 a.m. Duke SuperDork
N Sperlo wrote:
There are lots of really good pizza places around the city. Imos. Sucks.
Well, in the mid-late '80s, they won just about every "People's Choice"-type award in the greater STL region, so we figured they were doing something well. Oh, how wrong we were.
Chicago-style pizza is OK as a meal. You just can't consider it as actual "pizza" if you want to enjoy it; you have to think of it as something else.
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April 21, 2011 9:37 a.m. N Sperlo Reader
In reply to 92CelicaHalfTrac:
Its not their pizza. Its their everything.
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April 21, 2011 9:37 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
Joe Gearin wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Pizza in the midwest makes baby jesus cry.
You've never had Saint Louis pizza, have you?
Nope. Never been there, actually. But, the location makes me wary... Am i right in assuming that it's that corn-crust casserole abomination that the Chicago-dwellers call "Pizza?"
We have out own style. If you are ever in Saint Louis, don't ever voice a comparison to Chicago, or anywhere else in Illinois. I like a place called Perronis. Great pizza. I also used to make the pizza at a smaller shop on the north side. We love our food.
I like it already. If you guys get offended being compared to Chicago's pizza, we'll be great friends.
Clearly sir, you have no taste.
but we already knew that!
If the "pizza" must be eaten with a fork, it's a casserole, and no longer a pizza.
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April 21, 2011 10:04 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
Keep in mind......The Chicagoland area probably has 10,000 pizza joints, all selling different types of pie. Yes, Chicago is known for the deep-dish, stuffed pizza, but most places also offer thin crust too.
The best thin pizza I've had also came from Chicago.
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April 21, 2011 10:07 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
Joe Gearin wrote:
Keep in mind......The Chicagoland area probably has 10,000 pizza joints, all selling different types of pie. Yes, Chicago is known for the deep-dish, stuffed pizza, but most places also offer thin crust too.
The best thin pizza I've had also came from Chicago.
Thin crust is delicious. But that's not "Chicago" pizza. That's New York pizza being sold by enlightened residents of Chicago.
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April 21, 2011 10:17 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
nah, this isn't the floppy, messy huge-piece NY style. We're talking small square pieces with crisp crust. WAAY better than NY.
Ok, now I'm hungry
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April 21, 2011 10:19 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
I only order pizza from one place around here. Donato's
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April 21, 2011 10:19 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
Joe Gearin wrote:
nah, this isn't the floppy, messy huge-piece NY style. We're talking small square pieces with crisp crust. WAAY better than NY.
Ok, now I'm hungry
Oh gross. That's what we have all over Indiana. Makes me mad.
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April 21, 2011 10:32 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
Head over to Papa Dell's in Champaign IL. You will thank me later.
I actually worked there while going to school.
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April 21, 2011 10:41 a.m. 16vCorey SuperDork
Turoni's in Evansville, In. Frickin' awesome pizza and beer made on site. When Ralphie May came to town he ate there, then wondered how any other restaurant in town was still in business.
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April 21, 2011 11:18 a.m. ansonivan Dork
Osterkraut wrote:
ansonivan wrote:
Wally wrote:
What's a Papa John?
Place that sells cardboard flavored stomach aches to the midwest.
Oh sure, guy from Ohio making fun of the midwest!
Grew up in CT/NY, Ohio is a sad place for pizza. Columbus does have a few decent places. Mama Mimis for normal pizza, Hound Dogs/Adriatico's for drunk pizza.
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April 21, 2011 12:24 p.m. mtn SuperDork
I'm always surprised whenever I'm in Indianapolis or Bloomington that there is no good pizza based on its proximity to Chicago. I'm not a deep-dish lover (although I do love it), I go for the Chicago style thin crust. Aurelio's and Rosati's do it right as far as chains go; I have my own local favorites that do it better.
Joe Gearin wrote:
Head over to Papa Dell's in Champaign IL. You will thank me later.
I actually worked there while going to school.
Papa Dells is overrated. It is the deep dish in Champaign, but it is still overrated.
Best pizza that I've found so far in central Illinois is Lucca Grill in Bloomington, but that is for the thin-crust fans.
