Originally Posted By jonvn "San Remo Pizza, which was in the Hillsdale shopping center food court, San Mateo CA. " I live like 3 blocks from there. San Remo's is still in business in San Carlos. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/san-remo-pizzeria-and-ristorante-italiano-san-carlos" target="_blank">http://www.yelp.com/biz/san-re mo-pizzeria-and-ristorante-italiano-san-carlos</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X Deep dish sucks! (I'll still eat it though lol) THIN new york style big floppy slice of heaven, thanks.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I go back and forth between whether I like thin ("cracker-style" as someone mentioned, or the regular / medium / "hand-tossed" variety. The thick or deep dish variety is just too much bread for me.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< People Pizza is Italian, Mediterranean and pineapple are not native to that region. >>> Well, tomatoes are not native to the region either - they were brought back from the New World. So, should we exclude any Italian food that uses tomatoes because it uses an ingredient not native to the region? I realize it's not a direct comparison since tomatoes are now grown in Italy, but my point is still valid. Also, isn't pizza generally served whole and eaten with knife and fork in Italy? If so, then isn't any variant that comes in slices and eaten by hand not authentic?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<San Remo's is still in business in San Carlos.>> I read that somewhere; maybe on chowhound.com. But I also read that the pizza is no longer the same.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< But I also read that the pizza is no longer the same. >>> That's one of the things that really bugs me: when a restaurant takes my favorite menu item and either changes it so that it's just not the same, or removes it entirely. Sometimes I joke to myself that they just couldn't stand to have something that good on the menu for too long.
Originally Posted By SuperDry All this talk about pizza is making me hungry. Since I grew up in California, my favorite pizza is Round Table. Although the chain seems to be on the wane in terms of popularity and the quality of the build-out, the pizza is still thankfully the same. Since I'm going to be in Las Vegas next week, I'm going to make it a point to make it to each of Round Table Pizza and In-N-Out Burger for my west-coast food fix.
Originally Posted By jonvn "I read that somewhere; maybe on chowhound.com. But I also read that the pizza is no longer the same. " I ate there tonight. The food was pretty good. The outside of the building has an awning like the old Hillsdale Mall used to have over their food court places, which I never realized until tonight. The service was really bad. The place was quite busy. Kind of a tradition around here, I guess. I can't speak to whether to pizza is changed or not. It's hand thrown, lots of cheese, flavorful sauce, crispy crust. The place is nicely decorated.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 In Chicago -- Pizzeria Uno ( not the sickening Uno chain -yuck) - or Gino's East deep dish....( Lou Malnatti's 3rd ) thin crust best in the neighborhoods - best - Vito & Nick's- south side
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i too love both and it depends on my mood. but i do love a good deep dish pizza from BJs pizzeria!
Originally Posted By threeundertwo First of all, jonvn, I didn't realize you lived so close to me. I'm in San Carlos. I prefer to make my own, which I guess counts as "hand tossed" and is on the thick side. Canadian bacon and pineapple are delicious on pizza. I've never liked Amici's and I've never eaten at San Remo's in all the years I've lived here. For creative pizza combos, Applewood pizza wins hands down: <a href="http://www.applewoodpizza.com/pages/menu2.html" target="_blank">http://www.applewoodpizza.com/ pages/menu2.html</a>
Originally Posted By wendebird Wow 2/3, so very different from what I grew up with! I'm going to give a link to a place I used to eat at when I lived in NJ. Anyway, this ia a typical menu for any pizza joint in NJ. It's not a restaurant, however they do have a few tables to sit at, it's more a take out place. Note the difference, not just in pizzas, but the other things that are offered for those in your party who don't care for pizza. <a href="http://www.allmenus.com/menus/27066/Attilio" target="_blank">http://www.allmenus.com/menus/ 27066/Attilio</a>'s I so miss places like that. Oh & sicilian pizza, it's not just thick crust, but it's a square pizza with little cheese & fresh tomato sauce. Very yummy!
Originally Posted By DlandJB Definitely thin crust, hand tossed. Best I've found so far out here on the west coast is Mulberry Street Pizza. Closest to the NY pizza I grew up with. I still remember when we first moved to Virginia in the early 1970s and the only pizza we could find was square and had a flaky crust like a pie. We were sure we would never get "real" pizza again. For a ten year old, that was tramatic!
Originally Posted By Mr X That's quite a daunting menu, Wende! How the heck does anyone ever decide!?
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Like both thick and thin crust depends on my mood. I like cheese stuffed crust when I eat Pizza fresh but it is not so good cold at Breakfast.
Originally Posted By jonvn "I'm in San Carlos." Oh! Hello. I never ate at San Remo's before the other day. I love Amici's. Their crust is great. If you like thicker crust though, that's not going to do it for you. I had Applewood Pizza a while back...but it was not my favorite, as I'm not a big fan of strange pizza combos. The wife is, though, and it causes bitter and violent arguments here. Well, not really, but she likes those sorts of things more than me. I have simple tastes...in food. I know people who love it, though. It's also kind of a pain to travel to Menlo Park for pizza. Might as well be in Guam. Which is a funny attitude for me to have developed living here. When I lived in LA, I would drive 35 miles for a chili dog. Now, you can't get me to Redwood City unless there's a pretty darned good reason. Anyway, funny that we're so close. If you ever see a somewhat tall guy walking around, that's probably me. Walk up and say hi. We'll go get some pizza.
Originally Posted By jonvn Oh, and about the place in NJ? Who would want broccoli on a pizza? Ick. I can see spinach, but broccoli? What toppings does everyone like?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I'm not a big fan of strange pizza combos.>> Then you'll love Japanese pizza: <a href="http://www.chachich.com/mdchachi/jpizza.html" target="_blank">http://www.chachich.com/mdchac hi/jpizza.html</a>
