Quote from: Frood on Today at 03:31:29 PMAnd if they are Muslim owned, what they call ham is in fact smoked turkey or chicken with dyes.

They don't admit that though...

Jesus H, thanks for the heads up. I aint buying a pie from sand niggers.

Quote from: Herman on Today at 03:21:36 PMHell ya. But, the Mom and Pop ones are now owned by Pakis. They cheap out on toppings.

And if they are Muslim owned, what they call ham is in fact smoked turkey or chicken with dyes.

They don't admit that though...

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 12, 2025, 09:13:30 PMI prefer the mom and pop pizzerias over the national chains.  There used to be this great local chain called Leona's that unfortunately tanked due to family infighting after the matriarch that started the chain died.  Truly great pizza that was lost.

Hell ya. But, the Mom and Pop ones are now owned by Pakis. They cheap out on toppings.

Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 12, 2025, 11:41:33 PMNext time you're in town seek out the Aurelios.

And I'm not even getting paid for the advert! It's that fucking good.

I will definitely go there hungry.

Quote from: DKG on December 12, 2025, 10:35:59 PMI had top notch Chicago style pizza at a couple of places in the Windy City.

Next time you're in town seek out the Aurelios.

And I'm not even getting paid for the advert! It's that fucking good.

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 12, 2025, 09:37:50 PMThey had a location at 95th near Harlem back in the early 2000s, but that one was the first to shutdown.

We both know why that might have been. 

Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 12, 2025, 02:13:20 PMDeep dish really isn't that much of a thing here.  It gets a lot of press for some reason, but I don't care for it.  Too gooey.  On the other hand, I'm not really into thin crust and prefer a thicker, risen dough crust.

But the bottom line is pizza is all about the sauce, as well as the quality of cheeses and toppings.  I'm telling you -- if you ever get the chance to snarf on Aurelios pizza, you'll be hooked. :)

I had top notch Chicago style pizza at a couple of places in the Windy City.

Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 12, 2025, 09:33:14 PMI don't remember Leona's.  Was that up there on the hoity toity north side?

They had a location at 95th near Harlem back in the early 2000s, but that one was the first to shutdown.

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on December 12, 2025, 09:13:30 PMI prefer the mom and pop pizzerias over the national chains.  There used to be this great local chain called Leona's that unfortunately tanked due to family infighting after the matriarch that started the chain died.  Truly great pizza that was lost.

I don't remember Leona's.  Was that up there on the hoity toity north side?

Quote from: Herman on December 12, 2025, 06:34:32 PMA good pizza to old Herman starts with a good crust. That means it has to be cooked in a wood fired oven.

Those chain pizzerias with processed cheese in the crust are inedible.

I prefer the mom and pop pizzerias over the national chains.  There used to be this great local chain called Leona's that unfortunately tanked due to family infighting after the matriarch that started the chain died.  Truly great pizza that was lost.

A good pizza to old Herman starts with a good crust. That means it has to be cooked in a wood fired oven.

Those chain pizzerias with processed cheese in the crust are inedible.

Quote from: Lokmar on December 12, 2025, 04:52:40 PMWe used to have an Aurelios in Springfield when I was a kid. Springfield trash ran it into the ground. It was OK. Never had it in the Chicongo but I will next time I go up there again.

You won't be disappointed.   

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on December 12, 2025, 10:04:05 AMwow.. I'm just stunned. The originators are behind the pack.

Dude, I've had a fair share of pizza from quite a few places and I'm not surprised Chicongo is better than Italy. Chicongo is to pizza what Kansas City is to BBQ!

Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 11, 2025, 05:08:52 PMThe very best pizza in the entire world is right here in Chicagoland at a place called Aurelios.  Just ask the fucken Pope!  Aurelios is his favorite pizza and mine too.

We used to have an Aurelios in Springfield when I was a kid. Springfield trash ran it into the ground. It was OK. Never had it in the Chicongo but I will next time I go up there again.

Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 12, 2025, 02:13:20 PMDeep dish really isn't that much of a thing here.  It gets a lot of press for some reason, but I don't care for it.  Too gooey.  On the other hand, I'm not really into thin crust and prefer a thicker, risen dough crust.

But the bottom line is pizza is all about the sauce, as well as the quality of cheeses and toppings.  I'm telling you -- if you ever get the chance to snarf on Aurelios pizza, you'll be hooked. :)

My dad used to get the pilots of his corporate jet to stuff a few deep dish pizzas in the fuselage on his way back north, stopping in Chicago. Papa G's or something... that was in the late 80's or early 90's... they were pleasant... maybe a little too thick/cheesy, but I didn't see what all the fanfare was about...it was still nice that he did that for his kids. We liked it better when he brought back east coast soft pretzels.... but not when he wrapped them in paper serviettes.... (They would steam into the napkins, then freeze on the way, and you'd be eating bits of napkin no matter how much you tried to delicately peel it off).
Wax paper was suggested, but he wouldn't have been caught dead keeping a roll in his briefcase.