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Location: oswego, il | Been out in Colorado for awhile and I have had some horrible Pizza. I don't mean it wasn't that good, I mean you made that I decided to sell it!
Where's your best pizza place? Aurilio's,.Schereville, IN, Next Door Pub Lake Geneva, Mama Mia's West Allis, Chicago Dough Company, Bradley, IL are some of my all time favorites.
This thread should have HH seeking a doctor after 4hrs. 
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| Home Run Inn was always a favorite,but the last few time we had it it kinda sucked. Definitely not the same as it used to be. Fortunately, there is a Falco's nearby. (Falco worked for Home Run Inn, and rumor has it he stole the recipe) For deep dish, you can't beat Lou Malnati's, with Giordano's being a close second.
Aurelio's is hit or miss. Guilianos WAS good, but they're under new ownership, and the last time we were there the pizza left a lot to be desired.
I haven't been everywhere, but I can say there is no such thing as good pizza in most of the country. |
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Location: oswego, il | Forgot about Falco's for lunch have ate there many times. Friendly staff. The Home Run Inn at Manheim and 290 isn't bad. HRI makes a frozen pizza that does not compare to the restaurant. I miss going into their office headquarters in woodridge. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Vermilion Club on V isn't bad. neither is the scenery, Todd .
Chicago Pizza must be the standard.
The best I've ever had was at a hole in the wall place near the airport in Rome and a few blocks from the Vatican. |
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Location: E. Tenn | I feel your pain... here in my neck of the woods the "best pizza argument" is among Lil Ceaser's, Pizza Hut, and Domino's. Fortunately Mike Feliu moved down here, and in '80 opened up a third Chicago Dough Company a couple miles from me. It's still being run by Mike, under the name of Rush St. Pizza. The only other really good pizza in town
comes from a food truck run by a a NYC transplant.
When I visit family in Fibland, my brother and i will make the drive from S. Elgin, all the way to J.B. Alberto's in Rogers Pk. just for the pizza.
And let's not forget Lumpy's in Eagle River..
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| In St. Paul, there used to be Grandpa Tony's. Fabulous pizza. Unfortunately, the next generation wasn't interested in keeping it going, and he wouldn't sell, so it closed. Now, for me, it's Rocco's. On the Minneapolis side, Leaning Tower of Pizza has been a staple since the '50s. |
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Location: SW Ohio | I think there are several “good” pizza places around here but nothing that knocks your socks off. Nothing that rivals the family joints in NY that I remember in the 70’s. The two best we’ve had here is Big Dog Pizza in West Chester and East of Chicago (closed during the pandemic). We do order from Papa John’s frequently because they are close and relatively cheap wit the specials. I don’t know of any places that makes deep dish since E of C closed. They were pretty good and very filling although my wife prefers thin crust. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | The local pizza places to me are the best. One I like in DeKalb, IL is Pizza Villa. One in Macomb, IL I really liked when going to school but that was a half century ago, and probably anything would have tasted great back then! |
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| Oh this is some good stuff, it's not NY/NJpizza. |
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Location: Roscoe IL | rockford iL has THE best pizza ive had anywhere. full of Italians, with little hole in the wall pizza places. |
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Location: oswego, il | Lou Malnati's has a great deep dish pizza. Their thin crust pizza is at best an afterthought.
Fillipo's in Mt. Zion Illinois is very good.
Used to eat at a place.in Rockford called Barnaby's as a kid after going to Rockford Speedway. Not sure if it's there anymore.
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| A Chicago Pizza place opened a big place in Milwaukee. Apparently we cheese head lack appreciation for whatever it is that attracts FIBs to that deep dish glop. Didn't last long despite a big investment. My daughter in law is from Chicago area was so excited, arranged for a small party there for son's birthday. I guess the best thing I could say about the deep dish was that it was edible. Barely. Beer was cold though. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I've got to get out more!!
Mouth is just watering reading this thread!
Here in the twin cities as well and nothing...absolutely nothing for me gets me close to my childhood birthday pizza place... Shakey's Pizza. They are still on the west coast I believe and I had that one time out there...was not the same.
So now...I'd have to give a nod to Old World Pizza (owner used to run Pizza Factory) and Cossetta's Pizza in St. Paul. Cossetta's used to be a really good inexpensive Date Night. $2.95 per slice and the slices were sizable enough you only needed one. So two slices, a couple of sodas (oh alright... POP!) for $10 back in the late 80's early 90's... Now it is still a good deal by my wife usually goes for the Italian side of the line while I still go for basic sausage or pepperoni by the slice.
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Location: oswego, il | VMS - 1/17/2021 10:10 AM
I've got to get out more!!
Mouth is just watering reading this thread!
Here in the twin cities as well and nothing...absolutely nothing for me gets me close to my childhood birthday pizza place... Shakey's Pizza. They are still on the west coast I believe and I had that one time out there...was not the same.
So now...I'd have to give a nod to Old World Pizza (owner used to run Pizza Factory) and Cossetta's Pizza in St. Paul. Cossetta's used to be a really good inexpensive Date Night. $2.95 per slice and the slices were sizable enough you only needed one. So two slices, a couple of sodas (oh alright... POP!) for $10 back in the late 80's early 90's... Now it is still a good deal by my wife usually goes for the Italian side of the line while I still go for basic sausage or pepperoni by the slice.
Steve
When I was a little kid there was a Shakey's in Aurora, IL. I am sure the pizza was good but this was all about the atmosphere. Laurel and Hardy, 3 stooges playing on TV's and live funny entertainment and games. It was 5 minutes away.
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| ToddM - 1/17/2021 10:37 AM
VMS - 1/17/2021 10:10 AM
I've got to get out more!!
Mouth is just watering reading this thread!
Here in the twin cities as well and nothing...absolutely nothing for me gets me close to my childhood birthday pizza place... Shakey's Pizza. They are still on the west coast I believe and I had that one time out there...was not the same.
So now...I'd have to give a nod to Old World Pizza (owner used to run Pizza Factory) and Cossetta's Pizza in St. Paul. Cossetta's used to be a really good inexpensive Date Night. $2.95 per slice and the slices were sizable enough you only needed one. So two slices, a couple of sodas (oh alright... POP!) for $10 back in the late 80's early 90's... Now it is still a good deal by my wife usually goes for the Italian side of the line while I still go for basic sausage or pepperoni by the slice.
Steve
When I was a little kid there was a Shakey's in Aurora, IL. I am sure the pizza was good but this was all about the atmosphere. Laurel and Hardy, 3 stooges playing on TV's and live funny entertainment and games. It was 5 minutes away.
Man, you guys brought back memories! I don't even remember what the pizza was like, but loved going to Shakey's. Big clunky, wood picnic type tables, those funny peanut shaped balloons with the little cardboard feet, and usually a banjo player. Always a good time for a little kid int the '70s. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | In the front range of Colorado with all these people you would think it would be easy to find good pizza, well good luck!
I live in Brighton witch is the most northeast suburb of Denver to get good pizza we go to the west suburbs 35 40 miles to Randi's, Beau jo's, or Woody's. Last night we made home made and it was BAD! Yuch! My favorite is Chicago thin witch is cut in squares. Sammy's in Northern MN or Sayner pub in Sayner WI are examples of this. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Sammy's has a pretty good lunch time buffet, for sure. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | North of 8 - 1/17/2021 9:02 AM
A Chicago Pizza place opened a big place in Milwaukee. Apparently we cheese head lack appreciation for whatever it is that attracts FIBs to that deep dish glop. Didn't last long despite a big investment. My daughter in law is from Chicago area was so excited, arranged for a small party there for son's birthday. I guess the best thing I could say about the deep dish was that it was edible. Barely. Beer was cold though.
Strange, but I was never much of a deep dish guy, but then, I wasn't born in IL.
So true about Shakey's. Todd we used to bring the kids to that one in Aurora. Good times!
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | Shakey's, wow that's a stroll down memory lane! Many parties there as a kid growing up. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Remember the Birthday pizza? Small personal size pizza with the marshmallow holding the candle....
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Oh...and speaking of atmosphere....
If you ever are in the Phoenix area, try Organ stop Pizza..
Not the best pizza in the world, but a neat venue with a huge pipe organ, the player takes requests, lots of little extra instruments all around the room...
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Location: oswego, il | VMS - 1/17/2021 8:25 PM
Oh...and speaking of atmosphere....
If you ever are in the Phoenix area, try Organ stop Pizza..
Not the best pizza in the world, but a neat venue with a huge pipe organ, the player takes requests, lots of little extra instruments all around the room...
Phoenix has new york style pizza. Not my favorite. Had one pizza in Sierra Vista cheese pepperoni onions on half and got a cheese pepperoni onions and ham.
I will start the argument. I used to make pizzas as a teenager for Suzie's Pizza in Plano, IL which is now in Yorkville. Good pizza but if your going to out onions on a pizza save yourself the cost and hassle and just eat the onion.
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Location: E. Tenn | ToddM - 1/17/2021 9:53 PM
VMS - 1/17/2021 8:25 PM
Oh...and speaking of atmosphere....
If you ever are in the Phoenix area, try Organ stop Pizza..
Not the best pizza in the world, but a neat venue with a huge pipe organ, the player takes requests, lots of little extra instruments all around the room...
Phoenix has new york style pizza. Not my favorite. Had one pizza in Sierra Vista cheese pepperoni onions on half and got a cheese pepperoni onions and ham.
I will start the argument. I used to make pizzas as a teenager for Suzie's Pizza in Plano, IL which is now in Yorkville. Good pizza but if your going to out onions on a pizza save yourself the cost and hassle and just eat the onion.
I'll see your onion, and raise you a pineapple... what say you to THAT on a pizza?
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| In the world,,,,,Lou malnattis
Here in the twin cities,,,Carbones on Randolph,,the owner is a long time Muskies Inc member and the rearing and stocking chairman and ihas been instrumental in getting alot of the Muskies that get stocked locally and a key figure in getting white bear lake turned into a muskie lake.
Apart from that the pizza is fantastic!!!! Carbones on Randolph is the original Carbones. |
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Location: E. Tenn | happy hooker - 1/17/2021 10:55 PM
In the world,,,,,Lou malnattis
Here in the twin cities,,,Carbones on Randolph,,the owner is a long time Muskies Inc member and the rearing and stocking chairman and ihas been instrumental in getting alot of the Muskies that get stocked locally and a key figure in getting white bear lake turned into a muskie lake.
Apart from that the pizza is fantastic!!!! Carbones on Randolph is the original Carbones.
Every visit to the Twin Cities was to crash in the hotel, before returning to Duluth.
Nowadays, being retired and all, and having family recently moving up there, I'll definitely check them out when I visit in May!
Thanks for the reccomnedation!!
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Location: oswego, il | miket55 - 1/17/2021 9:00 PM
ToddM - 1/17/2021 9:53 PM
VMS - 1/17/2021 8:25 PM
Oh...and speaking of atmosphere....
If you ever are in the Phoenix area, try Organ stop Pizza..
Not the best pizza in the world, but a neat venue with a huge pipe organ, the player takes requests, lots of little extra instruments all around the room...
Phoenix has new york style pizza. Not my favorite. Had one pizza in Sierra Vista cheese pepperoni onions on half and got a cheese pepperoni onions and ham.
I will start the argument. I used to make pizzas as a teenager for Suzie's Pizza in Plano, IL which is now in Yorkville. Good pizza but if your going to out onions on a pizza save yourself the cost and hassle and just eat the onion.
I'll see your onion, and raise you a pineapple... what say you to THAT on a pizza?
In a word? Deportation. Same as those who put ketchup on a hot dog.
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Location: Walker, MN | Our local favorite is Benson's Emporium, a Leech Lake staple. The different combos are named after the reefs, points and islands out here.
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