Alright so it’s that time again to get 50 different opinions on this topic. From Cali to DC, who comes in as the king of pizza in the US? I apologize in advance if I missed your region or preferred style of pizza. I know many regions like the northeast US have multiple styles of pies (too many to breakdown) and it’s a long list so I tried to at least touch every part of the country once.
New York Style Pizza
New York–style pizza is pizza made with a characteristically large hand-tossed thin crust, often sold in wide slices to go. The crust is thick and crisp only along its edge, yet soft, thin, and pliable enough beneath its toppings to be folded in half to eat.
Connecticut Style Pizza
New Haven-style pizza is a style of thin-crust, coal-fired Neapolitan pizza common in and around New Haven, Connecticut. Locally known as apizza, it originated at the Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and is now served in many other pizza restaurants in the area, most notably Sally's Apizza and Modern Apizza.
New England/Boston Style Pizza
Originating from Greek immigrants in New England, this type of pizza is baked inside of a pan in the oven instead of being laid straight on the bricks, so the crust comes out thick, soft and crispy (nearly fried) on the edges. baked inside of a pan in the oven instead of being laid straight on the bricks, so the crust comes out thick, soft and crispy (nearly fried) on the edges.
New Jersey Style Pizza
Jersey pizza is a pizza that has the sauce on top of the cheese and toppings. Jersey pizza also tends to feature a sweeter variant of pizza sauce as well as a thicker crust than you may be used to with other kinds of pizza. You can always grab a hot gooey slice of Jersey pizza when you are at the shore.
Philadelphia Style Pizza
Philadelphia pizza owes more to Greek pizza - a method of pizza making that emphasizes a thick, chewy crust, sweet sauce and cheese that oftentimes mixes in cheddar alongside mozzarella.
Maryland/DC Style Pizza
Maryland style Pizza is rectangular in shape, has a biscuity crust, a sweet tomato sauce, and uses smoked provolone cheese. DC pizza is often referred to as a jumbo slice as its 4x larger than the average slice found in the city.
Chicago Style Pizza
Chicago-style pizza is pizza prepared according to several different styles developed in Chicago, widely referred to simply as deep dish pizza due to its cooking style. The pan in which it is baked gives the pizza its characteristically high edge which provides ample space for large amounts of cheese and a chunky tomato sauce. Chicago-style pizza may be prepared in deep-dish style and as a stuffed pizza.
Detroit Style Pizza
Detroit-style pizza is a rectangular pizza with a thick crust that is crispy and chewy. It is traditionally topped with tomato sauce and Wisconsin brick cheese that goes all the way to the edges.
California Style Pizza
California-style pizza (also known as California pizza) is a style of single-serving pizza that combines New York and Italian thin crust with toppings from the cooking style.
St Louis Style Pizza
St. Louis-style pizza is a type of pizza popular in St. Louis, Missouri, and surrounding areas. The style has a thin cracker-like crust made without yeast, generally uses Provel processed cheese, and is cut into squares or rectangles instead of wedges.
Quad Cities Style Pizza
Quad City-style pizza is a variety of pizza originating in the Quad Cities region of the state of Iowa in the United States.
Texas Style Pizza
The Texas style crust, which is well-known at Sauce'd, is a sauce-stuffed crust brushed with garlic butter on top. The recipe was created by owner Conner Gildenblatt's father.
New Orleans Style Pizza
Muffaletta Pizza with all the flavors of the famous New Orleans sandwich on a chewy, homemade pizza dough. Lots of meat, lots of olives, some provolone, garlic, roasted red peppers, and chopped artichoke hearts.
Pizza missed out on:
Southern Style Pizza - Georgia, Florida, Arizona..
Northwestern Style Pizza - Seattle, Oregon …
If anyone here from these regions can fill us in on what the pizza culture is, if any, let us know!
Feel free to add anything else to the mix but let’s keep the chain talk to a minimum. We know what Dominos and Pizza Hut is. Let’s keep it local and showcase the mom and pop shops with that real local culture and feel.
