Guide to American Pizzas: 7 Most Popular Pizza Types in the USA

[Mr Janny]

Also, Motor City Pizza Cos are very very good for a frozen pizza.

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Pro tip, take the pizza out of the baking dish and brush the bottom and sides of the pan with olive oil and garlic powder and maybe a little salt before cooking.
You get a much crispier and more flavorful crust. Makes a big difference.

 

[CascadeClone]

Whatever Great Plains style is for me.

I guess Detroit from the choices above. Its about the only thick pizza I like, prefer the more "cracker crust" style generally. And lots of sauce!

 

[Mr Janny]

Coal fired pizza needs some love as well. Grimaldi's in Ankeny is a good example. Their crust is fantastic.

 

[CyCrazy]

Where is Great Plains? That is the best in Ames. I might be biased I have known the owner for 20 years.

 

[Mr Janny]

I guess Detroit from the choices above. Its about the only thick pizza I like, prefer the more "cracker crust" style generally. And lots of sauce!

It's not Detroit. Detroit is cooked in a pan.

Great Plains is closest to Colorado style

Colorado-style pizza - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

NY Style is the far superior style. Though like anything, there’s good and bad.

I do love tavern style a lot though.

Deep Dish is a hot tub for rats

 

[AgronAlum]

The one time I was in NYC I tried the New York slice. I was not impressed. And it gave me some of the worst heartburn I've ever experienced in my entire life.

I prefer a quality Chicago style. Gino's East in, I think St. Charles IL was a regular must stop back in the day.

 

[zumbro clones]

NY Style is the far superior style. Though like anything, there’s good and bad.

I do love tavern style a lot though.

Deep Dish is a hot tub for rats

Haha! That's hilarious!

 

[mramseyISU]

They lumped it in as a sub-style of midwest in the description.

Reading is apparently hard for me on Monday mornings.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Just had Chicago style deep dish from Felix & Oscars over the weekend. My favorite

 

[jcf817]

Chicago Grinder and Pizza Oven has my favorite deep dish pizza, if it counts as that.

 

[ISUTex]

Chicago Style or Midwest Tavern Style would be my top two. Midwest style is pretty much homemade pizza.

 

[VeloClone]

I'm in the camp of "you can't do pizza wrong".

Here are a few of the pizza places we frequent:

In Minnesota:
Papa John's - when we are in a hurry and just need a couple of pies delivered or carry out.
Papa Murphy's - take and bake has its place, usually their stuffed pizza for the adults
Frankies - a decent Chicago style pie
Jet's - Love their 4 corner and 8 corner Detroit style products - always carry out
Sammy Perrella's - Family recipe cracker thin crust - always in restaurant with a side salad
Green Mill - Chicago and Tavern styles - in restaurant or at the State Fair
Punch - Wood fired oven Italian style (Margherita and Neapolitan)

In Ames:
Happy Joe's - RIP - Taco, Taco Supreme, Nacho, BBQ. Can't eat anyone else's Taco...
Great Plains - Nothing like it anywhere
Pizza Pit - Friday night delivery
R Place (Kelley) - Some nice twists on the pie.

In Des Moines:
Casey's - Friday night carry out
Scornovaccas - Family recipe, in restaurant with onion rings appetizer.

 

[ISUTex]

Love Giordano’s pizza. Chicago style is hit and miss to me because the sauce is so important part of the pizza. If it’s not great the whole pizza suffers.

But a thick layer of cheese will cover up a lot of sins for other types of pizza.

Giordano's deep dish is the greatest pizza. Ever.

 

[jcf817]

Chicago Grinder and Pizza Oven has my favorite deep dish pizza, if it counts as that.

I'm in the camp of "you can't do pizza wrong".

Here are a few of the pizza places we frequent:

In Minnesota:
Papa John's - when we are in a hurry and just need a couple of pies delivered or carry out.
Papa Murphy's - take and bake has its place, usually their stuffed pizza for the adults
Frankies - a decent Chicago style pie
Jet's - Love their 4 corner and 8 corner Detroit style products - always carry out
Sammy Perrella's - Family recipe cracker thin crust - always in restaurant with a side salad
Green Mill - Chicago and Tavern styles - in restaurant or at the State Fair
Punch - Wood fired oven Italian style (Margherita and Neapolitan)

In Ames:
Happy Joe's - RIP - Taco, Taco Supreme, Nacho, BBQ. Can't eat anyone else's Taco...
Great Plains - Nothing like it anywhere
Pizza Pit - Friday night delivery
R Place (Kelley) - Some nice twists on the pie.

In Des Moines:
Casey's - Friday night carry out
Scornovaccas - Family recipe, in restaurant with onion rings appetizer.

Oh, how I miss Punch pizza since moving out of Minnesota!

 

[ISUTex]

Where is Great Plains? That is the best in Ames. I might be biased I have known the owner for 20 years.

Had it once. Friends were bragging about it. Wasn't impressed. The crust was way too think and almost tasted like thick wheat bread. Do they have different types of crust or something? Because this was almost uneatable.

 

[zumbro clones]

I still miss Minsky's pizza. It's been gone a long time now.

 

[VeloClone]

Chicago Grinder and Pizza Oven has my favorite deep dish pizza, if it counts as that.

Oh, how I miss Punch pizza since moving out of Minnesota!

We have started sharing a salad in addition to our pizzas. More of an old world salad with mixed greens, prosciutto, pine nuts and a balsamic vinaigrette.

 

[demoncore1031]

I'm in the camp of "you can't do pizza wrong".

Here are a few of the pizza places we frequent:

In Minnesota:
Papa John's - when we are in a hurry and just need a couple of pies delivered or carry out.
Papa Murphy's - take and bake has its place, usually their stuffed pizza for the adults
Frankies - a decent Chicago style pie
Jet's - Love their 4 corner and 8 corner Detroit style products - always carry out
Sammy Perrella's - Family recipe cracker thin crust - always in restaurant with a side salad
Green Mill - Chicago and Tavern styles - in restaurant or at the State Fair
Punch - Wood fired oven Italian style (Margherita and Neapolitan)

In Ames:
Happy Joe's - RIP - Taco, Taco Supreme, Nacho, BBQ. Can't eat anyone else's Taco...
Great Plains - Nothing like it anywhere
Pizza Pit - Friday night delivery
R Place (Kelley) - Some nice twists on the pie.

In Des Moines:
Casey's - Friday night carry out
Scornovaccas - Family recipe, in restaurant with onion rings appetizer.

Did you ever try a place called Papa Don's up in Duluth? Actually it may be in Superior. Can't remember. Either way, I went there at 3 am with some friends (this was in 2003) and had an amazing cheeseburger pizza with pickles on it.

 

[cyfan964]

Detroit is #1. I lived in Chicago for years and don't even care for Chicago style and I tried all of them. NY style is ok for a change of pace, but wouldn't be my go to.