Chicago vs New York. Your preference?

[timerollson]

I live in Boston but have been to NYC numerous times. It's cool. I like it but I wouldn't live there unless I could afford the cost of living alone. All of my friends who've graduated who are living in the city/NYC all have way too many roommates. No thanks! Did that in college. I'm over that.

I've never been to Chicago but it seems like a more intriguing city. I'll be attending the Taste of Chicago this July with a friend. Should be fun.

 

[yojitani]

I prefer New York if cost of living doesn't factor into it.

 

[Gasu E.]

[insert location here] vs. New York...I'll pick [insert location here]. Why, Boston born and raised.

The above condition is only true for locations outside of New York and does not apply to locations in New Jersey that consider themselves part of or related to New York.

*puts on flame retardant suit*

I live and work in Boston (the actual city of Boston), and I know no one who actually lives here (native or otherwise) who shares this view. Typical Bostonian on NYC: love to visit, wouldn't live there, hate the sports teams. Of course, I don't encounter the type of people who can't distinguish sports rivalries from real life; obviously, they exist.

as a New yorker I will deny this statement to the grave but... gawd I love chicago deep dish

I also do enjoy the Chicago cheese pie; but it isn't "pizza". It's a food item developed by some guy from Texas who visited Italy, and decided Americans wouldn't actually like real pizza. It can be delicious, but comparing it to authentic pizza is as valid as comparing pizza to quiche. Different food entirely.

If you really want to do a Chicago vs. NYC food-off, stick to hotdogs.

 

[impulse462]

Is there a difference between Brooklyn style pizza and New York style pizza? or are those the same?

 

[JulesNYC]

Is there a difference between Brooklyn style pizza and New York style pizza? or are those the same?

There's no difference. "BK style pizza" is the same as "NY style pizza". Actually, to New Yorkers, there's no such thing as either -- we refer to it as just pizza. I think Dominos or Pizza Hut coined the "BK style pizza" name recently.

What do you non-NYer's and non-Chicagoans call your pizza? When you say you just want a "pizza" from your local pizzeria, what style of pizza are you served?

 

[impulse462]

There's no difference. "BK style pizza" is the same as "NY style pizza". Actually, to New Yorkers, there's no such thing as either -- we refer to it as just pizza. I think Dominos or Pizza Hut coined the "BK style pizza" name recently.

What do you non-NYer's and non-Chicagoans call your pizza? When you say you just want a "pizza" from your local pizzeria, what style of pizza are you served?

Well when we say pizza we just mean..regular pizza. Like the dough sauce cheese.

Im assuming if I was in Chicago and I said to someone, "lets get some pizza," they'd assume I mean chicago-deep dish style pizza?

 

[FrankieTDouglas]

I've spent time in both and wouldn't mind living in either. I'm from Louisiana, but live in Delaware right now (and Maine during the summers). But for preference, it's definitely New York. Every time I drive over and walk around, there's just a fantastic vibe that I don't get in Chicago. It's hard to describe and it's not tangible. I've been to nearly every big city in America, except some of the upper west coast and such cities (do Wyoming, Idaho, etc, even count in the list of having big cities?). New York is still my preference.

I've crashed over in Wicker Park plenty of times and enjoy it. If I had an employment opportunity over there, I'd move. But I would specifically look for jobs in NYC just to live there.

As for pizza, no thanks to deep dish. I've had New York pizza a few times, but my oddball preference is actually a particular pizza diner in Rockport, Maine. As for hotdogs, the ones I've had in Chicago were better, though Paris hotdogs trump all.

 

[callmemike20]

Im assuming if I was in Chicago and I said to someone, "lets get some pizza," they'd assume I mean chicago-deep dish style pizza?

Not necessarily. Thin, crispy crust is also very popular out here. Nearly all Pizza places in the city have both deep dish and thin crust. Sometimes the decision can be very tough.

Lou Malnati's - Take a look at their menu. They are my favorite place for a good Chicago pizza. The crust is the best crust you will ever have.

I would kill for one...