I've lived in both NYC and Chicago, and like both styles of pizza. Chicago-style deep-dish or stuffed pizza is great when you want to go to a restaurant and make an event out of it; NY-style is great for lunch or for grabbing something quick for lunch.
In Chicago, I was particularly fond of Gino's East and the original Uno's on Wabash. (There are other Uno's locations nationwide, but they have nothing in common with the original except that they bought the naming rights. IMO, their food isn't nearly as good.)
For Chicago-style thin crust pizza, an outfit called Chicago's Pizza did a pretty good job. The biggest difference between Chicago-style thin crust and NY-style is that in Chicago, the crust tends to be crunchier, and the pizza is almost always cut into bite-sized squares.
Here in NYC, I've had some very good pizza and some very bad pizza. The best pizza I've had in the city so far are from two little hole-in-the-wall places whose names I can't even remember. One is at the corner of 6th Avenue and 22nd Street, and the other is on the south side of 14th Street just east of Union Square.
All that said, some of the best pizza I've ever had anywhere has been in Philadelphia and South Jersey. King of Pizza in Cherry Hill, NJ is worth a visit, and in Philly, I was a big fan of Mad Greek's near the Penn campus, and Fiesta Pizza up in East Falls.
The difference between Philly-style and NY-style is fairly subtle, but it seemed to combine a slightly crunchier crust with a thicker layer of toppings.
In Chicago, I was particularly fond of Gino's East and the original Uno's on Wabash. (There are other Uno's locations nationwide, but they have nothing in common with the original except that they bought the naming rights. IMO, their food isn't nearly as good.)
For Chicago-style thin crust pizza, an outfit called Chicago's Pizza did a pretty good job. The biggest difference between Chicago-style thin crust and NY-style is that in Chicago, the crust tends to be crunchier, and the pizza is almost always cut into bite-sized squares.
Here in NYC, I've had some very good pizza and some very bad pizza. The best pizza I've had in the city so far are from two little hole-in-the-wall places whose names I can't even remember. One is at the corner of 6th Avenue and 22nd Street, and the other is on the south side of 14th Street just east of Union Square.
All that said, some of the best pizza I've ever had anywhere has been in Philadelphia and South Jersey. King of Pizza in Cherry Hill, NJ is worth a visit, and in Philly, I was a big fan of Mad Greek's near the Penn campus, and Fiesta Pizza up in East Falls.
The difference between Philly-style and NY-style is fairly subtle, but it seemed to combine a slightly crunchier crust with a thicker layer of toppings.