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squarerootofapplepie t1_ixg3xku wrote

Reply to comment by smurph9876 in 74 Year Old Guy Just Called Me A Wiseguy and Threatened to Kick My Ass by SkinnyJoshPeck

I think Boston Irish and New York Italians are pretty unique.

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smurph9876 t1_ixg4abo wrote

IMO not really. I’d even throw Chicago into the ‘they’re pretty much the same’ bucket

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Birdman781666 t1_ixheugk wrote

No way fucking Chicago is the same. You’re nuts. Have you been there?? It could not be more different. That weird midwestern politeness. Everything is flat so you can see down a long street literally for miles. Chicago style pizza is an abomination. It’s not pizza. Subs aren’t really a thing out there. Go order a steak and cheese sub at a place in Chicago and they’ll look at you like you’re the weirdo.

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eneidhart t1_ixhh8zf wrote

Not to defend Chicago style pizza but Boston doesn't really have much of a leg to stand on there

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ballsinmyyogurt1 t1_ixhz7qy wrote

The Italian pizza in Boston is AMAZING. You gotta hit up the north end. Boston has incredible food

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Birdman781666 t1_ixi2jq0 wrote

Boston pizza absolutely drops it’s cheesy balls on Chicago’s face. North End baby.

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DoinIt989 t1_ixn7xlr wrote

Home Run Inn or Aurelio's >>>> Anything in Boston.

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eneidhart t1_ixjript wrote

You're not wrong about the north end! But Boston has a particularly bad rap when it comes to pizza. Probably mostly from New Yorkers who don't realize you pretty much have to go to the north end to get the good stuff, unless you already know where to go. And bad pizza isn't in short supply if you don't know where to go.

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neonwattagelimit t1_ixi1ax1 wrote

> Subs aren’t really a thing out there.

Huh? You can definitely get subs in Chicago. The Italian beef sandwich is, basically, a kind of sub. You can get regular cold cut subs, too.

> Chicago style pizza is an abomination. It’s not pizza.

Chicago-style pizza is definitely very very different from the pizza that you get in the Northeast, and I think you could argue that it's different enough to be a separate type of food. But I think it's fucking awesome. And it's pretty unique, too - you can get good thin-crust pizza pretty much anywhere, but I've never really had good Chicago-style deep dish outside of the Chicago area.

And thin crust and Sicilian pizza exists in Chicago, and is often quite good. Actually, people eat it more than deep dish - deep dish is kind of seen as something for tourists and special occasions.

Source: Have lived in Boston, Chicago, and NYC.

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Birdman781666 t1_ixi2xpo wrote

Yeah no hot subs though, which defeats the purpose. And all Chicago pizza is bad. Thin crust, deep dish. Even the way they cut the pizza is wrong.

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neonwattagelimit t1_ixihfmi wrote

Italian beef subs are usually served warm-to-hot. Pizza, well...let's just agree to disagree. :)

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DoinIt989 t1_ixn7q9y wrote

Chicago is very different from Boston/NYC.

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squarerootofapplepie t1_ixg4vj1 wrote

Most people would agree with me. Think of how Hollywood views Boston and New York.

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SmashRadish t1_ixgdpru wrote

If you want to see how Hollywood views boston, watch boondocks saints 2. To hollywood, we’re a city of Mexican gangs and there’s no HR department at any employer anywhere.

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