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you don't order toppings? They don't ask?

by hnal943 5y ago

anamexis 5y ago
"Plain pie" is New Yorkish for cheese pizza.
- tluyben2 5y ago
  Margherita Pizza or just base with cheese (cannot imagine the latter)? Margherita makes sense for plain pie in more places around the world.
  - navbaker 5y ago
    Typically in the US, a margherita pizza is a very specific combo of cheese, tomatoes, and basil on top. Very different from just a plain cheese pizza.
    - tluyben2 5y ago
      What is on a plain cheese pizza? Not only cheese I hope? In the pictures it looks like there is tomato sauce but I have never particularly ordered a 'plain cheese pizza' in the US; I only ordered with toppings.
      - rascul 5y ago
        Sauce and cheese.
      - navbaker 5y ago
        I know there are regional differences in “pizza expectations”, but typically a cheese pizza is crust->tomato sauce->cheese. A margherita pizza would add sliced or diced fresh tomatoes and chopped fresh basil leaves on top of that stack.
        tluyben2 5y ago
        I have never seen diced fresh tomatoes on a margherita so I guess regional is right!
ineedasername 5y ago
When you say "plain pie" you've told them everything. They may ask if you want to order anything else, but it's not a corporate chain so they aren't mandated to try to upsell you on everything and tell you about the 2 special sides that corporate marketing wants to push that month.
wingerlang 5y ago
You order toppings for all pizzas? We usually just order by number/names (via menu). Toppings are very rarely adjusted, and NEVER "built" from scratch. At least I've never seen anyone do that.
- Ekaros 5y ago
  Yes, pretty much standard for anyone serving pizza here. Have a list of ready made options and then 2, 3 or 4 choices. Allows me to order pizza just like I want.
- rprospero 5y ago
  I’m forty, been eating pizza my whole life, and I think I’ve only seen people order the preset pizza half the time. When I’m at a decent pizza place, it’s spinach, Stilton, bacon, and red potato. Possibly with broccoli or a vodka base, if I’m in the mood. At a more generic chain place, it’s pepperoni, feta, and pineapple. Never seen those on the menu at any pizzeria.
  - ineedasername 5y ago
    >decent pizza place, it’s spinach, Stilton, bacon, and red potato. Possibly with broccoli or a vodka base, if I’m in the mood. This sounds like the type of pizza common on the west coast, maybe California in particular? Possibly other parts of the world, but I'm less familiar with regional pizza varieties outside the US. In a traditional Italian pizzeria on the east coast those are simply not part of the regional variety. "Stilton" would get you a strange look. "red potato" would probably be met with "we can put fries on it". Bacon is very common. Broccoli and vodka sauce are a lot less common, but I see the options sometimes. A plain pie (crust, mozzarella, red tomato sauce) is the most common though maybe about tied with the most common topping, pepperoni. "Detroit" pizza is seen as an abomination by many pizza afficionados on the east coast, west coast, and Chicago, but I'm no pizza snob, and have been looking for the opportunity to try it, but have only seen the option from one of the big 3 chains and they're.never the same as the authentic regional varieties.
    - 5y ago

you don't order toppings? They don't ask?

anamexis 5y ago

"Plain pie" is New Yorkish for cheese pizza.

tluyben2 5y ago
Margherita Pizza or just base with cheese (cannot imagine the latter)? Margherita makes sense for plain pie in more places around the world.
- navbaker 5y ago
  Typically in the US, a margherita pizza is a very specific combo of cheese, tomatoes, and basil on top. Very different from just a plain cheese pizza.
  - tluyben2 5y ago
    What is on a plain cheese pizza? Not only cheese I hope? In the pictures it looks like there is tomato sauce but I have never particularly ordered a 'plain cheese pizza' in the US; I only ordered with toppings.
    - rascul 5y ago
      Sauce and cheese.
    - navbaker 5y ago
      I know there are regional differences in “pizza expectations”, but typically a cheese pizza is crust->tomato sauce->cheese. A margherita pizza would add sliced or diced fresh tomatoes and chopped fresh basil leaves on top of that stack.
      - tluyben2 5y ago
        I have never seen diced fresh tomatoes on a margherita so I guess regional is right!

ineedasername 5y ago

When you say "plain pie" you've told them everything. They may ask if you want to order anything else, but it's not a corporate chain so they aren't mandated to try to upsell you on everything and tell you about the 2 special sides that corporate marketing wants to push that month.

wingerlang 5y ago

You order toppings for all pizzas? We usually just order by number/names (via menu). Toppings are very rarely adjusted, and NEVER "built" from scratch. At least I've never seen anyone do that.

Ekaros 5y ago
Yes, pretty much standard for anyone serving pizza here. Have a list of ready made options and then 2, 3 or 4 choices. Allows me to order pizza just like I want.
rprospero 5y ago
I’m forty, been eating pizza my whole life, and I think I’ve only seen people order the preset pizza half the time. When I’m at a decent pizza place, it’s spinach, Stilton, bacon, and red potato. Possibly with broccoli or a vodka base, if I’m in the mood. At a more generic chain place, it’s pepperoni, feta, and pineapple. Never seen those on the menu at any pizzeria.
- ineedasername 5y ago
  >decent pizza place, it’s spinach, Stilton, bacon, and red potato. Possibly with broccoli or a vodka base, if I’m in the mood. This sounds like the type of pizza common on the west coast, maybe California in particular? Possibly other parts of the world, but I'm less familiar with regional pizza varieties outside the US. In a traditional Italian pizzeria on the east coast those are simply not part of the regional variety. "Stilton" would get you a strange look. "red potato" would probably be met with "we can put fries on it". Bacon is very common. Broccoli and vodka sauce are a lot less common, but I see the options sometimes. A plain pie (crust, mozzarella, red tomato sauce) is the most common though maybe about tied with the most common topping, pepperoni. "Detroit" pizza is seen as an abomination by many pizza afficionados on the east coast, west coast, and Chicago, but I'm no pizza snob, and have been looking for the opportunity to try it, but have only seen the option from one of the big 3 chains and they're.never the same as the authentic regional varieties.
  - 5y ago