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The pizza shown as 'Chicago Tavern' style looks and is described exactly like what we had my in Midwestern city as a kid, and was called <my city> style locall
by silisili 3y ago
The pizza shown as 'Chicago Tavern' style looks and is described exactly like what we had my in Midwestern city as a kid, and was called <my city> style locally.
Later, I found out they also call it Cincinnati style, I guess in Cincinnati?
Whatever the case may be, I highly recommend it if you come across it. Don't have anything like it in the southwest, and I find myself craving it randomly a few times a year.
- tw04 3y agoKenji actually brought this up in a recent video where he shows how to make this style pizza. Also - pro tip, you can make this in a home oven, doesn't require crazy hot temps like a Napolitano. I wonder if it truly is from Chicago given that it was also in my hometown (supposedly), before the date he claimed it was in Chicago. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/dining/tavern-thin-crust-pizza-chicago.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/dining/tavern-thin-crust-...
- nemo44x 3y agoYeah, every town has this style. And it’s fine but it’s sort of been overexposed and I’m not sure why it has a “Chicago Style” name other than people covering for their more famous deep dish style which is at once terrible and amazing.
- tptacek 3y agoEvery town has thin pizza cut into squares, but Chicago tavern pizza is subtler than that. You can, for instance, get a thin crust square-cut pizza from Giordanos or Lou Malnatis (two bastions of Chicago deep dish). Neither thin pizza is a Chicago tavern pizza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/dining/tavern-thin-crust-pizza-chicago.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/dining/tavern-thin-crust-...
- mushbino 3y agoWe had the same kinda thing in central Ohio. It's basically the same as Marion's and others around Cinci, but the Chicago tavern style is much thinner and more cracker like. If you're ever in Chicago, my favorite is a place called My Pi in Bucktown. It's my favorite pizza of all time. I visited my hometown for the first time in about 12 years right after that and got a piece of my favorite place. It's decently thicker and more chewy.
- silisili 3y agoGotcha. Just looked up Marion's and you're right, that's exactly the pizza I was talking about. For anyone curious, here is a quick link pic of Marion's - https://i0.wp.com/gotheretrythat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_2201.jpg https://i0.wp.com/gotheretrythat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016...
- whateveracct 3y agoAurelio's in Chicagoland is my favorite in this genre.
- georgeoliver 3y agoUsed to love this living in MN (Gyro pizza with tzatziki sauce!), interesting to hear it's 'a style' at all. It makes perfect sense it's a popular tavern style, the small pieces are great for sharing (and long drinking sessions).