What is your favorite style of pizza? Ours? Pizza

As someone from Chicago, Deep dish is a once-a-month pizza, while tavern style is a once-a-week pizza.

Many pizza styles are controversial, but I think we can all agree that Altoona-style pizza is a crime against food

0:37 New York Style 1:10 Grandma Pie 1:55 Tavern Style 2:27 Buffalo Style 3:07 New Haven Pizza 3:55 White Clam Pie 4:29 Detroit Style 5:07 Bar Pizza 5:49 DC Jumbo Slice 6:18 Deep Dish 7:24 St. Louis Style 7:54 California Pizza 8:43 Old Forge Pizza 9:20 Cuban 9:58 Brier Hill Pizza 10:48 Ohio Valley Pizza 11:22 Dayton Style 12:01 New England Greek Pizza 12:24 Trenton Tomato Pie 13:18 Colorado Mountain Pie 13:51 Quad City Style 14:17 Philly Tomato Pie 15:10 New England Beach Pizza 15:45 Red Strips 16:19 Altoona Style

As a Pittsburgher, I flat out impressed with the variety of styles our neighbors to the west (Ohio) has come up with!

As a Detroiter, I have to give big ups to whoever named that NYC pizza place 'Lions and Tigers and Squares'... that's just brilliant.

I was onboard to try every style of pizza up until the last one, Altoona. That one sounds like someone who got so drunk that they made a pizza but then realized that they were out of traditional cheese but were too drunk to get fresh cheese so they slabbed American Cheese slices on top.

I lived in Dayton Ohio for 40 years and grew up on Marion's Pizza starting when I was a kid in 1970. It has it's own unique flavor and the quality and taste has stayed absolutely consistent in every store to this day. I understand that Marion's son, who took over operations when his father passed on, died this year. I hope their food tradition lives on unchanged. There is nothing else like it and whenever we are in town, we stock up. Leftovers are no problem--it is the best cold pizza ever! I went to school with one of the Casano clan and worked at a Casanos after high school. It was good quality and tasty, no complaints, but there was nothing to really set it apart. When Vic stepped away from operations it went downhill. I think there are a few stores still open, not sure. Ron's Pizza--never tried it. Might have to give it a go next time we're in town. But no matter how good it is, it will never unseat Marion's from the #1 place in my pizza-loving heart!

Was really glad to see you cover Ohio Valley Pizza! I was not expecting you to since it’s such a small area. It’s is unique and quite tasty but best to eat as soon as they give it to you. If you’re taking it home, it best to get your cold cheese on the side, pop it back in the oven for a few minutes, put on your cold cheese and eat right away. Now I’m hungry!

Thank you for FINALLY recognizing New England Greek Pizza. Not the best, not the worst, but a great vehicle for toppings.

Other States in the U.S: You cannot get pizzas at the bakeries. Rhode Island: I missed the part where that's my problem.

I live in Boston but never realized that Greek Pizza was a local thing. But I will say that I would happily consume any style in this video. They all seem fun. Great video

Buffalo style pizza with that cities wings, are the greatest thing I have ever had in my entire life and I’ve been to all 50 states and 72 countries, Buffalo NY is the hidden gem for food! ❤

New England Greek style is definitely my favorite kind and I will shamelessly say so. I no longer live close enough to get it, but it's always a highlight of my trips to visit family.

This video just make want to go and travel around the US and eat pizza 🍕 from every state 😋

I’ve never really thought of “tavern style” being Chicago’s pizza. You got Chicago style deep dish, and then you have thin crust. The tavern style to me is just called pizza. I know the square cut is not universal but I certainly hope the flavor is because it’s delicious.

You guys have become one of my favorite channels! As an Ohioan, I love the variety of pizza styles we have here! Donato's being my favorite doing their take on the edge-to-edge pizza.

That was so wonderfully, uniquely American. What a fresh take on "what pizza is/can be". Y'all have given me lots of crust to chew on and innovate with my family in the home kitchen. Thanks a lot!

Youngstown, Ohio checking in. Can confirm. The amount of shops in this area is like one shop per 100 people. It’s wild. Every corner on every street. Chains to mom and pops.

one pizza style you missed is Indian style pizza in the Seattle area. An example is from Can-Am Pizza. These pies use Indian style toppings and spices that make then stand out from other pizza types. pretty delicious and different experience.

The fact that you mentioned New England Beach Pizza is amazing. Its really only served in an area about 30 miles, but it will be my all time favorite pizza. I have some many memories of eating that on sundays when my dad and sister and I would go to the beach and arcades up in Salisbury.

This is the best survey of pizza styles I've ever seen. You did fantastic homage to Dayton style pizza, which is fairly rare to find and usually overlooked in "comprehensive" US pizza style articles, and in particular you covered Ron's Pizza from the Dayton area which is the best example IMO of Dayton style available. Total respect from a native! Also you covered some weird niche pizzas I've seen mentioned on text food forums. Well done, guys.

You nailed it! I live in New Haven and knew you had to include Pepe's white clam if you were going to cover "all" the pizzas in the US but you went above and beyond by including the Salisbury Beach (New England) Beach Pizza which I feasted on as youngster, AND the RI Red Strips which I am always thrilled to see when attending a party at my daughter's place in RI. I realize I need to do more traveling, however.... keep up the great job Weirdo History Types!

One time I was making pizza but my mozzarella cheese was moldy. I didn't want to drive to the store, so i used white American cheese instead. I had no idea I made Altoona Style pizza! Anyway it tasted good! I baked it longer than what they show in this video. My cheese was liquefied and started getting just a little burnt on top.

Over the years I’ve come to the conclusion that Detroit style is the king for me. Saying that as a Floridian. It just can’t be beat. The best American pizza in my opinion.

You really did your research! I figured you’d miss Quad City style and Altoona style. I lived in Columbus for a while, I assumed that style was local, but maybe it’s the same as Dayton style. Columbus is super thin with provolone and cuppy pepperoni

From Chicago it's true we do eat a lot of tavern style there. Though I don't hate deep dish it's delicious. We don't eat it often. It's a special occasion pizza.

I’m so happy that the square pizza that we got in school was mentioned in there. Although, I would’ve liked a little bit more of a background on it. It had the best taste and the crust was perfect. Not like that round crap that we got served at certain times. So the last pizza was basically a Stouffer’s French bread pizza. Lol

They all look so good, my favorite has to be the Cuban pizza as I had that so many times as a kid raised in Miami, that gouda cheese really does amp it up to the next level. 🍕😙

Props for covering Quad Cities Pizza! I honestly expected it to be left off! I grew up on it and now that I’ve moved away, no pizza can quite satisfy my taste buds the way pizza back home can.

Wow this is great. As an Ohio Valley native, we sometimes just call our pizza Steubenville style… but the fact you narrowed it down to DiCarlo’s is just amazing! They’re THE local pizza chain all over the Valley and the pizza is unmatched

Who did this voiceover? You have the voice of someone who could narrate a 1940s show! I need more of this lol

There was a joint in N. Tonawanda,NY called Big Daddy’s. The crust would actually deep fry in a deep dish pan. It tasted a lot like a chalupa. It was oily ,but fantastic. I’ve never seen any pizza like it.

St Louisian here. You all have to try Provel cheese we put on pizza. It's a combination of cheddar, swiss, and provelone and it's to die for. Low melting temp, almost sweet gooey flavor and it's almost exclusive to the region. Eat it hot or cold as a snack. Without it Imo's is an overpriced cracker

Thank you for spotlighting St. Louis Style Pizza. It is usually forgotten.

Pretzel pizza with cheese as sauce, loaded with sweet Italian sausage and pepperoni. That's the perfect pizza and I make it myself. I don't know who came up with this style but I was hooked the first time I had it and because it went away just as fast as it arrived I learned to make it myself. People rave about my pretzel pizza!

One unique style of pizza you missed is another from Chicago. Chicago Pizzeria and Oven Grinders does an upside down, or pot pie style pizza. Cheese goes into a buttered bowl, then large mushrooms, sauce and toppings, then draped with the dough. Put in oven. When it comes to the table they flip the whole thing onto your plate and remove the bowl. Now the dough is like a plate on the bottom with a melted cheese cover with all the toppings and sauce inside. Basically they cook the pizza upside down.

Thanks for including the Ohio Valley pizza. DiCarlo's was one of my faves and I even lived right behind one for a short time and introduced my English hubby to the OVP. He loved it just as much as me and still talks about it, despite us moving to the uk 18 years ago.

2:12 Damn right! Tavern style and Detroit deep dish are my personal favorites. Fell in love with that style ever since I ordered pizza from Buddy's while outside of Detroit for work. It seemed like as soon as I came back to Chicago, Detroit style deep dish places started popping up, like Jet's.

I KNEW there was a different kind of Chicago pizza. I saw it one time on the Food Channel and everyone I've told about said I was nuts. It must be some kind of top secret too because one person from Chicago I asked said he'd never heard of it and he loves pizza. Thank you for including it here. Wish I could find it in a restaurant. I'd love to try it. I could never find it looking up Chicago thin crust, but thanks to your video, I tried Chicago tavern pizza and BAM there it was.

from chicago here; some deep dish pizzas SPOTS are for tourists, but the actual local spots are a treasured favorite we'd shed blood over, even though we only get it maybe once a month

Being from Indiana, we were in the middle of Illinois, Detroit, and Ohio's styles of Pizza. We got to try a little bit of every weird style of Pizza the midwest was slinging, lol

Here's a list of the pizzas mentioned in the video: 1- New York Style 2- Grandma Style (found in New York) 3- Tavern Style (found in Chicago) 4- Buffalo Style 5- New Haven Style 6- White Clam Pie (found in New Haven, Connecticut) 7- Detroit Style 8- Bar Pizza (national) 9- DC Jumbo Slice 10- Deep Dish (found in Chicago) 11- St. Louis Style 12- California Pizza 13- Old Forge Pizza (found in Pennsylvania) 14- Cuban Style (found in Miami) 15- Brier Hill Pizza (found in Youngstown, Ohio) 16- Ohio Valley Pizza (found in Steubenville, Ohio) 17- Dayton Style 18- New England Greek Pizza (found in New England, particularly, Boston) 19- Trenton Tomato Pie 20- Colorado Mountain Pie (found in Idaho Springs, Colorado) 21- Quad City Style (found in Illinois and Iowa) 22- Philly Tomato Pie 23- New England Beach Pie (found in Massachusetts and New Hampshire) 24- Red Strips (found in Rhode Island) 25- Altoona Style

Living in Germany, where there are many Italian restaurants, and being from New York, I have to say the local Italian restaurants here make some of the best pizza ever. But my heart still goes home for pizza love.

I live in Kentucky and pretty much every local pizza place (at least in my part of the state) has Tavern style Chicago pizza or St. Louis style. Both are absolutely delicious! As for DC style pizza it reminds me of Sbarro's pizza. So it's something I gotta try.

Detroit style has to be my absolute favorite the crispy edges and the chewy soft inside. I happen to work at pizza place that makes this specific style of pizza and its so good

Northeastern Pennsylvanian here. You left out Deli Style Pitza found in Hazleton Pennsylvania. It's a square thick crust pizza with a sweet yet tangy sauce and romano cheese. It's cut into 12 slices, boxed and served cold.

There are more styles of pizza out there. If there will be a continuation of this, I think these pies should be in the spotlight 1) Columbus-style pizza (this one is different from STL style pizza in that it's toppings go to the edge of the pie, and is cracker-thin in it's crust and cut into squares, but unlike STL style, it does not use Provel cheese, it uses mozzarella and parmesan) 2) Cleveland-style pizza (this one as a base more similar to bread dough, and is soft and fluffy on top with a crunchy bottom as the pie is cooked in a pan. The cheese is a blend of mozzarella and provolone plus the pie comes with a crimped crust) 3) Texas-style pizza (this might be considered a newcomer to the pizza game (if I offend any Texans out there, you have my sincerest apologies) now I hear this one is a spin on the NY style with it having a folded over crust that is covered in garlic butter

I’m never going to forget the Breakfast Pizza we had from my hometown. Scrambled eggs instead of Sauce, Melted cheese, Sausage and Bacon Toppings

I draw the line at altoona pizza. That looks like a kid made it when his mom wasn’t around to make lunch for him

justice for new england pizza! the dough is really airy but has a nice crunch on the outside because of all the olive oil, and the cheese blend works really well with the herby, kind of sweet sauce. i honestly prefer it to most pizza styles

I don’t know if it’s an unlisted style of pizza but when I was traveling with my family through Colorado I took a sampling of some pizza from a local joint, which was made with a thick layer of thin-sliced ham. It was strange to me but now years later I only want more of it.

I did not expect this video to include Old Forge pizza. I didn't think it would be big enough to be on their radar. Well done

Never been to Philly but Utica NY serves tomato pies made the same way at room temperature. For a little city it has quite a nice food scene. Would love to see a video about such small cities with their own scene.

Suggestion: The many variations of the humble taco, from its humble beginnings in the Aztec Empire, to fast food tacos to fancy "artisan" tacos And also: Stadium cuisine.

I just discovered your channel. Food. History. Learning random shit i can spout and act smug about. Priceless

We used to call our school pizza "dough shingles"...as for my favorites, Cassanos (Dayton style) is certainly a sentimental fave I grew up with and New York style I ate in college is fabulous, but now I eat California style and relish every bite.

I didn't have a real deep dish until I was pretty old. Absolutely delicious, but it's true it trades mobility for heartiness. It's also ridiculous how many pizza chains have a "deep dish" which is always just a really thick crust. Bullshit.

New Haven pizza is amazing. First and second choices are Sally’s pizza and Modern Pizza. Paper thin crust, flavorful tomato sauce. The long lines to get in prove it.

As a "tourist" who lived in Chicago for 5 years, I never got enough of deep dish pizza. I can say definitely that it is the best and ultimate evolution of pizza delcliciousness.

Very comprehensive video! "Bar Pizza" that you referenced originated on the South Shore of Boston and can be found in may favorite bars that natives have strong opinions about who has the best and I've never seen it outside of Boston. It's my favorite!! I am from Boston and have never heard of "Beach Pizza" or ever seen anything like what you have shown in the clip. I think it was that one restaurant trying to sell it as a regional favorite.

As a resident of the south-east of Michigan, good on you for highlighting the distinct style of pizza we have, and Buddy's, which is a staple in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas especially!

I like how this is fully stating this is unique to the cultures and locals found in the US, and showing similarity to Italian pizzas / dishes / ingredients (if any), and how they differ and yet are beloved as it's own creation! It's NOT the usual take "this is so Italian that Italians can't tell the difference." Which, as I have experienced first hand, they can.

I want this video as a book... I'd love to do a fifty states tour if America thru pizza styles! If I had a bucket list, every place on here would be it!

Wow, did not know there were different style of pizzas! 😱🍕❤️ No matter how you cook pizza, it always is a favorite meal to eat! 😊😋

Living outside Altoona, I somehow knew this would make it into the video. I'm kind of ashamed of Altoona Pizza. It's an abomination 😂

Man, this is something. Great, interesting, and informative. Weird History Food, never ceases to amaze me.

Seeing DiCarlo's pizza blew my mind! I grew up eating that, anytime I go home, I gotta have a slice.

Fun fact - Pizza is a sandwich, specifically an open-faced sandwich, which is why you can do so much with it. For those who don't believe me, a sandwich, as described when you take a culinary course in either high school or college, is a dish served on one-two pieces of bread, and typically includes a sauce, some kind of meat (this just refers to the main ingredient of the sandwich, be it beef, chicken, fish, cheese, or some vegetable), and optional garnishes. An open-faced sandwich is a sandwich served on one piece of bread and is often eaten hot. A pizza is a piece of bread, with sauce, some kind of meat, and various other garnishes. Bonus fun fact - hot dogs are also sandwiches, and fall under the submarine category. Bonus, bonus fun fact - cereal, when eaten with in a liquid (most commonly milk), it is a kind of cold soup.

a seventeen minute video that shockingly doesn't acknowledge the inventor and most celebrated pizza proprietor: charles entertainment cheese.

If you come to St. Louis, don't get Imo's or any other St. Louis style pizza looking for a normal pizza experience. It's not. It's an acquired taste. Few people like it the first time down the hatch.

omg. A Cassano's Xtra-Large Supreme is the pizza I want to be buried with! Maybe two because it's gonna be a long afterlife. Great catch! There was a place in L.A. in the early 80's that served a pan pizza with the cheese on top of the caramelized-bottomed dough, with large dollops of tomato as sauce, and large chunks of whatever else on top of that. It was incredible! Another honorable mention to Olive's in San Francisco in the early 90's... best cornmeal crust pies ever. Thanks for the awesome video!

The other major point of note on Buffalo pizza is the Buffalo Chicken Finger pizza. Made with buffalo sauce instead of pizza sauce and topped with chicken fingers which have been prepared accordingly to buffalo tradition, it is a greasy spicy delicious treat.

Bar Pizza is known my region of Massachusetts as South Shore Bar Pie. It is claimed that it was first made at the Cape Cod Cafe in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was perfected at the Lynwood Cafe in nearby Randolph.

New York City owes its distinctive style of pizza to two specific things. First, pizza was baked in bread ovens in the early 20th century -- distinctly larger than the pizza-specific ovens in working class Naples. The second difference was that coal was cheaper in New York than the wood used in Naples -- so New Yorkers baked their pies in coal ovens. Coal ovens were hotter and cooked the pizza faster with a crispier crust. Lombardi's, the likely first seller of pizza in New York with a link back to one of the licensed pizza families in Naples, began as a grocery store. Pizzaiolo who worked the counter spawn many of NYC's first pizzerias, including John's, Patsy's, and the first pizzaiolo, Totonno, who eventually founded his own shop, Totonno's on Coney Island,

A+ video! So amazing to see all the different types of pizza.

As a life-long Chicagoan, I've had deep dish maybe 15-20 times in my entire life, and tavern style 30-40 times a year. Tavern style - The Pizza Of The People!

I have been less horrified by some of the abominations made by Epic Meal Time than I am right now discovering the existence of Altoona-Style Pizza.

There's just something special about Buffalo Pizza. The peppered spiciness of the cup-and-char pepperoni with that perfect dough and a sauce with just a hint of sweetness to it. Perfection

You guys always kill it with your videos. Keep it up!

I grew up in Flagstaff Arizona, and recently one of the local chains, NiMarco's, decided to declare their pizza as being its own style (I think they call it mountain style or something), And I mean, it's good. Relatively conventional, but with a thicker buttery crunchy crust that'll cut your mouth like a bowl of chips. Maybe a little extra cheesy also. But just... the absolute hubris to declare yourself as the pizza style of a region when you're the only place that makes it.

In Québec, we have our own version of Red Strips -- but it's like a commercial brand you can find at grocery stores across the province (and I'm sure you could probably find them in provinces across Canada). Rather than thin strips, they are medium or large rectangles of pizza without cheese or toppings you can eat cold/at room temp, or add stuff at home and bake if you like.

Putting the breaking bad pizza scene in here was a must and I laughed so hard😂

You missed Delaware/Maryland's Grotto Pizza! The sauce is put on top of the cheese in a spiral and most of their locations are at the beach. It's delicious!

Used to work at a New England Greek style place and yeah, that's a great description. It's super oily and dense but man does it satisfy

I grew up with Cassano's and Marion's! Thanks for giving them some love! 🍕😋😘

Grew up eating DiCarlo’s pizza with cold mozzarella on top. Surprised to see it on the list since it’s such a niche style.

What a fun trip! I'd never heard of at least half these styles of pizza, but most of them sound pretty nice to me.

I love Buffalo pizza. When I used to live there, my grandparents would get it all the time

I once passed by a restaurant in Ireland called Texan Barbecue Pizza. I didn't have the chance to try it, but as a Texan I was intrigued by this.

Awesome! A shout out for Buffalo Pizza! I've travelled so much but nothing is as good as your hometown stuff.

I suppose it's not an American pizza variety, but Mexican style pizza can be found all over the place from Texas to California. Pizzas with toppings such as asada, cilantro and onion with green salsa, or seasoned ground beef are delicious, spicy, and fantastic twist on Pizza.

I grew up in Tampa, FL and we have something very similar to the Philadelphia tomato pie. Every party I went to as a kid had a tray of Scachatta pizza from the Alessi Bakery. It was often eaten cold or room temperature, and appears almost identical to the Philly style in this video. I can take one bite and immediately be transported back to 1986 again.

I'm from Ohio and old enough to remember when Cassano's was still a big thing. My father-in-law knew Vic Cassano. It was the best pizza ever. What they fail to mention here is that the bottoms of the crusts were salted.

I grew up in a MA suburb with a large Greek community. They make Greek pizza in an oiled pan which gives it kind of a spongy texture. It's not my favorite, but it's not bad. Beach pizza, on the other hand, is thin and crispy. My cousin who lives out west loves beach pizza, but she can only get it when she comes back out here to visit family.

Thin crust BBQ chicken👌 Also I discovered that if you marry a women from NYC, she will compare every pizza she ever has to her old local shops and complain about them for the rest of time 😂

I'm guessing the reason Hawaiian pizza wasn't mentioned is because it's a Canadian invention....lol. I am surprised that Pizza Hut wasn't mentioned tho. I may be a little biased as the chain was founded in my hometown of Wichita, KS. Ironically, it is also the birthplace of White Castle (even tho there are not any chains left in Kansas).

I grew up being poor and the best to me is home made, the pizza was sort of like grandma's . If I was lucky enough there would be cheese and maybe some type of meat on it. That's what I think is the best pizza anywhere. Basically it was the crust and sauce.

As a Chicagoan, Lou Malnati's Deep Dish is love and life. If I want a less thick pie, I'm heading to MOD Pizza where one flat price gets you as many toppings as you want, and the quality is solid.

One thing about Dayton style pizza. Columbus Ohio also has its own “Dayton style” pizza.