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I sense a spinoff in the works: crazy out-of-control evolution creates a pizzaolo who can make pies like that at hyperspeed. And he moves in with a Slow Cooking advocate! It'll last longer than Cavemen, at least...

Yeah, that's an important point. Fond as I am of Paul Revere's, I'm pretty sure virtually every time we ended up there we were out of our heads in some way or another. Pepe's only needs to serve edible pizza in college towns to make a buck.

My experiences with college pizza are limited to Paul Revere's, the little Des Moines dive much loved for its insanely cheap pies and addictive garlic breadsticks; and, of course, ordering discounted pizzas from Papa John's. I would have loved a Pepe's, even if it was a chain store.

I disagree about Chipotle, though. Only thing that impresses me about that chain is the cheap margaritas. Margaritas? In a fast food joint? We are living in the enlightened future.

There are more Huts than Domino's? Seriously? I know I went through a phase where I thought meat lover's stuffed crust was an awesome idea, but really...

I think my body might actually rebel once it realized what I was eating. It'd be like when I tried to order a Red Robin Burger with bacon and eggs and the words just failed to come out.

Whataburger (the Texas chain)

I love hamburgers and never miss a chance to try a new one and never had a hamburger I didn't like. I read about hamburgers from all over the world.

But I never enjoy any hamburger at any price as much as a Whataburger. If I eat a Whataburger and nothing else I don't care if I eat another thing the rest of the day.

Hmmm... A lifelong Angeleno,while in college, I had two 6 month internships in NYC, both in the City, and I lived in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn with a view of ocean. So I don't know if they're ready for this kind of West Coast invasion, but should it come to pass, can I order my burger "protein style" like I do here( for those left in the lurch, it means that INO subs large leaves of iceberg lettuce for their bread bun).

This is all really silly. Pizza is Pizza. I don't care what kind it is, Pizza is just plain fun to eat, and what's wonderful about it, is that there are so many different styles out there. It has a lot of variety, and I totally dig that about pizza. It is singly my favorite fast food. Whether you are from Chicago (Which I am), New York or Italy, at it's core is a fun food to eat. I absolutely love Deep Dish Pizza, like Gino's East, but I don't eat that all the time. I actually also like thin crust pizza's and generally I think most Chicagoans eat thin crust more often than not. I've had pizza in New York and although the flavors are different, it's still very good. If nothing else, it has the novelty of being new. I've always liked the fact that when you order a whole pizza in new york, it comes in pie shaped slices. Here, we do the square shaped slices, producing more pieces. The deep dish pizza is my favorite style, because you are just stuffed by it. The crust is so thick and crunchy that it's a major part of the experience. They tend to be monster sized, but two slices of that, small slices, will fill you up completely. They also use very fresh produce, producing what I've always thought were exceptionally flavorful pizza. To me this is pointless to make it a contest, because pizza is meant to be shared and enjoyed. Instead of focusing on the "who's best" angle, I'd rather appreciate the fact we are so lucky for the large variety of styles out there. Pizza is never boring because of this variety we all get to enjoy really good pizza anywhere we go. I'm sure New Yorkers can appreciate our thick crust pizzas.

That oven is seriously impressive!

If you're in the mood for pizza - check out this new joint, Westwood Pizza. It's just east of Oklahoma Joe's on 47th. The pizza is better than Minsky's or D'Bronx! A diamond in the rough.

I've seen a lot of derivations on burgers on this site and a few times when the food being discussed seems to cross into a gray area where I'm not sure if it qualifies as a burger, but this time I can say with out a doubt...that is not a burger! No way. Your guest writer is using the word "burger" in place of "sandwich". I'll accept what ever topping one wants to put on a cooked ground meat patty as a burger, but for god sakes...there is no patty there to being with. tsk. tsk.