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South Brooklyn Pizza to Go: A Fine Slice of Pizza from an Irish Bar
PS My old friend Antonio, from Antonio's on McClean Avenue in Yonkers (until he got busted for selling coke like the guy last week--no wonder Antonio was pouring sweat all the time--I thought it was the brick oven)
told me in no uncertain terms "It has to be an Italian that make-a the pizza".
South Brooklyn Pizza to Go: A Fine Slice of Pizza from an Irish Bar
I hear Rocky Sullivan's in Red Hook has a pretty good pie as well. Haven't been there yet so can't say for sure. When I saw this headline, I thought that's who this story was about.
In Which I Eat the Hot Dog and French Fry Pizza at Pizzeria Reginella
I went to this place in hopes of getting a Margherita slice, as flyers had been placed where I work stating that this was an option. I went after work and the pizza and the food in the steaming table behind the counter was was so dried out that two different groups of people walked out while I was there. I should have done the same as the "Margherita" was just a regular, pedestrian slice, and a lousy one at that.
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Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
Gimme a slice. None of this regular or plain slice nonsense. And certainly not a "cheese slice". Now do you say a "large pizza" or "large pie"? I'm a pie guy.
South Brooklyn Pizza to Go: A Fine Slice of Pizza from an Irish Bar
PS My old friend Antonio, from Antonio's on McClean Avenue in Yonkers (until he got busted for selling coke like the guy last week--no wonder Antonio was pouring sweat all the time--I thought it was the brick oven)
told me in no uncertain terms "It has to be an Italian that make-a the pizza".
South Brooklyn Pizza to Go: A Fine Slice of Pizza from an Irish Bar
I hear Rocky Sullivan's in Red Hook has a pretty good pie as well. Haven't been there yet so can't say for sure. When I saw this headline, I thought that's who this story was about.
In Which I Eat the Hot Dog and French Fry Pizza at Pizzeria Reginella
I went to this place in hopes of getting a Margherita slice, as flyers had been placed where I work stating that this was an option. I went after work and the pizza and the food in the steaming table behind the counter was was so dried out that two different groups of people walked out while I was there. I should have done the same as the "Margherita" was just a regular, pedestrian slice, and a lousy one at that.
Pizza Belt North: The I-95, Merritt Parkway Pizza Guide
Whoops!! Please ignore the previous message. I was talking about Joe's Fleetwood Pizza, which is right of the Cross County parkway, NOT the Cross-Westchester. This place has a nice, thin crusted, well balanced slice and looks pretty much like the pie you showed from Johnny's. Anyway, seems like Mt. Vernon has it's share of good pizzeria.
Pizza Belt North: The I-95, Merritt Parkway Pizza Guide
Funny I was at Johnny's a few weeks ago ans was gonna tout this place. They turn out a great pie but the service, at least in the pizzaria half, can be a little surly. definitely worth a vist, though, if you're in the area. It's right off the cross-westchester expressway.
My favorite store-bought cookie is _____
Surprised nobody mentioned Mallomars. made by nabisco, they only come out in the cooler weather becaused the dark chocolate coating (over a marshmallow topping to what probably is just a nilla wafer) melts in the summer.
My alltime favorite though was the dark chocolate covered graham crackers, also made by nabisco. They only came 15 to a package.
I would bite a tiny piece off diagonally opposed corners and suck the ice cold milk through as if using a straw. The cookie would then be milk saturated and ready for eating. Alas, Nabisco apparently has discontinued them.
Lunch: New York Pizza Suprema
There used to be a small chain in Florida, called Dino's, that made their Sicialian pie this way. it was actually quite good, though their regular pizza was not. it was soon taken over and renamed Brooklyn's, at least the main location we used to frequent. Brooklyn's, sorry to say, is a disgrace to their name.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
This is a totally academic topic for me, because I generally order a pie, and can't remember the last time I had pizza without at least one non-cheese topping. Maybe that disqualifies my opinion, as a lover of garbage pizza...
I like HeartofGlass's arguments against "cheese slice" and "plain slice", but I've also got a (totally geeky) problem with just "slice". It's just ambiguous from an information theory perspective. For example, if you say "and one slice of pepperoni" over the phone (as part of a larger order, say), it could sound like "and one slice ", if you lost signal for a moment.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
"May I have a portion of your finest margharita pizza my fine fellow?"
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
"Plain" or "regular" or just "slice" as ways to denote "no toppings" are all fine with me. What bothers me is hearing "a slice of cheese." It seems to me that that implies that cheese counts as a topping, and that there are pizzas without cheese. Granted, I've seen a few things called pizza without cheese, but that's not what we're talking about here; cheese and sauce are integral parts of the pizza, not toppings. "A slice of pepperoni" make sense, as pepperoni is a topping, but "a slice of cheese" does not.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
Plain slice all the way...at least in the NYC area. In New England, they have tomato pie - and a plain slice is called a cheese slice. According to the other comments (and with brother, who is sitting next to me and goes to school in Texas) plain slice transcribing to cheese slice seems fairly common in other parts of the country. Maybe due to the prevalence of fast food pizza chains, um, everywhere?
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
Geez, I don't know what I would say since I always get a whole pie at the local pizza joint. The owner might make fun of me when I left his place, but I know that he wants my business and really wouldn't care as long as I put my money on the counter.
@hungry-traveller you might ask for a tomato pie. It's just a thick crust with the tomato sauce and can be really quite tasty.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
@wrain: There is no "overthinking it" when it comes to pizza here on Slice.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
@HeartofGlass: If you were to say "piece of pizza" in NYC, I think the person behind the counter would say something to the effect of, "No kidding. What kinda slice you want?"
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
I think I either say just "plain" or just "slice." As in, "Can I get 2 plain" or "Can I get a slice" or something along those lines. I grew up in NY but no longer live there so now I'm probably overthinking it.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
No 'piece of pizza' people?
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
@ tdeane How did you manage not to go for their square once in seven years? Did you not know of the place?
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
I had a pizza party recently and had one diner ask for no cheese due to her being lactose intolerant/vegan. So, I ordered an entire pie w/o cheese but with 'shrooms and peppers. I've come to realize she and others with her dietary requirements don't have the luxury of a slice, plain nor otherwise unless specifically ordered. Are there pizza parlors that offer slices w/o cheese in the city?
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
I call it "a slice". If asked for clarification I say "regular". I'm from the NY side of NJ.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
Huh. I've lived in the Bay Area all my life, and here I'd say "lemme get a cheese slice". If you'd asked me what a "regular" slice was 15 minutes ago, I probably would've guessed pepperoni- I don't think straight cheese is a big seller here. I can't think of the last time I had a pizza with less than two toppings.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
@pauliegee I've never been to Spumoni Gardens.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
In slice joints I have always seen just "slice" as in "gimme a slice" or "cheese slice" when it's one of those places with about ten different types of pies available by the slice - in which case I'll ask for "just a cheese slice."
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
Just walk into Joe's and say 'gimme two'. Otherwise, its just 'slice'.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
@tdeane When you asked for a slice at Spumoni Gardens, what did the guy at the window say to you?
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
In NY, "regular" refers to coffee not pizza.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
"Slice" and "regular" both sound like regional New Yorkisms to me. Out here in the provinces, I would say "cheese" and then, if I were in California, my heart would break a little because it wasn't some sort of abomination with mangoes and chocolate.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
as far as I am concerned on my site, a Cheese slice is moronic. You either get a regular or sicilian
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
Someone came into my pizzeria and asked me if it was correct to order "a regular" to get a slice. Like, "Give me a regular". I told him no, not unless you want a coffee with milk and two sugars.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
I'm from upstate NY, and years ago, plain slice sometimes meant slice with sauce but no cheese. Today, plain = cheese slice.
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
With me it's "I'll have a slice" or "I'll have a square". Unless I'm at Spumoni Gardens where the vast majority of customers get the Sicilian. On the rare occasion I'm not getting a Sicilian there, I ask for a regular slice. And I never ask for a square or Sicilian there. I ask for a "side" (as opposed to a corner or a middle).
@Slicemeister Did you spot any of these during your trip:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauliegee/sets/72157600168042974/
Have you seen this (great site)?:
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Is It a 'Plain' Slice, a 'Regular' Slice, or Something Else Entirely?
To me, "plain" implies that it lacks something, such as decoration / toppings. Good slices lack nothing, even if they are topped with the simplest of ingredients. Using "plain" is offensive.
"Regular" may be pretty accurate in that it describes a "standard" but it still give me a bad vibe.
If you request a "slice," you're going to get something with cheese and tomato. It's good and it's simple, or "streamlined" as Adam says.
I'm into calling it a "slice."
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Gimme a slice. None of this regular or plain slice nonsense. And certainly not a "cheese slice". Now do you say a "large pizza" or "large pie"? I'm a pie guy.