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More Di Fara First-Timers Report on Yesterday's Field Trip

I agree -- the round pie is crap. There are at least 6 places in New York that make a better standard pie.

However, the Square Pie is the best thing I've ever eaten. Better than French Laundry. Better than every pizza place I've been -- including Bianco, Mozza and every major place in New Haven, Chicago, Naples and New York.

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More Di Fara First-Timers Report on Yesterday's Field Trip

Why do people make that trip all the way out to Midwood and not get the Square Pie?! Idiots!

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City Flavor Guide: Cincinnati

People go to Skyline because it's all they know, but it doesn't compare to the real chili parlors in Cincinnati -- Price Hill, Camp Washington, Blue Ash and the 30 or so other independantly owned mom and pop legitimate chili parlors in town. Judging Cincinnati Chili by going to Skyline (or Goldstar) is like judging Hamburgers by going to McDonalds. Or judging New York City by going to Times Square. Or judging America by listening to Paris Hilton.

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More Di Fara First-Timers Report on Yesterday's Field Trip

I agree -- the round pie is crap. There are at least 6 places in New York that make a better standard pie.

However, the Square Pie is the best thing I've ever eaten. Better than French Laundry. Better than every pizza place I've been -- including Bianco, Mozza and every major place in New Haven, Chicago, Naples and New York.

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More Di Fara First-Timers Report on Yesterday's Field Trip

Why do people make that trip all the way out to Midwood and not get the Square Pie?! Idiots!

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City Flavor Guide: Cincinnati

People go to Skyline because it's all they know, but it doesn't compare to the real chili parlors in Cincinnati -- Price Hill, Camp Washington, Blue Ash and the 30 or so other independantly owned mom and pop legitimate chili parlors in town. Judging Cincinnati Chili by going to Skyline (or Goldstar) is like judging Hamburgers by going to McDonalds. Or judging New York City by going to Times Square. Or judging America by listening to Paris Hilton.

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Thoughts from Another Di Fara First-Timer

People who order the regular pie are complete idiots. I was one of those guys. Impatient. Hungry. Tired of Waiting. I'll just take the first thing out of the oven. Boy, I was never so wrong.

The regular round pizza is about as good as you could get at 50 or so other joints in Brooklyn or Manhattan.

But, the square slice is so good, it must be sodden with God's tears.

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All You Need to Know About Di Fara, 2009

I hope he raises the price of the slice to $10. Will still be the best damn pizza in the world and might keep out some of the riff raff.

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Chowhounder's One Post Sums Up All of Site's Di Fara Wisdom

Forget that, the Square Pizza is the best thing I've ever eaten ... anywhere. The regular slice? Meh.

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More Richman—This Time He Takes on Grimaldi's, Patsy's, and Di Fara

Gotta agree with him on DiFara's thin-crust. It's no better than a dozen other places in NYC. I chuckle at people who go all that way to order a regular slice. It would be like going to L&B and NOT ordering the Sicilian slice. Or going to Beijing and eating a McDonalds.

But the square pie .. oh my god ... its like "Angels giving you a BJ"-good. Sometimes, I order the baby artichokes as a topping. But standalone, the DiFara's square slice beats anything I've had at Pizzeria Mozza or Pizzeria Bianco or any place in New Haven. As a single bite, the first bite of a DiFara square slice is better than anything I've tasted at the French Laundry.

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Ithaca, New York: Glenwood Pines and the Pinesburger

I think we need a larger inquiry to the source of the "Tully Burger" term. If you do a google search for the term "Tully Burger" -- this conversation is in the top 3 hits. Also on the front page -- Louie's Lunch, a place in Odessa, NY, the Italian Carry-Out (also in Ithaca), and Rogan's Corner (also in Ithaca) -- so definitely a local thing. Not exactly sure what makes a Tully Burger a Tully Burger, but the menu at the Pines says a Tully is a Cheesburger on a Sesame Seed roll with Lettuce, Mayo, Tomatoes and Onion.

I now need to track down this Tully guy.

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Ithaca, New York: Glenwood Pines and the Pinesburger

The Glenwood Pines is indeed one of the great burger places. Probably not as much frou frou fancy burger as you might find at DB Bistro Moderne, but certainly superior in quality and ambience to places like In-n-out, Steak-n-shake, or the Shake Shack.

I personally don't like the Pinesburger -- which is a mess and has the wrong meat to bun ratio. I go for the Tully Burger instead. 4 oz burger instead of a 6 oz burger, but on a much smaller bun. But, the fries are great and most everything is homemade. They usuall have some pretty great homemade desserts -- rice pudding, carrot cake, pies, etc.

The Pinesburger challenge doesn't seem to be much of a challenge. Way too many Polaroids on the wall of people meeting the "challenge". However, I was just in Ithaca last month and saw another feat -- someone ate 4 Pinesburgers in 7 minutes, which seemed a bit more impressive (and a new world record)!! Think the person got a larger 8.5x11" picture closer to the front door for his accomplishment.

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