The Pizza Challenge

Are you a deep dish or a thin slice? I asked a lot of people that before I went to NYC. It turns out that most of the people I know are thin slicers...and I'm a thin slicer as well. But the whole deep dish thing was intriguing to me so I decided to do a little taste test of my own.

The last time I flew to NYC with M, we had a looonnggg layover in Chicago. We had plenty of time to hop on a subway train, get into the downtown area, have some deep dish pizza and get back to the airport for our flight to NYC. Oh, and many thanks to the city of Chicago for understanding the true importance of having a train stop IN the airport. Genius.

Anyway, we decided to eat at Lou Malnati's in Chicago for the deep dish and Grimaldi's in Brooklyn for the thin slice. We broke down the categories with a possiblity of 20 points for the best score in each category. It was close and the service is what made a huge difference. Here's how they rated:

Deep Dish - Lou Malnati's in Chicago

1. Ambiance/Atmosphere 18
2. Service 7
3. Food 19
4. Price 20
   TOTAL - 64 out of 80

Thin Slice - Grimaldi's in Brooklyn

1. Ambiance/Atmosphere 20
2. Service 19
3. Food 20
4. Price 20
   TOTAL - 79 out of 80

The winner was GRIMALDI'S!!! Sorry to those of you who love deep dish pizza, it just doesn't compare with the gooey, flavorful goodness coming out of Brooklyn!