frankfurter 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 I havent been for a while, but is Japan getting any better at good pizza? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Probably. There are some restaurants that do good ones and don't put Tabasco on the table with it (baaaaad sign). We even had a frozen one the other day that was great - soft but not fluffy base (with genuine stretch marks), a very tangy tomato sauce, and nice cheese. Nothing else, but because all the components were top quality, it was delish. I ate part of a 'wafu' one recently too -- shimeji mushrooms, onions, and cheese, sprinkled with nori and a wasabi/soy sauce. The first piece was like "Mmmm, interesting. They have succeeded in making a Japanese pizza". Into the second piece I thought "Can we scrape all this shit off the top and get some tomato and cheese involved please??" Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 We have a place nearby that do delivery and their pizza is really really good. And about 20 choices too. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 I would like to see a NY-style, mom-and-pop pizzeria where you can buy pizza by the slice. I think that the pizza has come a long way since I first came here (or maybe I'm just finding better places), but a quick, hot slice is still missing. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Winnebaegoes Pizza Place in downtown Queesntown or CHCH NZ if you want a great pizza. Here in Japan I suffice with Pizza La. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Very important topic! Yes! they are getting better. The best pizzaria I've ever been to..anywhere.. exists just 5 minutes from my house. I've also been to a good place in Tokyo, Ginza. Sorry, I can't remember the name but it was in the "B1" basement off a side street. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 BTW...in private life my nickname is Pizzataro! I'm not quite as obsessive as Cheeseman but I do love pizza Personally, corn or tuna on a pizza is down right nasty. Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Goemon: I would like to see a NY-style, mom-and-pop pizzeria where you can buy pizza by the slice. I think that the pizza has come a long way since I first came here (or maybe I'm just finding better places), but a quick, hot slice is still missing. ...either that or it's been too long since you've been back and had a slice of deliciously greasy new york pizza. Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 No, it has gotten better. Link to post Share on other sites
Bowler 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Pizzas are totally gross here! have you seen the combinations on some of them! who in their right mind puts egg on a pizza? Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 If people don't like it, and it doesn't sell, they wouldn't make it. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 as long as mayo on a pizza is still an option, then no progress has been made...yuck! I was just back in the states...west coast...now west coast pizza aint got nothing on a good NY slice, but it was way better than anything I can get here! danz Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by viv&kev: If people don't like it, and it doesn't sell, they wouldn't make it. This is JAPAN!!! It is not a consumer demand oriented market!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 So you say they make it and nobody buys it? I know for a fact that my Japanese friends like it because when we order pizza they have ordered it... Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 HEY! I like the one with egg on it. Different, yeah - but tasty. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 why dont they do an Aussie pizza. They could put kangaroo and all the other cuddly stuff on it too! It would be better than pizza huts Ozzie pizza in OZ! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 I have been to NYC once. The pizza experience is still with me... just like Goemon describes. It is so much better than any pizza I have had anywhere. For those in Sydney: Arthurs Pizza on Oxford Street Paddo is pretty good. There is also a good one on Crown Street in Surry Hills (opposite that little park with the stray junkies, futher down the road from the Dolphin Hotel). Old Castile pizza is totally over-rated. Back to the topic: I have been craving the NY buy-by-the-slice pizza ever since I tried it. There is nothing else like it. To me, NY is the pizza capital of the globe (excluding the boot shaped country). As for Japanese pizza. I had a good little number in an Italian restaurant in Akasaka. The only "we make pizza" place I have been to was Shakys and it was pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Hey - someone explain what is so amazing about NY pizza? I am not doubting, just very curious as to what is so good?? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Indosnm: why dont they do an Aussie pizza. They could put kangaroo and all the other cuddly stuff on it too! Nearly laughed my anko pie right out into my keyboard there... When I was in NY, I didn't try the pizza but I had the cheesecake for breakie and didn't need or want anything else all day. Sublime. I did eat in a very cheap Italian place and it was excellent, so I have no doubt the pizza slice is good too. But, do they sell so many that every slice is hot and fresh? This is my concern... viv&kev, you didn't get what mogski said, did yous? Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I think I did Link to post Share on other sites
MistaSparkle 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Thats the beauty of a good NY pizza shop. They sell by the slice and there are enough people always buying that the slices are always fresh. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 My wife and I were at a NY pizza shop..the 100th floor of the World Trade Center 27 days b/f 9/11. I can visualize the faces of those who took our order. I hope they are alive! Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 You doubt what db-chan? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Ferns pizza in British Columbia. The pizza is over an inch thick. 1/3 os crust the other 2/3 is toppings. They sometimes have to part cook the meat before they put it on. yum but it could be why i was 5 kgs heavier when I lived there. Link to post Share on other sites
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