Since apparently I'm back in Illinois...

[centrarchidae]

..why the hell can't I find a decent pizza?

Welcome to Chicagorado, folks. Jeebus f***ing whatever, how the frakking frak did we sink so low?

[Bailey Guns]

I can't answer your question. But for about the last 3 hours I've felt this overwhelming sense of safety. Odd.

[sneakerd]

There's a Rosati's at 100th and Wads. Legit too.

[nikolatesla19]

I can't answer your question. But for about the last 3 hours I've felt this overwhelming sense of safety. Odd.

It's like we are the Cleavers now. He kids go out and play the streets are safe now.

[Dave]

I usually make a once a year order from Lou Malnoti's. Get a few pies, cheesecakes, hot dog kit and ribs. Have to make a large order to justify the shipping costs.

[roberth]

There's a Rosati's at 100th and Wads. Legit too.

Yes, tasty.

[Parf]

I've been making mine at home for the last year.

30943

http://www.realdeepdish.com/

This guy's recipe is legit. The only special thing you need is a deep dish pizza pan. (Don't be fooled by his April Fool's day post, there is no corn meal in Chicago style deep dish, it's Semolina)

[Madeinhb]

+1 for rosatis. There are two locations here. Love them.

[BuffCyclist]

I'll probably get slack for being a hippy boulderite ski-bum, but have you tried Beau Jo's (Boulder and Idaho Springs)?

[mrghost]

..why the hell can't I find a decent pizza?

Welcome to Chicagorado, folks. Jeebus f***ing whatever, how the frakking frak did we sink so low?

And I'm back in "California", but at least there's a few good pizza options there.

[Ronin13]

Haven't we already had this conversation before? It may not be Chi-Com-cago style, but I like Beau Jo's. [Beer]

[blacklabel]

I'll probably get slack for being a hippy boulderite ski-bum, but have you tried Beau Jo's (Boulder and Idaho Springs)?

Dirty hippy. :D

[mrghost]

Haven't we already had this conversation before? It may not be Chi-Com-cago style, but I like Beau Jo's. [Beer]

BJ's tastes good, but only the pies with the prairie crust, because I'm not a fan of the mountain pies where 50% of your slice is the crust.

[james_bond_007]

I went to Gino's East on Superior Street when I was home over Memorial Day (closest pizza to my hotel).
Small 4-slice "Supreme" deep dish (maybe 8"-9") was $22.
Aside from the price, it was only 3/8" thick...not the 1" think it used to be (missing LOTS of cheese and other stuff).
Waitress said they no longer had a "house" dressing for the salads...
I left disappointed.

I learned how to make it here, as well as homemade Italian Beef, and homemade Giardinara.

For my recent birthday, my mom sent me Polish Rye Bread w/ caraway seeds and homemade cured/dried Polish Sausage...can't get it here in Denver. I HAVE found good sausage and Jewish rye bread but, ...not quite the same.

Best I've Pizza I've found here ...(and in Chicago, Rosatti's is not consider comparably very good)

Rosati's Westminster on Zuni
2055 W. 136th ave.
Broomfield, CO 80023
(303) 920-3636

Rosati's Westminster on Church
9960 N. Wadsworth Parkway
Westminster, CO 80021
(303) 464-7477

Aurelio's Pizza (Reported Closed) I have not confirmed this...

(303) 758-1111
5022 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO

Nicolo's Pizza, Capitol Hill. http://www.nicolospizza.com/
1209 E 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80218
303-831-7000Note: I know the founder's son, very well. The stores were sold, but the pizza is still up to par.
other locations of Nicolo's
Castle Rock (http://www.nicolospizza.com/CastleRock.htm) Centennial (http://www.centennial-pizza.com/)
Denver (http://www.nicolospizzadenver.com/)
Highlands Ranch (http://www.highlandsranchnicolos.com)
Lakewood (http://www.nicolospizza.com/Lakewood.htm)
Longmont (http://www.nicolospizza.com/Longmont.htm)



Hope this helps...

Now tell me where in Denver I can buy poppy seed buns for my hot dogs ?

[Dave_L]

Big Bill's NY Pizza in Highlands Ranch/Littleton! As the name suggests, it's NY style. It even got the nod from an ex NY cop that's a customer of mine. He does some good community stuff, too.

http://www.bigbillsnypizza.com/

[Caithford]

Big Bill's NY Pizza in Highlands Ranch/Littleton! As the name suggests, it's NY style. It even got the nod from an ex NY cop that's a customer of mine. He does some good community stuff, too.

http://www.bigbillsnypizza.com/

I'll plus one this. Good calzones too.

[james_bond_007]

Pizza in Illinois Chicago/NW Indiana (not in any order)

Gino's East
Lou Malnati's
Pizzaria Uno's
Pizzaria Due's
Connie's
Nancy's
Giordono's
Aurillio's
House of Pizza (Munster IN)
Villa Pizza (Griffith IN)
Bronco's (Crown Point IN)

I've been to all of them...all are different, but good!!!

...hope this helps.

[centrarchidae]

Beaujo's is good. The mountain every-kind-of-meat pie with 1554 is my traditional post-getting-schooled-at-a-pistol-match feast. But it's not Chicago.

But James Bond had to post that list, and now I'm getting homesick.

[oak86]

My vote is for Beau joes but if your ever in Greeley give Roma's or sateramos a try. The atmosphere my be a bit hippie-ish but the pizza is awesome.

[bryjcom]

Beaujo's is good. The mountain every-kind-of-meat pie with 1554 is my traditional post-getting-schooled-at-a-pistol-match feast. But it's not Chicago.

But James Bond had to post that list, and now I'm getting homesick.


I'm from the Chicago area and I can hardly find a decent place to eat out here.

As far as pizza goes I either make my own(I'm a former Chicago pizza maker) or get a Papa Murphy's and bring it home and dress it up a bit.

I ALWAYS SQUARE CUT my pizza.

[james_bond_007]

I'm from the Chicago area and I can hardly find a decent place to eat out here.

As far as pizza goes I either make my own(I'm a former Chicago pizza maker) or get a Papa Murphy's and bring it home and dress it up a bit.

I ALWAYS SQUARE CUT my pizza.

I have issues with Papa Murphy's crust. When I eat it, I always wonder if I left the cardboard circle on when I baked it .[gohome]

Beau Jo's is pretty good, but there is too much crust for me.
I'd say out of the Colorado Pizza, I like Beau Jo's best.

I've often gotten Tombstone's and "customized them" to where people wonder what brand it is ...ala Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade.

[hurley842002]

I haven't eaten true New York or Chicago style pizza, so to some here I may not have a reasonable opinion.

With that said, I think there are too many variations of pizza to choose just one. For example, Beaujos is awesome in my opinion, and If I was in the mood for Beaujos style pizza, I doubt you could convince me that any other pizza is better than Beaujos.

Likewise, Doo drop inn pizza (small Pueblo branch) is thick and the crust is sweet, if I wanted a thick sweet crust, you are going to have a hard time convincing me any other pizza would suffice.

Maybe some wouldn't even consider some of these "Colorado style" pizzas, pizza? They are round, dough, have sauce and cheese.

At the end of the day, pizzas are like women, many varieties and I don't discriminate lol.

[Parf]

You have to order the bigger 3 pound Beau Jo's pizza to get a decent sized slice with a good amount of crust. The ratio ends up being wrong on the smaller pies, biased towards the crust. A one pounder is a bite of pizza, and three bites of crust.

That being said, I love Beau Jo's. I think they had a weird decade between 2000-2009 with expansion problems, consistency, and did something stupid to their pizza sauce, but they seem to have gotten all that ironed out these days.