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Johnny_Appleweed t1_iww918u wrote

The funniest parts of this post are the people being like, “nuh uh, what about the famously delicious pizza in Eastern Pennsylvania and Michigan!?”

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BronzedAppleFritter t1_iwwebl9 wrote

I lived near East Lansing, they mostly have shit pizza and shit grinders (and shit bagels, shit breakfast sandwiches, a surprisingly low number of diners, etc.).

I remember finding a place near the MSU campus that had "Greek pizza" and it turned out to be awful. Some of the worst pizza I've ever eaten from a pizza place.

Without realizing ahead of time because the menu wasn't descriptive, I ordered a chicken parm grinder made with grilled chicken. It's like they were trying to make bad food.

It was a very bland, gray, rusted out, dull, Midwestern-in-the-worst-way kind of place overall. It makes me thankful CT and New England were overall smart and capable enough to do better in a post-industrial economy.

There was a great old-school fast food burger place and one great diner-type breakfast place in Lansing, to be fair.

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CollegeDude16 t1_iwzpmh4 wrote

The Greek pizza you’re talking about is almost definitely “Bell’s” that the guy in the pic is talking about lmao. Both are bad, and I think the Greek one is only in business because it’s one of a few things open at 3am near to MSU

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BronzedAppleFritter t1_iwzr394 wrote

Oh wow I didn't make that connection, but I just checked the map on Bell's and you're totally right. I remember being all excited seeing terms like "grinder" and "house of pizza" there and then being extremely let down by the food.

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hymen_destroyer t1_iwwi85t wrote

I’m sure the pizza there is fine but it’s probably limited to a handful of restaurants. What people need to understand about these discussions is that if you say “x has the best pizza” and you’re not talking about a specific restaurant you’re talking about the average experience. Take any random pizzeria in Connecticut and compare it to a similarly random place elsewhere in the country. There are actual pizza deserts in this country and I’ve lived in them. We have plenty of mediocre pizza here but looking at the big picture you’re probably going to get a decent piece of pizza by throwing darts at a map of the state and finding the nearest pizza place. I would posit CT is the only geographical region with this distinction

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_iwwyitz wrote

No no. North eastern Pennsylvania. Fuck those pizza posers in south eastern PA.

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rubyslippers3x t1_iwxbder wrote

Aren't they Hoagies in PA?

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burnthamt t1_iwxvnc6 wrote

Hah that’s their name for “sub” or “grinder” but if that’s a joke it just went over my head

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[deleted] t1_iwwkgwv wrote

The Little Caesar's in Eastern PA are the best!

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_iwwyn9g wrote

North eastern. South eastern PA pizza is utter dog shit.

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ImCloserToThePin t1_iwxsfd7 wrote

Where did you go specifically that has you so offended by the area lol???

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_iwz5unh wrote

I'm just joking on the OP's picture. The dude commenting is so specific about North Eastern Pennsylvania pizza being good.

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HyruleJedi t1_iwzhesm wrote

Philly literally has 2 places that have won best pizza in the country.

Angelos and Beddia are far from dog shit. Taconellis and the tomato pie from Shackamaxon are fire

Scranton pizza is vastly overrated.

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starckie t1_iwwcer9 wrote

I am from Northeastern PA and the pizza there is amazing. Idk if its better than CT pizza but it deserves to be in the discussion imo.

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Johnny_Appleweed t1_iwwd7lv wrote

Sure bud, whatever you say.

>!Just kidding, I’ve never been but I believe it’s great. !<

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