Re: If you had to pick ONE restaurant in Tucson
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:36 pm
Chicago deep dish is good, it just doesn't qualify as pizza. It's a baked casserole type dish.
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Sounds to me like Rocco's is thin crust, which is the real Chicago pizza. Chicagoans don't eat deep dish pizza.UAEebs86 wrote:dovecanyoncat wrote:Chicago pizza isn't pizza; it's an overcooked yet gelatinous pancake above-ground pool with 23 unidentified things swimming in greese (cheese+grease). I'd sooner eat grout compound.
There's also Chicago thin crust which is delicious.
Had it at both Giordano's and Geno's East in Chi-Town.
Rosati's does a decent version too.
OK, I'll admit never having tried thin crust Chicago. Mea culpa. Does it come in minimalist versions? I detest pizza piled with the garbage disposal contents, the forever soup pizza landfill. Anything surpassing the Margherita composition by more than one meat or some melanzane is like going to IHOP for carne asada.UAEebs86 wrote:dovecanyoncat wrote:Chicago pizza isn't pizza; it's an overcooked yet gelatinous pancake above-ground pool with 23 unidentified things swimming in greese (cheese+grease). I'd sooner eat grout compound.
There's also Chicago thin crust which is delicious.
Had it at both Giordano's and Geno's East in Chi-Town.
Rosati's does a decent version too.
Rocco’s has awesome thin crust and deep dish. And their sausage is excellent, they source it from Roma Imports. They have the best Cesar Salad in town IMO, and the wings are great too, especially if you like them extra crispy.Longhorned wrote:Sounds to me like Rocco's is thin crust, which is the real Chicago pizza. Chicagoans don't eat deep dish pizza.UAEebs86 wrote:dovecanyoncat wrote:Chicago pizza isn't pizza; it's an overcooked yet gelatinous pancake above-ground pool with 23 unidentified things swimming in greese (cheese+grease). I'd sooner eat grout compound.
There's also Chicago thin crust which is delicious.
Had it at both Giordano's and Geno's East in Chi-Town.
Rosati's does a decent version too.
They do both. I love Rocco's, but I usually order pasta, salads, or sandwiches when I go. Their pizza just doesn't float my boat.Longhorned wrote:Sounds to me like Rocco's is thin crust, which is the real Chicago pizza. Chicagoans don't eat deep dish pizza.UAEebs86 wrote:dovecanyoncat wrote:Chicago pizza isn't pizza; it's an overcooked yet gelatinous pancake above-ground pool with 23 unidentified things swimming in greese (cheese+grease). I'd sooner eat grout compound.
There's also Chicago thin crust which is delicious.
Had it at both Giordano's and Geno's East in Chi-Town.
Rosati's does a decent version too.
I always meant to go to NYPD but never did.Jefe wrote:NYPD just moved into the shopping center next to Sakura on Tanque Verde and makes a great pizza. Also Renee's Organic Oven makes a damn good pizza
Jefe wrote:NYPD just moved into the shopping center next to Sakura on Tanque Verde and makes a great pizza.
Mmm. Don't suppose you went to Aqui con el Nene? Went there for tacos and a hot dog last weekend.Longhorned wrote:Sometimes a caramelo is all you need. I know there are posters who can’t be in Tucson as often as often as they’d like, and if you’re among them, you should say fuck it and come home.
I'll try it. Tonight I hit Los Chipilones.scumdevils86 wrote:Mmm. Don't suppose you went to Aqui con el Nene? Went there for tacos and a hot dog last weekend.Longhorned wrote:Sometimes a caramelo is all you need. I know there are posters who can’t be in Tucson as often as often as they’d like, and if you’re among them, you should say fuck it and come home.
My wife is convincing me to move to La Crosse, Wisconsin in a year or two...I'll miss the Mexican food more than the 60-70 degree winters
My brother-in-law lives in West Salem, just outside of La Crosse and he sent me pics from two different days during that polar vortex... one day -30 and the other -25. Oh and they just got 9 inches of snow the other day.scumdevils86 wrote:Mmm. Don't suppose you went to Aqui con el Nene? Went there for tacos and a hot dog last weekend.Longhorned wrote:Sometimes a caramelo is all you need. I know there are posters who can’t be in Tucson as often as often as they’d like, and if you’re among them, you should say fuck it and come home.
My wife is convincing me to move to La Crosse, Wisconsin in a year or two...I'll miss the Mexican food more than the 60-70 degree winters
Same for me re Colorado. I grew up in Montana. People who praise Montana beauty never spent a winter in Missoula.Merkin wrote:As one who grew up in Michigan if my Tucson born wife wanted to move to the upper midwest she would have to go without me for half the year. The snow and cold is bad enough but the endless winter days with the sun not coming out for days just drains on you.
It's OK if you grew up there since it's all you know. It wasn't until I moved to Colorado that I knew that there could be snow on the ground and the sun could be out. Colorado I could probably do if I needed to.
We had a student employee who was born and raised and raised in Southern California. When he graduated he found a job in Wyoming. I told him he would be back within a year. He said "oh no, I love the outdoors and winter sports".dovecanyoncat wrote:Same for me re Colorado. I grew up in Montana. People who praise Montana beauty never spent a winter in Missoula.Merkin wrote:As one who grew up in Michigan if my Tucson born wife wanted to move to the upper midwest she would have to go without me for half the year. The snow and cold is bad enough but the endless winter days with the sun not coming out for days just drains on you.
It's OK if you grew up there since it's all you know. It wasn't until I moved to Colorado that I knew that there could be snow on the ground and the sun could be out. Colorado I could probably do if I needed to.
Scum, I was gonna bust your chops about Badger basketball, but I'll offer my winter sympathies instead.
Make the move back here while you're young. Or "a few years" will turn into decades.scumdevils86 wrote:Hahaha yeeah I know it'll be bad. I honestly think if we do move we'll be back in a few years. She mostly wants to move because all her family is around there and we're thinking of adding some little scumdevils86's in a year or two. I told her we can have little kids there then move back to AZ when they hit school age!
When my daughter moved to Honolulu with her Navy husband, the Trader Joe's is what they missed most (outside of us we hope). She is always asking us to send stuff from there in her monthly Care packages.scumdevils86 wrote:A close Trader Joe's and Costco.
There is a TJ's and Costco in Rochester, MN...75 miles away.Merkin wrote:When my daughter moved to Honolulu with her Navy husband, the Trader Joe's is what they missed most (outside of us we hope). She is always asking us to send stuff from there in her monthly Care packages.scumdevils86 wrote:A close Trader Joe's and Costco.
Now he is being transferred to Cherry Point, NC, with no Costcos and the nearest Sam's Club is an hour away.
Funny the things you miss.
Edit: She has yet to find a good Mexican restaurant in Honolulu
So 2 hours and change there and back. I did 4 hours and change for the nearest TJ's, and it was actually worth it.scumdevils86 wrote:There is a TJ's and Costco in Rochester, MN...75 miles away.Merkin wrote:When my daughter moved to Honolulu with her Navy husband, the Trader Joe's is what they missed most (outside of us we hope). She is always asking us to send stuff from there in her monthly Care packages.scumdevils86 wrote:A close Trader Joe's and Costco.
Now he is being transferred to Cherry Point, NC, with no Costcos and the nearest Sam's Club is an hour away.
Funny the things you miss.
Edit: She has yet to find a good Mexican restaurant in Honolulu
We went to Falora last night for our anniversary and it is always good. I recommend getting a reservation because most nights they don't take walk-in traffic after 7Longhorned wrote:I forgot to say I went to Falora last Saturday. Amazing pizza. We got a bianca, which was fantastic. Another one was too American-style with the anchovies. You know -- heavy handed. But I love anchovies so it's all okay. Just fantastic Neopolitan pizza.
But it's my excuse to drink cocktails at Sidecar.....84Cat wrote:We went to Falora last night for our anniversary and it is always good. I recommend getting a reservation because most nights they don't take walk-in traffic after 7Longhorned wrote:I forgot to say I went to Falora last Saturday. Amazing pizza. We got a bianca, which was fantastic. Another one was too American-style with the anchovies. You know -- heavy handed. But I love anchovies so it's all okay. Just fantastic Neopolitan pizza.
I've been meaning to try it for a long timeLonghorned wrote:I'm not a vegetarian, and I'm not a vegetarian restaurant guy, but Tumerico (across from Rincon Market) makes some fine jackfruit tacos. They make spectacular beans, too.
We went because we heard 2 year-olds were welcome and accommodated.scumdevils86 wrote:I've been meaning to try it for a long timeLonghorned wrote:I'm not a vegetarian, and I'm not a vegetarian restaurant guy, but Tumerico (across from Rincon Market) makes some fine jackfruit tacos. They make spectacular beans, too.
Longhorned wrote:I'm not a vegetarian, and I'm not a vegetarian restaurant guy, but Tumerico (across from Rincon Market) makes some fine jackfruit tacos. They make spectacular beans, too.
I just picked up two cans from Trader Joe’s! I’m going to make it into pulled pork, mixed with a bottle of TJ’s barbecue sauce.Merkin wrote:Longhorned wrote:I'm not a vegetarian, and I'm not a vegetarian restaurant guy, but Tumerico (across from Rincon Market) makes some fine jackfruit tacos. They make spectacular beans, too.
Grovery Outlet, if you are near one, sells jackfruit already seasoned for tacos.
But easy enough to do yourself with the jackfruit from Trader Joe's.
Vegan chef defecates on your plate.Alieberman wrote:You ever been out to a restaurant and someone asks for a vegetarian option and they are brought out a piece of wilted lettuce on a plate? I wonder what the Veggie restaurant equivalent to this is if you ask for a carnivore option?
Vegan chef sneers "Our Modest Proposal menu, perhaps sir?"ByJoveByJingle wrote:Vegan chef defecates on your plate.Alieberman wrote:You ever been out to a restaurant and someone asks for a vegetarian option and they are brought out a piece of wilted lettuce on a plate? I wonder what the Veggie restaurant equivalent to this is if you ask for a carnivore option?
The key to living in the Midwest is moving away. Look, I love my relatives who stayed, but Peoria County will always be a good place to be from. Swamp ass in the summer, cold AF in the winter is not my desired combination.Longhorned wrote:The key to living in the midwest is being in denial.
I've never heard of it either. I have plans that weekend, so I'm not going, plus I refuse to believe it's been 20 years.legallykenny wrote:My 20 year reunion this fall is doing an event at some place called Three Canyon Beer & Wine Garden, which I've never heard of. Is it at least minimally acceptable?
Yelpers seem to love it, https://www.yelp.com/biz/three-canyon-b ... den-tucson" target="_blank with some exceptions who hated it.legallykenny wrote:My 20 year reunion this fall is doing an event at some place called Three Canyon Beer & Wine Garden, which I've never heard of. Is it at least minimally acceptable?