06-05-2025, 11:01 AM
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#1801
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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I need to stop looking at this thread before lunch.
Any recommendations for best pizza by the slice downtown for lunch? I usually just go over to Verona.
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06-05-2025, 11:04 AM
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#1802
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Detroit Style is my favorite too...I miss POW and wish there was more Detroit-style around the city.
I don't get the hype of Pizza Culture. We've been going there for years because it was close and the service was friendly, but I never thought the pizza itself was anything more than a solid B. Definitely a pizza of convenience, not love.
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06-05-2025, 11:20 AM
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#1803
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We need a definitive list of Detroit style pizza places in the thread now that Red Top Cranston is closed.
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06-05-2025, 01:58 PM
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#1804
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
We need a definitive list of Detroit style pizza places in the thread now that Red Top Cranston is closed.
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Red Top and Connie & John's are the only two I know of. Little Caesar's deep dish is technically Detroit style but it's not good.
I just got some of the Motor City frozen pizzas which I've heard good things about, although frozen pizza is rarely anything but awful.
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06-05-2025, 02:44 PM
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#1805
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Red Top and Connie & John's are the only two I know of. Little Caesar's deep dish is technically Detroit style but it's not good.
I just got some of the Motor City frozen pizzas which I've heard good things about, although frozen pizza is rarely anything but awful.
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The Costco ones were a bit meh. They’re edible and everything, but the edge doesn’t come out crispy, it’s very soft and oily. It has potential, maybe there are some hacks to make it better.
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06-05-2025, 03:19 PM
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#1806
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Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by Wormius
The Costco ones were a bit meh. They’re edible and everything, but the edge doesn’t come out crispy, it’s very soft and oily. It has potential, maybe there are some hacks to make it better.
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I feel like you didn't cook it long enough.
We keep a couple on hand as they provide a decent meal in a pinch. We find them tasty and the best frozen option.
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06-05-2025, 03:33 PM
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#1807
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Icon
I need to stop looking at this thread before lunch.
Any recommendations for best pizza by the slice downtown for lunch? I usually just go over to Verona.
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Pronto Pizza, two locations.
I've heard Verona has gotten better of late, it went way downhill a couple of years ago.
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06-05-2025, 06:04 PM
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#1808
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Pronto Pizza, two locations.
I've heard Verona has gotten better of late, it went way downhill a couple of years ago.
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To each their own I suppose, but haven't had much luck with pizza from the Pronto near me. Their other items like sandwiches and pasta are usually pretty great though.
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06-05-2025, 09:00 PM
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#1809
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Uncle Chester
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Originally Posted by Wormius
The Costco ones were a bit meh. They’re edible and everything, but the edge doesn’t come out crispy, it’s very soft and oily. It has potential, maybe there are some hacks to make it better.
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Maybe try putting the oven on broil for a minute or two at the end. That's what I do when I make homemade pizza to crisp it up.
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06-05-2025, 09:56 PM
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#1810
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
Pronto Pizza, two locations.
I've heard Verona has gotten better of late, it went way downhill a couple of years ago.
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Ate it yesterday, still my favourite pizza in town.
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06-05-2025, 11:42 PM
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#1811
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Maybe try putting the oven on broil for a minute or two at the end. That's what I do when I make homemade pizza to crisp it up.
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It may help, but I don’t think enough to make it a a viable Detroit-style pizza option. It definitely needs more sauce, cheese, and pepperoni though. Otherwise it’s sort of just some scant amounts of toppings on some soft focaccia-like crust. I followed the directions on the tray.
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06-06-2025, 06:28 AM
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#1812
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Maybe try putting the oven on broil for a minute or two at the end. That's what I do when I make homemade pizza to crisp it up.
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Ahh the broil button, where 75% of the time I use it I forget and burn the hell out of the food. I have to force myself to get a chair and watch it.
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06-06-2025, 08:13 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Pronto Pizza, two locations.
I've heard Verona has gotten better of late, it went way downhill a couple of years ago.
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Bruno makes my favourite pizza too. Before he started Pronto, here is an article about Bruno by John Gilchrist from 2014
https://calgaryherald.com/life/food/...th-seeking-out
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06-06-2025, 08:15 AM
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#1814
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by homestand
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My office used to be by there and we went quite a few times. Imagine our surprise when we moved downtown and he opened up in the +15 the next building over.
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06-06-2025, 08:19 AM
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#1815
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First Line Centre
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Ate it yesterday, still my favourite pizza in town.
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Always crave and get two slices and feel like a slothy bag of crap in the afternoon. Probably why I needed a extra bypass as well.
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06-06-2025, 08:28 AM
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Has anyone tried the pizza at Thorncliffe arena/community centre bar? I stopped in for a quick drink yesterday and 4/6 tables had pizza that looked very good. I feel like this place in general is a hidden gem I had no idea about.
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06-06-2025, 11:05 AM
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#1817
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How are there not more Detroit-style places around??? When done correctly, it's the best type of pizza out there.
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06-06-2025, 11:16 AM
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#1818
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
How are there not more Detroit-style places around??? When done correctly, it's the best type of pizza out there.
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I think cost is probably why it’s not as popular as it could be. People probably perceive the pizza to be small and wonder why it’s so pricy, even though a single piece is enough to fill you up.
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06-06-2025, 11:37 AM
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#1819
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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In contrast to the Detroit, I went to Chicago a few weeks ago and was so excited to have this mythical pizza. I tried two places, and it was so bad. I'm not convinced a real Chicago Deep Dish place would remain in business here.
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06-06-2025, 11:59 AM
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#1820
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Originally Posted by Slava
In contrast to the Detroit, I went to Chicago a few weeks ago and was so excited to have this mythical pizza. I tried two places, and it was so bad. I'm not convinced a real Chicago Deep Dish place would remain in business here.
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Real authentic Chicago deep dish is not for me.
Most "Deep dish" pizzas you get in Calgary are just a fluffy doughy pub-style pizza.
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