I've had exactly one burger w/bacon in my entire life where the bacon made a real difference. It just isn't necessary if you have good meat, properly cooked with a good cheese imo. As for on pizza, I don't particularly care for any kind of cured meat on pizza. Don't get me wrong, I'm not really a pizza purist & I do like different things on pizza every now and then, but cured meats just end up dominating the whole Magilla. Kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion. As noted above, if I want bacon, I'll just get bacon.

One of my best experiences away at school was knowing it was "bacon" day in the cafeteria. My roommate & I would make sure to go get a full plate of bacon to go with a giant bowl of Crunch Berries. (Oh for the days of being an underweight 17 year old)

Just to clarify, are these insults?

Now I'm questioning your taste buds as well as your definition of 'insult.'

Please be less sensitive. The board is more enjoyable with a jovial bigfan.

I mean...you're my guy. I can definitely get on board with someone maintaining their own 100 line-item list of pizza places with thought out descriptions of each. It is a sign that someone knows their opinions are highly valued by others. As someone that also has opinions that are highly valued by others, I understand the desire to spread the gospel.

We should stop arguing. All pizza is great except St. Louis pizza. That stuff sucks.

We like different kinds based on your opinions on the best part of the pizza(cheese, sauce, crust, toppings).

By the way, the cheese is the best part of pizza, and anyone else who thinks otherwise is an idiot.

When did it become a thing for kids to dip their pizza in ranch dressing?

I shit you not, I knew (well, I guess I still know him) a fella that would get a plate of spaghetti (or whatever) and, in addition to the sauce on it, also mix in Ranch dressing. It's the single most abominable food-related fuckery I've ever seen. I mean, this was a decade ago and it still makes my teeth itch just recalling it even now.

I shit you not, I knew (well, I guess I still know him) a fella that would get a plate of spaghetti (or whatever) and, in addition to the sauce on it, also mix in Ranch dressing. It's the single most abominable food-related fuckery I've ever seen. I mean, this was a decade ago and it still makes my teeth itch just recalling it even now.

I hope you killed this person.

That's the problem; he's a really nice guy but not overly saccharin ... and was also a shitload of fun to try to drive up a wall from time to time ... can't harm a fella like that ... too valuable.

PUSH THE BUTTON.

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

When I went to visit my brother at his colllege (Oswego State, upstate NY), after the bars all the kids would go to the pizza place for a "slice of Blue". A slice of cheese pizza with blue cheese dressing to dip it in. I gotta say, it was fantastic.

We should stop arguing. All pizza is great except St. Louis pizza. That stuff sucks.

We like different kinds based on your opinions on the best part of the pizza(cheese, sauce, crust, toppings).

For the record, I have not argued about the pizza. If you dont like Lou's , I understand, but to deny the popularity...and base the popularity on it due to some requirement that makes you a Chicagoan is just plain foolish.

Also, may I state I may have traveled further South for a pizza than anyone here with the Shakeys in Acapulco!

I ate at Pizza Hut in Costa Rica....was on foreign exchange in high school. That should be further south than you.

Also, may I state I may have traveled further South for a pizza than anyone here with the Shakeys in Acapulco!

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

That place looks like the Club in Florida from Donnie Brasco.

If you dont like Lou's , I understand, but to deny the popularity...and base the popularity on it due to some requirement that makes you a Chicagoan is just plain foolish.

Papa John's, Pizza Hut, Domino's and Little Caesars are all far more popular than Lou Malnati's

Im pretty hammered right now.

I'm not denying its popularity, and why something is popular is very subjective.

Papa John's, Pizza Hut, Domino's and Little Caesars are all far more popular than Lou Malnati's. On such a scale that 80%+ of the nation probably hasn't even heard of Lou Malnati's.

Would you agree that popularity is not quite connected to quality?