Pizza Suggestions

[KipsBayEagle]

no good pizza? what are you talking about? You must be from Chicago where they eat those pizza loafs.
If you are downtown, head up Oakland to Lisa's. Excellent thin style.

Barbieres on about 50th and Bluemound also rocks. I could go on and on, but those two spots are sure to hit the spot.

I'm actually from New Jersey, and i'm sorry, there's just no good pizza in Milwaukee.  Milwaukee has better burgers and gyros than I would almost venture to say anywhere else in the country, and there's a ton of good food there.  but I'm sorry, the pizza is terrible.  You may think it's good pizza, and If you enjoy it, thats great.  But it's just not good.

[Skatastrophy]

I'm actually from New Jersey

It was nice of you to put this up front so that I could ignore the rest of your post.  Very thoughtful of you.

IMO Balistreri's has the best pizza in Milwaukee, followed closely by Barbiere's.  Zaffiros is alright.  I'm honestly surprised that there's so much love for them.  We've had them a couple of times at work and they were just OK.  I've heard Transfer is pretty darned good, I've been meaning to give them a try.  Any thoughts on them?

[Dr. Blackheart]

1.  Transfer
2.  Organ Piper  (Mr. Roboto is a big hit apparently)
3.  Balisteri's
4.  Calderone Club
5.  Zaffiro's
6.  Barbiere's
7.  Rustico
8.  Palms
9.  Piccola
10. Joey Buona's

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g60097-Milwaukee_Wisconsin.html

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

If you enjoy it, thats great.  But it's just not good.

I feel the same way about New Jersey.

[cheebs09]

It was nice of you to put this up front so that I could ignore the rest of your post.  Very thoughtful of you.

IMO Balistreri's has the best pizza in Milwaukee, followed closely by Barbiere's.  Zaffiros is alright.  I'm honestly surprised that there's so much love for them.  We've had them a couple of times at work and they were just OK.  I've heard Transfer is pretty darned good, I've been meaning to give them a try.  Any thoughts on them?

Transfer is very good. I've only had the garlic pizzas so I can't say much about the normal ones, but the garlic ones are very good. Also, you can get personal pizzas so everyone can get something different if they want.

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In Kips defense, there is no good pizza. Don't get so pissy about it.

Sal's was a good effort, but extremely greasy for a whole pie.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Pizza Hut !

Rosati's is a good place, out west/mem falls way. 

[in_lazar_we_trust]

Pizza is a lot like sex. When its good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good.

[wadesworld]

Big fan of Lalli's between 88th and 89th and North Ave. in Wauwatosa.

[BrewCity83]

My personal favorites:

1. Zaffiro's
2. Cranky Al's (68th & North in Tosa-good family place, not open late)
3. Transfer (cool atmosphere, too)
4. Balestreri's
5. Pizzaria Piccola
6. Calderone Club
7. Mama Mia's

[Skatastrophy]

Pizza is a lot like sex. When its good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good.

You obviously haven't had sex with me.  It can get pretty bad.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

In Kips defense, there is no good pizza. Don't get so pissy about it.

Sal's was a good effort, but extremely greasy for a whole pie.

I'm not offended, and I'm also not from Milwaukee. I'm just saying that thinking a major metro area doesn't have ANY good pizza is silly.

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I'm not offended, and I'm also not from Milwaukee. I'm just saying that thinking a major metro area doesn't have ANY good pizza is silly.

I never found a pizza that I thought was good enough to order on a regular basis.

[reinko]

I never found a pizza that I thought was good enough to order on a regular basis.

Clearly you never ordered a p'zone.

[g0lden3agle]

It's all about Lil' Caesars $5 hot-n-readys!

[Blue Horseshoe]

Frozen Home Run Inn pizza from the Metro Mart is about as good as it gets.

[🏀]

Clearly you never ordered a p'zone.

Love me a P'zone, but not Milwaukee specific. Somewhere on the Eastside had a good Calzone I recall.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

You obviously haven't had sex with me.  It can get pretty bad.

i can't eat a pizza in 20 seconds.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I'm with Kip's Bay.  There are no good pizzerias in Milwaukee let alone outside the Northeast.  I'm knowingly spoiled by living in the epicenter of New Haven style apizza.  My brother (also an MU grad) lives in the Twin Cities and the first thing off the plane he asks is for soemone to take him for a real pizza and some birch beer.  I have a eating travel rule for outside the Northeast - no pizza - because it's always severly disappointing.

And I don't want to hear about Chicago either.  I finally had some over the summer (after reunion weekend) as I felt I had to try and no surprise it was average.  I read a story recently about a bet between Rahm Emmanuel and my congresswoman, Rosa Delauro, on pizza.  They both agreed to have pizzas from New Haven & Chicago sent to Congress for a taste test.   They hand out the pizza, and congress actually votes on which is the best.  Chicago only got two votes.

You'll be hungry after seeing the photos on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven-style_pizza

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/09/22/entertainment/doc4e7b64b9c30de558378633.txt

[Skatastrophy]

i can't eat a pizza in 20 seconds.

You flatter my stamina, sir.

[Blue Horseshoe]

And I don't want to hear about Chicago either.  I finally had some over the summer (after reunion weekend) as I felt I had to try and no surprise it was average.  

As a city Chicago has restaurants that serve all types of of pizza including thin crust, deep dish, Neapolitan, stuffed, and party cut. It's not like there is a law that prohibits the serving style of pizza.

[Muhoops85]

Di Carlos on Howell (in Oak Creek) is excellent.  Good pizza and other italian fare.  The owners are from Chicago and the place almost always packed. 

[MerrittsMustache]

And I don't want to hear about Chicago either.  I finally had some over the summer (after reunion weekend) as I felt I had to try and no surprise it was average.  I read a story recently about a bet between Rahm Emmanuel and my congresswoman, Rosa Delauro, on pizza.  They both agreed to have pizzas from New Haven & Chicago sent to Congress for a taste test.   They hand out the pizza, and congress actually votes on which is the best.  Chicago only got two votes.

What "Chicago pizza" did you have? IMO, Lou Malnati's deep dish blows away anything that the NE has to offer.

[Spotcheck Billy]

I'm with Kip's Bay.  There are no good pizzerias in Milwaukee let alone outside the Northeast.  I'm knowingly spoiled by living in the epicenter of New Haven style apizza.  My brother (also an MU grad) lives in the Twin Cities and the first thing off the plane he asks is for soemone to take him for a real pizza and some birch beer.  I have a eating travel rule for outside the Northeast - no pizza - because it's always severly disappointing.

And I don't want to hear about Chicago either.  I finally had some over the summer (after reunion weekend) as I felt I had to try and no surprise it was average.  I read a story recently about a bet between Rahm Emmanuel and my congresswoman, Rosa Delauro, on pizza.  They both agreed to have pizzas from New Haven & Chicago sent to Congress for a taste test.   They hand out the pizza, and congress actually votes on which is the best.  Chicago only got two votes.

You'll be hungry after seeing the photos on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven-style_pizza

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/09/22/entertainment/doc4e7b64b9c30de558378633.txt

These kind of posts crack me up - it's as if no one from the "hallowed pizza teritory" on the east coast has ever moved to the midwest and opened a pizza joint making the exact same pizza here LOL. Or mayba there's something in the water there that makes a difference....




I also agree DiCarlo's and Transfer are very good but instead of pizza at DiCarlo's we really go there for the spaghetti ala carbonara (thanks to Dennis Ghetto for that one years ago)

[Skatastrophy]

What "Chicago pizza" did you have? IMO, Lou Malnati's deep dish blows away anything that the NE has to offer.

Cake without sugar is not pizza.