Boston Pizza

[Davwud]

How do???

Back in the early 90's I visited Boston and we ate at a place that had "Boston Style Pizza." As blasphemous as this sounds, it was great. Do such places still exist??

DT

[keith]

One of my favorite Cheddar "Boston-syle" pizzas is at Cape Cod Cafe. They've got a number of locations around the Brockton area. It's also a real neighborhood joint: http://www.capecodcafepizza.com/

[TrishUntrapped]

Thank you for linking to that thread, Keith, I had not seen it before. I didn't know CCC had a Web site...whoda thought it... Anyway, you gotta love a place that has "push ups" on the dessert menu. (okay, its the kids' dessert menu...but still I love it, and I still love push ups too!!)

Because I rarely visit my old hometown area (West Bridgewater/Brockton), the pizza at this restaurant really hits the nostalgic button for me. We only ever went to the one in Brockton but I'm gonna try the Raynham location next time because it's closer to Norton than Brockton.

Cheddar in their cheese mix? I had no idea...but that probably explain why it has such a unique consistency and taste. I wish I could make this at home.

[TrishUntrapped]

Answered two posts in error...

[TamiC]

I now live in S California and grew up in Brockton...Love Cape Cod Cafe...and Tip Top pizza was alright my best Pizza I remember from when I was younger was Montello Gardens pizza...a little hole in the wall bar..but that pizza.....The crust was kinda flaky..I haven't had anything like that since I moved, I would kill for it now!!! I am also a town Spa fan...I was under the impression these were Greek style crusts? Does anyone have any idea and if so do you know a good dough and sauce recipe so I can make my own and not have to dream!!! hehhe thnx

[sailormouth]

Ain't nothin wrong with a good, extra greasy Greek pizza.

While I have never heard it referred to as such, and personally would classify Boston pizza as Regina or Santarpio's, the grilled pizza might be classified as Boston pizza, even though it's not.

[hotsauceathlete]

Christo's actually serves South Shore bar pizza- not greek

[hiddenboston]

:-D Is South Shore bar pizza a category? No matter, whatever it is, I really like it!

[hiddenboston]

Greek pizza does seem to be mostly a Boston and New England phenomenon, doesn't it? I haven't seen it in too many cities other than those in this region, especially the Boston area.

Greek pizza can indeed be rather nasty, though some places do have very good to excellent Greek pizza (Christo's in Brockton and Nick's in Medford are two of the better places for this style pizza).

[David_A]

greek pizza. It is to greasy and I don't enjoy the crust.

[Karl S]

Agreed. But I have never heard it called "Boston pizza". I would take that as a slur on the more traditional Boston style pizza.

[David_A]

This is what Boston Pizza means to me. It is so gross!

[Karl S]

Which? Greek pizza or the South Shore cheddar version?

[Karl S]

I imagine the South Shore version may be what was meant, but I have to say it's not a common expression. Old style BOston pizza -- with Pizzeria Regina's North End location the landmark -- is a slightly thinner or more well done crust pizza than traditional NY pizza (in that it tends to crack a bit more when folded, and is therefore not invariably eaten folded by the slice as was once the case in NY). I'm not talking about the gourmet thin pizzas, but the more traditional Italian-American pizzas that prevailed from the 1920s until a generation ago; now, "authentic" has gotten way out of hand.

BOstonians do have a term for a certain style of pizza -- "Greek pizza" cooked in a pan at any place named "[Name of town] House of Pizza." It can be a term of derision or endearment depending on the speaker...

[promixcuous]

Could someone explain exactly why every community around Boston has a "House of Pizza" although it's not a chain? I never understood that. Are you saying it sounds good in Greek or something?

[Karl S]

It's just the convention. Don't know why, but it works well. If you, like me, don't care for Greek pizza, you know not to bother with [name of town] House of Pizza. Works for me.

[hotsauceathlete]

I'm pretty sure that when they were talking about Boston Pizza- they meant South Shore Bar Pizza- especially with the description of using cheddar- thats standard on the Sputh Shore at places like the Linwood, Venus, Alumni, etc...

[Winemark]

Venus!! You are definitely a South Shore poster. While it is at one level gross as it has almost no crust, it can be crispy in a fried kinda way that is very tasty. Been to Poopsie's?

[hotsauceathlete]

Actually I'm not from the South Shore- but a couple of my buddies are. Every year we do a "Pizza Hall of Fame" where we tour and rate at least 5 SS style bar pizza joints in one day- after 4 years of doing this and 20 places hit- I consider myself a bit of an expert on the subject(probably the only thing I can say that about) haven't hit Poopsie's though, is it good?

[maillard]

That's fantastic. What are some of your favorites?

[hotsauceathlete]

Cape Cod in Brockton- another 'Hound cites it below. The Alumni in Quincy, Liberty Cafe in Hingham, Central Cafe in Middleboro, Town Spa, Stoughton, Buddy's Union (forget the town), Big D's Neponset Cafe in Canton, obviously Venus in Whitman amoung others...I have to admit, I didn't love the style at first but I've really grown to appreciate the nuance of this kind of Pizza...its kind of a Greek/Italian/American hybrid.

[BobB]

The only time I've ever seen the phrase "Boston Style Pizza" was on a trip through southern New Jersey in 1971. Being a native Bostonian I had to stop and check it out. Turns out it was pizza made with cheddar instead of mozzarella.

I carefully explained to them that we don't make it that way. They expressed quite colorfully exactly how much they cared.

[maryv]

Aw, now I'm missing the "English pizza" from Ruggles, a defunct Boston chain. (Late 80's, maybe?) Cheddar cheese, and a soft enough crust that you had to use knife and fork.

[cvb]

LOVED Ruggles. Their lunch special was like $4 for a personal pizza, salad and a soda. Now I think it is a Payless Shoe store. Sad.

[beaupeep]

My sister and I ADORED Ruggles! We both worked in downtown Boston in the 80's and lived in the North End and would eat there at least three or four times a week, got to know all the waiters and waitresses. A lot of times at night we would eat at Regina's and at 5'5"+ we weighed just about 115 pounds each! Too bad Ruggles closed - I could go for one of those pizzas now.

[shacor]

I know how you are feeling, I wish there was another place like that was just thinking about today, moved from boston and sometimes wish I was still there, food in Atlanta is not like Boston

[Luther]

Optimistically, I'm guessing you mean something like Regina (North End) or Santarpio's (East Boston). You might say they're a variation of "NY Style" pizza but have distinct character, and being Boston fixtures, represent "Boston Style Pizza."

[Davwud]

If it was there in the early 90's, I'd say it was Regina we went to. I think it was the day we went to Boston Common and did Cheers and all that stuff.

DT