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Subject: Re: [OM] pizza, was New Bessa Pics
From: "siddiq@xxxxxxx" <siddiq@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:07:01 -0800
On Feb 23, 2009, at 7:34 AM, Ken Norton wrote:

> Pizza, did somebody say PIZZA????
>
> On this side of the pond, I'm extremely partial to pizza at "Mama  
> Mia's" in
> Mackinaw City and "Pizzeria Uno" in Chicago.  Now, not to get too  
> anal about
> this, but the best Pizzeria Uno is the original red store. There is
> something about the odor in there that seems to enhance the flavor  
> of the
> pizza.  Even Pizzeria Due, the second store a block away, has a  
> different
> flavor!  Impossible?  I think it has to do with the location of the
> restrooms.  The Pizzeria Uno chain stores are very very good, but  
> not quite
> the same as the original store--again, it's the odor of the place.
>
> Pizzeria Uno makes THICK pizzas (about two inches thick--most of that
> toppings), but Mama Mia's is kinda a cross between NYC and Chicago  
> pizza
> with a slightly thicker, but not bready crust and the sauce has a  
> slight
> bite, but isn't acidic.  Mama Mia's is easily the best pizza I've  
> ever had
> and I never fail to get one whenever I'm in the area.  Frankly, it's  
> reason
> enough to go visit Michigan and you get to see some touristy stuff  
> in the
> Mackinaw area to boot.  There's this tiny bridge and island....
>
> Oh, man....

To be honest, I wasn't too impressed by the Uno--yes, went to the  
original red store (you had recommended it, thanks!). The crust  
however, was quite good, flakey and buttery. Too thick, too rich.
-- 
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