Re: [85attendees] Hot Dogs in Atlanta

True, the Varsity is a landmark.  Just be warned that it can be crowded
and the food is (IMHO) generally pretty greasy.  Note that I haven't
eaten there in a long time, so it *might* have changed.  But I doubt it.

-derek

On Wed, 2012-10-24 at 14:40 -0400, Richard Shockey wrote:
> But Atlanta does know Hot Dogs ...and this place IS legendary and its great!
> Also the world's largest single outlet for Coca-Cola. 
> 
> 
> http://thevarsity.com/locations.php?action=view&store_id=9
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 85attendees-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:85attendees-bounces@ietf.org] On
> Behalf Of Derek Atkins
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:17 PM
> To: pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu
> Cc: 85attendees@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [85attendees] Boston style Pizza
> 
> Atlanta really isn't known for Deep Dish Pizza.  You can try Nancy's in
> Midtown at 265 Ponce De Leon Avenue.  http://chicagonancyspizza.com/
> 
> -derek
> 
> On Wed, 2012-10-24 at 13:29 -0400, Paul Kyzivat wrote:
> > I'm not a Boston native, but I went to school in Cambridge and have 
> > lived in suburban Boston for a long time. AFAIK the term "Boston style 
> > pizza" is not used in the way that "Chicago style" is. But there is 
> > certainly a style of pizza that is common, and that a lot of people 
> > around here seem to like. I would (disparagingly) describe it as 
> > "thin, floppy, greasy". Personally I favor Chicago style - deep dish, 
> > baked in a pan, thick, heavy with ingredients. But there are widely 
> > varying opinions of what constitutes good pizza.
> > 
> > I have no clue what sort of pizza is available in Atlanta. Presumably 
> > all the big name chains are there, but I would avoid most of them. And 
> > lots of local independent joints are no better. Pizza Uno is a chain 
> > that makes a "decent" Chicago style pizza, though I don't think it is 
> > nearly as good as it was when it was a smaller chain.
> > 
> > 	Good eating,
> > 	Paul
> > 
> > On 10/23/12 11:25 PM, Melinda Shore wrote:
> > > On 10/23/12 7:03 PM, Will Liu (Shucheng) wrote:
> > >> I heard from a friend of mine from Boston that the Boston style 
> > >> pizza is really yummy and worth a detour if I go to America. The 
> > >> only pizzas I am familiar with are from pizza hut and Papa Johns. I 
> > >> heard there are many styles of pizza in USA and I don't know how to 
> > >> distinguish the style or which kind of restaurant serves Boston 
> > >> style in Atlanta. Anybody familiar with this? Thanks.
> > >
> > > I'd never heard of "Boston style" pizza so I asked the inner tubes, 
> > > and they say that it's basically a Greek-style pizza, which in turn 
> > > is like a NY-style pizza only with cheddar cheese and a lighter 
> > > crust.  I love cheddar but putting it on a pizza sounds like a grave 
> > > error in judgment to me.
> > >
> > > I would propose some applied research, and trying NY-style pizza, 
> > > Chicago-style pizza, and Greek-style pizza while you're in Atlanta.  
> > > I expect they've got quite a few pizza options in a city that size.
> > >
> > > Melinda
> > > (who favors NY-style pizza, herself)
> > >
> > 
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