Re: [85attendees] Hot Dogs in Atlanta

The Varsity is simply crazy. A "MUST" if you have the time, even if the
food is really greasy.

:=)

~C.

On 10/24/12 4:49 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 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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