I've been trying to justify if there's a style of pizza unique to my area. I think that's hard to do anymore since pizza is so widely available, and even in legendary pizza places, there's a ton of variety away from what would be considered the local style. In my mind, the best local pizza has a medium thickness of crust, and more toppings than anything else. Tons of meat, vegetables, and cheese. If you are lactose intolerant, stay clear. Some examples of what I'm talking about.
Ale Emporium is known for their wings, but they make killer pizza too.
Regular crust:
Deep dish:
Hard to tell from that pic, but their deep dish has a thinner crust, and unlike Chicago style where you get a fuck ton of sauce, it's mostly toppings in there.
Union Jacks is another amazing pizza joint. Two locations, but go to Broad Ripple, the Speedway one isn't even close to as good.
Can't find a good pic of their regular, but here's the best I could do:
Deep dish:
Gallagher's used to have a location right by me, but that location is cursed. Been three pizza places in that same location, all failed.
Mc Q's was a shithole bar that cranked out amazing pizza, RIP.
Not sure this is unique to us, but these guys are all making a similar product, and I'm either going to Bazbeaux, or seeking out this type of pie.
