Chicagoist: Cheesy, Noodley Slice of Heaven

HurricaneDitka

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:21:44 -0600

Dear Naysayers, Please wait until after you try Ian's pizza to start drinking your haterade. Don't get me wrong, Lou Mal's deep dish w/ sausage and onions is still my number 1. But Ian's is godly in it's own special way. Mac and Cheese is tasty and a good way to break into Ian's, but Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla is an epic win. Add to that list Chicken Cordon Bleu and you're ready to eat.

ezfinn

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:56:03 -0600

Umm. Lighten up. That thing looks awesome. I applaud anyone for trying to combine 2 of the world's great culinary inventions.

onestepahead

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:07:29 -0600

I concur. Though in addition to marinara-based pizza, I would also argue that olive oil-based (authentic Italian, Neapolitan-style) is acceptable as well. I've been to Italy twice, sampling pizzas from as far south as Amalfi to as far north as Venice, and I gurantee the master pizza-makers out there would rather fall on their own pizza cutters before using ingredients like potatotes or mac 'n cheese... Actually, I lived in Italy for well over 6 months and had potato and rosemary pizza on multiple occasions. Now... mac 'n cheese... not so much. Also, in pizza places they use scissors rather than pizza cutters! And pesto is also acceptable pizza sauce!

Pinko

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:45:55 -0600

I am sure these are tasty, they just are not pizza as far as I am concerned. I concur. Though in addition to marinara-based pizza, I would also argue that olive oil-based (authentic Italian, Neapolitan-style) is acceptable as well. I've been to Italy twice, sampling pizzas from as far south as Amalfi to as far north as Venice, and I gurantee the master pizza-makers out there would rather fall on their own pizza cutters before using ingredients like potatotes or mac 'n cheese...

Thunderbelly

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:52:23 -0600

Oh and as my name is Thunderbelly I will most certainly try Ian's. I just won't be having pizza.

Thunderbelly

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:51:04 -0600

Hugh, I travel plenty. IMO (which is all this discussion can be, opinions) pizza does not include the above mentioned types: Spicy Chicken Taco, BBQ Steak and Fries, and Spinach Mashed Potato, Black Bean Feta Avocado Tomato These are not pizza. Pizza shaped food items sure. Pizza no. Marinara is crucial to pizza IMO. It has nothing to do with where I traveled. Beans, Chicken, Steak, Avocado, Potatoes are not pizza ingredients. I am sure these are tasty, they just are not pizza as far as I am concerned.

numenor27

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:36:03 -0600

I agree we do need a dotty's, but I'm not so sure about Ian's. As a Chicago native going to school in Madison, I can't wait to come home to some real pizza. I don't want any out of state "pizza" places folling me back. The only reason Ian's is so popular is the fact that most of the people in Madison have not had any real Chicago pizza (thin or thick).

plumbum82

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:40:26 -0600

(Points to the above photo) Fuck this shit...

Super

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:52:42 -0600

I will be there June 1. Ian's is the SHIT.

Ken Barnard

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:08:27 -0600

This pizza looks both disgusting and delicious at the same time. It makes me wanna throw-up and salivate simultaneously. That being said, I'm all over it June 1st.

I_h8_toyota_and_BT

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:23:57 -0600

shouldn't chicagoist warn us when we're about to read an advertorial? i don't normally hold chicagoist to the standards to which the tribune should be held, but at least traditional media generally informs readers when they are looking at a paid ad. and they use different fonts.

unclewu

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:00:47 -0600

I would eat a steak and fries pizza. Probabaly even more so at 3 a.m.

lorem ipsum

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:35:40 -0600

Hugh likes to eat two pieces of weird-flavored pizza and then feel sick. That's how good it is.

Spav1

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:26:17 -0600

Yum, only two blocks from my apt.

Hugh G Rection

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:24:58 -0600

@Thunderbelly Ian's is NY style pizza. Eat some. Vastly superior? Travel more.

Hugh G Rection

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:21:39 -0600

Ian's is the shit. Chicago needs to have a Dotty's as well.

Thunderbelly

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:18:36 -0600

These: Spicy Chicken Taco, BBQ Steak and Fries, and Spinach Mashed Potato, Black Bean Feta Avocado Tomato are not pizza. They maybe pizza shaped. But pizza they are not. NYC style, Chicago style, whichever you prefer, are both vastly superior to these fake pizza styles.