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  • - Hi, I'm Jen.

  • - Hi, I'm Saf.

  • - [Jen] We're working out of the New York office

  • for a few days, and we both are interested in pizza.

  • - And we're both from Chicago.

  • - I forgot to say that.

  • I'm also from the suburbs.

  • - That's okay. - [Jen] Okay.

  • - But we both have really strong opinions about pizza,

  • so we're gonna do a New York pizza taste test.

  • - [Jen] Which is really just

  • Chicagoans complain about pizza in New York.

  • - It's ladylike.

  • - And we're gonna eat some fucking pizza.

  • - [Jen] Come on, let's go!

  • (upbeat music)

  • - We don't really know much about New York,

  • but Freddie lived in New York for a long time.

  • - Yeah, and so she's gonna tell us

  • three different pizza places that we should check out

  • to get a real taste of New York pizza.

  • - Yeah, she's also back in the L.A. office

  • so we gotta go Skype her.

  • - Yeah, but it's light where she is,

  • where it's dark here.

  • - Alright, calling Freddie.

  • - We're gonna call Freddie.

  • - Hi Freddie.

  • - Hi Freddie.

  • - Hey ladies.

  • - What's up?

  • - This is it.

  • - This is the premise,

  • we want to taste some good, good, good, New York pizza.

  • - Oh.

  • - Okay.

  • - Okay.

  • - What makes New York pizza good, Freddie,

  • in your opinion?

  • - I think what makes New York pizza good is just like

  • - Thanks Fred.

  • - Thanks boo.

  • - Thanks for your advice.

  • - We're at 2 Brothers Pizza or 2 Bros Pizza.

  • We're gonna go get some pizza and see how it is.

  • It's a dollar per slice man.

  • I respect one dollar slice.

  • - Cheese. - Cheese.

  • - [Saf] These look really bomb to be honest.

  • - Cheers.

  • - Oh you're folding it?

  • Okay, I'm folding it too.

  • - Alright. - Folding it too.

  • It's piping hot.

  • - Yeah, I will say this pizza is very much,

  • kind of like toast.

  • - It's kind of like a crispy toast

  • with like some tomato sauce,

  • and like really good cheese.

  • - Because it's thin crust, it's much less doughy.

  • - For a dollar, I'll approve this.

  • I will lady approve your pizza for one dollar.

  • - Yeah that's dope.

  • Sorry.

  • - [Saf] No, Jen!

  • I'm gonna throw it out.

  • - Why does she run like that?

  • - There's an artichoke on the sign.

  • - [Saf] When you are eating pizza,

  • what are you looking for?

  • - [Jen] I like to be able to taste like a lot of cheese,

  • and the sauce.

  • - [Saf] The sauce is so important.

  • - [Jen] Oh yeah.

  • - [Saf] Tomato sauce is so important.

  • Tomatoes are amazing.

  • - So this is the artichoke pizza from Artichoke Pizza.

  • - Yeah.

  • We should point out, look how thick this pizza is.

  • - Whoa.

  • - That is a pizza pie.

  • Emphasis on the pie.

  • - This kinda tastes like a chicken pot pie to me.

  • A really good chicken pot pie.

  • - Absolutely.

  • - With like delicious crust.

  • - The last place we pretty much gobbled it down.

  • I don't think I can finish this.

  • - It's very filling.

  • - It's still really good.

  • As a pizza, we're traditionalists.

  • As a pie, I think it's lady approved.

  • Yeah, listen if you want something different and new,

  • try homosexuality, but also this pizza.

  • - [Camera Man] So far, how's it comparing to Chicago pizza?

  • - It's very different than Chicago style pizza,

  • but I say, like, I understand why people in New York are

  • really loyal to their pizza. - Yeah.

  • - Because it does have a certain character.

  • - Fun.

  • - Yeah.

  • - And you can stand, it's portable, it's cheap,

  • it's on the go.

  • That's the thing.

  • Chicago pizza is like with your family,

  • sitting down, like eating.

  • - Yeah, fork and knife.

  • You get that shit in a big box,

  • and the reason for that is it's heavy as hell.

  • Where are we going next?

  • - We're going to the Famous Ben's Pizzeria.

  • Now this is recommended by no one else but Freddie.

  • - Freddie.

  • - So this is Freddie's choice.

  • - Alright, let's go.

  • - I think this way.

  • No, don't go that way.

  • - [Saf] I mean this looks more like a Chicago pizza

  • than we've seen so far.

  • - Yeah, it looks like there's a lot more sauce,

  • and cheese on this pizza, than there were

  • on the previous pizzas.

  • - Definitely sauce, and definitely more crust.

  • - Thick, bready crust.

  • - It's got some girth to it.

  • - The funny thing is, I wasn't even really hungry

  • at all when we got here.

  • - No.

  • - But I wanna eat this whole thing.

  • - You can taste the cheese,

  • and then you can also taste the tomato,

  • and spices in the sauce.

  • - The sauce is really tangy.

  • - Yeah.

  • - And that's really good.

  • Like my-

  • - Oh it's a Wheaten Terrier.

  • I'm sorry, could I pet your dog?

  • - [Dog Walker] Yeah sure.

  • - Oh my gosh, hi baby.

  • The fact that this pizza kind of reminds me of home

  • is really good, and there was a Wheaten Terrier here,

  • means that this is the greatest pizza place in the world.

  • This is the most amazing pizza place.

  • - Better than Lou Malnati's?

  • You can't say that Jen.

  • - No.

  • - But, it's-

  • - This is the best pizza place in New York City.

  • - Okay, let's go with that.

  • That was a pizza adventure.

  • - That was a pizza feasta.

  • - There we go. - Yeah.

  • - Nailed it.

  • All three places were good.

  • I definitely think, like, we didn't come across

  • a bad slice tonight.

  • To me, the best one was the last one.

  • - For sure.

  • The artichoke pizza was like a specialty pizza, interesting.

  • I liked it, it was just like so, it was like a pie.

  • - It was really rich, and I think you just sort of,

  • - Yeah.

  • - We feel like very very heavy afterwards.

  • - [Saf] But I will say that

  • the 2 Bros one dollar slice that, like,

  • New York style on the go was also really really good.

  • So to me it's a little bit of a toss up.

  • We're Chicago girls so I think like Ben's has to have it.

  • - But truthfully, like comparing New York style pizza

  • and Chicago deep dish, is like,

  • you can't really do it. - No.

  • - You've just gotta try them both,

  • and then just like enjoy them both.

  • - And try not to anger any one side too much.

  • - Yeah, everyone from New York, please don't yell at us,

  • and everyone from Chicago, what's up?

  • - Hey what's up?

  • (cheerful music)

- Hi, I'm Jen.

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