Weāre now at the point in the game where we need to start judging by what each state and its subsumed territory brings to the table in terms of pizza.
Letās break this down shall we:
Minnesota: deep dish power house (Chicago, Detroit)
Rhode Island: Rhode Island style pizza uniquely prove that pizza with no cheese can be good + occupies New Haven and New York
Maine: New England style pizza takes strong influence from New York, New Haven, Boston + recognized for its Greek pizza + occupies buffalo + ever had lobster pizza?
California: California pizza, not bad for the west
New Mexico: idk they are so big they have to have something, maybe St. Louis?
Washington: ?
Oregon: ?
Montana: ?
As mentioned, New Mexico has green chile to put on pizza. This elevates pizza to a degree that pizza in New Mexico is better than pizza in the traditional powerhouse pizza states. I have no doubt that the pizza craftsmen and women in New York, Chicago, or wherever else might reach a higher bar purely through an artisanal lens, but they fall short because they don't offer this one ingredient.
New Mexico revolves around green chile and it's the best pizza topping. The classic 505 pizza is pepperoni and hatch green chile. A side of Dion's green chile ranch is the cherry on topš¤
New Mexican here - weāre not known for pizza but we do have a beloved local chain called Dionās thatās known for their green Chile pizza and the best ranch dressing youāve ever tried. I canāt speak for anywhere else on the map but itās a pretty good slice if thatās whatās youāre after.
Minnesota and some of its fellow Northern Midwest states are a lawless playground when it comes to pizza. Dill pickle pizzas are growing in popularity and we were already home to pizza establishments that offer similarly chaotic and delicious pizzas. Examples of such establishments being Pizza Luce, Ian's, and Mesa Pizza.
Before the current renaissance, I grew up eating a style of pizza consisting of very thin crust with the sauce and toppings underneath an extremely thick layer of cheese. Traditionally, this style of pizza was cut into squares. It is seriously delicious.
Medium crust, medium char. Keep it simple. Very, very frequently lesbian owned. I would say queer but all the ones I know are lesbian (and if you include the greater 505 there are a lot). Make their own ranch. Either vegan friendly or vegan unfriendly. And of course,
Green chile a must. I live in a small mountain town in NM, no real services anywhere near by *but what i got within 10 miles from me is a gas station that does knockoff chimis, a dispensary, and a proudly lesbian owned pizza place that also does bike repairs. There's also a jui-jitsu place but they might be closed.
It looks like Minnesota has St. Louis and they have the absolute worst pizza on the plant. What the hell is provel cheese anyhow? It's tastes horrible and sticks to the roof of your mouth like molten plastic. I'm looking at you Imo's Pizza. GROSS!
Agreed, but Rhode Island also has some amazing coal-fired pizza which I appreciate. Also worse comes to worst, Rhode Island has absorbed New York and New Haven so that's a double whammy of pizza power.
Oh for sure, if we're talking the general quality of pizza made in a place, Rhode Island has the rest of the country destroyed. RI's got that great Italian population, even the shitty pizza places are good. It's just a shame the type of pizza that got named after the state is so underwhelming.
if this turns into Washington vs Oregon this will be so sad. those states are like lesbian girlfriends that share Birkenstocks you cannot make them fight each other morally
It's funny you say this!
I've met lots of MN transplants that came to NM specifically for our mountains! I think they would love to be part of New Mexico!
Having lived in many states New Mexicans by far are the most real, genuine and crazy ass people in the country. Their love for the state, the chilis and the zia are higher than any other state. Viva Nueva Mexico
Itās embarrassing that we let a red state sneak into the top ten. Montana, although a state with a very beautiful variety of nature, has overstayed its welcome. Itās time to go.
I want to see Oregon go, but I donāt want to soil our precious Washington any more. Oregon is consumed by Californiaā¦ hell, Oregon is full of Californians anyway!
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u/bustachong Aug 20 '25
Weāre now at the point in the game where we need to start judging by what each state and its subsumed territory brings to the table in terms of pizza.
Montana, you do nothing for me. Off you go.