Haven't been everywhere, but the pizza tastes funny in Negril, and I think it's the cheese. Are there any places that serve pizza that tastes NY City style or real Chicago? I've heard good things about Tree House .....
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Haven't been everywhere, but the pizza tastes funny in Negril, and I think it's the cheese. Are there any places that serve pizza that tastes NY City style or real Chicago? I've heard good things about Tree House .....
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Are there any places that serve pizza that tastes NY City style or real Chicago?
it's negril. it's not comin anywhere near NYC or Chicago. And i wouldn't expect it to. anything they cook will have their own unique style.
you might get pizza approaching that quality in Kingston though -
Why would you want pizza or anything for that matter just like you have at home? I go to Jamaica for the differences in food etc..
keep in mind most people have no idea what real pizza is.
so that's why you hear a lot of recommendations that might leave you scratching your head.
i know those are fighting words to many. so let me just back this up by saying that my nonna was off the boat sicilian and made her own pizza from the sunday sauce. yes we called it sauce, gravy was for turkey. some italians do call it gravy. i dunno. i think it's how the various italian immigrant communities learned english. I never looked into it nor do i have the facility, but it would be interesting to see if there was any correlation to where in NYC or so the various enclaves set roots in and compare that to the usage of either gravy or sauce. now that i think about it, all the napolitan I know say gravy, all the sicilians say sauce. far from conclusive.
anyway- italian cafe on the beach road had a good pie- a little thin so I asked for double or smaller thicker pies.
sunrise club- even calzones. good focaccia.
the closest to ny style was at 23/7, but that's gone.
there are only one or two other places i have not tried or won't for various reasons.
there are other pizza in negril, there was another nice spot but it's done now too, so other than those two and an occasional pie from angela's, but that's where i tell people to go and where I go.
i heard a few nice things said about the pizza party at rhodes hall.
no offense jx2, but consider- there are some times when you need something other than a plate of chicken and hard and soft food. especially if you are down more than 7 days at a pop. jamaica is also not just a vacation spot, it's a country as well, with citizens and long term visitors that should be able to have whatever cuisines it wants to have. plenty of people in jamaica eat non jamaican foods and enjoy them, beyond fast food it's good to have other cuisines representing and using fresh Jamaican produce to do it. there was a dearly missed now thai spot on the west end for a while that had a wait of HOURS, and with reason, for example.Quote:
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Why would you want pizza or anything for that matter just like you have at home? I go to Jamaica for the differences in food etc..
jamaica itself has a rich history of foods that all went into, and continues to go into, it's cuisine.
you wouldn't have half of what you probably enjoy eating as "jamaican" food if not for other cuisines coming into the picture and delivering the goods.
Hey JX2, good on you for going to Jamaica for your local fare fix. However, I am with Monk on wanting something different. I would love to have a whole pie that was worthy to back home pies. NY style thin crust makes it's way into my kitchen.
Why did i know that when i posted this someone would get there panties in a bunch? First of where did i say anything about not eating any other cultural food other then Jamaican? My point was that i sure don't expect any food there to be just like what i can find in my hometown or home country for that matter. I think you have read way more into my post then what i said.Quote:
Originally Posted by booger
i think it was the part of your post where you said "I go to..."
but okay no matter, but why not expect food equal to or maybe even from time to time better than back at home? I know I have had way better italian food in Negril than some spots in the US! think about it bredren, if all I knew of italian food was olive garden (god forbid) anyone of 5 or 6 italian restaurants would trump that experience, you see what i'm saying.
jamaica has awesome chefs, and tons of expats who open up spots to cater to expat communities and locals alike.
i don't wear panties, at least none I can say are mine- normally- so no worries about bunching here!
I haven't eaten alot of pizza in Negril. I've had the pizza at Rhodes Hall & most recently, the new thin crust pizza at Sea Star. Both are good but I preferred Sea Star's. Lots of cheese and the toppings of your choice (cheese tasted fine to me)
And they deliver anywhere in Negril!
I've had pretty good pizze twice from Chances. Once I had to wait for fresh dough, but who wouldn't want that and that pizza was great.Attachment 1798
Bella Donna's on the clifs, best pizza in Negril. She lived in Italy for many years!
angela's has a really great jerk chicken pizza(the best of both worlds!!!!)
The wait is a little long but well worth it i thought.
"keep in mind most people have no idea what real pizza is."
So true. I've never been to Italy...but for me there is nothing like NY Pizza. I've lived in California for 25 years and I RARELY eat pizza there.
The best pizza, the closest to my beloved NY Style Pizza in Negril is no more. Mr. Slice could make a pie for sure.
As far as wanting pizza...my expat friends are always on the lookout for decent pizza there. Anything a little different than Jamaican food goes a long way for them and a little touch of "home" in the way of a pizza pie is always appreciated. That said - they have found and I concur that the best pizza we can get in Negril is the pizza my friends make themselves. They have a great dough recipe, a hot oven and we splurge on the moz. Throw a little good jerk chicken on it, serve it with a salad and we have happy tummies.
agree.......but as was said, it should taste different then what we are use to...........for years I could not get use to the taste of their ground beef?? dont know what it was, too lean I think....lol
My Pizza experience in Negril ended with Mr Slice....Not the best Pizza but it was the best pizza experience...After all he could "heal your hunger"...Would deliver to your cabin then party with you for a while, do a few over proof shots then on to the nex house full of munchies....
A lot of the local condiments and ingredients are made with local spice and real sugar (and a lot of it).
Back in the day, everything was also cooked in coconut oil, and that smell and taste was everywhere. (I Liked it)
I agree with Monk, nowadays one should be able to find a great pizza somewhere in Negril, but New York or Chicago taste???
Getouttahere.
At least I bet that even in Negril, they know to not eat pizza with a fork. ;)
FOR REAL lmao, what in god's name was Trump thinking...Mr. Stewart hit several of the go to joints and even left a few out of his list!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by negrilaholic
I keep promising to bring down some real 00 flour, make some mozzarella, make some sauce, and go to it.
HI-LO FROZEN PIZZA......and it will taste just like the crappy frozen pizza at home problem solved-LOL
overstand about what u mean about pizza and also the panties ... diversity and Opinion (it's all good....jamaica got alot of that)
IMHO ... Sunrise is close 2 what my tastebuds know chicago pizza to b
Almost no matter where you go, you see restaurants from other countries, or other cuisines. In any given week, I am used to eating Italian, Mexican, Thai, Vietnamese, French, etc., etc. -- You get my drift. I don't mean even going out to eat, but what influences my own home cooking. When I came back from Jamaica, Jamaican food came into the mix also. If I am in Jamaica...or Mexico...or almost anywhere, I sometimes feel after a week or so like I want something that tastes a little "different". It means no disrespect, its just what I am used to - a wide variety. But I try to choose places to go and vacation that I feel have interesting food options in the beginning. What I would NOT do is go to any of those places and want to eat "american" style food...I wouldn't eat at an american chain restaurant. I draw the line somewhere.
So to sum it up, I basically travel in part, other than scenery, people and culture to eat interesting good food. Because I love all kinds of food, I often feel a craving for another flavour...truth be told, pizza is a craving I often have but I expect it to be different than anywhere else I have tried because basically....unless it is mass produced, it IS going to be different. I usually like the little shifts in the way they are prepared, but, excuse me if I am rude -- NYC is not the mecca of pizza, I would say that Italy wins, hands down!!!
The worst pizza ever was in Quebec. We pulled up to a motel late one evening and asked for good pizza. She gave me the directions for a place called The Poutine Palace...I said no, not Poutine, but PIZZA, thinking it was a language issue, but no...that is who had the best pizza...in her eyes. I went, tried to translate the menu ordered what I thought was a pizza with sauce, hot sausage and cheese - what I neglected to understand because I don't read french was that the sauce was Meat sauce, with lots and lots of hamburger in it. The Sausage that I ordered was NOT sausage but SMOKED MEAT, piled up about an inch think on top of the meat sauce and the whole thing was blanketed with a thick bland mozzarella cheese. By the time the box got back to our hotel room, it had been leaking grease onto the back seat of our Toyota and it essentially was inedible, the little bit we managed to eat because we were starving (trying to use a plastic knife and fork...) made us both very very ill the next day....overload! (hey, I am starting to crave pizza)
Been to Chicago and New York and ate their pizza. Non were as good as St. Paul, MN baked pizza. Even the guy who lived his whole life in Manhattan agreed.
Think I'll just wait until I get back home & order a Lou Malnatis.
The pizza at Rhodes Hall Plantation is very good.
And I'm a food snob.
I agree about the cheese, but.... I live in Wisconsin. I have for some time now brought my own cheddar cheese. I am a grilled cheese conisuer I could live on them. First time I had a grilled cheese at Xtabi I thought I was going choke. Have later learned I only find cheddar cheese on AI buffets LOL. Yep had that same pizza you speak of Gerry. Different countries different cooking, I hate the taco's in Mexico too and I LUV taco's. Never have tried the Burger King in town but anyone know does it taste like a US Whopper.
I live 5 min from Philly, Italians call Sunday sauce gravy here. I think you cant get "traditional" pizza, what you are maybe used to in the USA, is because the ovens do not get that hot. Mr Slice used to have great pizza. I agree with Monk, sometimes when you are there for a period of time, you just need some pizza:)
The Brick Oven at Angela's gets plenty hot and the pizza there is by far the best in Negril. The dough is homemade, thin & crispy. Awesome!! I have eaten pizza at everyplace i can get it in Negril & most of it was not very good. The Cafe at Rondel is 2nd best & Tamboo or Sunrise Club are OK, but Angela's is world class! Chances, NTH, Archway, etc. serve typical, tropical, pedestrian pizza
ahhh mr. slice. rumor is he is in dubai of all places, making pizza.
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one of the first Jungle DJs, Mad Billy Bonds. 1 week before the club opened, he was living in his station wagon parked in a gas station. He was one of the opening night DJs of Studio 54, actually.
Angela's not a bad pie, it will do in a pinch, but I've found it a little spotty.
You're talking to someone who brings down their own soppresatta.
23/7 was closest to NYC style, they had the right dough and thickness.
But Italian like people from Italy who now live in Negril who make pizza kind of Italian- which is thinner crust, smaller 'personal' size pie it's between Sunrise and Italian Cafe. Not sure what else you can say about that. Both spots have good pasta. For coffee Sunrise edges it out. I can live off affogato.
I remember one night for dinner we each ordered a pizza, as an appetizer. That was not understood lol.
I don't mind char on a pie, but if the dough just flakes it's not thick enough. There is an artisanal pizza maker here in NYC who uses minimal shaping/handling for his dough, and I'm dying to try his pizza. Lost of crispy blisters in the crust and odd, shaped as it fell look to it is speaking to me.
am looking forward to trying rhodes hall, like Tom I'm a snob.
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Originally Posted by jefmaka
bro, all pizza is baked. anyway this is the first i heard anyone rave over st paul's pizza, so will have to check a few joints out when I'm there next.
All I know is we had Italian Cafe pizza tonight and it was tasty.
I have eaten at the BK. It tastes similar but the bread/bun is not the same. Different texture.
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Originally Posted by shellyk
I'm from Chicago and I love the pizza in Negril!! One of the many tastes of Negril that I adore.
i fell in love with the lobster pizza from tamboo. thin crust, garlicky and loaded with lobster. an orgasmic experience.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a thin crust jerk chicken pizza at R/H. It was one of the best pizza's I've ever had! :cool:
Angela's pizza was really good.
Now that must be some really good pizza!Quote:
Originally Posted by Babalew
The seafood pizza at Seastar is outstanding.
The fish sandwich at BK is tastier than here... to my tastes, anyway.
I woiuld say pizza is one of those things depends where your from whats good, here we have a lot of Italian immigrants and are known for WQindsor style pizza. There isnt any better! So when i travel pizza is one of the things I like to try and have had some ok pizzA In Negril but the Italian patty at Niah,s is better than any pizza I have tried.
I also like Chances for Pizza. When I would go for extended stays, after a while I would just want something with cheese! I love cheese, and although it is $20 plus dollars for a whole pizza, it was worth it!
I miss Mr. Slice.
Loved his location just at the start of the west end past the round a bout.
Old Hydro (electric) cable spools for tables.
When we stayed at Samsara in the 90's he had a delivery man with a big metal box on the front of his bicycle.
When we first stayed at Seastar, Mr. Slice had a rasta delivery man with a Lada who used to pull into the yard and get out of the car shouting Pizza, Pizza, Pizza. The guy had a huge high cap for his dreads.
Great pizza and great presentation!!