Chicago Pizza coming to the Landing

tufsu1 · July 20, 2009, 04:54:33 PM

Quote from: blizz01 on July 20, 2009, 04:46:59 PM
Yep - that's The Bounty - It looked pretty nice moored in downtown Jax last month.

wrong....that would be the USS Constellation

thelakelander · July 20, 2009, 05:03:26 PM

Quote from: tufsu1 on July 20, 2009, 04:14:08 PM
well the Harborplace complex is almost 30 years old!

True. However, the Landing is no spring chicken. Isn't it already drinking age?

Quote from: hanjin1 on July 20, 2009, 04:44:18 PM
except, they got a boat, they got a boat. everybody look at them cause their sailing on a boat...

Urban connectivity is a beautiful thing. They have a couple of ships. An aquarium, modern visitors center, a mall, an observation deck, light rail and an entertainment complex too.

All of these things are laid out in a fashion that causes them to be a "district" (see this thread: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,5522.msg86480.html#msg86480) and major destination in their own right. Opening the Landing's courtyard to Laura Street is one of several things we could do (with what we already have in place) to have our own vibrant district in heart of downtown.

blizz01 · July 20, 2009, 05:59:21 PM

Quotewrong....that would be the USS Constellation

Oops - what a goof - Let's keep that between us, since I'm pretty sure that I told my daughter it was the same boat she saw in Baltimore.

The Bounty still looked pretty sweet downtown, though......

coredumped · July 20, 2009, 10:40:56 PM

This is good news. Their pizza is awesome, HOWEVER, skip buying a drink since they charge for refills!

A-Finnius · July 20, 2009, 11:05:39 PM

Chicago Pizza is a nice addition to the landing, but I still perfer the pizza at Al's or Moon River in Murray Hill.

I had a friend that worked at the Chicago Pizza on Baymeadows/Philips for a while. She said that they charge for refills because during football season people would literally sit at their tables for hours watching the games and drinking free refills on soda.

Also I don't if all Chicago Pizza Locations are like this but the one on Baymeadows is a big Steelers hang out. Blah!

gmpalmer · July 21, 2009, 12:35:22 AM

Who charges for refills outside of NYC and Europe? WTF? I like chicago-style pizza but don't expect me to go there. And do we have Jax-style pizza? Moon river? Pizza palace?

thelakelander · July 21, 2009, 12:48:00 AM

^I don't think Jacksonville has a specific pizza style. However, Chicago Pizza is a local chain. The owners just happen to be from Chicago.

TheProfessor · July 21, 2009, 02:14:48 AM

Tonino's Trattoria has the best cheese pizza and stromboli in town. Nero's is not too bad either. They are both in Arlington. NYC/JAX style. hehe.

copperfiend · July 21, 2009, 08:13:57 AM

Quote from: A-Finnius on July 20, 2009, 11:05:39 PM
I had a friend that worked at the Chicago Pizza on Baymeadows/Philips for a while. She said that they charge for refills because during football season people would literally sit at their tables for hours watching the games and drinking free refills on soda.

I understand charging for refills during games but on a weeknight? Weak.

David · July 21, 2009, 08:41:46 AM

Just order beer instead of soda then, they always charge for refills on that.

second_pancake · July 21, 2009, 08:46:23 AM

Quote from: copperfiend on July 20, 2009, 02:35:51 PM
Quote from: David on July 20, 2009, 02:19:01 PM
I bet you Chicago Pizza will open up before Fuddruckers.

IKEA will probably open at the Landing before Fuddruckers.

Don't even tease like that. The fact that one opened in Atlanta was an absolute God-send for me. A 6 hour drive in a u-haul was much more economical then mail-order. Now that I'm here in Dallas/Ft. Worth, there is one only 30 minutes away and wouldn't you know that my husband and I inherited a bunch of western stuff from my mother-in-law so it's worthless to me now ~hmph~.

second_pancake · July 21, 2009, 08:51:35 AM

Oh, and the pizza my step-son got from Chicago's was deep-dish but it wasn't the Chicago style I remember. I grew up in Michigan and the Chicago style I remember having when going through Illinois, was a deep-dish with all the toppings under a second thin crust and then all the cheese on top of that so it was actually like a pie.

copperfiend · July 21, 2009, 09:29:11 AM

Quote from: second_pancake on July 21, 2009, 08:51:35 AM
Oh, and the pizza my step-son got from Chicago's was deep-dish but it wasn't the Chicago style I remember. I grew up in Michigan and the Chicago style I remember having when going through Illinois, was a deep-dish with all the toppings under a second thin crust and then all the cheese on top of that so it was actually like a pie.

I have had that version before. It is baked. The ingrediants (sausage, tomatoes) are usually uncooked so it takes a while to make. The pizza at Chicago Pizza and Uno's isn't exactly the same probably so they cook more quickly.

TPC · July 21, 2009, 09:39:15 AM

True Chicago pizza is a thing of great beauty. The deep dish version at Chicago Pizza is somewhat similar but definitely not the same.

I hope they carry UFC fights, Going to the Hooters in the Landing is getting a bit old.

TPC · July 21, 2009, 09:49:19 AM

I actually found a pic from my Chicago trip last year. This was a slice of mushroom pizza from Giordano's.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_CL_APIXH8qs/SmXG-EwiXWI/AAAAAAAAAro/GO7YeQDAa7M/l_94bd1f0c02869f3a427c4d17d7aa1c94.jpg