- 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!

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- 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?

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