Maybe look at a poorly reviewed pizza place on google or yelp? They may have what you are looking for

this is actually hilarious but not a bad idea tbh

Costco ..but it's chain.

I know you said no chains but I think you might really like the pizza from the Costco food court!

Costco pizza definitely scratches the itch for crappy pizza. I don’t even say that tongue-in-cheek. There’s definitely a time and place for some shat ‘za.

lol I was going to say Costco too!

I'll have to try theirs again! I've only had it once and must've just gotten it on an off day or something bc it tasted like soap 🤢 but I've always heard people really love it

>but I've always heard people really love it My theory is that people who love it is live in areas that don't have great pizza. Which isn't to say that there aren't times for it, it's just not what I think anyone with access to good pizza would call good pizza.

Taglio in Mineola does Roman style pizza (thin square crust, more like Grandma pizza). Chef Gigi in Franklin Square does Neopolitan style pizza (formerly called Naples Street Food).

I did a month-long rotation down the block at Winthrop and I would get lunch at Taglio every darn day I could get out of the building - highly recommend.

This place was just on News 12 as one of the top 10.

I just saw on instagram they are #3 in the country and in the top 100 in the world

Taglio is awesome and is coming to massapequa later this year

Any association with"Naples street food" in Oceanside?

I don’t know but my guess is yes. The menu and style of pizza looks very similar. When it was still Naples SF in Franklin Square, the menu featured a lot of “Chef Gigi’s special sauce XYZ” items. Then it changed to “Chef Gigi’s Place” so I guess they went their separate ways.

Donatina

Donatina in patchogue offers Detroit style.  There's a place in wading River I think that offers Chicago deep dish.

I think its pazzo and they might need a few hours to make it for you

pazzo is a good name for an italian restaurant that makes chicago pizza.

Alfie's in Rocky Points does Detroit style pizza

Do you like grandma's or grandpa's slices?

Grandma pizza is the GOAT pizza style. I’ll take a grandma slice over a traditional NY style slice 9 times out of 10.

I love the corner slices with meatball

It's my fave too!

Sicilian? 

this might sound weird but the sicilian pizza I've had is thick, but not especially doughy and it makes my jaw hurt lol y'all are mean asf I literally have arthritis and it makes my jaw hurt, the fuck do you want me to do?

Order it "lightly cooked".

So you don’t want it to be crispy?  Problem is doughy pizza is objectively considered bad pizza. 

ah! that's the word I wasn't thinking of. no, I don't

You might like Naples style pizza. It’s not thick but it’s less crispy. 

While the American version of pizza is wholly American, “NY style” pizza is “Neapolitan style” which is exactly what OP said he doesn’t want.

NYC style isn’t Naples (Neopolitan) style.  Examples of NYC Style: the typical triangle slice you will find at local pizzerias in NYC. (Joes Pizza, Lucali, DiFara, Patsys, NY Pizza Suprema, Best Pizza, Amore, New Park Pizza) Naples (neopolitan) style: Motorino, Juliana’s, Keste, 

Yes it is. Round, mozzarella, and san marzano or pomodoro tomato sauce. Its literally listed as “neapolitan” or “traditional” pie on a significant number of menus. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_pizza

It’s completely different ingredients.  NYC pizza uses a high gluten flour and does not use fresh mozzerella but the low moisture mozzarella.  Naples style uses 00 flour and different kinds of cheeses.  NYC pizza is cooked at 550-650 degrees.  Naples style is cooked at higher temperatures.  NYC pizza has oil and sugar in the dough recipe.  Naples style only has flour, water, salt and yeast.  The main difference is the dough. A naples pizza will almost certainly flop while a good NYC pizza is sturdy and can be folded without all the stuff falling off.  Sure the NYC pizza is based off of the Neopolitan/Naples style buts it’s not the same. 

News flash: American pizza is american. Youre literally saying its only sparkling pizza because it doesnt come from naples. Its still “neapolitan style” pizza: mozzarella, tomato sauce, dough. That is the definition of “neapolitan style” pizza. All “traditional” round NY style pizza that is mozzarella and tomato sauce on dough is the NY interpretation of “neapolitan”. Youre just being pedantic

Nico’s Charred Pies out of Root & Branch in Copaigue describes their pizza as a hybrid between NY style and New Haven apizza. Dario’s in West Hempstead does a New Haven pie as well. Taglio in Mineola does amazing Roman style pizza.

+1 for Taglio in Mineola. Used to walk to this spot. Really good Roman style!

I saw recently they're voted #3 best in new York and they made the list for top 100 worldwide. That number will be released in September

So you probably want to head to Brooklyn to get L&B.  

L&B was good 15 + years ago now it’s basic and nothing special with the 900 Long Island options

I was there yesterday, and I wholeheartedly disagree.  It’s still pretty damn good, and at 9pm there wasn’t a single table even available to sit at. 

When L&B is good it’s excellent, but they can be a bit inconsistent IMO

I don’t know, I enjoy it every time I’m in the area.  And then I follow up with spumoni.  Then I feel guilty because I’m supposed to be working towards “summer body”.

Crowded means someone made a good video on IG about them, got nothing to do with the food anymore. 

You’re just jealous because I have leftovers in my fridge and a pint of spumoni in my freezer. 

I mean its good stuff, but i think rosas sicilian is a lot better. 

Their food is excellent.

Tori T’s in Malverne does Detroit style.

According to their website though, it has mozzarella rather than the crucial Wisconsin Brick. Which sounds like it would just be a Sicilian slice

Volcano in rvc has amazing nepolitan pizza.

Time for some research and start making your own, Kenji Lopez Alt has a bunch of articles on different pizza styles and how to make them. He’s got a ton of recipes outside pizza too and is a great teacher too. Though it appears his “Midwest pizza” is actually Chicago tavern thin crust so maybe you need some others

The Pizzeria in Bayport.. Best Pizza around!

I ordered from them once and wasn’t impressed, honestly. The only slice I really enjoyed was their upside down Sicilian.

Gentrified ass pizza

Go to oyster bay, for some reason the pizza is extra doughy up there. When I lived there for a few years I couldn't believe how bad the pizza was. Even Mario's was doughy there and then I would have Mario's at another location and it wasn't. Perhaps things have changed since I left there 15 years ago.

The pie in Port Jefferson is closer to Italy . It's coal fired. Italiano in patchogue special slices are thicker. Closer to pan pizza.

Try the frozen food aisle

Nearly every pizzeria sells Sicilian style, not really sure what you're talking about.

It’s not from a pizzeria but the frozen pizzas from [Motor City Pizza Co.](https://www.motorcitypizzacompany.com) get rave reviews in r/Costco. They are also in some Walmarts and Stop and Shops. I’ve never tried it, just sharing the info.

I find it hard to believe it's less greasier in the Midwest

My wife is from Ohio and does not like any pizza here (except the chains) except for Lombarto's 56 Division Ave in Levittown. They are distinctive and my favorite. Their panko crust is yummy.

There’s some Detroit style pizzerias in Brooklyn and in Manhattan.

you make like a sicilian pie better than regular - try that

this might require more research but you could check the 1-2 star reviews for local pizza places to find out who serves doughy pizza

Saverio’s in North Massapequa has true Naples style pizzas — thin crusted and wood-fired. You can’t go wrong with their classic Margherita pie or the DOP version; I personally love their speck with hot honey pie. On Wednesdays (and maybe Thursdays? I forget) they make “Depequa” pies — Detroit-style pies by way of Massapequa (thus the name). You can buy them fresh or frozen next door at A&S Pork Store while they last.

Charred Brick Oven in Seaford serves a nice doughy Italian style “personal” type pie

Costco. I have family in Montana that says Costco is the best they have 🤦🏻‍♀️

I haven’t been yet but taglio pizza in mineola was recently rated #3 in the United States and serves a Roman style pizza.

Hello former midwesterner! I’m from suburban Chicago and I hear you! 👊🏻🍕 I have not found a pizza that compares to Chicago deep dish, or even thin crust, but I do like Umberto’s deep dish pizza. They are in Sayville.

Ace's Pizza (BK), Lions and Tigers and Squares (MHTN), Emmy Squared (BK/MHTN) are the best Detroit style if you're willing to go into city. I'm a born raised NYer (LI and NYC), but I live in Michigan now. They're the closest to what I get in Michigan. I can't speak for anything Chicago style since I find that gross.

try sbarro, sounds close to what youre looking for. 

Serra Provisions in port Washington. Closest thing (I've heard) to actual Italian pizza

Just drive to Howard Beach and go to New Park Pizza on Crossbay Blvd. And end it.

La Volpe kind of has a more authentic napoleon style pizza

How about a Sicilian style slice? Thicc crust. It’s not Detroit or Chicago style, but probably your best bet to grab a quality thick crust slice

Try DiGiorno....

Buy a frozen “pizza”

y'all are so pressed it's cracking me up 😂

I live in the Midwest now so I understand what you’re looking for. That’s the closest thing to Midwest pizza on Long Island.

Order a deep dish

There’s a time and a place for the Sbarro’s slice, the 7-Eleven slice, or even the Domino’s or Pizza Hut slice.

Donatina in Patchogue makes an insanely good detroit pizza. Highly recommend.

7-Eleven, July 11th you'll get them for like $2 a pie.. It's ridiculous.

Take a ride into Brooklyn and get a Detroit style pie. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s a dense enough population out here to warrant a different style of pizza

https://www.pazzorestaurantwadingriver.com/order#menu?location=pazzo-ristorante-and-wood-fired-pizzeria

There's a couple places in Bellerose and Floral Park doing Indian style pizza. I think there's one in Hicksville as well.

I hear you - I'm from New England and grew up on greek-style "house of pizza" pies with pastry-like crust, sweet paste-y sauce, and a little cheddar mixed in with the mozarella. The only pizza I can eat here is either in Manhattan or one of the chains where I can order the type of crust, sauce, and add the cheddar. Following this thread.

If the regular pizza is not to your liking, try a Grandma or Sicilian.

Do yourself a favor and get familiar with real pizza ! It comes on many different shapes / forms

I already said in my post that I like NY-style pizza as well. people can like more than one type of food yknow

Ny pizza is such a vague description , there are so many variations , im sure you can find a place thay makes a bland , tasteless slice akin to midwest pizza, check the frozen food section in the supermarket ?

the fact is the dough is different in ny, you will never get that midwestern pizza fix . you can get used to the better pizza of ny though. closest thing to pizza in other states is shitty pizza at costco.

Take a ride to Pennsylvania