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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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 Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:58 pm Post subject: Yongsan Station now has Pizzeria Uno & Cal Pizza Kitchen |
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Those who need that Chicago-style deep dish pizza can get it at Uno on the 5th floor. That restaurant has been open for over a year. And, now, there's a new California Pizza Kitchen on the 6th floor.
We have had that deep dish pizza and it's the real deal. If you've never had the chance to try deep dish pizza you should try Uno.
(Not us but we had the same reaction-  )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCcSU259TYo
http://www.uno.co.kr/
http://cpkkorea.com/ |
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Tyshine
Joined: 04 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| I miss Chicago pizza a lot. Not sure if this will be the same, but it looked pretty good. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:14 am Post subject: Re: Yongsan Station now has Pizzeria Uno & Cal Pizza Kit |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| We have had that deep dish pizza and it's the real deal. If you've never had the chance to try deep dish pizza you should try Uno. |
How much corn was buried inside the pizza? Any sweet potato? |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:40 am Post subject: |
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I know it's probably not true but in my mind's eye Dairyairy weighs about 400 lbs....
I'm kidding. It's a joke.
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| Tyshine wrote: |
| I miss Chicago pizza a lot. Not sure if this will be the same, but it looked pretty good. |
It's good. We had the "Chicago Classic" and it was very good. The one in the video is "Prima Pepperoni" and it's also very good. One tip about deep dish pizza and that is don't get too many toppings. Keep things simple and enjoy that great crust withy the sauce and cheese. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:53 am Post subject: |
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I went to UNO's in COEX once, and I'll never go to an UNO's again. The pizza was good, but even if it were great (it wasn't), 30,000 won for a pizza is too much.    |
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fustiancorduroy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| I went to UNO's in COEX once, and I'll never go to an UNO's again. The pizza was good, but even if it were great (it wasn't), 30,000 won for a pizza is too much. |
UNO is expensive, but I would say that it's the best pizza in Korea -- way better than Pizza Hut or any other similar delivery chain -- and one of the best I've had, period. For the me, totally worth the price. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:01 am Post subject: |
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| fustiancorduroy wrote: |
UNO is expensive, but I would say that it's the best pizza in Korea -- way better than Pizza Hut or any other similar delivery chain -- and one of the best I've had, period. |
Let me guess . . . you've never eaten pizza in the U.S. right? |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| Good recommendations. Much better than the places food bloggers often recommend for pizza....usually some grossly overpriced dump in Sinsa-dong or something like that. Most people just want a nice, solid, US-style pizza and not some artistic Korean interpretation. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| madoka wrote: |
| fustiancorduroy wrote: |
UNO is expensive, but I would say that it's the best pizza in Korea -- way better than Pizza Hut or any other similar delivery chain -- and one of the best I've had, period. |
Let me guess . . . you've never eaten pizza in the U.S. right? |
Then you are unaware of Chicago deep dish pizza and the fact that Uno is an American chain? Complete ignorance of the topic of this thread yet you keep posting. Wow. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| toby99 wrote: |
| Good recommendations. Much better than the places food bloggers often recommend for pizza....usually some grossly overpriced dump in Sinsa-dong or something like that. Most people just want a nice, solid, US-style pizza and not some artistic Korean interpretation. |
Thanks, and I also like the fact that Yongsan Station is relatively convenient for most people in the Seoul area. That makes it much easier to find than some place on the third floor of a building across from that adjoshi bar down the alley just past the dumpster past the Dunkin Donuts and Paris Bagette just after the bus stop past the taxi stand around the corner from the skincare and makeup shop. You know the place, right? |
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Dodge7
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| I went to UNO's in COEX once, and I'll never go to an UNO's again. The pizza was good, but even if it were great (it wasn't), 30,000 won for a pizza is too much. |
Chicago Style pizza, at least a proper quality one, usually costs significantly more than regular pizza, close to 2X as much back home- This is reflected in the significant increase in ingredients as well as the increased baking time (3X a normal pizza) which makes it difficult to be commercially viable for small scale pizzerias.
The thing is, a proper Chicago style pizza should fill an average person with 1-2 slices.
I've never had Pizzeria Uno.
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| One tip about deep dish pizza and that is don't get too many toppings. Keep things simple and enjoy that great crust withy the sauce and cheese. |
This is sound advice for pizza in general. 2 topping pizzas are really good, 3 are okay if you get the right combination, and you should never have more than a single kind of meat on the pizza. There are the occasional 5 topping specialty pizzas that taste fine, the problem is that many pizzas, both here and back home, don't reduce the amount of toppings on the pizza as the number of toppings increases.
Really, the volume of toppings should never exceed 1-2 toppings worth. |
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John Stamos jr.
Joined: 07 Oct 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| Really, the volume of toppings should never exceed 1-2 toppings worth. |
Really, just plain stupid. |
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Patrick Bateman
Joined: 21 Apr 2009
Location: Lost in Translation
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| John Stamos jr. wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Really, the volume of toppings should never exceed 1-2 toppings worth. |
Really, just plain stupid. |
No, Steelrails is right.
I worked at a small pizzeria in Chicago all throughout uni and ate more pizza than most, and it's true that you don't want to overload a pizza with toppings, if taste is your primary concern, because there's no way to truly enjoy them all. Shovelling too many toppings in too large of quantities is a complete waste.
Having too many toppings on a pizza is the equivalent of mixing all the kinds of soda at a fountain machine. The results might turn out ok, and sometimes you'll get hints of one flavour or another, but chances are it's just going to be a muddled mess.
Also, Chicago deep dish pizzas are much more expensive; a one topping small from Giordano's is $17 US or about 20,000 won, but even that should be able to feed 2 people easily. I should know, I just returned from Chicago this past Sunday and brought back a frozen one for me and my lady friend. |
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