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I, the Mighty Obbop, has heard of "working Greek features" but never confronted a pizza claiming to be of "Greek style." Perhaps the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, or whatever nomenclature is currently used to describe an organized crime cartel, is responsible for ousting the Greeks and ensuring that the vast majority of pizza retains a reference to that which is Italian.68.13.191.153 19:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

• I really don't know how widely the term is understood, but at least in Eastern Massachusetts, there is a distinction between "Greek" and "Italian" pizza. Most pizza shops don't advertise one or the other, but the fact that a lot of Greek immigrants own pizza shops has led to a definite style. Haikupoet 20:58, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
  • In Vancouver, Canada (at least in the circles I travelled in) there is a similar distinction between Greek and Italian pizza. I also believe that it extends to other parts of western Canada, at least to Calgary. If you google for "greek pizza vancouver" there is some evidence of this. Jdougan 22:22, 27 December 2006 (PST)
  • Agreed. "Greek Pizza" is extremely common in Eastern Massachusetts. Can I remove the boxes at the top of the page? CSZero 00:47, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Not an uncommon style in western NH - the phrase is unusual, but the linkage is usually identifiable from other menu items. See for example Village Pizza in Newport NH or C&A's in Hanover. mr_Handy 00:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pizza Hut

This is a somewhat good description to give people a starting place for what Greek Pizza is. However, how exactly do you describe the difference? Greek Pizza seems to have less cheese, is somehow more bitter, and has a thinner, denser, and crispier crust. It also seems to be cooked longer. What this article really needs is a picture:

http://www.sarpinos.com/pages/menu/ This supports the Vancouver thing above. This pizza, especially the cheese one where it says "Gourmet Pizza" is what I think of by Greek Pizza. The founder of this company claims to make "Italian" food, but his last name looks pretty Greek to me. CSZero 02:47, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Lol - looking at this page's background, the scrolling map I believe is of Greece. Either way, you can clearly see in the pictures the really burnt looking cheese and the flat crust line from being cooked in a pan. CSZero 02:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Restricted to New England?

What you describe here pretty much fits with what most pizzerias in Greece sell as "Italian" food. So I would venture to claim it is not restricted to New England immigrants, but is also rather prevalent in Greece. Druworos 20:17, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Great, feel free to change it to say so. The New England thing is a "within the US" distinction - for an example, there are tons of Greek-owned pizza places in NYC, which tend to serve pizza with a crust indistinguishable from other New York-style pizza places, although they more often also have spinach pizza and often serve gyros. mr_Handy (talk) 19:46, 27 November 2007 (UTC)