So Good Blog posted a poll yesterday on the above graphic about whether you agree with the food that your region/state was known for.  A lot of these are obvious and tough to argue with like deep dishpizza for Illinois (predominantly Chicago), thin crust pizza for New York (predominantly New York City), cheese for Wisconsin, pineapples for Hawaii, chiles for New Mexico, etc.

Of course, as they pointed out, some of these foods that the graphic claims states are known for are absurd.  Their best example was Utah.  Who thinks of Jell-O when they think of Utah?  I certainly don’t, but hey, to each their own.  After reading their synopsis of the graphic, I took a look at the state food for Indiana.  Lo and behold, the state food for Indiana was POPCORN?  Huh?!  I know there are a few local popcorn companies that produce this, so we do have some sort of presence (Orville Reddenbacher went to Purdue!), but wouldn’t you consider the food that Indiana is known for to be a Breaded Tenderloin sandwich?  I know I would.

Anyway, I thought that graphic was kind of interesting and was wondering what you guys thought of it and some of the selections.  We’d love to hear your comments and So Good would also love to see you vote in their poll.  If you have time to do one, choose their poll first so that they can get a larger, more statistically significant response.  If you have time to do both, I would love to see your comments here as well.

-IndianapolisEater

Giorgio’s Pizza
9 East Market St.
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.giorgiosindy.com/

I love NY Style Pizza by the slice.  I hijacked a post on Indianapolis Restaurant Scene and a few people mentioned that Giorgio’s Pizza is some of the best NY Pizza in town.  I was downtown around 9 pm the Saturday before the Indy 500, so there was a nice crowd.  I stopped in for a slice and a pop.

What I Ate: Slice of Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza and a pop $3.75

My first impression is that the pizza line looked pretty stale.   The lasagna and chicken parm almost looked plastic-y.  Armed with an iron stomach, I wasn’t that nervous.  The pizza was reheated in the oven and then quickly handed over the counter.

I tried to execute the traditional NY Style bend and the pizza crust literally cracked and created a fault line on my slice from crust to tip.  Bad sign.  The crust was pretty shameful.  Very dry, no flavor and nothing redeeming about it.  The ingredients were sub standard.  The rabbit turd sausage added little flavor and the pepperoni was an after thought.  They had a little dish of pepperoni sitting out on the counter so they can add it to any slice.  I hate that method.  All ingredients need to be added with intent.

Would I Buy It Again?  No, I would rather go see Barry Manilow with my mother. Honestly the worst slice of NY pizza that I have ever had…including Sbarro and mall pizzerias.   Maybe I need to go back at lunch when things are fresh, but there was so much sloppiness here, I would never do it.  Plus, their pizza should be good regardless of what time of the day it is, so I can’t say that I would entertain that excuse.

Also, I can’t say I understand the decor here.  Rotting vegetables right on the edge of the pizza serving station?  DISGUSTING.

To be fair (as if I usually care…), read this entirely different review.   The place looks clean and the food actually looks ok.

-wibia