Pizza. Do you call it 'pie'?

[Jdvn1]

Maybe I was a waiter long enough to see some strange eating habits.

Ranch dressing with rolls. Um, okay, whatever.
Tabasco with rolls. ... Yeah.
Pepper vinegar with rolls. ... You're joking, right?

I don't even remember all the weird things people would order.

 

[kenobi65]

I do occasionally call a Deep-Dish Pizza a "Pizza Pie", as it comes in a big, deep dish & more resembles an actual pie.

There is also a style of pizza where the toppings go Underneath the cheese & its a Deep Dish. With a solid layer of cheese on top & over an inch think, that would be a "Pizza Pie".

Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is closer to the former that you describe. From top to bottom on a "true" Chicago-style pizza, as made by Pizzeria Uno (the folks who invented it):
- Crushed tomatoes (no tomato sauce)
- Toppings
- Mozzerella cheese (the standard-sized Chicago-style, which is about 12" in diameter, apparently has a pound of cheese)
- Crust

I've lived in Chicago for 16 years, and have never heard anyone here refer to any pizza (either deep-dish or thin crust) as "pizza pie." Sounds East Coast-y to me, too.

 

[Henry]

The only thing I EVER call a "Pizza Pie" is those Pizza Desserts I see every now and again - pizza crust baked with fruit toppings and sugar and such.

 

[StupidSmurf]

Now I'm tempted to go to a restaurant and try ordering "pixa" just to see how the waiter reacts.

I knew some people who just refer to it as "zah".

I knew one person who referred to it as "zah"....I desperately wanted to beat him to death.

 

[Ambrus]

I knew one person who referred to it as "zah"....I desperately wanted to beat him to death.

These people had many unredeeming qualities.

 

[mojo1701]

And how about submarine sandwiches? I call them "subs" but I've heard them referred to as "hero sandwiches", "hogies", "footlongs", ect.

Well, "hoagies" are a nickname for a special kind, I think, "gyro sandwiches" are Greek (hence the pronunciation), and "footlongs" are attributed because they are a specific length of sandwich (note: this term can also be applied to hot-dogs).

I've also used the term "'zza."

 

[kenobi65]

"gyro sandwiches" are Greek (hence the pronunciation)

A "hero" is a completely different beast from a "gyros" (which is, indeed, pronounced "yee-roh"). "Hero" is a regional name for a submarine sandwich, specifically in New York City.

For more details on regional names for sub sandwiches:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/50/S0845000.html

 

[Johnnie Freedom!]

In a number of Seinfeld episodes I remember they referred to pizzas as pies.

KRAMER: I'm going to open my own pizza place, where you make your own pie!

JERRY: I can't imagine anyone, ever, under any circumstances, wanting to make their own pie.

 

[StupidSmurf]

These people had many unredeeming qualities.

I see! I mean, do they:
call macaroni "roni"?
call asparagus "gus" (and how does Gus feel about that?)?
call hamburger "ger"?

 

[Ambrus]

I see! I mean, do they:
call macaroni "roni"?
call asparagus "gus" (and how does Gus feel about that?)?
call hamburger "ger"?

No, generally they just treated their friends poorly. Which is why I said that I knew them.