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It looks like there's a lot of bias in the data as well. Notice, of the 5 pizza places, that the top 3 are SF based when the test is suppose to be Chicago style pizza... (the other question to SF'ers... do you really know what snow is! =P ) I'm thinking the testers leaned towards a more SF style diet and the pizzas reflect that preference.

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If you are in the bay area then Patxi's will be better than anything sent from Chicago because the Chicago pizza had to be frozen for shipping. If you want to understand why a "real" Chicago pizza does not rate out here then the next time you are arriving home at O'Hare buy one of those frozen ones for sale in the concourse, pop it in the oven when you get home and then go get a fresh one while you wait for it to bake; you will quickly notice the difference.

Yes, we know what snow is...it is that stuff you go visit up in Tahoe and ski or snowboard on, not that brown semi-frozen slush that slopped over the top of my boot as I stepped off the curb or kept me wondering which side of the street I had parked on when I saw it start to fall from the sky while living in Chicago :)

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If only tahoe snow fell in chicago, that would be so nice... =P

An easy solution would be to overnight all the pizza's in the freezer... but I assert that there will still be regional taste differences.

I've visited the bay area quite a bit, when my folks lived out there; lou malnati's deep dish is still the best by far.

I do notice that the food selection in the bay area is a lot leaner and healthier, hence that was my point in the bias. The midwestern diet is much heavier, with a bit due to seasonal patterns. Need some of that extra padding to stay warm.. the high for tomorrow is 31F in chicago, while the low right now in Mountain View is 51F....

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This bias was probably due more to a decrease in quality because of freezing & reheating. The result could be completely different if all pizzas were freshly made.