[BobL]

In the Northeast they can tell you’re not from the area if you ask for a slice of ‘cheese pizza’. It’s just a slice of ‘pizza’, or ‘plain pizza’ at most. To them, it’s asking for ‘cheese pizza’ is no different than asking for ‘bread pizza’ or ‘tomato-sauce pizza’.

[a fool in paradise]

A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION:
WHY WEST COAST PIZZA TASTES LIKE CRAP
- An Investigative Report From John Spaeth
https://wfmu.org/LCD/22/sucky_pizza.html

© 1999 WFMU.

[Dr. Sivana]

In the Northeast they can tell you’re not from the area if you ask for a slice of ‘cheese pizza’. It’s just a slice of ‘pizza’, or ‘plain pizza’ at most. To them, it’s asking for ‘cheese pizza’ is no different than asking for ‘bread pizza’ or ‘tomato-sauce pizza’.

I'm from the northeast (New Haven Coutny, Connecticut), and a plain apizza in New Haven can mean crust, sauce, and a sprinkling of parmesan (no mozzerella). So yes, if you are going to the top parlours, asking for a cheese (a)pizza is not redundant.

[cherry]

“hot pie” is what you ordered where I grew up....pizza was never in our vocabulary..