South Shore Bar Pizza (Thin Crust) | Food Wishes

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I’m from Brockton, MA, long time watcher of Chef John, and this is surreal.

As someone from the south shore of MA I was not expecting to see our style of pizza on the internet today but here we are.

Oh man, I just made this tonight and it brought me right back to eating a cheese pizza at my local bowling alley. It was so good. Definitely making this again.

I have lived my entire 50+ years on the south shore of MA and yes, this is bar pizza. Although we love it with burnt edges.

I grew up on the south shore and have since moved away. The bar pizza is to die for- grew up eating lynwoods. This video is amazing and I can't wait to try and make it at home

I grew up on South Shore. Best pizzas ever. I miss it so MUCH since I moved to Maine

That is the perfect party pizza when you have friends over, whether for a party or to watch a fight or a game on TV. If you have the dough in the fridge, and the sauce made and cheese prepped in advance, it's hard to beat. You can even prep the dough in pizza pans in advance if you have the pans, and wrap them in plastic wrap and keep them in the fridge.

The dough sleeps for a few days, especially if you dial down the yeast. This is one of those magic recipes made for raising a family. Nice post as usual Chef John!

Loved the video. For those that don't know, "South Shore" is any town of city south of Boston, all the way to the Cape Cod Canal. The "shore" part indicates that the town should be on the Atlantic Ocean, but over the years, when the term is used for bar pizza, it can stretch all the way southwest to Taunton. Some of the very best South Shore bar pizzas can be found at the Town Spa (Stoughton), Lynwood Cafe (Randolph), O'Tooles Pub or the Venus Cafe (both in Whitman) and my personal favorite "Poopsies" in Pembroke near the Marshfield border. Definitely worth a trip and order from any of these places!

This was the pizza that a Boston chain called Ruggles used to make back in the ‘80’s. Back before people were afraid of carbs, their lunch special was a personal size of this pizza and a baked potato. So delicious! I remember getting it on Washington Street near the common and in Harvard Square before class. So many memories. Thank you!

Made this today. The crust was so easy to work with. 10/10 would recommend

I love how different pizza can be. Im a big fan of thin crust so this looks delicious

I’ve made this twice in the past week. So easy and delicious and the kids love it. Definitely a keeper!

Grew up in Brockton, south of Boston. They had great pizza for a low price way back when. Plan on trying this out. Thanks!

Chef, you have absolutely made my day. Thank you, SO much for this one.

I have been waiting on Chef John to make this for around 12 years.

Watching Chef John make the dough has a very ASMR quality to it. 👌🏼

I still remember when a "tombstone"pizza was a dollar, but those days are long gone, thanks again chef!

Thank you so much! I love the pizza hut thin crust pizza and never could figure out how they made the crust like that, this gives me hope! Trying it today!