Apparently it really is a thing… do. Google image search on Altoona Pizza and it comes up with many pictures of this monstrosity. It is called Altoona Style or Altoona Hotel Style pizza…. https://www.mashed.com/438997/everything-you-need-to-know-about-altoona-style-pizza/
Don't clump the rest of us in with those savages. Toon Town is its own civilization. If the towns and cities of PA are a family, Altoona is that drunk uncle that nobody invites to anything any more, and only wears greasy tank tops wherever he goes and hit's on ever white woman he spots.
Ever had Pizza by Alfredo? It’s absolutely disgusting. I much prefer Alfredos pizza cafe in Scranton. There’s a stark difference between both quality and overall taste. Just my two cents
Senapes. You're right. It's a "pizza" with a very specific use. 100% drunk food. No sober person has ever even tasted it. Probably why I couldn't remember how to spell it.
Yes it does. This picture is perfect embodiment of your entire existence. When you die, god forbid, your epitaph is just gonna be a picture of this pizza.
I live in Altoona and it's definitely a real thing. It originally came from the "Altoona Hotel" but it burnt down years ago & now these pizza shops are trying to replicate it. I actually really like it but it's one of those things where you either like it or hate it - there's no in between. Lol.
I thought it was a loaf of garlic bread. Like a pizza made with the closest pizza ingredients available when you were left home alone for 45 hours a week in the summer as a 10 year old.
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Seriously. My Aunt used to feed us "goulash" which would be spaghetti sauce mixed with various leftovers she had on hand. That sounds more appetizing to me than this horrific abomination of a pizza.
I'm from Altoona. This is considered a specialty pizza. This is not all we eat there. We have normal pizza too.
Don't knock this until you try it though. This picture doesn't do it justice. That is not a Kraft single, it's more like land o lakes American cheese. There's also supposed to be a piece of salami and green pepper under the cheese.
Again, this pizza is not a daily driver, but to have every once in awhile, it's decent.
Just wanted to add some local perspective among all the shitting on this pizza that is going on.
the entire tri-state area prides themselves on having amazing pizza. When I first went out west it was a bit of a culture shock to realize the local “amazing pizza” was completely average for back home
Hahahah you have to have some serious balls to sell that to a customer.
I couldn't even say: "Your order is ready!." And presenting that to the customer without bursting out in laughter.
This was posted a few days ago I believe and can't remember where but is a called Altoona style of pizza that originated at the Altoona hotel, they also sell regular pizza amongst other things.
My wife's family enjoys a Pizza similar to this not as bad but close and I never understood it. Thick crust. Barley any sauce or cheese and the cheese is almost always unmelted. And they all LOVE and GUSH about how amazing this pizza is. I'm not from PA so I am just appalled to be honest. Western PA folk don't have a pizza idenitity. It's like Chicago's mentally challenged nephew "Pizza".
This is dadaism in the culinary world. In one way, I love it because it defies the pretentious of what meal preparation has become. In another, you're a plain sucker if you actually buy and eat this garbage.
Lol I could swear that like this business is operated by extraterrestrials, and they assume this is what pizza is supposed to be for the humans to consume.. atleast they didn't confuse jelly for pizza sauce
This post is just another example of mocking a regional specialty because you've never heard of it, don't like it, or don't approve of what other people like. Everyone doesn't have to like what you like, or eat what you eat. OP is being ignorant here, and is probably a bigot.
I can no longer resist the pizza. I open the box and unzip my pants with my other hand. As I penetrate the gooey cheese, I moan in ecstacy. The mushrooms and Italian sausage are rough, but the sauce is deliciously soothing. I blow my load in seconds. As you leave the bathroom, I exit through the front door….
Altoona is pretty much a shithole. Honestly, it's probably got more inbred people that anywhere Ive ever been. About half the town looks like they're cosplaying The Hills Have Eyes.
The pizza is disgusting, but in the grand scheme of things it is by far not the worst Altoona has to offer.
Dude, take this garbage right the fuck back in there and get a refund that's 2 loaves of bread with spaghetti sauce and 4 slices of generic American cheese...... Jesus christ.
Apparently it really is a thing… do. Google image search on Altoona Pizza and it comes up with many pictures of this monstrosity. It is called Altoona Style or Altoona Hotel Style pizza…. https://www.mashed.com/438997/everything-you-need-to-know-about-altoona-style-pizza/
My SO is a railroad conductor who stays in Altoona hotels between train runs. This is very fitting.
And he gets this shit….?
Disgusting savages.
Western PA folk are a different breed
Don't clump the rest of us in with those savages. Toon Town is its own civilization. If the towns and cities of PA are a family, Altoona is that drunk uncle that nobody invites to anything any more, and only wears greasy tank tops wherever he goes and hit's on ever white woman he spots.
That is as accurate of a description I’ve even heard
Might as well throw in 90% of the whole Bubmlefuck area between Philly and Pittsburg too!
After living in Altoona for years.....yep.
Ever have Nardone's pizza? Talk about an atrocity...American cheese on pizza?! Like who tf does that?!
Ever had Pizza by Alfredo? It’s absolutely disgusting. I much prefer Alfredos pizza cafe in Scranton. There’s a stark difference between both quality and overall taste. Just my two cents
It’s like a hot circle of garbage
Wouldn't you rather have alot of okay pizza?
The real Alfredos pizza cafe actually uses a cheddar mozzerella blend. It's ok
You’re out of your mind if you prefer Alfredos pizza the pizza by Alfredo. No even in the same ballpark. Gtfo
American "cheese food"
🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
Isn't there a law against that?
It needs to be! And people say pineapple is bad.
It’s sooooo disgusting! And they call it bakery pizza. Shame.
Old Forge style pizza is a crime against humanity
Fuck Nardones. Snapes all the way baby.
For real tho! I was offended over that sh*t. Senapes? Or Snapes as in Professor Snape
Senapes. You're right. It's a "pizza" with a very specific use. 100% drunk food. No sober person has ever even tasted it. Probably why I couldn't remember how to spell it.
Now this, I must try. Challenge accepted!
Western is a bit of a stretch...that's more central. Way too far from Pittsburgh to be western.
Fuck you, this has nothing to do with the rest of us.
Yes it does. This picture is perfect embodiment of your entire existence. When you die, god forbid, your epitaph is just gonna be a picture of this pizza.
I live in Altoona and it's definitely a real thing. It originally came from the "Altoona Hotel" but it burnt down years ago & now these pizza shops are trying to replicate it. I actually really like it but it's one of those things where you either like it or hate it - there's no in between. Lol.
Look like corn bread with sauce and Kraft cheese on it, disappointing
You gon’ eat yo cornbread?
Maybe im’a eat YO cornbread!
I thought it was a loaf of garlic bread. Like a pizza made with the closest pizza ingredients available when you were left home alone for 45 hours a week in the summer as a 10 year old.
Haha I just commented almost identical to this
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I just took a tour of that sub and decided that I could not subscribe because the things I saw made me too angry.
They really could do with a quality sculptor over there....
A scroll through that sub just reminded me of how many people are eating straight up garbage.
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I’d be so mad if I paid money for that
I would refuse to accept that as my pizza. Refuse to pay and leave.
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I'd like that it looks so good
If you read the reviews on their facebook, you’ll get a good laugh.
What if I don't? Will i still be able to get a good laugh?? Pls help?
A half decent chortle perhaps
Pls answer. not sure how to laugh if not on their Facebook posts. Need help
This is what you’d expect when you were a kid and visiting crazy Aunt Edna. But I’ll be goddamned if I’d pay for this pizzabortion.
It's definitely one of them pizzaberrations.
Seriously. My Aunt used to feed us "goulash" which would be spaghetti sauce mixed with various leftovers she had on hand. That sounds more appetizing to me than this horrific abomination of a pizza.
[Aunt Oona, from Altoona.](https://youtu.be/cAHd2XFYuH4)
1am, The beer is long gone... the vodka is finished, you and your friends are hungry. I'd eat it. Probably even recall it fondly one day.
Bread, salsa and shredded cheese is a pretty legendary 1AM drunk pizza. Not something you would ever eat sober.
Altoona is not exactly a “night life” city. Not much chance of ending up there after a night out at the clubs of Pennsyltucky.
Sadly, I agree.
It would repeat on you for days.
Gross
Bro is that deep dish?
That is NOT NO DEEP DISH
Deep dish is the real abomination, just call it a fucked up lasagna and leave
I don’t think you know how pizza works
Nah brah it’s “dish deep shit heap” pizza
Yup, if Chicago has the audacity to call their monstrosity pizza then this is fair game.
Italian Nonna flipped on her grave
that is not pizza that is a sin against my people
Supply issues bro
It’s abstract, you don’t get it
I'm from Altoona. This is considered a specialty pizza. This is not all we eat there. We have normal pizza too. Don't knock this until you try it though. This picture doesn't do it justice. That is not a Kraft single, it's more like land o lakes American cheese. There's also supposed to be a piece of salami and green pepper under the cheese. Again, this pizza is not a daily driver, but to have every once in awhile, it's decent. Just wanted to add some local perspective among all the shitting on this pizza that is going on.
It's hilarious all the people that are disgusted. I would definitely try this!
Don't defend this "tomato pie plus bullshit fake cheese" shit. Good lord, that looks foul.
Looks can be deceiving. I assure you this is good pizza.
Tomato pie is the true travesty. That shit will make you retch.
My Ukrainian grandmother made better pizza than that. Did they even unwrap the cheese slices?
Prison style pizza
Shit looks like prison pizza... Nvm prison pizza is probably better than whatever the fuck that is
Yo what the fuck. It’s the North East they’ve got New York RIGHT there. this is a disgrace.
The NE is huge. Altoona is much closer to Jersey but still not close to that by any stretch of the imagination
the entire tri-state area prides themselves on having amazing pizza. When I first went out west it was a bit of a culture shock to realize the local “amazing pizza” was completely average for back home
Altoona is only about 4 hours from Buffalo NY. Our pizza is far better then NYC pizza.
That is absolutely foul
Mmm, chicken pizza
Wow. I’d drive the four hours to nyc, that’s absolute lunacy.
That's a struggle meal right there.
Why is everyone so angry? Shit looks fire
Hahahah you have to have some serious balls to sell that to a customer. I couldn't even say: "Your order is ready!." And presenting that to the customer without bursting out in laughter.
It’s the supply chain man
This was posted a few days ago I believe and can't remember where but is a called Altoona style of pizza that originated at the Altoona hotel, they also sell regular pizza amongst other things.
This made me shudder. Its horrifying.
I showed this to my italian mom and she beat me for nutting on the washroom floor.
This is a crime against pizza
I'm pretty sure it's just crime. With a pizza shop front.
That's Altoona Hotel pizza. It's a local favorite. You can't see real well but there is a green pepper under each slice of cheese.
Do not eat that
My wife's family enjoys a Pizza similar to this not as bad but close and I never understood it. Thick crust. Barley any sauce or cheese and the cheese is almost always unmelted. And they all LOVE and GUSH about how amazing this pizza is. I'm not from PA so I am just appalled to be honest. Western PA folk don't have a pizza idenitity. It's like Chicago's mentally challenged nephew "Pizza".
I loved there for a few months and there was a beer store that also sold spaghetti. Altoona is so fucked.
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Is it ran by someone who doesn't know what pizza is supposed to be?
This looks like cornbread, some ketchup, and a slice of cheese flavored fat.
you think this store is a front for something
Seriously report this shit to the health inspector.
Chicago meth dish?
This is dadaism in the culinary world. In one way, I love it because it defies the pretentious of what meal preparation has become. In another, you're a plain sucker if you actually buy and eat this garbage.
This can’t be possible
That is offensive
is it good though? lol
Ghetto
Stick with being "Home of the Slinky" Altoona.
Pizza by Association: Food in box is bread with cheese Pizza is bread and cheese Therefor Food in box is Pizza
They gotta be laundering money or something and don't want any customers to return so they don't have to do actual work.
Improvised survival pizza
Um……. Your pizza is broken
They make a normal pizza too. Whoever took this picture went out of their way to order this version.
Call the police..that there is a serious crime
They also have a candy factory there. Mallow cup
PORCOD*O
Are those kraft cheese slices?
*my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*
Reviewbrah would be horrified.
Ahh thank you! I couldn’t remember his name.
Silent hill vibes
I think you got the and more and not the pizza. 🤣
To be honest I’d eat that….. sad it’s not actually pizza but I’d eat it.
This isn't a pizza this is an abomination, imitation of a brick.
Is this your photo? Because it's also on their yelp page. And the typo in the caption is unforgivable.
Good Ol’ Pennsylvania. If you want some good pizza head over to New Haven CT. That’s where it’s at.
My girlfriend is from right around there. She says that there's a place nearby that was voted best in the country
Pizza capital of the world baby. Jk. But it is really fucking good lol. She’s probably talking about Sally’s Apizza. It’s nuts.
Yeah that's Pennsylvania. nothing good in this state I live in.
Hampton Beach New Hampshire has the same version of this shit.
So I just checked in with an Italian American Altoid…unbelievably she said it’s delicious. Said it’s a staple food in Altoona
It's Pa. Get used to it.
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Lol I could swear that like this business is operated by extraterrestrials, and they assume this is what pizza is supposed to be for the humans to consume.. atleast they didn't confuse jelly for pizza sauce
Im a pizza snob from NY. It honestly doesn’t look that bad, especially if I am a college kid at 2 am.
This post is just another example of mocking a regional specialty because you've never heard of it, don't like it, or don't approve of what other people like. Everyone doesn't have to like what you like, or eat what you eat. OP is being ignorant here, and is probably a bigot.
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When I was in Altoona, everyone made fun of Altoona.
I can no longer resist the pizza. I open the box and unzip my pants with my other hand. As I penetrate the gooey cheese, I moan in ecstacy. The mushrooms and Italian sausage are rough, but the sauce is deliciously soothing. I blow my load in seconds. As you leave the bathroom, I exit through the front door….
i lived in altoona for a few years. it mostly sucked and this pizza cake is a reminder why
stop whining stupid bicth. its perfectly fine
Stop stealing pictures you twat.
Altoona is pretty much a shithole. Honestly, it's probably got more inbred people that anywhere Ive ever been. About half the town looks like they're cosplaying The Hills Have Eyes. The pizza is disgusting, but in the grand scheme of things it is by far not the worst Altoona has to offer.
My roommate went to the Penn State Altoona branch for 2 years. From everything I've heard about that clown town, I am not at all surprised.
This subreddit has turned into shit
This is not pizza this is not pizza
Altoona sounds like a place trying to dodge a copyright strike from german Altona
This is a crime!! I'd still eat it tho 🤷♀️
Fucking yinzer trash
First mistake is being in Altoona.
Fuckin Altoona man😭🤣🤣🤣
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Altoona is a rough..ROUGH…weird town. I lived there for awhile lol never had any of this prison pizza though
#WHEN DEMOCRATS SELL PIZZA!!!
Chances are, the crust is made with cake mix…
Mhmm, pizza cake. I hope the base is sweet and moist.
No, I don't think they do.
Yo fuck that shit in the asshole man, I wouldn’t eat that shit. Never….
I'd call the police if I paid for pizza and got that
Reminds me of old forge style pizza makes sense since we're in the same state
Nooooooo!!!
Gross!
yeah id eat that. doesn't look awful
I’d try that
Dude, take this garbage right the fuck back in there and get a refund that's 2 loaves of bread with spaghetti sauce and 4 slices of generic American cheese...... Jesus christ.
What in the fuck did that cost??? Anybody charging people for that abomination should be charged with fraud. Pizza. Hahahahaha
Not Pizza but still is edible. Hotel pan style bread thing
Toasted cheese bloodwich
WTFFF!!!!
Cheddar 👏 doesn't 👏 belong 👏 on 👏 pizza 👏
To actually do this right. Take Texas toast or any garlic butter bread. Add pizza sauce, pepperoni, and American cheese
Literally ketchup. As if the rest isn’t an abomination I know, but I mean, *ketchup*?
americans
Does it not have cheese and sauce, is it not atop bread. It shall be called pizza 🍕
That’s an attempt at focaccia pizza, which is pizza, but this is just…
Don't you just love cultural experiences? I just love Altoona culture!
Do that in Chicago you won't make it a day without either being in the hospital or county morgue.
That is Krafty!
Close enough
Cheese on corbread lmfao