I'm honestly the same way when it comes to pizza. But my favorite style of Pizza has to be greek style. The crust is nice and chewy with, depending on the pizzeria, a crispy outer edge. It's not as thick as a deep dish, but it's usually loaded with a lot of toppings so you have to use two hands to hold it. And call me the devil, but I eat my pizza with a fork and knife when I can because I like to keep my fingers clean (and because greek style pizza usually has a bit of an oily crust thanks to the olive oil).
As for toppings, I'm a meat guy but don't really like pepperonis. Maybe I haven't had good ones, but most of the time I feel like it just makes the pizza unnecessarily greasy (which combo'd with the greek style isn't good). Hamburger, onions, and peppers are great and I enjoy a good provolone cheese topping. But if I was going to pick a pizza right now, I'd go with a Neapolitan with added hamburger. Garlic and fresh tomatoes on a pizza are an amazing combo.
I don't really need any sides, because I could put down a whole 18" pizza by myself if I really wanted to. But if a place has good and special wings, I'll get those. Always have water for a drink too.
And I can't understand how people can enjoy mixing ranch with pizza. You ruin the sanctity of pizza at that point, especially if you just dump that stuff on the pie.
A small, loaded greek pizza.
- The crust