WHERE TO EAT The best Quad City-Style Pizza in the world (according to food experts)

"The neighborhood can finally enjoy the malted-crust Quad City-style pies, cut into strips with the toppings buried under the cheese."

"Welcome to the home of Quad City-style pizza, which features malt in the dough, a spicy sauce and toppings under the cheese. And don’t you dare cut this baby into slices--in Iowa, we eat our pizza in strips"

"They have some fantastic specialty pizzas. We definitely love the BLT pizza and the Taco pizza."

"It’s definitely worth the hype. Happy Joe’s is technically considered Quad-City style, even though its pizzas are cut as traditional slices rather than strips."

"Top Five Places to Get a Quad City-Style Pizza: Pizza Shack - They differ with a thicker crust and a lot more cheese."

"They're well known for their pizza. It, too, is almost always good."

This is the most ubiquitous example of a Quad City-style pizza. The long slices and slightly spicy sauce are a staple and the crust is perfectly toothsome. I would absolutely recommend this as an example of what a QC-style pizza can be.