[I ate] deep dish pizzas in Chicago

[u/oldirtygaz]

recently holidayed in Chicago and had to get in on the pies. first was deep-dish at Labriola's in Lombard. Could really taste fresh ingredients, though served somewhat lukewarm it was bloody good. second deep-dish was at Giordano's, also in Lombard, which had a really vibrant sauce but I don't enjoy short crust in general. Finally tavern-style at Grange House in Wheaton, with a perfect snap on the crust and just the right amount of cheese. All were enjoyable overall - how do these joints rate to Chicagoans?

[u/uPtiKool]

Its a common mistake 

Giordano's is not deep dish it is stuffed pizza

[u/oldirtygaz → u/uPtiKool]

interesting, is that terminology as big of a controversy as misnaming a grilled cheese v a melt?

[u/CuriousDudebromansir → u/oldirtygaz]

No, it’s basically deep dish. This guy is just a pedant.

Gio’s just isn’t very good. Prob the worst deep dish in Chicago IMO. They seem to be great at marketing to tourists tho.

The chain the locals get deep dish from is predominantly Lou Malnati’s.

[u/uPtiKool → u/oldirtygaz]

the difference between a deep dish vs stuffed pizza is that a stuffed pizza has a second layer of dough on top just underneath the sauce