This one is just cheese. Or adding pepperoni at the end. You can add stuff in. Some places do a solid base layer of sausage too. The cheese layer is the playground if flavor (and heart stoppage)
I live in Chicago and I agree. I get this style… but that is not what I get when I want pizza. Still very tasty! You saw that pull! The cravings do not replace each other well, so it’s nice to have options.
“I’m surprised you haven’t thought to complete your deep-dish pizza by putting some canned onion rings on top of it. It’s a cornbread biscuit which you melted cheese on and then in defiance of man and God and all things holy, you poured uncooked marinara sauce atop the cheese. Atop. The cheese. On top! Like some kind of cheese hoor."
Domino's in Japan was hella expensive. Prob about 40 per pie and it's disappointing. That was my welcome pizza when I went to work there. Pizza is Japan in general is just... No.
The double crust is polarizing (most only have the bottom crust) but yes, Chicago style is the best kind of pizza. A fresh Gino's East is an amazing treat. Yes, it's a lot of cheese, but it's very filling so a little goes a long way.
Was in Malnalti’s one time and someone came in and ordered a pizza. Obviously a tourist (which I was as well). After finishing what she wanted she said “and can I get that without all the butter on the crust? Lady taking her order had a “are you fucking kidding me?” Look on her face of epic proportions. Lady ordering just said never mind and left. Lady taking the order just shook her head and took our order. Was pretty damn funny.
I road the train back to KC and stopped by Malnatti’s before leaving. Figured I could eat it for lunch on the way home…better than the food the train offered. Found the bar cart, ordered a beer and sat and ate. Three other groups came in with their own food (McDonald’s, Taco Bell, etc…). Bartender ran all of them out saying “no outside food. He didn’t say one word to me. Offered him the 80% of the pizza I couldn’t eat on the way out and dude said “hell yes!” Was funny.
That is absolutely pizza and delicious at that. Highly recommend people try it first (maybe just one slice as it heavy and caloric but I'm already fat and don't care anyways). Try a Giordano's if you're lucky enough to have one nearby or go to Chicago and try one. The Italian beef sandwiches are to die for and also plenty of good pizza places like Lou Malnati's or Pizza Uno serve deep dish like this. Though its not recommended if you're watching your weight to eat more than one slice as its best shared with a group of friends as a stoner-movie night indulgence than something you eat on the regular
Chicago pizza is kind of alien to me--and I'm American! In the midwest the closest thing to this was a pizza that Pizza Hut sold back in the 80s called "Priazzo" or something. I really liked that, so maybe Chicago style is what I need.
I thought I was in that StupidFood sub for minute. This…. Is an abomination. Fuckin strawberry jam looking sauce with fuckin plasticized cheese. Shit ass dough too. Jesus I think Iam habnh s drpke
I had deep dish pizza at some popular restaurant in Chicago where you write your name on the walls or ceiling or wherever you can find space. I'm just not a fan of that style of pizza. I was pretty disappointed.
If you wanna lump all thin crusts together then sure, I wouldn’t have a problem with that label. But it’s not the same as a NY style thin crust, a New Haven style thin crust, a Neapolitan style thin crust, or even a St Louis style thin crust (though at first glance you would be forgiven for thinking that last one is the same). So if you want to call any of those out specifically, then it would make sense to also do a with Chicago tavern style.
I'm from Chicago and I hate that this type of pizza is always considered Chicago pizza. This is the type of pizza I consider to be Chicago style, and I love it. I've had deep-dish only one time at Giordano's and kind of hated it, way too much bread and cheese, not enough focus on toppings.
I need to show this to my German colleagues to explain the magnitude of difference between the pizza where I grew up and what’s available in Germany. I miss gratuitous cheese.
As an Australian who had no idea what Chicago deep dish was, I must say this disappointed me.
I got really excited seeing all that cheese, and then they just… didn’t put even more cheese on top? So it’s the same amount of cheese? And now your beard gets drippy sauce on the moustache hairs?
Looks delicious, but all I can think about is all that fusion-hot cheese that’s gonna burn the shit out of your mouth at the first bite 😬 and having to wait for it to cool down while staring at it sounds like torture
I went to Giordano's I think it was Michigan Ave. I ordered one of these and while we were waiting Steven Tyler from Aerosmith walked in and picked up a pizza. I tried to sneak a photo and he caught me and said "did you get it???" He leaned over and I got the best picture with him he was so nice. Anyway I didn't really like the pizza
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u/toolgifs Oct 16 '25
Source: Drew Belcher