Best Pizza Joint in Chicago??
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What's the difference between stuffed and deep dish? Do you consider deep dish the same as "pan"? I am a native New Yorker (have lived in Chicago for 4 years) so I really should have preferenced my response with the blasphemous (to Chicagoans) qualifier that I prefer NY pizza.
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Me too Pat, me too. I always get a thin crust with tomatoes, black olives and green peppers. Do you like Home Run Inn? I also like their thin pizza. It reminds me of my grandma's and also of this places in my husband's hometown of McHenry called the Fox Hole.
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alex: yes....I DO like Home Run Inn. Your toppings sound quite good except for the green peppers - they don't agree with me. I usually opt for onions, mushrooms & spinach. Damn, now I want a pizza for lunch, instead of working out in the gym....must stay strong....must stay strong....
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I don't know if it's still open, but my favorite pizza place (for REALLY-STUFFED pizza!) is LaVilla Restaurant. I think it's on Lawrence Ave., if I remember correctly. I once brought one of their pizzas home to Texas with me. They half-cooked it and wrapped it for me really well; then when I got home I finished cooking it and it tasted as fresh as if I had just ordered it. Yum!!!
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Alex. I lifted this from a restaurant site that explained the difference between stuffed and deep dish.
Different from a traditional "deep dish" pizza or calzone, stuffed pizza is unique. We begin this luscious creation with a bottom layer of dough inside a two inch deep pan. A hearty helping of cheese topped with ingredients of your choice are added next. Then another thin layer of dough covers the ingredients, and our zesty tomato sauce tops the pie! As the pizza cooks, the top layer of dough will melt into the cheese, and the result is a delicious pie that you will enjoy!
What is the difference between our Chicago "stuffed" pizza and other "Chicago style" pizzas? The first thing you will notice about our pizza is the deep red, chunky tomato sauce on top. Then you will notice the two inch tall golden brown crust on the side of the pizza. Since our pizza seals in the cheeses and ingredients as it cooks, the ingredients remain moist and flavorful, and do not dry out like other pizza styles. Also, we are able to put in a large quantity of cheese in each pizza, because the cheese remains inside the pizza, and will not melt over the side and onto the oven floor like other pizza styles.
Different from a traditional "deep dish" pizza or calzone, stuffed pizza is unique. We begin this luscious creation with a bottom layer of dough inside a two inch deep pan. A hearty helping of cheese topped with ingredients of your choice are added next. Then another thin layer of dough covers the ingredients, and our zesty tomato sauce tops the pie! As the pizza cooks, the top layer of dough will melt into the cheese, and the result is a delicious pie that you will enjoy!
What is the difference between our Chicago "stuffed" pizza and other "Chicago style" pizzas? The first thing you will notice about our pizza is the deep red, chunky tomato sauce on top. Then you will notice the two inch tall golden brown crust on the side of the pizza. Since our pizza seals in the cheeses and ingredients as it cooks, the ingredients remain moist and flavorful, and do not dry out like other pizza styles. Also, we are able to put in a large quantity of cheese in each pizza, because the cheese remains inside the pizza, and will not melt over the side and onto the oven floor like other pizza styles.
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gab: I think when most people visit to Chicago and want to try Chicago style pizza, they are either referring to deep dish or stuffed. I do not personally care for those types (my stomach cannot take it) but Home Run Inn and Pequod's both make very good thin crust pizzas.
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Feb 25th, 2011 09:04 AM