I ADORE deep dish pizza but living here in south Jersey it’s unavailable unless someone can clue me in. We have one Uno’s that I’m aware of, but it’s about an hour’s drive from us.
I remember when I first move to NYC from Chicago - almost 20 years ago - we went to a pizza restaurant and out of habit asked for utensils. The waiter looked puzzled and afterwards asked where we were from, and when I told him "Chicago", he said "ah...that explains the fork and knife." It was my first foray into the pizza cultures in this country lol.
I actually prefer thin crust over deep dish (I moved to the right city for that), but I still love my deep dish. I am going to place an order tonight! Thank you for this thread!
Yes, agree, I think it's because we lived in between three downtown locations when I was growing up there. We didn't eat pizza often, but when we did, it was super easy to duck into those restaurants. I definitely like it now more than I did back then, as it is now a treat and "different".You are the first Chicagoan I've seen say that!
Most of us prefer thin crust here, and usually tease that deep dish is only touted by tourists and transplants.
That said...I love a good Lou Malnati's pizza. Just ordered one the other night...mmmm.....