# Alright, so where I should go for some good deep-dish pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 2, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046 "2011-06-02T03:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mornac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mornac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mornac)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/21 "2011-06-04T04:09:17Z")
Anyone remember _My π_? There was one near the Loyola L station through the 70’s and into the 80’s. There was another near Clark Street and Diversy (New Town). The stuff wasn’t bad. My wife who’s from France, stopped eating deep dish forever when they closed. I think I saw one in Lincoln Park not too long ago. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/22 "2011-06-04T05:10:07Z")
My Pie has a new location on Shermer Road in Northbrook. Initial reports compare favorably to the old place on Clark St. It’s on my short list of places to try in the next month. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/23 "2011-06-04T13:55:31Z")
> [@Mornac](#): > > Anyone remember _My π_? > > There was one near the Loyola L station through the 70’s and into the 80’s. There was another near Clark Street and Diversy (New Town). The stuff wasn’t bad. My wife who’s from France, stopped eating deep dish forever when they closed. I think I saw one in Lincoln Park not too long ago. From the thread on thick crust pizza: > [@All right, so where should I go for THICK-CRUST pizza???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-so-where-should-i-go-for-thick-crust-pizza/584124/2): > > My Pi is a good medium-thick pizza. Personally, I think Lou Malnatti’s also belongs in that category more than in the deep-dish category. Sarpino’s is also a good medium-crust pizza. > [@All right, so where should I go for THICK-CRUST pizza???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-so-where-should-i-go-for-thick-crust-pizza/584124/3): > > I remember the original My Pi on Sheridan when I lived in that area, and always thought it had the best pizza I’d ever had. Sadly, I moved away and years later when I happened to be back in the area found that the whole neighborhood had changed. I wonder if the current incarnation is as good as the original. Besides the one **MikeG** mentioned, there’s another one at 2010 N Damen, which the [website](http://www.mypiepizza.com/) describes as “mostly carryout and delivery, with a few dine-in seats”. ---
**Author:** ![Mornac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mornac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mornac)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/24 "2011-06-04T15:19:47Z")
Doh! Missed the entire thread on thick crust! I may have to take the wife over to one of the existing _My π_’s for our wedding anniversary. Can anyone possibly forget the [original menu](http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregchris/5507258979/)? Makes me teary eyed for the lost era of the rabid audiophile. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/25 "2011-06-04T15:54:32Z")
> [@SlickPoetry](#): > > Surprised nobody has mentioned Pizano’s. I used to absolutely love their pizza at the location near Wrigley, which unfortunately has shut down. They still have two city locations, one at 864. North State (exit the red line at Chicago and walk two blocks north on state) and one in the loop at 61 east madison (super close to any el line that passes through downtown) > I have NOT been to either of these locations yet, so I cannot vouch 100% that they are as good as the wrigleyville location. But its definitely worth a shot. I’ve been to the (late lamented) Wrigleyville location, and the Madison location. It’s decent pizza, but I wouldn’t put it in the same class with Uno’s, Due’s, Gino’s East, etc. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/26 "2011-06-06T04:38:28Z")
I think I’ve settled on Uno. The tour boat dock is at Wacker and Michigan, so it’ll be a short walk there. We should be there before 5, so hopefully it won’t be TOO busy. Of course, it’s now looking like it might storm on Saturday, so this whole thing might be moot. How would two small pizzas do for three people? I figured we would get one sausage and one cheese. We’ll be heading right back to my place afterwards, so I’m fine with having leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/27 "2011-06-06T06:44:18Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I think I’ve settled on Uno. The tour boat dock is at Wacker and Michigan, so it’ll be a short walk there. We should be there before 5, so hopefully it won’t be TOO busy. Of course, it’s now looking like it might storm on Saturday, so this whole thing might be moot. > > How would two small pizzas do for three people? I figured we would get one sausage and one cheese. We’ll be heading right back to my place afterwards, so I’m fine with having leftovers. You have chosen…wisely. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/28 "2011-06-08T04:04:59Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > I’ll go for Lou’s since you can’t make it up to Morton Grove and the best deep dish pizza at Burts. That would be my advice, too. Nothing wrong with Uno or Due, though. With Uno being the progenitor of the style, I definitely think they’re worth a stop for the history, and they do put out a very good pie. I also very much enjoy Pequod’s (one of Burt’s old places). That’s actually my default choice for when I don’t feel like heading up to Burt’s in Morton Grove, although they’re both a little different than typical Chicago-style deep dish. ---
**Author:** ![Recovering\_Republican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/29 "2011-06-10T11:23:15Z")
It’s not downtown, but here’s a couple great places in the Burbs for Pizza- Three Guys Pizza in Itasca… Paps in Mount Prospect. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/30 "2011-06-10T16:47:01Z")
This thread inspired me to mail order some good pizza. Unfortunately shipping for Giordano’s was prohibitively expensive, so our delivery of four 9" pizza’s from Lou Malnati’s should arrive today. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/31 "2011-06-12T03:09:04Z")
Well, Uno was delicious. It turns out no one in my family has had deep dish before and it was a big hit. We got a small cheese and a medium sausage. Just a medium would be enough for the three of us, but now I have dinner for the next two nights. The cheese pizza was a little too cheesy but the sausage was great. Probably my only criticism was the sauce was a little meh. More like the pasta sauce you would get at a cheap Italian place. A little too sweet maybe? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/32 "2011-06-12T17:07:00Z")
Also, I gotta give props to Chicago hospitality. On two separate trips someone gave up their seat on the L so my parents could sit down together. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/33 "2011-06-13T14:48:16Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Well, Uno was delicious. It turns out no one in my family has had deep dish before and it was a big hit. We got a small cheese and a medium sausage. Just a medium would be enough for the three of us, but now I have dinner for the next two nights. The cheese pizza was a little too cheesy but the sausage was great. Probably my only criticism was the sauce was a little meh. More like the pasta sauce you would get at a cheap Italian place. A little too sweet maybe? Too cheesy?? Not possible! 😉 Glad you and your family liked it, though. The sauce is pretty much why Uno isn’t my favorite, but – in case the thread hasn’t driven the point home enough – it’s hard to go wrong with deep-dish anywhere in Chicago. I hope you’re now inspired to go and try all the others. Then, the next time somebody asks this question you can offer your own expert opinion! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/34 "2011-06-13T15:25:03Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Too cheesy?? Not possible! 😉 Ha, I think the problem is I ate the sausage first, so when I got to the cheese pizza it was a cheese overload. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046/35 "2011-06-13T17:24:01Z")
Late to the thread, but my mother grew up in the Shy, and we have family there so it’s a not-uncommon destination for us (much more when I was a kid). I’d had Gino’s several times and it’s very good, but when we were there in December we got a \*delivery \* order from Lou’s (in the suburbs, yet) and it’s my new favorite. –Cliffy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-where-i-should-go-for-some-good-deep-dish-pizza/584046.md?page=1)