{"id":17037,"date":"2019-10-29T15:31:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fultongrace.com\/?p=17037"},"modified":"2021-07-19T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T10:44:05","slug":"battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Chicago Deep Dish: Here&#8217;s Our 5 Favorite Pizza Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>We take pizza very seriously in this city.<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We can try and settle this debate once and for all, or we can tell you our top five favorite spots to grab Chicago deep dish pizza.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pequodspizza.com\/\">Pequod&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The incredible part of Pequod&#8217;s is the caramelized crust, where the cheese and crust form to make the perfect added layer of deliciousness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_media-650\" style=\"width: 1252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-650\" data-attachment-id=\"17042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/img_8205\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8205.jpg?fit=1242%2C1006&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,1006\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8205\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8205.jpg?fit=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8205.jpg?fit=634%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fultongrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8205.jpg?resize=634%2C514&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8205.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"514\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-media-650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pequod&#8217;s via Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loumalnatis.com\/\">Lou Malnati&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Always famous Lou Malnati&#8217;s brings customers in droves, with their &#8220;Buttercrust&#8221; and long wait times. Don&#8217;t let the wait times deter you: it&#8217;s well worth it.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_media-651\" style=\"width: 1252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-651\" data-attachment-id=\"17043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/img_8207\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8207.jpg?fit=1242%2C901&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,901\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8207\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8207.jpg?fit=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8207.jpg?fit=634%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17043\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fultongrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8207.jpg?resize=634%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8207.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"460\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-media-651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Lou Malnati&#8217;s via Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/giordanos.com\/\">Giordano&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Extra cheese, please! Giordano&#8217;s perfectly balances a massive amount of cheese with a healthy amount of sauce, and never disappoints.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_17045\" style=\"width: 1252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17045\" data-attachment-id=\"17045\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/img_8208\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8208.jpg?fit=1242%2C901&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,901\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8208\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8208.jpg?fit=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8208.jpg?fit=634%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17045\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fultongrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8208.jpg?resize=634%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8208.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"460\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Giordano&#8217;s via Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginoseast.com\/\">Gino&#8217;s East<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Each slice at Gino&#8217;s East packs a lot of punch, meaning getting past a second slice is serious feat. But you&#8217;ll enjoy each and every second.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_media-653\" style=\"width: 1252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-653\" data-attachment-id=\"17047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/img_8209\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8209.jpg?fit=1242%2C897&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,897\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8209\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8209.jpg?fit=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8209.jpg?fit=634%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17047\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fultongrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8209.jpg?resize=634%2C458&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8209.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"458\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-media-653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gino&#8217;s East via Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mypiepizza.com\/\">My Pi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">By the slice or the whole pie: you&#8217;ll definitely want more at My Pi! If you want a side of veggies with your pizza, they also have a great salad bar.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_media-654\" style=\"width: 1252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-654\" data-attachment-id=\"17048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/img_8210\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8210.jpg?fit=1242%2C930&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,930\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8210\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8210.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8210.jpg?fit=634%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fultongrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8210.jpg?resize=634%2C475&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8210.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"475\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-media-654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: kristanlieb via Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re here for the epic cheese pulls.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Special Mention for the vegan deep dish offerings at\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color:#000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thechicagohouseofza.com\/\">The Chicago House of &#8216;Za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>where the vegan &#8216;za is just as amazing as the spots above.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_media-655\" style=\"width: 1252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-655\" data-attachment-id=\"17050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-chicago-deep-dish-heres-our-5-favorite-pizza-spots\/img_8211\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8211.jpg?fit=1242%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8211\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8211.jpg?fit=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8211.jpg?fit=634%2C461&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17050\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fultongrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8211.jpg?resize=634%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8211.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"461\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-media-655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: thinkplantbased via Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>Who is<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/fultongrace.com\"> <b>Fulton Grace<\/b><\/a><b>?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">We are one of Chicago\u2019s leading providers of comprehensive real estate services. We are home to an ever-growing team of savvy &amp; reputable<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/agents\/real-estate-chicago-il\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">local realtors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, seasoned<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/landlords\/chicago-property-management\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">property managers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, and customer-service oriented<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/about-us\/our-staff\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">staff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Whether you\u2019re looking to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/houses-for-sale\/illinois\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">find a new home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/sell\/sell-with-fulton-grace-realty\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">sell your home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, or have your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/landlords\/chicago-property-management\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">property managed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, let us be your trusted<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/about-us\/our-company\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">real estate advisors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take pizza very seriously in this city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99745542,"featured_media":17053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[381819,1518248],"tags":[5154,16092666,19097125,144579,112930,1198013,96140155,266291,586,635941873,677174138,670337245,532063397,177919,400,97128,11106,4979970,29137,169125,3714733,36211581,103,12856461,18655,2698984,500856,8845,2832,1662,5811084,8410735,155029969],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_8207-1.jpg?fit=1242%2C901&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbBC5T-4qN","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99745542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17037"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19138,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17037\/revisions\/19138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}