What is true Chicago Pizza? Deep dish or thin crust?

On travel channel type shows they always refer to Chicago Pizza as deep dish like Lou Malnottis or Gino's East.



I personally have always thought of Chicago pizza as being think crust, paper thin crust that is. Traversos in my opinoin has true Chicago pizza, good ingredients and paper thin crust. I can't stand Lou Malonittis or Gino's East.



What do you think? Why do many people think pan pizza is Chicago Pizza? In my opinoin Lou Malnottis and Gino's East are like tourist Chicago PizzaWhat is true Chicago Pizza? Deep dish or thin crust?
Gino's East and Lou Malnati pizzas are direct copies of the place where both worked and later replicated the menu.



The original place is still there but a chain took over and their pies can be tasted in several states.



Pizzeria Uno is the original. The deep dish style was created over 60 years ago. This is known as "Chicago Style" pizza.



Many places offer thin crust, double crust, stuffed, and deep dish styles...all different so it can be confusing.



The real "Chicago Style" is also made differently than a conventional pizza. The dough is spread on the pan and up the sides and then cheese slices are placed as the first layer. This is followed by tomato sauce and then the toppings. If sausage or another meat is used, a thick complete layer is applied, not a few pieces scattered about. The cooking time is about double that of a thin pizza because of the inverted style and number of ingredients.



Thin crust style is what you find in New York. It is the same as what you will find in Naples, Italy....where it all started.
chicago pizza is deep dish.What is true Chicago Pizza? Deep dish or thin crust?
Chicago style pizza is slow cooked deep dish pizza with the red sauce as the top layer.



Thin crust is not a chicago native.



Although you think Lou's and Gino's is tourist... they are in fact real traditional and damn good tasty Chicago Style.
DEEP DISH. a nice THICK buttery crust. A layer of cheese and HAND formed sausage. And then topped with CHUNKY TOMATO SAUCE. MMMMMM MMMMM now thats a CHICAGO style pizza.What is true Chicago Pizza? Deep dish or thin crust?
Deep Dish is Chicago Style Pizza.



Thin Crust is NYC Style Pizza