![]() ![]() This is probably due to the fact that it didn’t seem to have many windows, and is painted in fairly dark colors. The building also has somewhat of an “underground” feel to it, even though it’s 3 stories high. Inside Gino’s, guests can write on the walls, chairs, staircases, you name it, so it was fun to look around. Gino’s East on Superior had a really lively atmosphere, but wasn’t super loud. I can’t speak to any locations except the ones that I actually ate at, of course. Tally: Gino’s - 1 Giordano’s - 1 Deep dish at Gino's Atmosphere Smackdown winner: Draw, because both menus offer up a variety of things. I didn’t try it, but my friend Katie said it was good. (Though Giordano’s calls its deep dish pizza “stuffed pizza.”) Why you would go to either of these places and order anything but pizza is beyond me, but the option is there for you.Īnd, although they don’t advertise it or include it on the menu, Gino’s also serves gluten-free pizza. Chicago Pizza Smackdown Menu Optionsīoth Gino’s and Giordano’s serve deep dish and thin-crust pizza, along with an assortment of pasta, calzones, sandwiches and salads. I can’t really compare things like time spent standing in line or service since I didn’t eat at two downtown locations, but I CAN compare the pizza for you. I wasn’t able to eat at one of Giordano’s downtown locations, but instead popped into its restaurant near the Chicago-Midway airport, where there was no line or wait for a table. There was always a line out the door at this location whenever I saw it, and I ended up using a concierge business card from the John Hancock Observatory in order to skip the line and get priority seating (you can do this, too, if you visit the Observatory!). I ate at the original Gino’s Eastlocation on Superior Street, just off Michigan Avenue, in downtown Chicago. I say inside-out because, unlike other types of pizza where it goes crust-sauce-cheese-toppings, deep dish pizza goes crust-toppings-cheese-sauce. Each has a long history in Chicago, and each is known for making a killer deep dish pizza.ĭeep dish, in case you aren’t familiar, is not just a really thick pizza. In the end, I decided to try out two of the places that seemed to come up the most in recommendations: Gino’s East and Giordano’s. Chicago certainly has a lot of pizza options. I asked around for suggestions on where to go, and I got a whole slew of answers. So, when I first decided I was going to visit the Windy City, “ eating deep dish pizza” immediately was put on my list of must-do things. ![]() You can’t go to Chicago without trying some of its famous deep dish pizza. Some posts on this site contain affiliate links, meaning if you book or buy something through one of these links, I may earn a small commission. ![]()
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