4 years ago. But my vote goes to Lou Malnati's. Giordano’s is a 10 out of 10 would recommend to anyone looking for good deep dish. he quoted me at 12.48 but didn't include the other charges. This dish has a massive following, with people passionately debating about which chain is the best: Giordano's vs. Lou Malnati's. Since my family usually gets pizza for dinner, it can take 30 minutes just to get to Giordano’s instead of the six minutes to Lou’s. The ratio between cheese, sauce and crust (which, by the way, was super flaky like a croissant) is perfection. One Response to “Giordano’s vs. Lou Malnati’s: Duel of the Deep Dish”, First of all Portillo’s is not Chicago, it’s da burbs,da only one in da city iz downtown! Joined Aug 23, 2019 Messages 563 Reaction score 383. With that being said, Emma and I immediately decided that we couldn’t compare Portillo’s to anything because there is nothing on this planet that we could compare it to. Price wise, Lou Malnati’s was $11.05 for a small cheese deep dish and Giordano’s was $16.50. is a monster depending on when you go. Both are delicious, but while thin crust is easy to eat on-the-go and deeply satisfying from first bite to last, deep dish is a hearty meal with every ingredient essentially coming “chunk-style.” Personally, I believe the cheese is the most important part of a pizza. Find out who wins. Chowhounds in general would say that Lou Malnati's is far better than Giordano's. I'm a Gino's East guy. Once again, this is great pizza. Answer Save. Do you agree? Trevor called this pizza confident, which I thought was really funny, but also true. My recipe is based on Lou’s and comes pretty close. When you get down to it, it's pizza. Absolutely nothing can compare to either of these things. It's flaky on the outside, yet soft near the middle. Giordano’s is a classic, since the ’90s. Gino’s East. Emma and I decided that since Lou Malnati’s and Giordano’s are closest to home, we would test them out. Join the discussion today. Emma and I got a small cheese pizza from each restaurant so that way there was enough for both of us and we weren’t tempted to eat the extra slices because as everyone knows, we would have. Just make sure you accidentally don't put pineapples on your pizza. also, seeing as you like love giordano's and hate pequod's, maybe deep dish just isn't for you. I still say Giordano's, but I think the point is Chicago has some fucking amazing deep dish and stuffed pizza. Jennifer: This was our last stop of the night and to me, it’s classic deep dish pizza. single. Read the Lou Malnati's, Gino's East, or some other joint? New York Vs Chicago – The Pizza Wars. It’s practically a law. Forget Giordano's. Which is better? Personally I like lou's but there's plenty if options that are not as well known. By adding your email you agree to get updates about Spoon University Healthier. Gino's East makes very good pizza. So go ahead and order yourself some Giordano's or Lou Malnati's for a pie that'll blow your tastebuds away. If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a gravatar. Oct 14, 2019 #3 bacc2bacc Well-Known Member View Badges. While Giordano's only offers the 3 sizes starting off at the two serving. across from Target, which I couldn’t accurately time because Randall Rd. Giordano’s vs Lou Malnati’s Before our trip to Chicago , we did a little research to figure out what things we wanted to do and what places we wanted to see. that's a gino's east thing. He took his pizza expertise to Lincolnwood, a northern suburb of Chicago, where he and his wife Jean opened the first Lou Malnati's Pizzeria on March 17, 1971. - See 3,620 traveler reviews, 822 candid photos, and great deals for Chicago, IL, at Tripadvisor. This restaurant is unique because it serves a stuffed deep dish pizza, meaning that there's an additional layer of dough separating the cheese from the rest of the toppings. I am on the side of Giordano’s this month. November 28, 2017 April 3, ... Other well known Chicago pizzerias include Gino’s East, Lou Malnatis, Giordanos, and The Art of Pizza. 1 decade ago. Okay, enough gushing. Its pizza tastes more homemade, and more authentic. Giordano’s is worth the price, the wait, and the trip. The crust was firm, a little sweet. Perhaps the most famous Chicago cuisine is deep dish pizza. If you have never tried it, you need to. Both my mom and my stomach would kill me if I ate four pieces of deep dish pizza in a day. As everyone knows, Chicago is the home of deep dish pizza. Restaurant reviews & ratings, online reservations options "chicago is obviously known for its amazing pizza with names like giordanos, lou malnatis, ginos east but. Gino's East. Naturally, I needed to try it out. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Not deep dish! We ordered Giordano's & Lou Malnati's at the same time and compared them. The crust is not too buttery, unlike Lou Malnati’s, and the sauce is not too sweet. Pizzeria Uno, Gino’s East, Georgio’s, Lou Malnati’s and Giordano’s are all of the places I remember trying. The restaurant that claims to have made the first deep dish pie is Pizzarie Uno's in 1943. Gino's East vs Giordano's - which is better? I’ve been making my own deep dish here in California. The pizza at both places had the same appearance (as most deep dish pizzas do), but there was one thing that really separated Lou’s from Giordano’s: the crust. Relevance. Watch this Topic. One of these, obviously, is food. Deep dish pizza on the other hand is a hit or miss food you have to get from a pizzeria. Alex: Team Lou Malnati’s Being a native Chicagoan, there are two things that not only I, but all Chicagoans, hold near and dear to our hearts: Portillo’s and deep dish pizza. Rainydock. But, I cannot ignore the fact that, holistically, Lou Malnati's is better. I can guarantee that when I come home from college during breaks, I … Both Gino’s East and Girodano’s are deep dish, but Giordano’s is a stuffed pizza like Nancy’s, to be precise. As I mentioned earlier, Greg and Kate spent Christmas in Chicago with my family this year. Lou Malnatis, hands down. Now, I have had both of these pizzas many, many, many times before.