Anyone else a fan? Here's the pie I made for dinner tonight. Impossible to find a good one outside of Chicago, being from there, so I've taken to making my own.
It never occurred to me to try and make my own. Looks like you got it right. Did it taste right? There's something about the sausage and cheeses they use that I've not found in any food outside of Chicago... http://www.tastesofchicago.com/category/Lou_Malnatis_Pizza?utm_campaign=order-now-button&utm_source=lousmobile&utm_medium=Homepage You can order from Lou Malnati's and have the real thing shipped to you FedEx. Surely it costs more than making one from scratch. They sell their pizza pan and spatula at that URL for $30.
Yeah, once or twice a year, we'll ship from Lou's or Giordanno's. But, I grew up around it enough, I got it pretty close. Still play with the recipe. I need the ability to make like 20 pies right next to eachother and sample, with small tweaks to nail it, but it's pretty much there, for all intents and purposes. For what it's worth, my niece likes mine more than the giordanno's she gets when she goes back to chicago to visit grandma and grandpa.
It wouldn't be right if you didn't make the dough from scratch. Three kinds of fat. Buttery flavor and flakey. Just the right amount of corn meal... I'm so going to try this soon.
Giordano's Chicago is the best, but this place in Seattle is delicious and Chicago-worthy. I know of no place in Portland that makes a true Chicago pizza. Yours look delicious, by the way.
I agree. I was in Chicago about 5 years ago and had to try the deep dish that everybody was raving about. I didn't like that aspect of the deep dish. The whole experience was meh.
Giordano's doesn't use stewed tomatoes. It's a sauce, but no chunks, and sweet yet a bit savory. Grant Park location is the place to go.
I made it a couple times a few years ago. My wife has told me I had to stop, otherwise she would gain more weight than when she was pregnant.
If you get up to Seattle, Kylie's in Fremont brings Chicago to the Northwest. Really good stuff -- it takes me back to my Chicago days. http://kylieschicagopizza.com/
Talk about a noob move -- the first time I had pizza after I moved to Chicago (Pizzeria Due's), I ordered extra cheese.
