Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

The words «deep dish» have never been so recklessly and cavalierly used. Come on, guys. A think crust does not make it deep dish. Heck, sparse toppings on top of a thick crust definitely does not make it deep dish. This deep dish pizza flies in the face of every characteristic one would use in defining a deep dish pizza.

Deep S*** Pizza — Fooled me twice, I feel shame! If you like your pie to be made on a thick piece of drywall, have so little cheese that the mozza looks translucent, pizza sauce like a bleached out crime scene — no evidence of red anywhere, and have toppings so sparse that it looks like confetti on a church floor from a wedding that occurred a week earlier, this is the place for you!

Scene:
Purchased slice of Meat Lover’s pizza.
Negatives:
The only thing that is deep about the pizza here is the sense of disappointment you feel when you eat it. The toppings are as superficial as a Polly Shore movie. Given its extreme dryness, I could not eat it. I plan on returning it to the museum at Pompeii (pending carbon dating), as the only logical explanation for the condition of this pizza is that it is an artifact stolen from the site of the Mt. Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD. Exhibit A is a photo of said pizza, with a small water bottle cap on the dish for thickness reference. Mmm, that bottle cap is looking pretty tasty right now.
Positives:
Since the storefront is emblazoned with «deep deep deep deep deep dish pizza», I give props to the owners for hiring someone with a stutter to do their signage.

This place has been getting a bad rap which I do not understand. Having been a chef for 10 years I understand the need for a very clean kitchen but some of the best food I have ever eaten has come out of the dirtiest places. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying this is some of the best food I have ever eaten! But really as long as the cooks hands are clean I am willing to over look a dirty floor if my food comes out tasty.
So this place is not a true CDDP I guess, which does not matter to me at all! What does matter to me is that it is 2 blocks from my house and has a pick up special of a 14 inch pizza for only $ 6.99! At that price I would expect some pretty bad pizza but low and behold each time I ordered it I am finishing the whole thing in a hurry. Only draw back of this place is they sometimes do not have certain toppings so when you call be ready to switch your order.
Lastly the two guys that work there, and possibly own the place are super friendly and always excited to see you, customer service one does not expect from a pick up pizza place late at night.
Oh, and putting crushed chilies on top when you get home is a sure fire way to enjoy the whole pie without realizing!

Thank you for this chance to write about Chicago Deep Dish Pizza in Bowness when there is no immediate email address to write to them and complain.
My co-​worker and I ordered a Hawaiian pizza this summer with extra cheese, and it was so good that we convinced our boss to order another today (December 16, 2010) as it was our celebration of a couple weeks off for Christmas and New Years. What a mistake this time. We ordered exactly the same pizza with extra cheese. These were the results:
1. The person who took our order got the street incorrect.
2. My boss phoned after an hour and 15 minutes only to be told it had already been delivered and paid for!
3. We got a phone call afterward asking where we were located.
4. It was delivered slightly warm after being ordered an hour and 20 minutes previously.
5. There was absolutely no extra cheese, (the person who took the order not only got the street incorrect, but also blew the extra cheese request)
6. We were hard pressed to find even ANY cheese.
7. Very skimpy ham and pineapple. Plenty of crust.
8. All in all, it convinced us never to order from Chicago Deep Dish again, which is a shame since we enjoyed the pizza we received in the summer so much.
9. To all Chicago Deep Dish managers — Unfortunately, sometimes word of mouth will work against you. Please pay attention.

When my regular pizza place was closed I thought I would try this «Chicago Deep Dish». I put quotation marks because this is one of the many knock off CDD’s in the city.
I too waited over an hour for my pizza. when it arrived it was almost cold! The meat quality on the pizza was not appetizing, the crust was soggy. At $ 23 for a large pizza, I expect better quality. We didn’t even eat half of it. The one small perk to this place is that you can get a free 6 pack of pop or a 2 litre with your order, if you mention it.
This is one of the lowest quality Chicago Deep Dishes in the city, I’ll spend my money elsewhere in the future.

Damnit! They piss me off because the pizza is so yummy, but they take so long to deliver your food to you.
Honestly, I don’t want to be waiting for my pizza for about and hour and forty-​five minutes before I have to call to find out where it is. I just want it to get there so I can eat it while it’s hot. I’ll tolerate waiting an hour, but when it’s closer to two it’s a little delicious.
Still, I always order from them and hope they’ll be quicker because I love Chicago Deep Dish pizza so much! The favourite from them is pepperoni-​hot pepper because they really load up on the peppers… both hot and oni! The pizzas are square so the middle pieces are my favourite by far… no crusts! Yippy!
So, in exchange for ordering my favourite pizza, I sacrifice my time and waste precious eating hours. It’s a trade-​up, but it’s totally worth it.