What to Eat: Deep Dish Pizza, Gino's East, Chicago IL

This is a no-brainer. Deep dish pizza is a Chicago staple, and Gino's East has been making them since 1966. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this cousin of the classic New York style pie, a deep dish pizza is essentially built upside-down; cheese on the bottom, followed by toppings and then finished with a layer of chunky tomato sauce. Additionally, instead of a yeast-based crust which bakes directly on the oven's surface, deep dish pizza has a butter-based crust which bakes in a pan, resulting in a flaky, rich consistency. Gino's East in is known for their colossal deep dish pies; two pounds of dough, more than a pound of mozzarella cheese, four pounds of toppings and a pound of sauce. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.