Chicago Pizzeria Rankings

You may have noticed that I visited four of Chicago’s finest pizzerias in the brief span of two days recently. This was certainly a challenge, but I did it all for you, the loyal followers of The Pizza Fan (thanks Mom). I was hoping to come away from this pizzalicious trip with a clear-cut winner for Chicago’s pizza, but, unfortantely, the best I could come up with was a three-way tie between Giordano’s, Gino’s East, and Lou Malnati’s. My problem was that I especially enjoyed a certain and different part of the pizza from all three restaurants, and below are the individual awards I came up with to make myself feel better about being too weak-willed to pick Chicago’s best pizza:

Best Cheese – Giordano’s (try asking for extra cheese and be prepared to be amazed)
Best Topping – Gino’s East (order their sausage patty that covers the entire pizza if you can’t stand bites without a topping)
Best Crust – Lou Malnati’s (make sure you request the butter crust to get full enjoyment)

I welcome others’ thoughts about the best pizza in Chicago as perhaps there is another pizzeria in the Windy City that tops all of these?

About Ryan Hays

My name is Ryan, and I am the creator of ThePizzaFan.com. I am in search of the greatest pizza in America, and I will take you along for the ride through this website. Please let me know your thoughts as I would be happy to hear your input.

Comments

  1. Nick Castiglione says:

    Next time you guys swing through Chicago we have to go to Louisa’s. It will soon be your Number 1. Cool blog by the way.

  2. Ed Balaun says:

    Best Chicago Pizza, ranked by me: 1. Giordano’s, 2. Lou Malnati’s, 3. Gino’s East.

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