Deep dish that isn't a tourist trap

Marcus Delgado

@deepdishmarcus

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Look, I love this city like I love the '85 Bears, unconditionally and a little too loud about it. But if I see one more tourist get hustled into a 90-minute wait at a Mag Mile pizza chain, I'm gonna lose it. This is my personal bullpen of deep dish and pan pizza spots, the ones I actually hit after a long week of resetting passwords and losing board game rules arguments. No Riverwalk gift-shop pizza here. These are the real Jordan-in-the-Finals picks.

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Deep dish that isn't a tourist trap — 7 items
Name	Neighborhood	Address	City	Signature Order	My take
1Pequod's Pizza	Lincoln Park	2207 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614	Chicago	Pan pizza with the caramelized cheese edge	That burnt cheese ring is basically the Bulls' threepeat of crusts. Non-negotiable.
2Bartoli's Pizzeria (Roscoe Village)	Roscoe Village	1955 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60613	Chicago	BYOB deep dish with sausage	BYOB means I bring my own Malort and my own opinions about the Cubs' bullpen. Zero frills, all flavor.
3The Art of Pizza	Lakeview	3033 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60657	Chicago	Deep dish by the slice	Only spot where I can get a quarter pie on a lunch break instead of calling in a sick day like it's a Bears bye week.
4My Pi Pizza	Bucktown	2010 W Pierce Ave, Chicago, IL 60622	Chicago	Classic deep dish, dairy-free option available	Quiet little gem, zero Instagram line out the door. The Bartman of pizza joints, underrated and unfairly blamed by nobody.
5Vito & Nick's	Ashburn	8433 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60652	Chicago	Thin crust tavern-style sausage pizza	Deep dish gets the hype but this is the thin-crust OG since '49. South Side loyalty, no questions asked.
6Gino's East	River North	162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611	Chicago	Cornmeal crust deep dish	Yeah it's crawling with tourists but the cornmeal crust earns its minutes, like a role player who actually shows up in the playoffs.
7Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co.	Lincoln Park	2121 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614	Chicago	Pizza pot pie, flipped upside down tableside	It's not technically deep dish, it's a POT PIE, but the theatrics alone deserve a curtain call. Bring friends who haven't seen the flip.