Gino's East Deep Dish Pizza (Frozen)

[gregbooras]

I am not really a frozen pizza guy, but when I lived in the Midwest I made frequent trips to Chicago, the home of deep dish pizza.

I have been to Gino's original pizza many times, they begin their business in downtown Chicago in 1966 by two taxi drivers. The claim to fame is the the deep dish pizza, so when I saw their pizza at the local grocery store I had to give it a try. I can tell you, this is a serious pizza, weighing in at 2 lbs. Overall the taste of the sauce, cheese, pepperoni and sausage was good. I would have wished for a bit more sauce and some veggies.

For $8.00 it was a much better pizza than any other frozen pizza. I just wish Giordano's which started in the 70's was in grocery stores, I like the sauce and the crust better.





Greg

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[Durangosmoker]

You might like it more if you cooked it in the smoker. 

[gregbooras]

You might like it more if you cooked it in the smoker. 

Some things you can improve in a smoker and some things, not so much

Greg

[RG]

The SI is definitely NOT suited for pizzas. That looks killer Greg, for $8.00 that's a great value. It looks like the real McCoy to boot, not usually the case with frozen pies.

[elkins20]

Hey Greg is the Mozzarella under the tomato sauce or not at all? I have seen some from Chi town where they put the Mozzarella on the bottom, then meat and sauce on top. Just cannot remember the name of the parlor. My Mom got one of our neighborhood ladies to teach her to make a pizza. It was a very thin crust, with olive oil and anchovies pieces, than a thin tomato sauce and grated parmesan cheese. This was before the days of packaged grated cheeses. We would have this on Friday nights, Catholic you know no meat on Fridays. 

[jcboxlot]

no cheese!

http://www.corropolesebakery.com/?page_id=13


Simple and great if ever in the area.

[elkins20]

Hey John, thanks for the link, I would go with the tomato pie, anchovy and pepperoni topping. Or maybe the Bruschetta now making my mouth water.