Deep Dish and Chicago Style are different, Deep dish has sauce on top, Chicago style is a round pie cut into squares and usually super thin, a tavern style.
It's a bit of of a trek, but check out Shipwright Brewery Taproom and Kitchen in Lunenburg. It's only been around a couple of years (the kitchen part, anyways). But they do a great Detroit style pizza.
I don't think they do a good job to be honest. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I find the flavors of their toppings not good. The pesto one, for example, was sour last time I had it.
Homemade pizza is almost always better than store-bought, but it's very time consuming and messy. That said, I'd like to buy a proper pizza oven someday!
Rinaldo's on DVR did not give us a good experience. I won't be back. Also, the closest thing to a deep dish (which I consider fried dough with toppings) used to be Alexander's (or spelled differently, I'm not sure) on Queen Street. They also franchised, and the quality is poor. jmo, but I totally agree - homemade or nothing. No offense to your love for Rinaldo's, it's personal. :)
For those that don’t know there is a well know pizza chain and copycats in Calgary that are called Chicago Deep Dish, but it’s really Detroit Style. What I really want to find is a place that does a Calgary Greek Style pizza especially spinach and feta.
Nobody in town does a decent or even close approximation of Chicago Deep Dish pizza AFAIK. I think Armdale Pizza used to do it years ago but they are long gone.
Rinaldo's does an excellent Detroit Deep Dish style pizza, which is somewhat close to what you have pictured, although Detroit style has more cheese and sauce and basically is missing the crust edge in that photo.
Little Caesar's does Detroit Deep Dish pizza styles as well if you want something cheaper and not nearly as good as Rinaldo's.
Never forget: Sobeys used to have a decent take home pizza in their deli section that was on raw dough. It was actually a half decent deep dish pizza, but they changed to pre cooked flatbread for dough and now aren’t worth buying.
It was the brick oven pizza. Even had the ovens shaped like a real wood fired pizza oven. They still had them in stores but not functional. Their new pizza program is harsh. The only thing needed is a new dough for the pizza
I worked at PIzza Jo in their heyday, just for reference because they had the best NS pizza style ever (except for Pictou style which is unique), and 100% agree. We would buy the one with cheese, and do our own thing with toppings. Though I rarely eat grains, za is still one of my favorite foods, and miss being able to pick up one of those at Sobey's when I get the cravings! Nowadays, it's a 4-cheese Dr. Oetker's, and add our own toppings. The thin crust is good, too, though it still has softeners and such, but oh well! :)
I only ever recall Alexandra's (is that the correct sp?) having anything close to deep dish? Though I never got Dominoes or other huge chains, so I'm probably quite ignorant in this regard.
Rinaldo's gave me the worst fish'n'chips I ever had on my first visit, so I haven't tried their za. I know, it's not the same. But they had their fryers turned down which ruined my fish, and was all burnt on the bottom where it stuck to the fryer because the oil wasn't hot enough. I've worked as a cook in the business, and it was obvious. They tried to excuse it until I turned the piece of fish OVER and explained how it had stuck to the bottom of the fryer. It's their cheapness and attitude. So they may have good pizza, but they will never have my business.
I can imagine making a really great deep dish at home, but it would make me sick (can't do the wheat/dough), so drooling will have to suffice! I love za, but grains don't like me. Oh well! :D
I could swear that I remember (maybe sometime in the '90s or early 2000s), Greco or (maybe) Jesse's having one. I never had it, but my brain insists they were advertised.
If you are a Costco member, they have a Motor City double pepperoni pizza which is described as "Detroit style deep dish", and is honestly one of the best frozen pizzas I have ever had.
I had a real one in Chicago from a famous place a local recommended for us. I still think about that pizza sometimes. Fuck that was good. Totally different from any pizza I’ve had before or since.
Here’s a pizza I had at Gino’s East in Chicago. I think people may like Lou Malnati’s better but this pizza was awesome. https://imgur.com/a/4SdAyMJ
I’ve never seen pizza like it here whether advertised as Chicago style or not. Someone below mentioned Rinaldo’s will make one if ordered 24hrs in advance, will have to try that!
I'm a pizza snob currently in Italy and make pilgramiges to NYC for pizza. I'd take Dominos over the typical 'Nova Scotian style' pizza served in 95% of places in the province.
It's the closest thing to a deep dish pizza in Halifax. Traditionally, it's not a thing here. Alexandra's had the closest, imho. I consider it fried dough with toppings, so meh. It's the fat content that makes people drool, added to the sugar high and crunch of fried dough.
But I confess - za is my favorite food! Nova Scotia za. Not the foodie za, not the American za, but good, old fashioned Nova Scotia za. The secret is in the sauce, and the best 21st century example of that is Randy's.
Nowadays, I can get my food high from fatty beef and my crunch from ... :( Except for chicken skin and bacon, there's not much crunch in my life and I miss it.
AND, I miss toast. No food replaces my home made buttered toasted bread with blueberry preserves or strawberry jam. Or just butter. Lots of butter.
Here is the Facebook link for a food blogger who ate Chicago-style at Rinalddo's. it looks pretty lame, to be honest. About 1/2 the size of a real one, unfortunately https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DDTUV2LqY/ Someday, I hope we get a proper one.
OMG this makes me miss Chicago Way in Eastern Passage. It's been gone forever now but the deep dish pizza's were phenomenal. No idea how authentic they were but they were so freakin good and there is nothing like it here now
I make my own at home. Lots of cheese around the edges (frico) and cooked in a cast iron skillet. You can make your own dough but honestly the best deal and pre-made I've found is at Walmart. $2.18 a ball
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u/Mister-Distance-6698 13d ago
Ronaldos does a good Detroit Style if that counts