Saints win! But this is a pizza blog...

Congratulations to the Saints, their fans and everyone else who was pulling for them!  According to my twitter & facebook accounts it seemed as if most of the country was in their corner.  Was it the under dog syndrome???  If so, where were you all year as the Saints destroyed pretty much everyone they played?

As a fan of 1 NFL team and 1 team only (DA BEARS) I could have cared less and just watched for a good game and enjoyed the food that accompanies a Super Bowl Party.  Since I was hosting the party I was in charge of the food and you know where this is going... Pizano's thin crust and deep dish pizza.  Why did I choose this place?  Well besides being awesome with such a buttery crust I happened to have stumbled upon another blog last week www.chitownpizza.blogspot.com in which they reviewed this place.  I read it and was inspired to grab some pies from Pizano's which I hadn't had in a couple of years.

Pizano's was opened in 1991 by Rudy Malnati Jr.  Yes Rudy Malnati Jr. of the Malnati family which are MAJOR players in the Chicago Pizza World.  That being said there are little differences between Lou Malnati's and Pizano's.  One difference noticeable to the eye is their sauce that covers the deep dish.  Sure they have the nice delicious chunks of tomatoes, but they have a little more liquidity in their sauce.  They both have the amazing high rising buttery crust (the best part of a Malnati pizza) and for those 2 reasons I prefer Pizano's to Malnati's.

Now of course when you think Chicago you think Deep Dish ahhhh Stuffed ahhhh.  Well really if you are going to just eat those massive pies then you aren't going to get a whole lot of pieces down.  My favorite way to indulge in a pizzeria that serves both deep dish and thin crust is to use their thin crust as my appetizer and finish it off with the deep dish.  My ratio usually goes around 4-5 thin crust squares and 1-2 deep dish triangles.  On Super Bowl Sunday it was more like 6 thin crust squares and 2 deep dish triangles!

Pizano's thin crust is unique in Chicago, plenty of places have thin crust Tavern Style, but Pizano's is really the only one I know of that takes that buttery crust fro their deep dish and incorporates it into their thin.  If you notice the top left corner of my thin crust picture, that crust looks just like the deep dish crust.  This not only makes it unique but makes it an amazing compliment to the deep dish.

The main point I am trying to get across in this post is that you can experience 2 kinds of awesome Chicago Style Pizza in 1 restaurant that isn't necessarily packed.  Most people seeking this buttery type of pizza will flock to Lou Malnati's which can be packed at just about any time you are thinking of going where as Pizano's delivers similar, enjoyable, convenient pizza.

http://www.pizanoschicago.com/