The 3 "Best" Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago

ABBEY: Deep dish pizza is one of the things that Chicago is well known for. And it's great that we indulged on those slices from three restaurants: Lou Malnati's, Giordano's Pizzeria, and Ginos East. It's hard to compare as each has its own unique way of how it was prepared, unique flavors and taste. 

For me, Lou Malnati's butter crust is better than the "undercooked" ones from Giordano's and Ginos East. But all of them put good, fresh, and flavorful ingredients that fill the pizza to brim. 

I think the lesson here is stop comparing, just eat and enjoy.

The 3 "Best" Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago: Ginos East

The 3 "Best" Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago: Giordano's Lunch Menu

The 3 "Best" Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago: Giordano's Dining Place 

The 3 "Best" Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago: Lou Malnati's

WILL: Do you know that Chicago is famous for awesome pizzas? Their pizza are not only dough and toppings, their deep dish pizza is consisted of doughs and a basin of toppings! Haha! 

There 3 well-known brands, Ginos East, Lou Malnati's, & Giordano's. So blessed that we tasted it all (Thanks Kuya Victory and Abigail for sponsoring😋). 

My favourite? Giordano's... super yummy meat and melted cheese blended together.Their homey feeling at their branch at is superb. Great service and super clean restaurant.

While the other two? Malnatis' dough is buttery and crispy which is the distinction to the other two. And Ginos East? Nothing special that reminds of me. Sorry. 

So whenever you visited Illinois, have a taste test of the three Deep Dish Pizza and share with us your judgment.

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Lou Malnati's, the Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Restaurant

(W) https://www.loumalnatis.com

(T)  1-800-Lou-To-Go (1-800-568-8646)

Giordano's: Chicago's Famous Stuffed Deep Dish Pizza

(W) https://giordanos.com/

(T) 1 312-842-1100

Ginos East | Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

(W) www.ginoseast.com/

(T) +1 312-988-4200

Magnolia Bakery at Chicago

ABBEY: Magnolia Bakery is recommended to us by Nylene. It is famous for its banana pudding. Not a fan though but need to try. 

In the shop, I had Vanilla Chocolate Cake and coffee. It became our comfort since it is a rainy day and cold.  

We had banana pudding to-go and ate it at home. It is delicious; not too sweet and can immediately make you full.

Magnolia Bakery at Chicago's Banana Pudding

Magnolia Bakery at Chicago's Cake Design

Magnolia Bakery at Chicago's Vanilla Chocolate Cake

Magnolia Bakery at Chicago' World Famous Banana Pudding

WILL: Before going to a place we should gave a habit to research on what to and where to dine. In many blog and YouTube videos we have looked upon, Magnolia Bakery is always in their list. AND, it was recommended by Nyleen. Who are we not to check that out. :) 

To grab a bite before we head back home, we headed to the famous Magnolia Bakery in State Street. The lady at the counter gladly roam me around to show the cakes and pastries they are offering. I ended up buying for Vanilla Chocolate Cake and Cream Cheese Brownies (to share) and a tea. 

The cake is mmmmm! I am not into icing but this made me scrape all the icing on the side of the plate. Haha! The cake is not too sweet and blends well with the tea. 

While eating and chattering, we keep on hearing people getting a banana pudding. I am not into pudding but since we are there we decided to buy some for people at the house. 

We ate it as a desert! And hell yeah! It is addicting! I think I ate the whole big tub of those all by myself. Now you know how I acquired 5kgs in 17days in Chicago. 😝

This is a must! But be warned.. Magnolia Bakery's Banana Pudding is dangerously addictive.

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Magnolia Bakery

(A) 108 N. State Street at Block 37 Chicago, IL

(E) info@magnoliabakery.com

(H) M-Th: 7:30am-9pm / F: 7:30am-11pm / Sat: 8am-11pm / Sun: 9am-8pm

(T) 312.346.7777

(W) https://www.magnoliabakery.com

Korean Pork Bibimbap Recipe

Ingredients:

Pork marinade:

500g pork (thin slices)

2 1/2 tbsp sugar

1/4 cup scallions (chopped)

2 tbsp minced garlic

Sesame oil

Sesame seed

Salt and pepper

Mix all the ingredients and let the sugar be dissolved. Put in the pork and marinate for at least an hour. Fry and set aside.

Vegetables:

1 medium carrot sliced into strips

200g soy bean sprouts

1/4 cup scallions

1 bunch of spinach

200g shitake mushroom (thin slices)

1 medium cucumber (thin slices)

1 tbsp chili pepper paste

3 (2 & 1 tbsp) rice vinegar

1 tbsp sugar

sesame oil

sesame seeds

pepper flakes

Salt & pepper

Fry carrots with 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Put a dash of salt then set aside. Do the same with mushroom but don't put salt.

Blanch spinach and drain it. In a bowl mix it with sesame oil and sesame seed. Set aside.

Blanch soy bean sprouts, drain and put pepper flakes, scallions, and sesame oil. Set aside.

Mix 1 tbsp of rice vinegar, salt and 1 tbsp sugar in a bowl. Put the cucumber and pepper flakes. Set aside.

Sauce:

Mix chili pepper paste with 2 tbsp rice vinegar, sugar, water and sesame oil.

Presentation:

Put a cup of rice in middle of bowl. Surround it with pork and vegetables. Top it with sunny side egg and pour the chili pepper paste mix. Enjoy.

Easy to Cook Korean Pork Bibimbap 

VERDICT
WILL: If you will see the YouTube subscriptions of Abbey you will see tons of cooking channels. And now you know where Abbey get those easy recipes. 

Hubby prepared Pork Bibimbap! And it outrageously yummy! And! It is healthy! 

The sweetness of the pork, the spiciness of chili paste and the distinctive taste of different vegetables will give you a flavourful blast! 

Thanks Baby! More, more dishes to come.