Call me crazy but I love Extreme Pizza. My favorite is the Holy Cow with Fontina, Swiss, gorgonzola, mozzarella, roasted walnuts and freshly cut sage. Two employers ago, we used to always have "pizza lunches" to celebrate birthdays from the month. After working there for 6 years, I have eaten my share of pizza from different places in the city and would have to say this is one of my favorites. If you like different kinds of cheese, check out the Holy Cow from Extreme.

I met up with a friend who had a limited lunch break, and even though I knew that takes a while to bake, but I still wanted deep dish pizza in Chicago. This restaurant had a lunch special for $6.99 for an individual pizza. I thought, what a great deal. But when I wanted to customize my order, the waiter informed me, that if I wanted to make any changes, it would take 30 minutes longer. With the time constraint, I decided to just go along with the basic cheese and spinach on the menu. When the pizza finally came I was sorely disappointed. My friend and I both ordered off the lunch menu and agreed that this place was not worth the hype. My pizza tasted like it was premade, then frozen and then popped into the oven. I was expecting a thick crust of buttery goodness, but it instead ended up being very dry and not good. If I ever give this place another chance, I will have to forgo the "special" and hope their other pizzas taste better.

Search no further. If you're looking for the best deep dish pizza in Chicago run to Gino's East. Although the city has multiple locations, you have to go to the original restaurant. This restaurant was actually the second place I went to in order to get some good pizza. Our first place was quite disappointing and I didn't want to leave the city without having good pizza. Hot, fresh, tasty and delicious are all words to describe the pizza I ate. Next time I visit Chicago, I'm definitely coming back here.