I do want to give the place a try when I get a chance but.. putting them on a pedigree chart with Georgio’s? That is a quiche/casserole. Not a fan. The photos alone look much nicer.
Georgio’s is the closest to old school Gino’s East you’re going to find (even closer than Bartoli’s who is the grandson of one of the founders of Gino’s East who says he never had the recipe - although that story has evolved over the years).
Now, if you always hated Gino’s East, that’s your preference. Uncle Jerry’s is closer to Lou Malnati’s or Pizano’s in how they construct the pizza - just loads better
My favorite deep dish pizza ever is the original Gino’s East. I think it was on Rush Street decades ago. I am excited to try the place in South Barrington that you mentioned in your aside in this essay. My dream is that it will reignite my long dormant taste buds from those past experiences.
You are thinking of Gino’s on Rush. Smallest bathroom in history (under the stairs, had to back in).
At some point in the 60s, Alice Mae picked up a side job at Gino’s and created the pizza there. Legend is that Ike Sewell told her she couldn’t work for a competitor, so she quit and went to work at Gino’s.
Sometime later, she is approached by the guys who would open Gino’s East. I’m assuming there was some sort of deal over the name (it was literally just a few blocks away) but at any rate, they offered to let her run the kitchen and the rest is history.
I do want to give the place a try when I get a chance but.. putting them on a pedigree chart with Georgio’s? That is a quiche/casserole. Not a fan. The photos alone look much nicer.
Georgio’s is the closest to old school Gino’s East you’re going to find (even closer than Bartoli’s who is the grandson of one of the founders of Gino’s East who says he never had the recipe - although that story has evolved over the years).
Now, if you always hated Gino’s East, that’s your preference. Uncle Jerry’s is closer to Lou Malnati’s or Pizano’s in how they construct the pizza - just loads better
That explains a lot. I’ve always preferred Lou’s and Due over Gino’s. Even more intrigued by Uncle Jerry now.
My favorite deep dish pizza ever is the original Gino’s East. I think it was on Rush Street decades ago. I am excited to try the place in South Barrington that you mentioned in your aside in this essay. My dream is that it will reignite my long dormant taste buds from those past experiences.
You are thinking of Gino’s on Rush. Smallest bathroom in history (under the stairs, had to back in).
At some point in the 60s, Alice Mae picked up a side job at Gino’s and created the pizza there. Legend is that Ike Sewell told her she couldn’t work for a competitor, so she quit and went to work at Gino’s.
Sometime later, she is approached by the guys who would open Gino’s East. I’m assuming there was some sort of deal over the name (it was literally just a few blocks away) but at any rate, they offered to let her run the kitchen and the rest is history.