Pizza is delicious. While everyone has their own preferences for styles and toppings, it’s clear that some pizzas are just better than others. Rostati’s Pizza of Chicago understands that a good pizza crust is the foundation of a good pizza. We know what makes Chicago pizza crust irresistible and what the best pizza recipe is. The recipe has been in our family for generations. With so many different pizza places to choose from and so many combinations of crust styles and toppings, it may be hard to choose where to grab a bite. If you’re in Downtown Chicago or the Loop, our Rosati’s Pizza locations are the answer.
American’s Love for Pizza
Pizza is clearly one of America’s most popular foods. Pizza is a crowd favorite and easy to customize to anyone’s liking. Three billion pizzas are sold each year across the United States. There are approximately 8.2 million pizzas eaten per day. Pizza is a multi-billion dollar industry – including chain restaurants, local pizzerias, and frozen pizzas. Chicago is no different than the rest of the United States, and the city shared a love for pizza. Chicago’s unique dough recipes include irresistible deep-dish and thin-crust pizzas.
Types of Pizza Crust
Pizza is a crowd favorite partly because of how customizable it is. Everyone has their favorite combination of toppings, cheeses, and sauces, and even their favorite style of crust. At the same time, most pizza dough recipes contain the same basic ingredients. The ratios of ingredients and the preparation method result in different styles of pizza crust.
Deep Dish-style crust is a Chicago staple. This style of crust is thicker and has a buttery flavor. A deep dish crust is also crispy on the outside and soft and doughy on the inside.
Thin crust pizza varies in style, from the classic New York Thin Slice to Chicago tavern-style pizza. This style of pizza crust is crispy and thin.
What’s In Pizza Dough?
Generally, the best pizza recipes call for a combination of flour, water, salt, yeast, and olive oil. Additional common ingredients may include honey and sugar. The ratios of the ingredients, additions of other ingredients, and the preparation methods determine the outcome of the pizza crust. Some styles of pizza crust require the pizza dough to rise for longer. Variations in baking temperature and time also affect the crust. You can easily customize the thickness of the crust when rolling out the dough or by the style of pan you cook it in.
What’s Special About Chicago’s Pizza Crust?
There are two distinct styles of Chicago pizza crust: deep-dish and thin crust. While both styles differ in texture and taste, they’re both irresistible. One thing that makes Chicago crusts and pizza unique is that the toppings generally go underneath the cheese.
Deep dish crusts are often made with a higher fat content. They have a flaky, buttery, and delicious texture that keeps people coming back for more. The unique style of Chicago’s deep-dish pizza attracts pizza lovers from around the country, and even around the world, to visit and grab a slice.
Chicago thin-crust pizza is also known as tavern-style pizza due to its origin when taverns began selling pizza as a snack to entice patrons to stay longer. Chicago thin-crust pizza is often cut into small, bite-sized squares, making it easy for sharing and mindless snacking.
Rosati’s Pizza of Chicago
If there is one place that has the best pizza recipe, it’s Rosati’s. Our recipes date back over 55 years. We understand the importance of quality, and we know that the crust is what makes the pizza. Without a good crust, the rest of the pizza might just fall apart.
We choose quality ingredients for the best pizza possible. Rosati’s pizza dough recipe includes a unique blend of flour harvested from high-protein wheat grown exclusively in the Midwest. Our Chicago-style signature sauce is made from a recipe dating back generations. Our menu includes the traditional Chicago deep-dish pizza, and thin-crust pizzas in our signature styles or you can create your own.
Our pizza crust, combined with our quality toppings and exemplary customer service, make Rosati’s Downtown and the Loop the best places to indulge your pizza cravings.