deep-dish
adjective
: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially
: baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust
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Start in the Windy City, after enjoying some of its classic deep-dish pizza.
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Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Buc-ee’s and Bass Pro Shops have been featured in viral videos and so has Chicago deep-dish pizza.
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Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
This pizza spot has multiple locations throughout the Bay Area, and Stadium attendees can order both deep-dish and thin-crust pizza at their Stadium spot.
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Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
In 1943, three Chicagoans introduced deep-dish — a pan-baked pie with enormous amounts of cheese, a thick pastry-like crust and tomato sauce poured on top — at a restaurant that still operates today.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Buc-ee’s and Bass Pro Shops have been featured in viral videos and so has Chicago deep-dish pizza.
—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
This pizza spot has multiple locations throughout the Bay Area, and Stadium attendees can order both deep-dish and thin-crust pizza at their Stadium spot.
—
Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
In 1943, three Chicagoans introduced deep-dish — a pan-baked pie with enormous amounts of cheese, a thick pastry-like crust and tomato sauce poured on top — at a restaurant that still operates today.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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“Deep-dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-dish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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