My friends and I ordered a pizza from the 2 best local deep dish pizzerias on the north side. Milly’s and George’s.
The first look reveal was spectacular. We noted that George’s looked wetter, but wildly the bottom of Milly’s was very wet versus the crispy base of George’s.
The Sauce:
George’s was very earthy, basil-y, rich. Like the base you’d expect on grandmas lasagna. Classic pomodoro.
Milly’s was pow bam wham right off the bat. It was more acidic, the tomatoes tasted fresh to a point that they weren’t mashed all the way. And it had a spicy kick!
The Bread:
Georges was basically a Greek sourdough focaccia. Thick but full of air holes (the perfect amount.) while it stood tall, it wasn’t overwhelming in the slightest.
While Milly’s was also delicious, the soggy base ultimately worked against it. We concluded that it may have just needed another minute or two in the oven.
The Toppings:
We put ricotta and sausage on the top of George’s. It was perfect, no notes at all.
We put mozz blobs and pepperoni on Milly’s. While tasty, I think the spicyness personally took me out of it but I was alone on that opinion as it was very much loved by the other tasters. The mozz blob seemed like an after thought and maybe not worth an additional $4.
The Pizza Bone:
Milly’s reigned supreme with the perfect balance of crisp and cheese.
George’s kept it simple. While still great, I wish I had a dipping sauce for that focaccia.
Overall: 3/4 voted Georges as the winning pizza. While we all agree that Milly’s was most excellent, Georges took the cake for consistent sauce, airy bread, and overall look.
by girouxfilms
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Haven’t tried either of these, thanks for the detailed write up!
True heroes here.
Good to know! I want to try George’s now. George’s Deep Dish?
EDIT: should have added this info. Both were 14” with 2 toppings on a build your own. Georges was $34 and Milly’s was $39
Any idea if milly’s will ever be a normal dine in place? Pizza looks fine, but it seems like a lot of work for food. I mean. Standing in line for pizza is nuts.
Milly’s definitely is a wet-bottomed ‘za. When transporting it, always put it on the floor or trunk, don’t put it on top of a seat as I mistakenly did once!
The bottom of Milly’s being wet is consistent with my experience. It did not have the crispness I like in dough. Looks like I gotta try George’s!
I want pizza experiment 🙁
I love this. Next step: double blind 🥲
I picked up some Millys this week… it was about a 30 minute drive home. Popped the pizza in the oven at 425 for about 5 mins to crisp it up.
Pizza was delish! Got one ordered for next week already
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Great review!
We are truly blessed with riches to have these two institutions so close to each other in this city
I’ve not had either (die hard Pequods fan) but they look awesome. I love it when the pepperoni cups like that.
Dave Portnoy Parody of Milly’s “nobody knows the rules, couple of bites”
https://www.instagram.com/stories/jtlg/3614511919341063736?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MWhtMmtrczhpYXYzdA==
Millys is probably the most overrated pizza in Chicago- especially in this sub.
I love George’s!!! We get it whenever we have guests in town, and it’s a hit every time!
Great looking pizza!
George’s get my vote for best deep dish / pan pizza. It’s consistently amazing and worth every penny.
Milly’s isn’t really deep dish. It’s something else entirely