If You Think Deep Dish Is Chicago's True Pizza, Think Again Copy link By Joshua Eferighe Copy link By Joshua Eferighe The deep-dish pizza has been living a life of lies. The pie, so big and so thick that it makes you wonder if it’s still even pizza, has been parading around as Chicago’s ambassador, putting itself up against New York and New Haven pies. It’s gotten to the point that deep dish, like the “The Bean” and Chicago’s unforgiving wind, have been ingrained in people’s minds as a Chicago staple, even though it’s not.