Giordano's Stuffed Pizza

We opted for Giordano's as the pizza joint to try, and waited 90 minutes for this baby. While it was thick, delicious, and satisfying, I must say that Chicago pizza did not blow me away. Supposedly, another famous pizza joint there called Gino's East is about the same as Giordano's but with a more oily crust.

Maybe I've fallen too much in love with the non-traditional toppings and ingredients found more often in California pizzas. I would probably opt for something like a cornmeal crust or a herbed spelt crust with flaxseed, and with some combination of ingredients like pesto, roasted vegetables, arugula, pear, fontina, fig...