For the past 11 years I’ve heard Bobby rant and rave about Chicago style stuffed pizza. It’s been 15 years since he’s had that yummy explosion of goodness in his mouth and the craving for that has never gone away. So on our drive through Urbana-Champaign, IL; he took me to one of his all time favorite pizza joints called Papa Del’s. Oh my word was it ever worth the 45 min. wait.

This is what our pizza looked like before we laid into it

A peak on the inside

It was not your regular deep dish pizza with a thick crust. The crust was the regular thickness, but shaped into a very deep pan much like how a pie crust goes into a pie pan. They place the toppings on the very bottom – for us it was mushrooms, onions and peppers. Then the nice thick layer of cheese, the pepperoni is added on top of the cheese and the sauce covers the top. Then the pizza is sprinkled with special seasonings and then one lone pepperoni was placed in the very center as the little topper.

I can officially report that I have now eaten the world’s greatest pizza. And it’s all Bobby’s fault that I crave that pizza! Hmmmm, if we could only work that 3 hour drive into our trip for another round as it doesn’t get any better than that.