I was very excited to try metro pizza as I had heard great things. I viewed their menu and saw they offered a stuffed pizza. Being from Chicago, Giordano's stuffed pizza is literally my absolute favorite pizza. When I called I asked if the pizza was similar to the stuffed pizza from Chicago, the person answered that they actually have a "Chicago" stuffed pizza (I did see it listed on the menu and it was a spinach stuffed pizza) not answering the real question of what the pizza was like...so I figured she had never had the real deal and I would go for it. I asked about the sizes, it was to feed two of us, and she said well the small
Only has 4 pieces. 4 pieces sounded so small and we unfortunately opted for the large. I definitely should have realized a large stuffed pizza is very very big BUT it was early in the day and I was hung over so I though leftovers wouldn't be the worse thing. Unfortunately if you are looking for a Chicago style stuffed pizza (giordanos, Lou malnattis, unos...) this is not the same. We ordered a cheese and there is a definite crust completely covering the cheese with all of the marinara on the side. A true stuffed pizza does indeed have a very very thin crust topping the luscious cheese in the middle
But the marinara costs the top and is baked with the pizza. The crust is deep and crispy and I always use it as a breadstick. This crust was much more reminiscent of a typical deep dish pizza and didn't have the crispy texture or thickness. Super super super disappointed and unfortunately the rest of the pizza went to waste after the first 2 slices.
Seems like I probably ordered the wrong type of pizza and my expectations of a Chicago stuffed pizza were out of line with reality. Now that a giordanos exists on the strip in Bally's if I am to spend $30+ dollars on a pizza I've learned a valuable lesson of where to order.