I won’t ever forget my first deep dish pizza. I was in HS, and there was a place called Leonardo’s near the UF campus in Gainesville. That location closed but there’s one that remains across town near Millhopper. I think the original owners sold it but the new ones kept the recipe. It’s been 3 years since I’ve had that, and I always measure other deep dish pizzas to the ones from there.
Loved Leonardo’s, especially their garlic rolls.
It has been my experience that ‘local Mom & Pop’ pizza restaurants make the best pizzas.
Big national chain pizzas are cardboard with wilted veggies on them................