Domino's old deep dish

[Pvega]

Aww the infamous Ultimate Deep Dish from Dominos. Was heartbroken when they switched to that pan thing they serve these days. I used to order it with Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon and Regular Bacon, best pizza growing up!

[zaza]

I don't know how many people remember this pizza, but it was one of the best chain pizzas you could buy. Domino's introduced the deep dish variety in 1989. Unfortunately, they replaced it with "handmade pan" in 2012. Although the deep dish was a pan pizza too, it was always just called "deep dish." It was a tremendous downgrade when they moved on to the new handmade pan, as the two are nothing alike.

The old deep dish was special because of the unique crust. It was thick - about 1 inch. It had a deliciously tender crumb yet with a nice crispy edge from the pan. They baked it with plenty of herbed oil (some type of regular Italian seasoning) which made it even tastier, and resulted in a dark brown crust. The crust seemed to pair excellently with the oily cheese they used, too. It was a really good pie and to this day, even after having countless different pizzas, I've still not had anything quite like it.

Does anyone else remember this? I also wondered if anyone here has ever tried recreating it, though my searches have turned up nil. I did see a guy on YouTube tried to recreate it but it didn't look right to me. I grew up eating this and I would love to be able to make it, but I don't even know where to start since it has long been discontinued.

I agree 100%.  I loved Domino's before they changed the recipe.  I find it terrible now.  Granted I was in my early twenties in college eating it at 2:00 AM but it was absolutely incredible!

[QuickDraw]

I agree 100%.  I loved Domino's before they changed the recipe.  I find it terrible now.  Granted I was in my early twenties in college eating it at 2:00 AM but it was absolutely incredible!

I think i have a fondness for how terrible there pizza is, i had an epiphany last time i went to a dominos, i opened the door to the store to pickup my pizza, and there was a hole in the threshold, and when i opened the door a rodent of some kind came up through the hole and ran bassically across my feet and it was an awkward situation.  the staff clearly knew what was going on...  anyways that started me on my pizza making because i thought i can make pizza better than this garbage.  if you take away that stuff they spray the crust with, there is no flavor to the crust and it doesnt behave like bread.