It’s true, deep dish pizza did make its name in Chicago.  But thinking deep dish love stays within city limits is like saying only Philadelphians love cheesesteaks or only New Orleanians love gumbo. The truth is millions of American pizza lovers share this deep love, yet the emoji authorities have stifled our love language. While N.Y.-style pizza fans have been unified, empowered and given a voice with the ubiquitous (and one-dimensional) emoji … what do deep dish fans have? Mere words? Google images?!?

Enough already! It’s time for #DeepDishNation to rise up and demand more! More buttery crust, more melty cheese, more tangy, delicious sauce … and, for cryin’ out loud, more than a thin slice to express ourselves.

America is more than one style of pizza, and America deserves more than one pizza emoji. Let’s get a true deep dish icon added to the universal Emoji keyboard, courtesy of Unicode Consortium.

We at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria have been spreading deep dish love for 52 years, both through our restaurants in and out of Chicago, and nationwide thanks to our coast-to-coast delivery service of Lou’s Deep Dish through TastesofChicago.com. With millions of pizzas sold across the nation, America has proven that deep dish love runs deep, no matter where you live or what toppings you crave.

We see you, #DeepDishNation, and it’s time those you text see you too. Join us on this mission.

Because no matter how many layers of N.Y.-style pizza emojis you string together, it will never stack up to the deep thoughts, deep love and deep DISH you want to share.

Sign our petition to be a ‘piz-za’ the solution!

With our DEEPEST thanks,

Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria