The Worst Deep Dish Pizza Options

It's a great debate over which pizza pie style is the best. (And no, we're not talking about the whole pineapple as a topping issue!) It all comes down to the classic thin crust or deep dish conversation. We know—there are plenty of strong opinions out there. There really is no right or wrong type of pizza, but there are some deep-dish pizza pies that are worthy of an eyebrow raise.

If you're a deep dish fan, we're here to help you make the best choice in pie, whether you're ordering from a restaurant or buying a frozen option from the grocery store you plan to heat up in your oven. There are deep dish pizza pies that are a bit, well, troublesome, so we rounded up the options you're better off skipping. Instead, go ahead and stock up on any of The 7 Healthiest Foods to Eat Right Now.

Uno Pizzeria & Grill Chicago Meat Market

uno chicago deep dish meat market pizza — Michael C./Yelp

Per large slice: 680 calories, 42 g fat (11 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 1,490 mg sodium, 35 g carbs (2 g fiber, 3. g sugar), 26 g protein

If you're dining at Uno Pizzeria & Grill, then you know you're in for some classic Chicago-style pizza. But the one pie that gets a skip is the Chicago Meat market.

One slice is made up of layers of sausage, meatballs, pepperoni, freshly shredded mozzarella, chunky tomato sauce, and pecorino romano. It really shouldn't come as much of a shock then that a large slice of this deep dish pizza is coming in at more than 600 calories and has as much sodium as you would get from 131 Lay's Classic Potato Chips. You're better off crafting your own deep-dish pizza, which is something you can do when dining at Uno!

Red Baron Deep Dish Singles Pepperoni

red baron pepperoni deep dish — Red Baron

Per pizza: 430 calories, 20 g fat (10 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 1,000 mg sodium, 46 g carbs (2 g fiber, 11 g sugar), 15 g protein

The frozen deep-dish options are ones you want to keep a close eye on as well. Red Baron makes single pizzas, so one mini pie is meant to be eaten by one person. While that portion size is great, the pepperoni mini pie is coming in with 1,000 milligrams of sodium. The American Heart Association recommends the average adult consume no more than 2,300 milligrams a day, moving toward an ideal limit of no more than 1,500 milligrams per day. If you can just eat half of one of these and pair it alongside a salad, you're much better off!

Hungry Howie's Three Cheeser Pepperoni Pleaser

hungry howies deep dish pizza — Hungry Howie's / Facebook

Per slice: 450 calories, 25 g fat (10 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 800 mg sodium, 39 g carbs (2 g fiber, 4 g sugar), 19 g protein

Hungry Howie's does serve up deep-dish pies, although the item availability may vary by location. Happen to live near a Hungry Howie's that is offering up the Three Cheeser Pepperoni Pleaser? Well, perhaps you should avoid ordering that pie, as one slice contains 800 milligrams of sodium. Looking for more restaurant tips? Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get daily recipes and food news in your inbox!

Motor City Pizza Co. Detroit Style Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizza

Per slice: 410 calories, 19 g fat (8 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 810 mg sodium, 41 g carbs (2 g fiber, 4 g sugar), 18 g protein

Motor City Pizza Co.'s pepperoni deep dish pizza is again, just a bit too high for just one slice. If you're a fan of this frozen brand, go for the Four Cheese option instead!

Little Caesars Deep! Deep! Dish 3 Meat

Per large pizza: 3,480 calories, 175 g fat (70 g saturated fat, 3.5 g trans fat), 7,180 mg sodium, 321 g carbs (16 g fiber, 17 g sugar), 159 g protein

At Little Caesars, deep-dish pizza is kind of a must. The Deep! Deep! Dish pies will likely catch your attention, but the 3 Meat option is not the healthiest choice. These pies are topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, and bacon. So as you can imagine, it's high in everything! A large pie is packing more than 3,000 calories, 175 grams of fat, and 3.5 grams of heart-harming trans fats. Granted, you're not likely to eat this all by yourself in one sitting, but any pizza that is topped with that much meat is nothing but trouble.