Our Story
We're obsessed with stuffed deep dish pizza, and we're on a mission to make it accessible to everyone.
If you moved out of Chicagoland and you're crazy about deep dish pizza, we exist for you.
The brainchild of serial entrepreneur Sean Bandawat, the Rupiani's brand name and its timeless recipes honor his grandfather, Nonno Sergio Rupiani, and the Rupiani family's journey from Torino, Italy to the Midwest. A visionary and master of execution, Sean is passionate about Chicago stuffed deep dish pizza and making his grandfather’s premium recipes accessible to consumers across state lines. "Rupiani's is the next evolution in the food and dining industry. We're disrupting an entire industry of old-school Chicago pizzerias by bringing authentic Chicago deep dish pizza to consumers all across the country."
Only Chicago water makes Chicago pizza.
Our secret? The infamous Chicago water. Chicago's water contributes greatly to the distinct flavor and texture of the pizza crust found in every Chicago-style Rupiani's pizza. The mineral content and pH level of water in Chicago is higher compared to other regions, which directly affects the taste, texture, and overall quality of our dough.
We don't care where your dinner table is—we'll ship it there!
We ship Chicago's most notorious stuffed deep dish pizza nationwide, allowing those precious slices of pizza to travel safely across state lines—so that you don't have to! Whether you have roots in Chicago and have relocated, crave the Chicago taste you experienced on your last trip, live in a remote area, or simply want to try our renowned stuffed deep dish pizza, traveling is no longer required with Rupiani's. Shipping is fast and free to all 50 states.
HOW WE DO IT
Proven product. Proven technology. Proven team. We've been doing this for a long time.
We have a confession to make. We didn't invent stuffed deep dish pizza, but we did pioneer the nationwide shipping of it.
Postmates and Uber Eats have changed the way we eat locally. Rupiani's takes the idea one step further with its Nationwide Food Delivery System™. Using proprietary food preservation technology, we’re "rolling out the red carpet" and making our famous stuffed deep dish pizzas accessible to Americans all across the country. The future of stuffed deep dish pizza has finally arrived!
Here's how it works:
- Rupiani's makes its stuffed deep dish pizzas by hand, in strictly limited small quantity batches, right here-in the heart of the lively River North neighborhood in Chicago.
- We then transfer our pizzas to heating cabinets: the same heating cabinets made famous by KFC to preserve the crisp in their crispy chicken for hours. From there, they get transferred to our specialty blast chillers, which blast freeze our pizzas "past the danger zone" in just 15 minutes and are 60x more effective at mitigating "drip loss" than traditional freezing.
- Finally, each pizza order gets packaged and shipped on dry ice, with free shipping to any U.S. address! Pop your frozen pizza in the oven, follow our easy reheating instructions, and you'll be enjoying authentic Chicago taste within an hour of opening your box. Seriously, it's that easy.
The result is deep dish pizza that remains virtually intact from its original state. Join us for a taste of Chicago—where every bite tells a story and every pizza is a masterpiece.