"Chicago-style" pizza in SoCal

I wrote this up for a friend in another forum the other night and it gave me a good reason to come check out LTHForum again after a LONG absence.

My updated semi-definitive guide to Chicago-style (not necessarily deep dish/stuffed):

The A-List
Tony’s Little Italy – Placentia: Stuffed crust that holds up to the best in Chicago. 30+ years. Very good “extra-thin”
Chicago Pasta House – Moreno Valley: Owned by on original employee of Giordano’s. So good and been there 30+ years
Casa Bianca – Eagle Rock: One of LA’s quintessential pizza places, like going back in time. Great thin crust pizza

Chicago Import
Rosati’s – Temecula and Encinitas (full restaurants), La Quinta (limited seating): Simply love the vibe at the Temecula location as well as the food. Had the best thin crust pizza I have had in CA in a LONG time at the La Quinta location this summer.

Other good places (some with limited personal experience)
Masa – Echo Park: Very popular restaurant/bakery/bar/café, pizza comes from former Gino’s East employees
Hollywood Pies – LA: Finally settled on a location after operating fly-by-night for awhile
Romano’s – Riverside (multiple locations): Need to go back for more
Rance’s – Costa Mesa
Cruisers – Newport Beach: Chicago-style pizza and food on the Balboa Peninsula? Awesome combination!
Little Toni’s – North Hollywood: A holdover from my late 80s time in the SFV. Very good thin crust pizza
Selma’s – Rancho Santa Margarita (and other OC locations) – the “full Chicago-style” does it pretty well
Lefty’s - San Diego (2 locations): great Chicago-style place for our friends down south

Need to try
5000 Pies – Long Beach (stuffed)
Dough Box – LA (El Sereno) (deep dish)
Pizza Jones – LA (Boyle Heights) (thin)

Gone but not forgotten
Giorgio’s of Chicago – Laguna Niguel
Luke’s – Aliso Viejo
Chicago Chicago – Irvine
Gino’s East – Manhattan Beach
Giordano’s – Laguna Hills