Josephine's, Somerville
6 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/massachusetts, r/boston, r/CambridgeMA9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Six people recommend Josephine's in Somerville, and its deep dish is the pie people bring up. One says their Chicago-native spouse rates it highly, one calls it their top pick, and one enjoyed a pie there without being a deep dish expert. Caveats: one Chicagoan found the deep dish nearly inedible and heavy on cheese, one loves it but notes the crust differs from real Chicago deep dish, and one suggests eating in rather than ordering delivery.
Address
Josephine, 515 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Deep dish
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Mixedu/Grandmalicious in r/massachusetts · Sep 2026delivery
Says the deep dish exists, suggests eating in store, and delivery was acceptable.
- Recommendsu/mcmaloney83 in r/boston · Jul 2024taste
Says their Chicago-native spouse rates this Somerville spot's deep dish highly.
- Recommendsu/ucbal in r/boston · Jan 2024
Calls this Somerville pizzeria the likely closest local option to what the asker wants.
- Recommendsu/pagoodma in r/massachusetts · Sep 2026
Calls the Somerville spot their top pick and says it's great.
- Recommendsu/zootgirl in r/boston · Jul 2024taste
Says they enjoyed this Porter-to-Union pie despite not being a deep dish expert.
- Caveatu/jforman in r/massachusetts · Sep 2026taste
Chicagoan who found its deep dish nearly inedible, a heavy overload of cheese.
- Recommendsu/EatzWithEyes in r/CambridgeMA · Sep 2026
Names Josephine as another place they'd recommend for this, alongside Gufo.
- Mixedu/MoltoAllegro in r/massachusetts · Sep 2026taste
Loves it, though the crust differs from real Chicago deep dish; worth trying but may not fully satisfy.
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- Recommendsu/mrbigrolls in r/boston · Nov 2024
Recommends this Somerville spot with no further detail.
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