Tag: Chicago Pizza
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Giacobbinos Take Bake Pizza Review
Giacobbinos Take Bake Pizza Review Although I have seen these in Chicagoland groceries for some time, I’ve been reluctant to try Giacobbinos, at $13 I thought that was a little spendy for a take and bake pie. At last, the local Jewel-Osco chain had a BOGO on them last week, so greedy pizza monster that […]
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Dinos Pizza and Italian Restaurant Chicago Review
The Norwood neighborhood of Chicago, just off I-90 about 12 miles west of the Loop, has become a Little Italy of sorts; I’ve counted around two dozen Italian-centric restaurants, delis, bakeries, markets. Once every couple months I make a run down there and hit two or three of my favorite establishments. Last Saturday was no […]
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Ginos East Frozen Pizza Review
Ginos East Frozen Pizza Review Gino’s East is a downtown Chicago restaurant that specializes in one of the versions of “Chicago Deep Dish.” They opened just off the magnificent mile in 1966. They subscribe to the version that is “crust, cheese, toppings, sauce.” Other versions in the same segment are more focused on the amount […]
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Dinos Pizza Review – NW Suburban Chicago Illinois
Dinos Pizza Review – NW Suburban Chicago Illinois There still exists a “Little Italy” near downtown Chicago, but there’s not much Italian left to it, ‘cept or a once a year weekend festival. No, for me, Chicago’s “Little Italy” is more likely to be found around Harlem Avenue, south of I-90, in the NW suburbs […]
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La Pizza Via Review – Fox River Grove, IL
La Pizza Via Review Where else can you go that offers nearly every regional type of pizza from across the country??? La Pizza Via has NY/New Haven thin crust, Pan pizza with a thicker crust, baked in a square. Of course Chicago’s favorite, cracker thin, cut in squares (many people call it “tavern style).” And […]
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Vito and Nicks Pizza Review, Chicago, IL
Arguably the oldest pizzeria in Chicago, Vito and Nicks started as a tavern only in the 30s, before adding pizza a few years later. While most people in America associate “deep dish” pizza with Chicago, it didn’t really come along til a decade or more later. Til then, and even today, what we all “tavern […]
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Capri Pizza Review, Merrillville, IN
I have driven through Merrillville, Indiana countless times and never stopped’ it just happens to be perched at the intersection of a number of highways leaving (or entering) the greater Chicago area(I-65, 90,80, 94, and US 30). So if I ever have stopped and simply don’t remember it, the stop was either for gas, or […]
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Napoli Pizza Review, Woodstock, IL
I love being surprised (in a good way). I also love having an experience exceed my expectations. Both were the case at Napoli Pizza, in the distant Chicago burg of Woodstock. You may not recognize the name of the town, but you would if you were dropped into the town square – it’s where most of the exteriors of the […]
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Sals Pizza Review, Huntley, IL
I’ve previously opined about the original Sal’s Pizza location, an unassuming walk-in/delivery (only) storefront on the backside of a strip mall in Algonquin, IL. If you read that piece, you’ll remember I found no fault with their pizza, in fact, for my personal tastes, I found it to be superb. This review is about Sal’s […]
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Olive Theory Pizzeria Review, Downers Grove, IL
I have so much admiration for people who start a restaurant with just a concept in mind and build a business from the ground up. It’s a really tough, competitive segment – the best statistics available recently show 60% of new restaurants fail within the first three years. Any start-up is tough, I know, because I’ve been involved […]