{"id":8682,"date":"2013-01-31T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T00:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=8682"},"modified":"2013-01-31T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T00:31:12","slug":"algonquin-il-east-side-joeys-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=8682","title":{"rendered":"Algonquin, IL &#8211; East Side Joey&#8217;s Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(From our new Chicago reporter) \u00a0<a href=\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/171\/1625456\/restaurant\/Illinois\/EastSide-Joeys-Pizza-Catering-Algonquin&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;EastSide Joey&amp;#x27;s Pizza &amp;amp; Catering on Urbanspoon&quot; src=&quot;http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/b\/link\/1625456\/biglink.gif&quot; style=&quot;border:none;padding:0px;width:200px;height:146px&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\">East Side Joey\u2019s Pizza<\/a>, the brainchild of\u00a0 Mark Drozek, opened in Algonquin in mid 2011.\u00a0\u00a0 Drozek brought 30 years of restaurant experience to the new venture, including previously owning Little Joey\u2019s Pizza.\u00a0\u00a0 The \u201cEast Side\u201d moniker is due to the location on the east side of the river, before you reach downtown.<\/p>\n<p>A full service restaurant, Joey specializes in Chicago thin crust pizza, sourcing his ingredients locally, including using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anichinibrothers.com\/\">Anichini Brothers<\/a> Sausage, which IS the sausage that makes Chicago pies taste so great.<\/p>\n<p>Other styles of pizza, including deep dish, pan, and double decker are available, as well as the full menu which features pasta dinners, sandwiches, appetizers, burgers, salads, fried chicken, and even ribs.\u00a0 Daily specials grace the menu as well.<\/p>\n<p>As for the thin crust pie?\u00a0 It\u2019s superb.\u00a0 Cracker-crispy at the outer rim, chewier as you work towards the middle, with ample toppings and plenty of cheese.\u00a0 I was predisposed to order \u201cdouble cheese\u201d but was glad that I didn\u2019t, Joey\u2019s piles it on as it is.\u00a0 The sausage and pepperoni are great, and the tomato sauce is a thick, lightly seasoned puree of fresh tomatoes, and the taste really pops.<\/p>\n<p>Joey\u2019s delivers locally after 4p, or you can dine in.\u00a0 They have a complete catering menu to serve your private parties or office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/john2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8683\" title=\"john2\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/john2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/171\/1625456\/restaurant\/Illinois\/EastSide-Joeys-Pizza-Catering-Algonquin\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; 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