Jeno's East!!!...besides having some of the best pizza in the city, it is quite a place to visit...it's the only place i know that encourages you to write on the walls, so bring a paint-marker or something...Jeno's is located just off the Magnificent Mile (N. Michigan Ave.)...i don't know the address off the top of my head, but it should be easy enough to find. enjoy:) ******************************************************************************* * Gregory Tao | E-mail to: [email removed] * * Univ. of IL at Urbana-Champaign | OR [email removed] * * Department of Computer Science | OR [email removed] * * --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * ``Change, suddenly, is everywhere we look, sweeping empires and * * ideologies before it, shaping a new era even as we watch. Such moments * * are rare. Today we stand at such a moment.'' * * * *******************************************************************************
Pizza
Pizza in Chicago
In article , [email removed] (John Kelso) says: > >Greetings, > >I'm going to be in Chicago for a week-long business trip. While there I'd >like to try some of Chicago's famous pizza. > >Here in Washington DC we have what are called "Chicago-style" Pizzarias, >but my friends who have had the real thing say that these are just pale >imitations. > >Can anyone give me some pointers of where I can go, hopefully via public >transportation, to try some of Chicagos better pizza? > >Thanks, > >John > As a born and bred Chicagoan, I can say that the best stuffed (Chicago style) pizza I've ever tasted (IMHO) is Nancy's Pizza, 2930 N. Broadway. It's located in the heart of the "trendy" north side of Chicago. Please give this a try. I guarantee you won't regret it. I've taken all of my out of town friends (many people!) there and they are all in agreement that it is the best pizza they have ever eaten in their lives. As an aside, you should check out some of the blues clubs. BLUES, at 2519 S. Halsted street, is in the same general area, and is a quintessential Chicago blues bar. Enjoy! Joel > John Kelso, Applications Manager > University of Maryland College of Engineering, College Park MD 20742 > [email removed] -or- >--
Greg H. wrote: >It's tough to go wrong at any of the pizza places in Chicago that serve stuffed >pizza (There must be some kind of review board or something :), but here are >the BEST pizza places in Chicagoland: > >1.) Gino's East - Just east of Michigan Avenue a few blocks south of the Water > Tower. >2.) Giordano's - All over the place. >3.) Eduardo's - Also all over the place These are definitely(IMHO) the 3 best places for stuffed pizza in Chicago(make that the world.) However, the order is reversed. Eduardo's is by far the best. Try the stuffed spinach! Bob Murphy ([email removed])
Greg wrote: >Jeno's East!!!...besides having some of the best pizza in the city, it is >quite a place to visit...it's the only place i know that encourages you to write >on the walls, so bring a paint-marker or something...Jeno's is located just off >the Magnificent Mile (N. Michigan Ave.)...i don't know the address off the top >of my head, but it should be easy enough to find. It'll be a hell of a lot easier to find if you know how it's spelled. It is GINO'S EAST. It is a bit under a block east of N. Michigan. I forget the street, but it's about 2-4 blocks north of Ohio. Buses run up Michigan Avenue. Gino's is an easy walk from either the Chicago/State or the Grand/State subway stations. I think the pizza at Gino's East absolutely sucks, by the way. But I don't care for Chicago pizza--give me New Haven pizza, New York pizza, or death. At Gino's the pizza is greasy, overly liquid, and based on a crust that is a mystery to me. Whatever it is, it isn't Real Pizza. Another unbiased, curmudgeonly view from a Californian who spends part of the year (including this part) in Chicago. (bill)
It's tough to go wrong at any of the pizza places in Chicago that serve stuffed pizza (There must be some kind of review board or something :), but here are the BEST pizza places in Chicagoland:
1.) Gino's East - Just east of Michigan Avenue a few blocks south of the Water
Tower.
2.) Giordano's - All over the place.
3.) Eduardo's - Also all over the place
(There's also Leonardo's in downtown Naperville, which fits in there somewhere, but it's a little tough to get to by public transportation...)
This IS the correct order - all you other Chicago Pizza lovers who disagree with this should be forced to eat Pizza Hut for the rest of your life... :)
Good news is that I'm finally moving back to Chicago from the pizza-wasteland of Florida (Where Pizza Hut IS often voted best pizza... ).
Greg Hoffman
[email removed]As you can tell by now, Chicago Pizza is more of a religion than a food. Rather like Cub vs. Sox fan(atic)s. All the places mentioned are very good, Gino's, Giordano's, Eduardo's. Another is Connie's south on Archer near Chinatown. To address the person from California: A Californian claiming their pizza is better than Chicago's, is rather like a Chicagoan claiming the waves on Lake Michigan make for better surfing than Southern California's. Like fur sure, get real, Dude. :)
Kelly H. wrote:
>PS. Also try Carson's for ribs (I think it's near Due's)
Arrrrgh! NO!!! Gas fired garbage. This is the worst kind of food, a waste of calories. A pale imitation of real food, a clean well lighted rib joint that panders to people who don't want to get their hands dirty.
Try Lem's or Leon's on the South Side instead.
_Real Barbecue_ by Greg Johnson and Vince Staten has this to say about Chicago magazine's selection of Carson's in Skokie as the best in town:
"The anointed ribbery, Carson's, has dark paneling, pristine white
cloth napkins, intrusive Muzak, and even --this is for barbecue now--
valet parking. If you judge a barbecue place by how kind it is to your
automobile, maybe Carson's is the ticket, sticky-sweet ribs and all.
But otherwise, head on down to the South Side on a sunny afternoon,
and sample some carry-out from Lem's. You may drip a little juice on
your car seat, but you'll find out what real city barbecue is all about."
Lem's and Leon's both receive the highest rating from Vince and Greg, "As good as we've ever had."Bill Purves: >I think the pizza at Gino's East absolutely sucks, by the way. But >I don't care for Chicago pizza--give me New Haven pizza, New York >pizza, or death. At Gino's the pizza is greasy, overly liquid, and >based on a crust that is a mystery to me. Whatever it is, it isn't >Real Pizza. If you *must* have Gino's pizza (and I agree that it's overrated), you can also get it at the original Gino's on Clark Street. Much less crowded, but the same pizza, and the same atmosphere. Take your Crayolas. Gino's crust seems to be based on Bisquick or something similar (i.e. no yeast). It does seem to be pretty greasy, or did last time I had it. Strangely enough, some of the best New York style pizza I've ever had was in Chicago, at a place called Gigio's on Davis Street in Evanston. No idea whether they're still around or not. Jeff Carroll [email removed]
I have been making pizza in Chicago since I was 14. I spent some time in NYC consulting for a resturaunt called West Side Storey (my vacation from programming), trying to put a version of Chicago Pizza on the table at their resturaunt in less than 1/2 the time it normally takes. The franchises for UNO's around the country sells incredibly dull pizza and does not resemble the Chicago UNO's and DUE's in the slightest. Anyway, here are my recommendations based solely on product (pizza) not atmosphere. I can't compare deep dish versus stuffed pizza, in my mind its like comparing apples and oranges. So here they are by type: Best Deep Dish Pizza - UNO's or DUE's. DUE's is more casual and open later. Thick definitive deep dish pizza. Ginos East is pure atmosphere, a great place but the product is relatively poor when compared with UNO's and Due's. Avoid the sausage pizza and Ginos East. Best Stuffed Pizza - Suparossa in Harwood Hts near O'Hare. There is another one on North Central but the pizza is not quite up to the high standards as in Harwood Hts. These people invented the stuffed spinach pizza back in '77. These places used to be called Nancy's, but the Nancy's around the city are more or less copies like the number of Rays pizza in New York. One italian family owns both Suparossa's. Best pizza I have ever eaten. Giodarnos and Eduardos both serve good Chicago stuffed pizza. Eduardos has a wonderful pesto pizza with mushrooms. Both are very consistent. Best Thin Crust Pizza - My personal favorite is Palarmo's pizza on 63rd and Hamlin on the Southwest side. I can't think of a definitive thin pizza in Chicago. Palarmo's has a slightly sweet sauce which may not be to everyones liking. I have been eating it for 20 years, my parents longer. (This place also has wonderful eggplant parmesan as well). Best Double Decker Pizza - Ranallis on North Lincoln Ave. Nice atmosphere eating outside. Basically two thin crust pizzas stacked on top of each other. Most Unusual Pizza - Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinders - North Clark. Kind of a pizza pot pie. Best Sicilian Pizza - Renaldies about 2800 North Clark. They call it spingione and it can be ordered with just provalone on it. Very thick, but light crust. There you have it.
John K. wrote: >Can anyone give me some pointers of where I can go, hopefully via public >transportation, to try some of Chicagos better pizza? I recommend Giordano's (747 N. Rush) and Bacino's (2204 N. Lincoln) very highly; they offer a similar deep-dish stuffed pizza which is a bit expensive, but is well worth it. Some folks prefer Nancy's, Gino's East, My PI, or Uno's.
> Best Thin Crust Pizza - My personal favorite is Palarmo's pizza on 63rd and > Hamlin on the Southwest side. I can't think of a definitive thin pizza in > Chicago. If you are in the southern burbs try Aurelio's in Homewood (no longer the original location but the main headquarters). I've heard rumors that they have franchised but can't confirm or deny. > Palarmo's has a slightly sweet sauce which may not be to everyones liking. Aurelio's uses a very sweet sauce -- one of the main reasons I make a point of going there every time I'm in town. They also hide their toppings under the cheese which is unique in my experience. The cheese also seem to be different combination than standard. I'm guessing that only because the texture is different -- almost to the point of being crust-like.
my favorite place for pizza in chicago is -->
CHICAGO PIZZA WORKS & OVEN GRINDERS
2121 N. Clark, just north of the biograph.
--glenWe went out for ribs at Twin Anchors on Sedgwick 2 blocks North of North Ave. We couldn't get a table so we walked down to Fireside which is on Wells 2 blocks South of North Ave. We hadn't been there in years, but we are going back soon, IMHO ribs just don't get any better than what we had tonight. There are a ton of good rib places in Chicago and we just rediscovered another one. - RICHARD MOBURG [email removed] "Golf is the most obscene 4 letter word"
Richard M. wrote: > We went out for ribs at Twin Anchors on Sedgwick 2 blocks North of North > Ave. > We couldn't get a table so we walked down to Fireside which is on Wells 2 > blocks South of North Ave. We hadn't been there in years, but we are > going back soon, IMHO ribs just don't get any better than what we had > tonight. There are a ton of good rib places in Chicago and we just > rediscovered another one. > - > RICHARD MOBURG [email removed] > "Golf is the most obscene 4 letter word" > I, too, enjoy the ribs at Fireside. Other good places for ribs in Chgo. are the Blackhawk Lodge, Carson's, and a ggod place in South Barrington, Il that I just discovered, call the Millrose Brewey. - Great Beer too.
Toni D. wrote: >Richard M. wrote: >> We went out for ribs at Twin Anchors on Sedgwick 2 blocks North of North >> Ave. >> We couldn't get a table so we walked down to Fireside which is on Wells 2 >> blocks South of North Ave. We hadn't been there in years, but we are >> going back soon, IMHO ribs just don't get any better than what we had >> tonight. There are a ton of good rib places in Chicago and we just >> rediscovered another one. >> - >> RICHARD MOBURG [email removed] >> "Golf is the most obscene 4 letter word" >> >I, too, enjoy the ribs at Fireside. Other good places for ribs in Chgo. >are the Blackhawk Lodge, Carson's, and a ggod place in South Barrington, Il >that I just discovered, call the Millrose Brewey. - Great Beer too. > If you're in Chicago but you want Carolina-style ribs, I suggest Brother Jimmy's BBQ at 2909 N. Sheffield. The ribs are great, and the sides are phenomenal. Not for the faint of heart (or any other part of the circulatory system for that matter).
I like Bones in Lincolnwood and the Original A-1 at North Pier.
How about the Twin Anchors? Someplace on the (very roughly) north side. Haven't been to Chicago in years without a mandatory meal there. Barbara
Barbara G. wrote: > >How about the Twin Anchors? Someplace on the (very roughly) north side. >Haven't been to Chicago in years without a mandatory meal there. > >Barbara Barbara, It is on Sedgwick 2 blocks North of North. Great place if you don't mind waiting. A great value too. - RICHARD MOBURG [email removed]