nitetrain8601 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 07:17 PM) Let the best Pizza win: My contribution: Lou Malnati's Overrated. I went there a month ago after hearing so much about it and I thought it was good pizza, but nowhere near the hype. I'll stick with Giordano's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 08:18 PM) Palermo's I can't believe I forgot about this place considering my sister and brother both worked there. Great great place and the owners were cool as heck. Too bad one of them died in a freak accident. Great ass pizza though. I absolutely love their sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Deep: Lou Malnati's Thin: Piero's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(Brian @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:02 PM) Bill's Pub? Of course. Kaisers has been around forever. Off Route 21 near Fatman's. waaay up there. Now I know where you're talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 For a thicker crust, but not deep dish: any of the Salerno's pizzerias. Original is in Berwyn, also in Plainfield, and the one I now go to in Burr Ridge. Little Joe's in New Lenox is also good. Nobody beats Vito& Nick's for thin crust. Cash only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddling Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I know there are some SIU grads and students on here (myself SIU 87-91) and i remember ordering LaRoma's pizza. not sure if it's still there but that was some DAMN good pizza. a bit greasy but still good. Quartro's had great slices you could buy but for some reason they couldn't capture the same taste in their full pizzas. I guess that's why they used to make all of their money on the slices. !!!!!SIU!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(juddling @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 09:19 AM) I know there are some SIU grads and students on here (myself SIU 87-91) and i remember ordering LaRoma's pizza. not sure if it's still there but that was some DAMN good pizza. a bit greasy but still good. Quartro's had great slices you could buy but for some reason they couldn't capture the same taste in their full pizzas. I guess that's why they used to make all of their money on the slices. !!!!!SIU!!!!! I loved Quatros, but you had to finish it that day cuz it got all hard in the fridge so you couldn't eat it second day. Italian Village had very good, greasy, thin crusts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 01:11 AM) Overrated. I went there a month ago after hearing so much about it and I thought it was good pizza, but nowhere near the hype. I'll stick with Giordano's. Pssh, Lou's>>>>>>>>>>>>Giordano's. There's not another meal in the world I'd rather have then Lou's, true story. Edited February 28, 2006 by Rowand44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thin Crust= Mrs T's pizza in Downers Grove Deep Dish=The Art of Pizza on Ashland-truly the best in the city, and I challenge everyone to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-MAN Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 03:33 PM) Pssh, Lou's>>>>>>>>>>>>Giordano's. There's not another meal in the world I'd rather have then Lou's, true story. Pizza is like sex there aren't any bad ones! Pizzeria Uno & Due are at the top of my list - Home Run Inn in the top 5! Giordanos sucks! When I worked at Pizzeria Due the employees who came to us after working there talked about the rats in the basement!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) Make that two votes for HRI. The original location on 31st, can't speak for any others. Sout Siiiiide Suckas recognize. Make it 3 votes...plus it has fond memories for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thin = Pat's Pizza on Sheffield just south of Belmont Deep Dish = Uno's, Lou Malnati's and Pequods. I don't know if anyone's been there, but the tomato and pepperoni is mouth-watering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 12:11 PM) Thin = Pat's Pizza on Sheffield just south of Belmont Deep Dish = Uno's, Lou Malnati's and Pequods. I don't know if anyone's been there, but the tomato and pepperoni is mouth-watering. You obviously havent been to pats in while. Its on lincoln now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thin: tie between Aurelio's and Traverso's Thick: Lou Malnati's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 02:06 AM) I second Aurelio's. And I know people probably won't select a well known pizzeria, but Sbarro is a close second. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Dude, Sbarro's? Honestly? It isn't even Chicago pizza. I believe they are from New York. Come on man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 07:11 AM) Overrated. I went there a month ago after hearing so much about it and I thought it was good pizza, but nowhere near the hype. I'll stick with Giordano's. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm with you and I will go one step further. Lou Malnati's sucks. I will never ever go there again. I too listened to all the hype. I went there and I was extremely disappointed. I thought I may have had a bad pizza or came on a bad day so I gave it another try. It sucks. It absolutely sucks ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I have three favorites. Giordano's, Salerno's in Berwyn, and Joseph's in Glendale Heights. Aurelio's is damn good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Home Run Inn The best tasting crust, The best tasting sauce, and The best sausage. I'd take a frozen HRI like Los Medias described over Pizza Hut, Dominos or any other chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 For deep dish, Due's/Uno's laps the field. They're basically the same place. I love that stuff, I just wish I could get there more often (the Uno's chain doesn't cut it). For thin crust, I gotta go with Home Run Inn. That's a pre-Sox game tradition. Amazingly one of my other top pizzas is a Champaign classic, Papa Del's. I got hooked on the pan pizza with sausage, peppers, and onion toward the end of my senior year. I've never really gotten the fascination with Giordano's or Gino's East. I didn't think either was that good despite the fact that everyone seems to like them. I haven't had Lou Malnati's in a while, I should probably give that another shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Uno's, Barnaby's in Schaumburg, Lou's is decent, Giordano's isn't bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 02:11 AM) Overrated. I went there a month ago after hearing so much about it and I thought it was good pizza, but nowhere near the hype. I'll stick with Giordano's. I agree. The pieces of sausage are about the size of my fist, gets messy when you try to take a bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Current Fav: Nancy's Best Thin Crust: Ledo's (In Countryside) Best Deep Dish: Rosati's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggliopipe Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Gario's in Montgomery makes a pretty solid thin crust. The guy who started that had his own place called Gourmet Pizza, also in Montgomery, but he moved out even further west. What I find embarrassing is that Uno's is the nationwide representation of Chicago pizza. I've eaten at them a couple times and it's just awful. I'm sure the original and some of the related ones are top notch, but the franchised ones... seriously. It really gives Chicago pizza a bad name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(maggliopipe @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 02:44 PM) What I find embarrassing is that Uno's is the nationwide representation of Chicago pizza. I've eaten at them a couple times and it's just awful. I'm sure the original and some of the related ones are top notch, but the franchised ones... seriously. It really gives Chicago pizza a bad name. There's a major difference. The original two locations on Wabash have been around forever. The chains are more recent and were once run by a different person. He bought the original locations once the original owner died, but the pizza hasn't degenerated to the level of the chain stores just yet. So far his changes (pretty sure the dough isn't made daily anymore and that the veggies are frozen now) haven't killed it. The sausage and sauce thankfully remain unchanged, and the crust is still pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 09:33 AM) Pssh, Lou's>>>>>>>>>>>>Giordano's. There's not another meal in the world I'd rather have then Lou's, true story. I respectfully disagree. Again, it's not nasty, but I prefer Paliermo's over all and Giordano's after that. Then there's a huge dropoff. Paliermo's ... ... Giordano's ... . . . . . . . . ... Lou Malnati's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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