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LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
Serious Eats contributor Daniel Zemans, our man in Chicago, checks in with another piece of intel from the road, this time in Cincinnati. —The Mgmt. Photographs by Andrew Stamm LaRosa’s Pizzeria 417 Madison Road, Covington KY 41011 (map); 773-275-7080; larosas.com Pizza Style: Traditional (thin), hand-tossed (medium), and crispy pan (thick) Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Popular Cincinnati chain's success is baffling, as this is just not good pizza Price: Large thin crust, one topping, $14.04; large focaccia-style pie, $17.14. As with religion and sports teams, I think it’s safe to say that most people are loyal to the type of...O'Fame: Fresh Ingredients Do Not Necessarily Make a Good Pizza
Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. O’Famé 4159 N. Western Ave., Chicago IL 60618 (map); 773-866-9300; ofame.com Getting There: Brown Line to Western, walk just over ½ a mile south; or take #49 Western Avenue Street bus to Berteau Pizza Style: Thin Crust, Pan and Stuffed Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Fresh ingredients, nice crust, but surprisingly bland pizza Price: 12-inch thin crust pies range from $10.25 to $13.75 For...Gigio's Pizzeria: New York Slices in Chicago
Serious Eats contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. Gigio’s Pizzeria 4643 N. Broadway Street, Chicago IL 60640 (map); 773-271-2273 Getting There: Red Line to Wilson, walk 1 block north; or take #36 Broadway bus Pizza Style: New York thin Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Solid option for Chicagoans seeking a New York pizza fix Price: 9-inch slices range from $2.60 for cheese to $3.25 for sausage and pepperoni; additional toppings are 50 cents...Marcello's: Satisfying Chicagoans for More Than 60 Years
Daniel Zemans, our man in Chicago, checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. Marcello’s (Father & Son) 2745 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647 (map); 773-275-7080; marcellos.com/ Getting There: Blue Line to Logan Square, walk 1/3 of a mile south on Milwaukee or take #56 Milwaukee Avenue Street bus to Sacramento Pizza Style: Thin crust and pan/deep dish Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Classic Chicago thin crust is definitely worth a visit; deep dish/pan pies are an...Paula & Monica's: When an Italian Beef Makes Love to a Pizza
Paula & Monica's 1518 W Chicago Avenue, Chicago IL 60622 (Armour Street/Greenview Avenue); 312-929-3615; paulaandmonicas.com The Skinny: Worthy newcomer with an unusual "Combo" hybrid pie that combines Italian beef and pizza Price: 10-inch Combo, $10; 14-inch Combo, $17 As happens every spring in the midst of the NBA, NHL, NCAA sports championship hoopla, mayors in every major city hunker down and waste public tax dollars trying to feed the PR machine with cheeky side bet offerings of their particular cities culinary offerings. Just before the Blackhawks–Canucks game, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley promised Vancouver's mayor Red Hot Chicago hot...Stephen Starr's Philadelphia Pizzeria to Be 'Brooklyn-Style'
Radio station KYW uncovers some new details on Philadelphia restaurant mogul Stephen Starr's impending pizzeria: "I've been wanting to do pizza for a long time because I usually do things that I want. And I can't get really good pizza here in Philadelphia, so I'm just doing what I want to eat!"..."It's going to be real thin-crust, Brooklyn-style pizza, which you'd think is served here but it's not. Here it's just thick, doughy pizza. We're doing a lot of research on this." Tentative name: Pizza Select. Starr is shooting for a fall opening. [via The Illadelph]...Monticchio: Not Quite Neapolitan, Not Chicago-Style, Not Bad, but Not Very Good
Serious Eats contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. Monticchio 4882 N. Clark Street, Chicago IL 60640 (map); 773-275-7080; monticchiopizza.com/ Getting There: Red Line to Lawrence, walk half mile west and 2 blocks north; or #22 Clark Street bus to Ainslie Pizza Style: Neapolitan-style and thin crust Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Comes up short on what they call Neapolitan pizza, but the thin crust is worth a visit Price: 11-inch Neapolitan pies, $9.75...Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
Top Pizzaiola: Top Chef's Stephanie Izard makes a pizza at Spacca Napoli. [via MenuPages Chicago] Obama's Fave Pizza from SF: Little Star's deep-dish was inspiration for St. Louis pizzeria that served prez's pizza dinner. [SF Chronicle] First-Rate Tosser: Profile on a Florida dough-thrower. [Orlando Sentinel] CHI - Gino's North: Daniel Zemans and his crew hit one of the Windy City's cheesy institutions. [Chicago Pizza Club] NYC - Openings: New Carroll Gardens wine bar with wood-fired pizza. [Eater] Philly - Rumor: Is restaurateur Stephen Starr gearing up to open a pizzeria at 2nd and Lombard? [Foobooz via Illadelph] SF -...Pizza By Alex: Merging Two of Chicago's Greatest Culinary Traditions
Serious Eats contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. Pizza By Alex 5040-44 W. Montrose Avenue, Chicago IL 60641 (map); 773-427-8900; pizzabyalex.com Getting There: Blue Line to Montrose, walk half mile west; or take #56 Milwaukee Ave. bus to Montrose Pizza Style: Chicago thin crust Oven Type: Wood-burning oven The Skinny: Decent pizzas worth trying for innovative Mexican toppings Price: 14-inch specialties, $13.95 Note(s): It's BYOB; liquor store around corner on Milwaukee Avenue Inspired...Slice is part of the Foodblog Ad Network. To advertise on this site or across a network of food-related weblogs, click here.
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