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Chicago: Embrace the Stuffed Pizza at Porretta's

Trattorria Porretta & Pizza has grown from tiny pizzeria to a full-service Italian restaurant and banquet hall over the years in Portage Park. The family operation maintains the regional status quo in the Chicago thin crust department, but the carry-out only stuffed crust is worth sacrificing the comforts of a sit-down meal.

6 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, February 1, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Tagged: chicago, illinois, Porretta, Portage Park, reviews, slice reviews, Trattoria Porretta Ristorante and Pizzeria

Chicago: More Hits Than Misses at Cafe Spiaggia

Chef Tony Mantuano may be primarily known as the creator of some of the best upscale Italian food in America, but the man is undoubtedly a pizza fan. Four of his restaurants serve pizza, each with a different style. The pies at Cafe Spiaggia have elements of greatness but also some flaws that aren't apparent in at least two of his other ventures.

2 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, January 18, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Cafe Spiaggia, chicago, illinois, reviews, slice reviews, Tony Mantuano

Chicago: Dante's Pizzeria Is Much More Inferno Than Paradiso

Dante's Pizzeria opened with the help of former employees of Piece and Santullo's. Between that pedigree and the positive reviews, I was expecting something at least pretty good. Unfortunately, the high points of my pizzas were just okay and the low points were no fun at all.

1 Comment | Posted by Daniel Zemans, January 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Chicago, Dante's Pizzeria, Illinois, Logan Square, NYC-style outside NYC, reviews, Slice reviews

Daily Slice: Sopraffina Marketcaffè, Chicago

The special came with prosciutto, crimini mushrooms, pesto marinara, fontina cheese and shaved romano, as well as basil. Like all of the 10-inch pizzas, this one was available as a half or a whole. The pizzas are made in advance and spend a couple of minutes in the oven before being served. The crust was really crunchy and the cheese and prosciutto upped the salt level considerably. The pesto marinara had some nice herbal tomato flavor but was a bit dried out. Not a particularly enticing pizza, but given the options in the area, it'll do in a pinch.

4 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, July 15, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: chicago, Daily Slice, illinois, Sopraffina Marketcaffè

Daily Slice: Sausage Pizza at Georgio's, Crystal Lake, IL

Situated at the outer northwestern edge of the Chicago metropolitan area, Crystal Lake is not exactly conveniently located for city dwellers. But I was willing to make the trek after hearing some very good things about the deep dish pizza at Georgio's.

2 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, June 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Crystal Lake, Daily Slice, Georgio's, Illinois

Daily Slice: Mortadella Pizza at Great Lake, Chicago

I'm not one to make grand pronouncements and declare any pizza the best in America, but if anyone wants to call this mortadella pie the best this country has to offer, there's no way I'm going to tell them they're wrong.

9 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, April 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Chicago, Daily Slice, Great Lake, Illinois, mortadella

The United States of Pizza: Illinois (Beyond Chicago Edition)

In last week's edition of The United States of Pizza, we covered Chicagoland. This week, we've got recommendations for slices and pies in the rest of the great state of Illinois. Wondering where the best pizza is in Springfield? Champaign-Urbana? DeKalb? We've got you covered. Got other Illinois favorites not on our list? Let us know in the comments, please!

25 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, November 14, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: Best Pizza in Illinois, Best pizza in..., Champaign-Urbana IL, DeKalb IL, Illinois, Marion IL, Peoria IL, Quad Cities IL, Quincy IL, Silvis IL, Springfield IL, The United States of Pizza

Chicago Is the Best Pizza City in the U.S. (So Sayeth 'Travel & Leisure' Magazine)

You may have caught this link already, but check it. Travel & Leisure magazine has unleashed some magical ranking mojo on U.S. cities, listing them in categories including Cleanliness, Theater and Performance Art, Barbecue, and, yes, Pizza. Chicago, my friends, ranks No. 1 for pizza.

42 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: best of lists, Chicago, Illinois, Travel and Leisure

Chicago: Great Lake to Serve To-Go Sicilian Slices

If you follow pizza, you might know that Great Lake in Chicago is ranked right up there with the best of the best nationwide. The place, though, is small and the wait for a table is notoriously long. This summer, though, the pizzeria will replace its outdoor tables with benches and start serving Sicilian-style pizza to-go to munch on while sitting outside, according to Tasting Table. Grub Street Chicago's Nick Kindelsperger speculates that this may allay some of the grumbling on the part of line-waiters.

1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 27, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Tagged: Chicago, Great Lake, Illinois

My Pizza Oven: Alberto of 'Forza Pizza'

"I categorize a lot of pizzerias as "Progressive Neapolitan," and I would like to think that description fits me as well. It means building on the foundation of a traditional Neapolitan pizza whether you are herbalizing the sauce, stiffening the crust a bit, or anything else along those lines."

19 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 6, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Tagged: Alberto Forza Pizza, Chicago, Forza Pizza, Illinois, interviews, My Pizza Oven, Pizza Obsessives, pizza ovens, Q and As