One place and one place only you could get pizza?

Question

at CHICAGO...what restaurant would it be and on what street

Answer 1

I was about to say there are two, owned by the same company, but it looks as if there have been some changes made at Pizzeria Uno, 29 E. Ohio St. and Pizzeria Due, 619 North Wabash Av. (those two locations are ust a block away from each other so if the line is too long at one, try the other.) I don't know what the signs say outside the restaurants, but the web site now idetifies both as franchises of "Uno Chicago Grill."

Perhaps they haven't changed their time-honored method of making the ultimate in deep dish pizza, but I don't like the sound of the name change. Any time a corporation gets involved with something as pure and traditional as the birthplace of the deepdish pizza, I start to worry. And it sounds like the emphasis will no longer be on pizza. The website www.centerstagechicago.com gave an uncomfortably ambiguous appraisal when reviewing the update:
"Pizzeria Uno changed its name to Uno Chicago Grill to reflect its 'new Chicago warehouse look' and a fresh menu of 'hip and intense new tastes that are built on Uno's history of artisanal fare.' Umm, OK, so long as artisanal means gooey deep-dish pizza."

If it's still the same, you'd think that information would be highlighted on the chain's main page, but it isn't. That might mean that you would get the same quality pizza at O'Hare or Bangor, Maine as you would just north of the Loop.

In that case I have a couple of other suggestions, although until now I wouldn't have put them up there with Uno's/Due's. Gino's East (162 E. Superior St., 2801 N. Lincoln Ave. or 633 N. Wells St.) has always come closest for me, although the crust is noticably richer. Not to say that's bad, just different. I recently ate at the Superior St. location and the pizza was as good as ever.

I would also recommend a place where the pizza is neither deep dish, Chicago style, flat, square or round. It's called Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co. (2121 N. Clark St.). The pizza here is served in a bowl, turned upside down and scooped out onto your plate. Since the idea hasn't caught on elsewhere in the restaurant business, I would guess they still make their signature dish the same way they used to, unique and very tasty. There's also historical signifigance to the restaurant's location, but I'll let you discover that on your own.

In any case, I'm getting too hungry to continue answering this question. What do you think I'm going to be having for dinner?

Answer 2

Chi-Town Pizza on Division.

Answer 3

I can't remember the name of the street (you could mapquest it), but it's Lou Malnati's. Far better than Pizzeria Uno or Due.

Answer 4

Saucone's in Austin, TX

Answer 5

PIZZA HUT!!!!!!!!!