Pizza Restaurants Chicago IL
Pizza restaurants, while they have their origins in Italy and traditions of Italian-Americans, are a uniquely American institution. There are nearly as many Americanized pizza styles as there are major US cities, from the deep-dish Chicago style, to the thin-crust New York style. Check below to find pizza near you or read more pizza-related information.
Go Roma
(312) 252-9946
848 N. State St.
Chicago, IL
Go Roma
(312) 252-9946
848 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Cuisine Type
Italian, Pizza
Price Range
Less than $10, $10 - $20
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Penny's Pizza
(312) 243-3600
230 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL
Penny's Pizza
(312) 243-3600
230 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60607
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Primos Chicago Pizza
(312) 243-1052
816 W Van Buren St
Chicago, IL
Primos Chicago Pizza
(312) 243-1052
816 W Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60607
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Bacino's on Clinton
(312) 876-1188
118 S Clinton St
Chicago, IL
Bacino's on Clinton
(312) 876-1188
118 S Clinton St
Chicago, IL 60661
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Pizza Nova
(312) 666-3500
1842 W 18th St
Chicago, IL
Pizza Nova
(312) 666-3500
1842 W 18th St
Chicago, IL 60608
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Go Roma
(847) 480-2000
3061 Dundee Rd.
Northbrook, IL
Go Roma
(847) 480-2000
3061 Dundee Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Cuisine Type
Italian, Pizza
Price Range
Less than $10, $10 - $20
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Franco's Pizza
(312) 432-0045
1132 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL
Franco's Pizza
(312) 432-0045
1132 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60607
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Benny's Pizza
(312) 733-1231
1244 W 18th St
Chicago, IL
Benny's Pizza
(312) 733-1231
1244 W 18th St
Chicago, IL 60608
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Guerrero's Pizza
(773) 927-8290
2024 S California Ave
Chicago, IL
Guerrero's Pizza
(773) 927-8290
2024 S California Ave
Chicago, IL 60608
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Martello's Pizza
(312) 491-1758
2218 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL
Martello's Pizza
(312) 491-1758
2218 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
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Almost 3000 years of food evolution has taken place for the pizza pie to reach its current delicious state today. Although flat breads have been around for 6000 years, the word "pizziare" started appearing in Italian writings as far back as 1000 B.C. The word pizza itself is believed to have originated from an "Old Italian" word meaning "a point," which in turn became the Italian word "pizziare," which means to pinch, or to pluck.
Tomatoes were first introduced to Italy from South America in 1522. At first the tomato was believed to be poisonous. Fortunately, the poorer peasants of the region finally overcame their doubts about tomatoes in the 17th century and began adding it to the bread dough, and the first pizzas were created.
As the popularity of the tomato became widespread, mozzarella cheese was slowly gaining ground. Mozzarella had become available in Italy only after water buffalo were imported from India in the 7th century, (mozzarella was first made with water buffalo milk). Its popularity grew very slowly until the last half of the 18th century, but the cheese and tomatoes did not meet on a pizza until 1889.
In 1889, an Italian tavern owner named Don Raffaele Esposito developed a pizza featuring tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil – ingredients bearing the colors of the Italian flag. He named it the Margherita Pizza, after the Queen of Italy, Margherita Teresa Giovanni. Thus, modern-day tomato-and-cheese pizza was born.
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