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Leona's was a pioneer in the pizza delivery business. In the 1950s she purchased a small fleet of cars and mounted them with neon signs for delivery. The business grew fast, at one time boasting upwards of 140 delivery drivers. [3] [4] During the 1970s and 80s the restaurant expanded under the direction of Leona's grandson Leon Toia.
Aurelio's Pizza is an Illinois restaurant chain which centers its business around the thin crust variety of Chicago-style pizza. [1] Aurelio's Pizza has three corporate owned stores and 37 franchised locations in six states. Aurelio's Pizza is the oldest Chicago pizza franchise restaurant, franchising since 1974.
The Rough Guide to Chicago said in 2003, "Although most pizza parlors offer deep-dish, the following places have perfected it: Pizzeria Uno, Lou Malnati's..., and Giordano's." [28] One criticism raised about the pizza is the time it takes for the pizza to cook, with a stuffed pizza having an average preparation time of up to 45 minutes. [29]
Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza, doing business as Rosati's Pizza, is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Chicago-style pizza. Its headquarters is in Elgin, Illinois. [ 1 ] There are more than 200 locations across the United States, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with more than a third of them in Illinois. [ 4 ]
This is a list of pizza chains of the United States. This list is limited to pizza chain restaurants that are based, headquartered or originated in the United States . The distinction between national chains and primarily regional chains is only indicative of geographic footprint and not necessarily of the overall size of the chain.
Gino's East was opened in 1966 [1] by Sam Levine, Fred Bartoli, and George Loverde. Previously, they had opened the original Gino's in 1960 at 930 N. Rush Street. They bought a building on East Superior Street "but didn't know what to put in it," Levine told a Tribune reporter in 1983, when the restaurant was sold to new owners.
Monical's Pizza is an American regional pizza chain which, as of 2019, consists of over 60 locations across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin. [3] About half of the locations are franchised, while the others are owned by the corporation. [2] The company was founded in 1959 by the Monical family in Tolono, Illinois.
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is an American Chicago-style pizza restaurant chain, known for its deep dish pizza, currently headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. [3] It was founded by the Lou Malnati, the son of Rudy Malnati, who was involved in developing the recipe for Chicago-style deep dish pizza, and it has become one of the best-known and oldest family names of Chicago-style pizza ...