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Leona worked at Pat's Pizza with her brother Pat Pianetto until a disagreement led her to branch off and start her own place. [1] The original location, at 928 W Belmont, was in the Lakeview neighborhood on Chicago's north side. The restaurant is known for its Chicago-style pizza and Italian food. [2] Leona's was a pioneer in the pizza delivery ...
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]
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.
The Chicago native says his pan pizza is different from Chicago deep-dish, but it is still unique to the city. For Chicago Tribune food critic Louisa Chu, that's what's so special about Chicago pizza.
While Sewell and Riccardo are known as the owners of the original restaurant, a 1956 article from the Chicago Daily News asserts that the original deep-dish pizza recipe was created by chef Rudy Malnati Sr., the father of Lou Malnati. [citation needed] Pizzeria Uno claims to have originated the deep dish pizza.
Check, Please! is a multi-Emmy Award winning restaurant review program that began on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The format of the show is simple: three people sit down with a host to discuss three local eating establishments, one favorite chosen by each guest.
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 ]
[citation needed] Originally known as Chicago Pizza, the company went public in 1996, raising $9.4 million. [10] The company then bought 26 Pietro's Pizza restaurants in March 1996 in a $2.8 million deal in cash and assumed debt, but then sold off seven of the locations with plans to convert the remaining Pietro's to what was then BJ's Pizza. [10]