When I was a yout in the early-mid 80's, my father worked a few blocks from the Elk Grove Village Lou's. He used to take my brother and I there.

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You need to shut your whore mouth.

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It's like chewing on crust with sand or something.

My hair is tremendous. Don't be ridiculous.

You ruin your credibility.

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Didn't have much to start with.

i could do the sausage & egg on a bagel before...but then when they changed from the yellow/"omelette" looking fake egg to the "trying to look real with a yolk " fake egg, i couldn't do it. that thing is soooo nasty. that's why, even if the Taco Bell breakfast somehow did look appealing, i couldn't do it...i have zero tolerance for fake egg now

Lou Malnati's is the worst Chicago pizza I've eaten, stuffed or thin crust. As DB said, maybe it's because I only tried the suburban locations, but it is bland, and their "butter crust" does nothing to hide the fact that the thin pizza is also bland.

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you know whats really overrated is Home Run Inn.
the crust sucks. actually everything about it sucks . there's something really weird with the cheese like its super super elastic/plasticky

Vito and Nick's is perfection

I like Giordano's best

Lou's and Beggar's are both good, too

Somebody posted not too long ago that Giordano's has changed, and I have to agree. We went there back in August and had one again this weekend and something was just different. Not sure if they changed the recipe or suppliers since the reorganization, but something about it was off. It wasn't bad, just not as good as its been in the past.

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Its sweet. If you like a sweet sauce, its your best bet for deep dish.


The Baked Mostocciolli is the best thing at Beggars though

Im getting a little Lou's out lately. Close to the house so we get it a lot. Id kill for a Vito n Nicks for sure. When Im feeling like it I make the drive into Winfield to Gianorios for (extra) thin crust.

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Gianorio's is okay. But they load that thin crust up with too much sauce and cheese. I like a good crispy thin crust, and with the way they make their pies, it's damn near impossible to get one that way from them.

Maciano's in Winfield is my new go to place for thin crust. Very good stuff.

Brauerhouse in Lombard (formerly in Hillside) makes one of the best thin crust pizzas around.

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Gianorio's isn't bad. I grew up a few blocks from there.

I haven't tried Maciano's.

Al's Pizza in Warrenville. Learn it.

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I've had that. Definitely good. It's just a bit out of my way if I am going to do carryout.

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any good pizza place has to be named Sal's

I live in walking distance to the one By Schaumburg and Roselle roads, I grab takeout frequently from there, so my assesment of it being good relative to other locations is probably biased by the convenience factor.

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Appreciate midwestern pizza while you can. Since moving to the East Coast, I can't get "good" pizza... only various levels of mediocre. And I'm not talking about stuffed pizza. The crispy thin crust pizza in the midwest is better than East Coast pizza (to me) probably because I was raised on it. New York style floppy pizza or brick oven pizza is good sometimes, but it's not Midwestern thin crust. I miss the hell out of it. They don't even cut it in squares! I have to request it special.

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Rogue jr and I are going with Al's tonight , Chus. Your recommendation is on the line

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Ok you're off the hook. Really, really good pizza. Kid likes black olive / cheese. i went with sausage /jalepeno on my half. Thumbs way up all around. They asked if it was my first time and I said yes, they asked who referred me . Didn't have the balls to tell them it was some dude Ive never met on a message board.

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Just tell him Elmhurst Steve sent you. Everyone knows who he is.

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It's not like I walk in, and everybody yells, Chus!

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