Nah, we ate the whole pie.
Definitely better than Jack's ?
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Definitely better than Jack's ?
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The Absolute Best Pizza In Chicago, Ranked - Tasting Table
Chicago is a pizza wonderland, boasting two incredible styles of saucy, cheesy goodness. From deep dish to tavern style, here's the best pizza in Chicago.
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jason05gt
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Down in Florida and the pizza selection is always meh with a few exceptions. Iāve enjoyed Anthonyās Coal Fire in the past and the kids wanted pizza so thatās what we got.
Picked up the phone and ordered through the automated system. Ordered a special called Mikes Hot Honey and a connoisseur pizza. The kids really loved the connoisseur pizza!
Picked up the phone and ordered through the automated system. Ordered a special called Mikes Hot Honey and a connoisseur pizza. The kids really loved the connoisseur pizza!
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Cheese one looks far better.
jason05gt
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It wasnāt based on taste. Pepperoni was done right. Crispy and on the top like it should be.
Itās tough to find a really good pizza down in Florida. One of the best pizza places Iāve been too down here is on Marco Island and the owners are Chicago transplants.
LikeABauce302
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I know there is a Buddyz Pizza location somewhere in the Fort Myers area. Same owners as the ones in Mundelein and McHenry.
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Buddyz was down on AZ too. When they expanded out of IL, they got in some weird Franchising rules for Trademarks for naming (there is a Buddy's out of MI). So all of the outside ones had to change their names. Some in AZ changed to Vero, one changed to Crave, and the one in FL changed to Baked. It's mostly the same pizza though, 100% authentic. It's one of my favorite pizza anywhere. Although the McHenry one was kind of disappointing after spending so much time at the one in AZ when I lived there.
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I'm not sure buddyz is "the same" buddyz anymore either as those, they held a naming competition a few weeks ago for the mchenry location.
a few years ago they snagged some chefs from some nice breakfast restaurant, their breakfast is absolutely fucking killer now.
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I'd believe it, it didn't feel the same.
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there's something weird too that happened where the dude who was something to do with buddyz went and started his own place up the street-
did something where he accessed buddyz former's client list or some shit and lost liquor license for a few days
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i will say again though their breakfast is fucking awesome.
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Mystery Diner in McHenry: Buddyz ā a pizza place that makes great breakfasts
Established as a Chicago style pizzeria, Buddyz in McHenry also features creative breakfasts.
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There's a place on Marco Island called Joey's that is probably the closest thing to Chicago pizza. http://www.joeyspizzamarco.com/
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Vero is the spot thatās in the same complex as the dispensary I was talking about in the Elgin dispensary thread. Decent place but not the best.
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Was talking with some Chicago and non Chicago friends and was telling them how some pizza places would deliver your pizza in a paper bag and theyāre like how is that possible,? I wouldnāt eat a pizza out if a paper bag! Etcā¦ am I only one who had this by them growing up?
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Thats the real fucking deal right there! Man that shit brings back memories! My parents didn't make much, but a few friday nights a month, that paper bag was like Christmas morning. You knew you were eating like a king.
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Some local mom and pop joints in the city still do it. Not sure if I ever seen it in the burbs though.
V&V in Bartlett might have done it years back
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That's how you know it's good
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Before you opened the bag, a little pressing down to get the pizza grease / oil.
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Geo's on Harlem I think still does it.
Chet Donnelly
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I had a double decker from Bill's Pizza in Mundelein the other day.....never disappoints!!
LikeABauce302
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Pretty sure Palermo's on 95th still uses the paper bags.
Chet Donnelly
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Jake's in the Northwest Suburbs used to use the bag back in the day. I miss Jake's....
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Geez thatās a blast from the past. Had friends on 106th and Cicero and we would order from there. We went in there for dinner one night and iirc the pasta was decent af.
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Have u ever had Maries on Lawrence and Kedvale? You needed a whole roll of paper towels to soak up the grease on those. Some older dude I knew over there swore up and down they put a thin layer of Mayo on the pie to get it that greasy ???
LikeABauce302
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My parents live in that area so I'll occasionally go there for dinner with them. All of the food beyond their pizza is pretty solid. Good spot in the south suburbs where there otherwise aren't a lot of great restaurants.