Chicago’s first pizzeria, Granato’s, opened in 1924 on Taylor Street, but pizza did not become popular among the local masses until the early ’40s, after the end of Prohibition. It was served mostly ...
The origins of the phrase that describes thin-crust, square-cut pizza — and whether locals actually call it that — are the subject of much debate.
Ask a tourist what kind of pizza they associate with Chicago, and they’ll inevitably say deep-dish. Ask the same question of a Chicagoan, and they’ll have a different answer: tavern-style, the ...
Tori Allen has been part of the restaurant world for more than 14 years, working in Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, D.C., Denver, and Los Angeles. She's a proud Buffalo native and current Chicago resident.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Would you buy pizza from an alley? What if the thin-crust pizzas being sold in that alley were so popular that they sold out within minutes—and the profits all go to help others?