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Best Pizza in Chicago

“The dough is done right—fresh, delicious, and packed with flavor.”

What the real thing tastes like

Pizza is an Italian dish typically consisting of a flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomato, cheese, and other ingredients, baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven. The term pizza was first recorded in AD 997, in a Latin manuscript from the southern Italian town of Gaeta, in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Raffaele Esposito is often credited with creating the modern version of pizza in Naples at the end of the 19th century. In 2009, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG) dish. In 2017, the art of making Neapolitan pizza was included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. Pizza and its variants are among the most popular foods in the world. Pizza is sold at a variety of restaurants, including pizzerias, Mediterranean restaurants, via delivery, and as street food. In Italy, pizza served in a restaurant is presented unsliced, and is eaten with the use of a knife and fork.

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Reviewers consistently describe pizza that arrives hot and tastes fresh—the dough gets praised repeatedly as 'done right,' with one person calling it 'amazing and super tasty.' The most celebrated pizzas are those with balanced toppings and flavor (truffle pizza shows up as a standout), though a few warn the experience can feel rushed at busier spots, and occasionally orders go wrong. When pizza lands well here, it lands *really* well: people call it among the best they've tried, packed with flavor, light and crispy.