If you are a pizza lover this place is a must-try for its uniqueness alone. They take a bowl, place cheese at the bottom, then sauce, sausages, and huge whole mushrooms, then dough at the top. After it’s cooked, it’s flipped right-side up onto your plate by your server.

The place also has a bit of history. It’s located across the street from where the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occured.

Decor/Ambiance: Very warm, earthy, brick and wood decor, with plenty of booths. There is usually a long wait as the place fills up fast.

Service. Very good, consistent over several occasions.

Would I go here again? Yes

I’ll definitely give this place points for unique pizzas. They bake the pizza in a ceramic bowl with the crust on top and then flip it over onto your plate. It’s like a chicken pot pie, but pizza. It sounded so neat that I think my expectations were too high. It tasted good, but nothing special good.

The oven grinders (sandwiches) are huge. They looked twice as large as the pizzas. If you have a few people in your party, I recommend having some try the oven grinders for variety. You should also order the antipasto (if you like italian cold cuts) and mediterranean bread.

The decor reminds you of a log cabin and it’s very cozy. It’s not too large though so be wary of the wait.

Some tips if you’re going here:

• Parking may be tough. We were able to find some after circling, but they have $8 valet if you’re inpatient.
• When you put your name down, you’re putting it down in the host’s head. I guess he has an amazing memory :) So don’t worry when he just says “Ok, wait over there”.

located on the bottom floor of a lincoln park home, chicago pizza & oven grinder exudes a warm & cozy ski-lodge feel w/all the dark brown wood beams and booths. it’s a casual setting appropriate for families, big groups, or couples.

here you’ll find a different take on your traditional flat bread pizza – a pot pie pizza. it’s a fun idea, and neat for its novelty, but in the end…i prefer my deep dish chicago pizza.

i came here on a saturday night for dinner, and it was super packed, but the line moved fast and there’s a bar area where you can wait.

i wouldn’t have any problem eating here again, but it’s not a place that i would get cravings for.

This place has longer lines than a trip to the Field Museum…but it’s worth it. There are no reservations, and the person working the front desk doesn’t even write anything down, just remembers you by face. Once seated in very old, wooden booths they bring the paper menu. The salads are taller than they are wide, the mediterranean bread is amamzing, and their pizzas look like little upside-down pot pies. Just a great Chicago original that everyone should check out.

He can remember your name after like an hour. Its cool.