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Opening the Glenview Announcements (part of the Pioneer Press collection of suburban papers), I found a report of an "incomplete" guide to North Suburban pizza. See http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/entertainment/1814583,entertainment-north-pizzapanel-100109-s1.article

Pizzas had to be nominated by readers, and, so, Burt's is not included (although Pequod is). Some are chains. There were eight judges who evaluated separate sausage and pepperoni pizza without discussing their rankings. From worst to best:
17. Italian Kitchen, Deerfield
16. Lou Malnati's, Lake Forest
15. Viccino's, Libertyville
14. The Silo, Lake BLuff
13. Il Forno, Deerfield
12. Marcello's, Northbrook
11. Washington Gardens, Highwood
10. NY Slices, Highland Park
9. Pequod's, Morton Grove
8. D'Agostino's, Glenview
7. Buffo's, Highwood
6. Gigio's, Evanston
5. Wayne's, Grayslake
4. Barnaby's, Northbrook
3. Pat's Grayslake
2. Kaiser's, Gurnee
and, drum roll,
1. Pinocchio's, Glenview

For what it's worth.

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Wow. Ok, lists are lists but the fact that Pizano's in Glenview was completely left off the list is a real head-scratcher to me.

Thanks, Gary, for posting this. It's interesting, if nothing else.

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The reason that Pizano was left off the list was simply that it was not nominated by readers. Only nominated pizzarias were considered.

The list does expand pizzaboy's horizons.

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Toast, as every breakfaster knows, isn't really about the quality of the bread or how it's sliced or even the toaster. For man cannot live by toast alone. It's all about the butter. -- Adam Gopnik

Yeah, I realize that. I should have been more clear and wrote that I was surprised it wasn't mentioned by a single reader.

The list is a decent reference but the fact is, as long as there's Dominos, pizza boy will be ok.

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In my experience (and that’s a little over 44 years) I wouldn’t trust the “Pioneer Press” even if they said the sky was blue, without going outside and looking up.

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Who knew Grayslake was a pizza mecca?

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I don't know Pat's, but I do like the double-decker pizza (cheese, sausage, and onion) from Wayne's in Grayslake.

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What's really wrong is that Bill's Pub North is not on the list.

Bill's Pub North
18945 W Washington St
Grayslake, IL 60030-1162
(847) 548-9900
billspizzapub.com

But then, Bill's Pub in Mundelein isn't on the list either. I can only guess that most other people around here find the Mundelein Review as useless as I do, and so didn't know this contest was going on.

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I'd have to agree after seeing that Pinnochio's finished 1st. Their pizza is average at best.

I agree. Plus, I got a weird vibe after being in there, like I wasn't hip enough. Okay, maybe that's true, but still.

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Hip enough for Glenview?

And before anyone jumps on me, I spent most of Saturday there. Admittedly, I was at Wagner Farm with the 4-Hers, more hip than which you do not get.

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True, but there was a definite attitude coming from the huge population of 20-something whippersnaps.
I was so mad that I read about the Wagner Farm thing a day late! I would have loved that!

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