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Does anyone have any recs for pizza delivery in Andersonville? I'm looking for just regular thin crust and after being burned by the past two places I ordered from (randomly selected from grubhub) I thought I'd consult the experts. Thanks.

Calo at 5343 N. Clark has been there since 1963. It wasn't my favorite place in the area, but I don't know if Lauries at Foster and Broadway is still in business. If they are, you can try them too.

I really enjoy Calo's for thin crust pizza. I usually get it for pick up but when I get it delivered, it comes hot and fresh and not half cold and gummy like some deliveries. I don't like their stuffed or thick crust but their thin is my personal favorite. Not too greasy and with some chew in the crust. Leftovers hold up well too. As for Lauries, it's still open but to be honest I normally get it at 3AM so my taste buds are a bit.... open to suggestion at that point. It's ok for a quick bite but I wouldn't recommend whole heartedly.

tedino's is excellent.

Tedino's Pizzeria and Restaurant
5335 N. Sheridan Rd.
773-275-8100

I liked the "New York-style" pizza I had last week from Pizza Mania on Ridge at Glenwood. (Although they take the "extra" in "extra cheese" seriously. Won't do that again.) They were the supplier of choice back when I was playing poker in the neighborhood as well. I haven't tried the Chicago-style pizza.

Also, Gigio's on Broadway at Leland probably delivers. Their Evanston location quickly became my favorite option when I lived up there, but I haven't tried the Broadway location yet.

I'll second (third?) the recommendation of Calo's, though I think that things there seem to have slipped a bit in the past year. It's our go-to place, as a rule, though we have tried a number of other places. I would also recommend Laurie's (just east of Broadway, on the south side of Foster). Not quite up to the level of Calo's, I don't think, but a solid alternative.

Good luck.

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BoJono's in Buena Park has a great thin crust pizza- I'm sure they deliver in Andersonville but you may want to check before ordering. Aside- they also have superb fresh-cut French Fries.

BoJono's Pizzeria
Take out and delivery only.
(773) 404-9700

I think this sort of a pizza black hole. I don't recomment Tedino's. I live almost next door so I've ended up eating it way more times that I would have liked to and it's always bad. Calo thin is the best for delivery. Villa Palermo on Devon has good thick/pan.

I know the question was about thin crust, but I'd like to put in a word for Calo's stuffed pizza too-- it's not too cheesy or too greasy, the sauce is tangy and the crust has a nice cornmeal crispness to it that I like. (Admittedly, I've never had it delivered, so I don't know how well it holds up in transit). And, like everyone else says, their thin crust is excellent.

There's a couple of places halfway between Andersonville and Lincoln Square that might deliver:

-- Pizzeria Bubamara, which has a charismatic eastern-European owner and a wide and strange assortment of toppings, gets people's attention with, like, cherry & crab meat pizza, but their ordinary no-funny-business thin crust is very good.

-- Stefano's, which is really a Giordano's, or was formerly a Giordano's, or will soon be a Giordano's, delivers to Andersonville. So, if you like pizza that is/tastes-exactly-like Giordano's, there's Stefano's.

-- Leona's delivers to Andersonville, if you like Leona's (I don't remember if it's the Sheffield or the Sheridan location).


Pizzeria Bubamara
4607 N. Wolcott
(773) 334-2633

Stefano's
2124 W. Lawrence Ave.
(773) 271-9696
http://www.stefanosstuffedpizza.com
(not to be confused with http://www.stefanospizza.com, which is, strangely, a Chicago-style pizza place in Knoxville, TN)

Leona's
6935 N. Sheridan
(773) 764-5757
or
3215 N. Sheffield
(773) 327-8861
http://www.leonas.com

Abraus, what were the two you didn't like?

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We're in Andersonville, too. We order thin crust pizza the most from Calo, Bubamara, and Ranalli's.

Pizza DOC takeout is sometimes very good, sometime just ok ... but they don't deliver.

Ranalli's Up North
1522 W Montrose Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60613-1212
(773) 506-8800

Pizza D.O.C.
2251 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago
Tel: (773) 784-8777

I really like their thin.

It was a staple when I lived in West Rogers Park. After moving north and east, tried out JB Alberto's (on Morse) a few times and found it way too bland. Palermo remains the go to place, in spite of the 10 minute drive from Howard.

Comparable in quality to an old haunt, Piero's in Wilmette.

Villa Palermo
2154 W. Devon (midway between Ridge and Western)
Chicago, IL 60626
773.465.2855



They also offer slices -- big wedges, NYC-style.

Tasty, too, if I recall correctly.

howdy,

a second nomination for gigio's on broadway. i haven't tried all of the above mentioned pizza but stopped looking after i had gigio's. the sauce isn't sweet like leona's and i find the crust to be tastier than calo's. i had a couple of soggy experiences with tedinos.

the wife also mentioned the evanston gigio's when we first started ordering there and the "sarge" lady who takes the orders replied gruffly they weren't related and their pizza was way better.

the only other local thin crust pizza i've had that contends would be the candle lite on western but won't deliver past damen i think.

My experience at Calo was very sub par. I went on a Saturday night and sat in a booth on the bar side. The ambience was insanely bad. It was incredibly noisy to begin with and then a terrible wedding synthesizer band played sappy 80's soft rock. The food, was not much better. We ordered the greek salad which was a iceberg/romaine affair with lots of bland feta and already dressed with a bottled vinaigrette of the wishbone variety. The pizza was soggy and lifeless. I would not go back.

On a much more positive note I can recommend two great places for pizza that I have ordered delivery. Barry's Spot has great thin and pan pizza as does Pete's Pizza.

Petes Pizza
3737 N. Western Ave.
773-463-7770

Barry's Spot
5759 N Broadway
773 769 2900

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Wow, this place is still in business? I would go there occasionally when I lived in Rogers Park, but the parking was impossible so I gave up long ago.

Just weighing in on some of the already mentioned spots: We're near Tedinos and they used to be our default delivery place for thin. Seems like either they slipped or just became a bit erratic, but we had a couple of not so good ones.

We do Calo on occasion. Acceptable but not special to me.

Tried Bubbamara and it was fine, though somehow they didn't end up on our regular go-to list. Can't recall specifics.

I will recommend Il Fornello on Irving. Can't guarantee that they deliver to Andersonville, but they go as far us us (5000 North, at the lake) so it's a good bet. I always cut delivery pizza some slack because there's just no way it isn't going to steam and suffer in transit. That said, they have a nice ingredient list, thin, super-thin, pan styles as well as some "gourmet" pre-determined combos to choose from. Their menu almost always has a coupon for a free app. which can include a very nice marinated portabello, or even calamari (grilled or fried). Aside from dining in, my favorite way to enjoy their thin is a slice to go. It's not sitting under a lamp. They get it really hot in the oven for you, add toppings to order, and give you a really big New Yorky slice for about $3. Take it to the park a half block away next to the cemetary and enjoy.

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Since the initial posting, I've tried Calo, Pizza Mania, and Tedinos all thin except for Pizza Mania, which I got NY style thinking it was thinner than the thin (it was not). I didn't find any of them particularly great.

The pie from Tedinos seemed to be without sauce entirely and if there wasn't a red hue to the crust, I would have concluded as such.

Pizza Mania had better sauce and I liked the flavor, but the NY style was too doughy. Perhaps the thin is better. One thing to note is that this is seriously cheap pizza. Two large pies for about $14.

Calo, I've had before and my girlfriend likes it so we get it now and again. I just don't like the gestalt of their pie, I can't put my finger on it, but my reaction is always just eh?

I'll be trying Gigio's next and slowly but surely working my way down the list. Thanks for the suggestions.

Funny you should say that about not getting the "gestalt" of Calo. As I indicated in a post I made barely a month ago, we found Calo steadily dropping in quality. It has in the past month gone from our "go to" place to our "only if desperate" place. Sad. Our new place, somewhat to my surprise, though I've been impressed over the years, is Barry's, which has been mentioned here, both positively and somewhat less so. I guess the discussion illustrates that for such a basic comfort food, there's simply no (easy) answer. Good luck--we look forward to hearing the results of your odyssey.

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I order pizza from Calo's pretty frequently. It satisfies the take-out pizza craving when it arises. However, I've only had success when I order sausage or pepperoni ONLY. Anytime I start piling the toppings on, it's no good - a soggy mess. Maybe 2 toppings max.
So now I stick to thin sausage and it's usually right on.

Just to add another voice to the suggestions:

Gigio's has become our regular choice in recent months. They are very close (really, I should just walk over and get it), so I think the pizzas we get there are in better condition than others we've gotten from further away. The only thing about them I haven't been completely happy about is that in 4 or 5 pizzas I've ordered from them, I've run into green olive pits on 3 occasions (we always get green olives). I don't know where they get their olives (I'd assume they're canned, ???) but this seems kind of frequent to me. It's not a giant deal, except that I have a two-year-old who loves olive pizza and each time I've thought I was glad I got the piece with the pit.

We've enjoyed BoJono's in the past. I really like their crust (nice and crunchy), but I feel that they are pretty light on the toppings--fine if you like it that way.

We've also gotten Bubamara some, they have the biggest variety of toppings--way more than I would be interested in trying. They're pretty good, but I prefer a crunchier crust than theirs; they're more on the thin but chewy side.

We tried Pete's once, after receiving a menu/coupon in the mail. I thought the sauce was way too sweet. Only edible because we ordered green and black olives, and possibly some other salty stuff. I think I would've gagged on plain cheese.

I think I'll give Barry's a try--been by it a million times but never have tried it.

I know this is an old thread, but I've learned there is an Apart location at Bryn Mawr and Broadway. I've not had pizza from this location but was a very frequent customer at the Montrose location. These guys know how to do thin crust pizza, although my wife does think that adding more than a few toppings makes the thin = soggy. I have to reluctantly agree with her on that point, but the pizza with just ham and mushrooms (prosciutto funghi) is incredible. And to top it off, they deliver for "free."

You may want to try the Ranalli's in Andersonville. Their crust is thinner & crispier than Calo's. For thin crust, we've been ordering from Ranalli's lately. But don't load it up with toppings or it will not hold up well during transport.

For stuffed, we go with Calo's.

We've also been getting Apart from the new Broadway location as well. But I usually go & pick up from Apart. That crust definitely does not hold up well to a long transport.

Ranalli's of Andersonville
1512 W Berwyn Ave
Chicago, IL, 60640
(773) 334-1300

Apart Pizza Company
5624 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL, 60660
(773) 784-5213

Bojono's is one of the better thin's up here, the crust has a lightly floured almost sourdough tang to it. I always ask for well done. I also enjoy Gigios on broadway. Ny style, decent spice to the sauce, foldable pie slice. I recommend pepperoni as a base topping, it gives the pizza a little extra in the spice department. I've had the sausage but it is lacking fennel seed so it is near ground pork instead. I order about once a week, and they are pretty solid. Not much to look at dine in, a couple tables around the ovens that have been there forever. I like it.

Gigio's Pizzeria
4643 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 271-2273

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I had the stuffed at Calo once and didn't care for it much, but that probably has more to do with my general dislike of stuffed than with Calo's execution. I'd like to think they could do a decent thin, but haven't tried it yet.

You guys could also try Delisi's pizzeria on Western Ave. They make a pretty good thin crust pizza as well at Chicago Style Pizza ala' Lou Malnati's, Uno's, Gino's East, etc..

On line menu

Delisi's
5806 N Western Ave
(between Ardmore Ave & Thorndale Ave)
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 784-6320

My secret trick for delivery thin crust pizza is to ask them NOT to cut it. Then I cut it myself at home. That way, the cheese and juices don't have as much of a chance to seep in and make the crust soggy by the time it finally gets to me.

That said, I'm also a long time fan of Calo, but just had a pie from Apart the other day that was really good.

OK, why didn't I think of this? Genius.

I kinda spam this board with my love of Apart, but, darn it, it is that good. Mushroom and artichoke, well done is my order.

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Which pizzeria are you referring to?

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