rlguffman wrote:Eastern Style Pizza on Dempster in Skokie used to have a great meatball "grinder" on garlic bread. I don't live in the neighborhood anymore, but I think I heard they are either under new management or not in business anymore. Is anyone familiar with it?
stevez wrote:rlguffman wrote:Eastern Style Pizza on Dempster in Skokie used to have a great meatball "grinder" on garlic bread. I don't live in the neighborhood anymore, but I think I heard they are either under new management or not in business anymore. Is anyone familiar with it?
Eastern Style Pizza is now Larsa's
eatchicago wrote:stevez wrote:rlguffman wrote:Eastern Style Pizza on Dempster in Skokie used to have a great meatball "grinder" on garlic bread. I don't live in the neighborhood anymore, but I think I heard they are either under new management or not in business anymore. Is anyone familiar with it?
Eastern Style Pizza is now Larsa's
Eastern Style Pizza still exists on Touhy, just west of Francisco, as it has for at least the past twenty-five years.
They still serve their meatball grinder which I regularly consumed as a kid growing up in that area. I had one as recently as a few weeks ago, and it remains excellent.
Best,
Michael
rlguffman wrote:thanks for the info on Eastern Style's relocation. I will
definitely check it out.
eatchicago wrote:rlguffman wrote:thanks for the info on Eastern Style's relocation. I will
definitely check it out.
No problem, but it's not a relocation. I believe it's the original location (although I'm not sure, Touhy and Dempster both existed in tandem for a long time). The same guys who were there 20 years ago are still behind the counter.
PizzaHolic67 wrote:Fran's Beef in Chicago on 21st and Blue Island: This little shack has excellent homemade meatballs.
stewed coot wrote:PizzaHolic67,
What else do you like at Fran's? I work close by, and could use an overall review, although your enthusiam for the meatball sandwich is reason enough to stop by.
trpt2345 wrote:I had an excellent meatball sandwich at Jerry's on Madison today...Best meatball sandwich I've had in a while.I am generally not a huge Jerry's fan...They're pricey, but there just around the corner from my work.
titus wong wrote:Hi. Could you please forward a more specific business name and/or address for Jerry's? Searching for "Jerry's" in the loop just isn't cutting it for me. Thanks in advance.
rober wrote:I gave the meatball sandwich at Mangino's a shot at lunch today - against my better judgment -- I was pleasantly surprised. Moist, flavorful meatballs, tangy provolone, and good quality giardinara (including green olives). I even liked the marinara, applied sparingly. I would never have tried this sandwich if not for ab's recommendation. The only other hot item I have tried from Mangino's is their italian beef sandwich, which was a combo of zero flavor and wrinkly beef - yuck. The sandwich was so bad I didn't even remember that the giardinara was good.
viaChgo wrote:The best meatball sandwich I've had thus far in Chicago is at Bari Foods. Hands down. Their Italian sub isn't too shabby either and has been well-documented here.
Bari Foods
1120 W. Grand