Originally Posted by dankyone
I used to love Pizzeria Uno on Ohio St, it may be firmly on the tourist trail but it is worth it to prove to yourself that Unoīs isnīt really a chain...there is no similarity between the original and an Unoīs in, say, California. Order sausage if you want a "real" Chicago pizza. Pizzeria Due on Wabash is basically the same thing if the wait at Unos is too long.
Gospel, the truth. I cringe every time I hear someone say "I went to Uno's in (insert anywhere but the original location)" The chain sucks, plain & simple, it is not at all the real McCoy like
dankyone describes above. Sausage is the #1 ingredient on pizza in the Chicago area (& much of the Midwest), pepperoni is #1 elsewhere in the US.
Originally Posted by dankyone
A couple of years ago I took my parents to Charlie Trotterīs for their anniversary. This is one of the best restaurants in the US, and alone worth the trip to Chicago if you are a "foodie.".
Trotter's used to be, still good, but resting on its laurels IMO. TRIO (of which there is a review in the Chicago forum) I believe is Chicago's cutting edge restaurant for pushing new culinary horizons, fois gras in a tube!!