When I lived in assorted suburbs around Chicago, I also thought Lou Malnatis was the shizzle (that sahzeetch covering the entire top with those tomato chunks....ahhhhh); a trip downtown to Uno, Due or Giordano also produced Pavlovian effects. For everyday stuff, I liked Rosati's, and there was a great little joint near where I lived in Carol Stream (lol, we called it sterile cream) by the name of Addante's...now in Seattle, I have to wait until I get back into Chi-town to get a fix, cause the 'za out here generally sucks. There's always 1-800-4MALNAT, but it just ain't the same...