Chicago Pizza
 

Tonight, in my effort to find "The Wonderful World of Lou Malnati's" according to a post by DAYDREAM;
I walked from the Westin Michigan up to Rush and over 5 blocks....and then 1 more and one more.....and I saw Pizza Due and knew that UNO was nearby. So........it was about 22 degrees and in Colorado <where can run around in a tee-shirt at 22 and be HAPPY... but the news here is that even at my BEST shopping-pace it was NIPPY> I opted for the immediate warmth of Pizzaria UNO; and the fabulous service of AL behind the bar and JOHN as waiter. The spinach salad was enough to write a chapter not the sweet dressing you settle for normally, but a tight balsamic with fresh crisp mushrooms and crisp bacon....the pizza explains why these east-coast guys call it a "pie". The crust was remniscient of the best chicken-pot-pie the midwest EVER knew; and the tomato sauce and stuff on it was pure italian bliss. Downside....NO CHIANTI!! and I complained eloquently, as John (the waiter) said many people do. Sorry, but beer-n-pizza does NOT apply when the tomato sauce is as evocative as that in northern Italy. I had a great time, reading my "what to do this week in Chicago" mag....and it was a great experience in Chicago overall. Cabs outside whenever you want one, it seems, even when you are only 7 blocks away. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr....I am so glad I went!

I love Chicago pizza... especially Lou Malnati's! I think this might be more appropriate in the FT Dining Forum, however. I'm going to move this over there... and I think you will find a lot of other good dining suggestions for your next trip there.

I need to go over there myself and add comments on the handful of Chicago-land restaurants I tried myself this weekend.

(On an aside, I had hoped to meet up with you on Sunday but you never posted back a time/location where you and SarahWest were going to be. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif)

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