While Chicago is known for both pizza and hot dogs, there’s another specialty that can be found here and one place that’s known for it. Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. is a restaurant known for a single menu item, the Pizza Pot Pie, and it’s a one-of-a-kind dish you just have to try!
Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. occupies a historic brownstone in Chicago. It first opened its doors in 1972, and has since become a landmark eatery.
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The wood interior creates a cozy ambiance as you dine on delectable Italian fare.
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The one menu item that Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. is known for is the Pizza Pot Pie. Made from scratch, it’s an inverted pizza that was created here at this restaurant.
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A Pizza Pot Pie is made with triple-raised Sicilian dough, housemade sauce, a special cheese blend, sausage, and whole mushrooms. It’s available in half-pound and one-pound sizes.
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For those who don’t eat meat, a vegetarian version is available as well.
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If you want to take a Pizza Pot Pie home, they are sold frozen. Purchase one or more and cook for a meal in the comfort of your own home sometime.
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While the pizza pot pie is the numero uno menu item here, there are other items worth trying – like the oven grinders! Made with Italian bread and stuffed with meats, cheeses, peppers, and more, they are served hot. You haven’t had a sandwich quite like this before!
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Have you dined at Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co., a restaurant known for a single menu item in Illinois? If so, did you try the pizza pot pie? Let us know in the comments! For more information, visit the restaurant’s website and follow the Facebook page for updates.
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Address: 2121 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
