new york style pizza in chicago

[shedoesntget_it]

i move to chicago this monday, and as a girl from new york my biggest concern is finding a pizza place that makes legitimate new york style pizza. cardboard thin. i can not do deep dish, or chains like pizza hut and dominos. am i s.o.l. or is there hope for me?

i'm moving to logan square, for reference of area.

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[meryddian]

I grew up in Connecticut and it took me years here to find a couple of pizza places I like. I've found a number of places that serve "thin" pizza only to find it's about as thick as a freezer-aisle pizza.

That being said, here's the places I love:

- Philly's Best - 907 W. Belmont (close to red line Belmont stop) and 2436 N. Milwaukee in Chicago; 815 Emerson in Evanston. Comes in slices, definitely foldable, and just really reminds me of pizzas from home. They deliver pretty much anywhere on the north side; I don't know about west/northwest areas. They also have a location opening in Greektown early this year. I really like their crust, which has a slight edge over my other favorite pizza place:

- Villa Palermo, 2154 W Devon Ave, (773) 598-5124. I don't remember if they cut in slices or squares, though. This location is more take-out than restaurant; there's only a few booths in the place. Always busy. Some people think the counter service is rude here but it just reminds me of the back-East Italian pizza joints.

I also like Gino's North, right next door to the Red Line, for a really good thin crust pizza - it's a little more crunch than a traditional NY pizza, but it's a good pizza, anyway, and the place just reeks of Rat Pack charm, so I love it.