Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company
Pizza restaurant · Lincoln Park
2121 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
Highlights
Pizza pot pies, grinders, and Mediterranean bread are highlights
Pizza pot pies, grinders, and Mediterranean bread are highlights
"Chicago is obviously the deep dish pizza capital of the world, but it’s also the pizza pot pie capital of the world. That’s because as far as we know, nobody is serving pizza pot pies other than Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder. And they’re doing it all in the downstairs of an old house that was allegedly a former hideout for Al Capone. You can hide your whole head inside of a pizza pot pie, if you want." - sam faye, adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"Clearly pizza is a solid choice if you’re working with a budget, and by now it’s obvious that Lincoln Park has some excellent options. Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder, in the basement of a Prohibition-era house, is one of them, but you’re not getting traditional pizza here. Instead, you’re getting pizza pot pie, i.e. a bowl-shaped crust filled with sauce and toppings, then covered with an extreme amount of cheese. It’s always a good (if slightly intimidating) sign when you order something by weight - and here, a half-pounder starts at $15.75." - josh barnett, adrian kane
"Just because we know we can get our food at Trader Joe’s instead of chasing it across the plains for three days doesn’t mean that our DNA does. And that must be why the moment the temperature drops, the biological imperative to start preparing our bodies for winter begins. You can do this very effectively at Chicago Pizza And Oven Grinder, home of the pizza pot pie. This thing is essentially a pound of bread and cheese, and one serving is guaranteed to last you through all of the cold months. Plus, the basement space is warm and cozy, and pretty ideal for holing up until you can hear birds again." - adrian kane
"Occasionally you do need to give someone the opportunity to capsize in a river of cheese. Chicago Pizza And Oven Grinder is the place to do this. Go there and order the pizza pot pie. Fair warning, this thing is ugly - it’s a bowl-shaped crust filled with sauce and toppings, not to mention an intimidating amount of cheese. But it’s delicious, and in a category by itself. Plus, this place is in the basement level of a three-story brick building, and feels like a Prohibition-era hideout (if the Prohibition had prohibited cheese)." - adrian kane
"A polarizing dish, Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company does not serve traditional pizza, its one served table side by inverted the dish it came on. The signature item, for more than five decades, has been the pizza pot pie: a thick crust stuffed with cheese, tomatoes, sausage, and mushrooms (there’s also a vegetarian option). Frozen pies are also available for home consumption." - Naomi Waxman
