D'Amato's Bakery
Bakery · West Town
1124 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
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Highlights
Coal-fired Italian bakery known for breads, subs, pizza & pastries
Coal-fired Italian bakery known for breads, subs, pizza & pastries
"D’Amato’s is an Italian bakery in West Town, with a factory down the street (the latter gets a shoutout in the season three montage). Their decent vodka chicken parm can scratch an itch for breaded chicken and tomato sauce. But for a more memorable sense of D’Amato’s homemade goods, go for their fluffy arancini and cookies." - adrian kane, nick allen
"The legendary Italian bakery has both a public-facing storefront as well as a bakery facility down the street on Grand Avenue where it bakes breads for wholesale customers. As part of the Episode 1, Season 3 montage, cameras capture footage of the bakery facility." - Ashok Selvam
"It may seem like an outlier, considering D’Amato’s name emphasizes its bakery and subs, but this old school Italian spot has been in the pizza game for decades. Here you’ll find rectangular pizzas cut into squares, but it’s far from Detroit-style in the best possible way. Their pizza, which is Sicilian-style, is defined by its thick, almost focaccia-like crust. D’Amato’s does, however, offer more familiar round pizzas as well. And hey, while you’re there you might as well pick up a cannoli." - Brandon Summers-Miller
"A Chicago classic, this old world bakery produced Italian breads, cookies, cakes, and more. The bread alone is what has made D’Amato a city legend. Everything else is literally icing on the cake. They’re been around since 1970. And don’t forget about the cannoli." - Ashok Selvam
"The best parts of this sub from D’Amato’s in West Town are the fresh fixings and housemade crusty bread. Unfortunately, you can’t taste too much else. The heavy amount of lettuce and tomato overshadow the salami, capicolla, and provolone, and makes the whole thing a little bland. If an overzealous coworker suddenly shows up with the three-foot version for a team lunch, take some photos with it but temper your expectations. " - adrian kane, nick allen, john ringor, veda kilaru
