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Unique Eats

Unique Eats

Aired on 06/05/2011
Episode: Pizza

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1477 W Balmoral Ave
Chicago , IL 60640
7733349270
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Features:

  • Local Favorite
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This isn't really a good choice if you are impatient. The staff is perfectly capable, it's just that the pizzas are lovingly brought to life in a single-capacity oven, so it's one-in, one-out all night-long.

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The one table, a communal deal that accommodates about eight, isn't exactly a prime spot. And it can be a pain with all those milling customers waiting for their pies.

FourSquare Tips

  • Time Out Chicago
    The modest rack of shelves on Great Lake?s western wall plays second fiddle to the highly coveted pizzas.
  • Time Out Chicago
    Try the salad with buttermilk dressing from our 100 Best list: An obsession with detail, an amount of scrutiny seldom applied to lettuce, a superlative, creamy dressing.
  • Time Out Chicago
    The menu consists of only three pizza and the owner makes each individually- with puffy, chewy crust; house-pulled mozzarella; layers of fresh, earthy mushrooms; and an obsessive eye for detail.
  • Allen P.
    Stop in, put your name on the list, and then wait it out at a local watering hole (Hopleaf).
  • Examiner.com
    Congrats to Great Lake for making it on the list of top 10 pizza places in the country ... Eat it up.
  • GQ Magazine
    It's a super thin crust pizza with amazing big bubbles. And it's chewy. Just try it. Thank us later.
  • Time Out Chicago
    Thanks to the puffy, chewy crust; the house-pulled mozzarella; layers of earthy mushrooms; and an obsessive eye for detail, the answer, if your mouth isn?t already watering, the wait is worth it.
  • LXTV
    This is one of chef Grant Achatz's favorite dining spots for pizza, which is all made of local, organic ingredients.
  • Andrew S.
    Go here and eat something!
  • Pedro Pablo F.
    Best Pizzas I ever eat