Potera za korom

Malik Torres

@deepdishmalik

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Ran the numbers (unofficially, no p-values here) on every pizza place I've hit up between classes, hoops, and 2am cravings. Deep dish, tavern-cut, coal-fired, doesn't matter — if the crust-to-cheese ratio is off I'm out. These 8 are my current standings, subject to change like every econ model I've ever trusted.

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Name	Comment	Style	Address	City	Price
1Lou Malnati's Pizzeria	The baseline everyone gets graded against. Buttery crust is basically a sunk cost you WANT to pay. Tourists love it, I still love it, no shame.	Deep dish	439 N Wells St	Chicago	$$
2Pizano's Pizza & Pasta	Underrated pick because it does BOTH crusts well, which is rare. Good downtown option when you're between the library and nowhere else to be.	Thin crust and deep dish	61 E Madison St	Chicago	$$
3Coalfire Pizza	Char on the bottom hits different when it's actual coal doing the work. Small spot, high variance in wait, worth it anyway.	Coal-fired thin crust	1321 W Grand Ave	Chicago	$$
4Great Lake	Tiny place, tiny hours, huge reputation. Getting a table here feels like an econ elective that's always full. Worth the grind.	Small-batch artisan	1477 W Balmoral Ave	Chicago	$$$
5Spacca Napoli	Real VPN cert, real wood-fired oven, real soupy center that some people hate and I respect. Ravenswood trek is fully justified.	Certified Neapolitan	1769 W Sunnyside Ave	Chicago	$$
6Vito & Nick's Pizzeria	OG tavern cut, cracker-thin, cut into squares like it should be. Southwest side trek but the price-to-slice ratio is elite.	Tavern-style thin crust	8433 S Pulaski Rd	Chicago	$

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