Restaurants & Bars
39 IL Pizzerias Make New Ranking For Best In Region
These Illinois restaurants have been named among the top pizzerias in the U.S., according to a new ranking.
ILLINOIS — Thirty-nine pizzerias in Illinois are among the best in the country, according to a new national directory of regional pizza styles created by The Washington Post using Yelp data.
“We set out to find the country’s best pizzas, from slice shops in New York City to fancy California-inspired pizzas, gathering favorites from experts, historians and pros around the country,” The Post reported Thursday. “For a more populist view, Washington Post data columnist Andrew Van Dam analyzed 7.5 million Yelp reviews of pizzerias to see which regional-style restaurants attract the most and highest ratings.”
The newspaper only considered pizzerias that had at least 100 Yelp reviews and where a substantial share mentioned the pizza style in question — Chicago, New York, Detroit, Neapolitan and Sicilian.
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“We ranked them with a simple formula that accounted for rating (most important), number of reviews (important) and how often reviews mentioned that particular pizza style (less important). For most types, we limited our search to the metro area of the pizza’s birth,” the newspaper said.
In Illinois, pizzerias receiving at least a 3.5 Yelp rating included:
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Pequod's Pizzeria, Chicago
Giordano's Chicago
Alfano's Pizza, Rock Island
Gino's East - Magnificent Mile (Chicago)
Ganello's Pizza Company, Libertyville
DETROIT STYLE
Paulie Gee's Logan Square, Chicago
Joanie's Pizzeria of Long Grove, Long Grove
La Pizza Via, Fox River Grove
Pistores Pizza & Pastry, Chicago
Fat Chris's Pizza and Such, Chicago
Pizza Pushers, Algonquin
NEAPOLITAN-ISH
Spacca Napoli, Chicago
Coalfire Pizza, Chicago
Forno Rosso Pizzeria Napoletana, Chicago
Elio Pizza On Fire, Addison
NEW HAVEN
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, Chicago
NEW YORK
Little Pops NY Pizzeria, Naperville
Zazas Pizzeria, Chicago
Jimmy's Pizza Café, Chicago
Betty's Pizza & Pasta, Oak Park
Pomodoro E Mozzarella, Saint Charles
Bob's Pizza, Chicago
Ella's Italian Pub, Geneva
SICILIAN
Sfera Sicilian Street Food, Chicago
Pizza Friendly Pizza, Chicago
ST. LOUIS STYLE
Gia's Pizza, O Fallon
Sam's Pizza & Pub, Highland
Joe Boccardi's Ristorante, Columbia
TAVERN STYLE
Vito & Nick's Pizzeria, Chicago
Pat's Pizza, Chicago
Joe's Pizzeria, Wheeling
Side Street Saloon, Chicago
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