Bartoli’s Pizza Opens With Classic Recipe, Décor

When Brian Tondryk opened Bartoli’s Pizza at 1955 W. Addison St. Monday, he opened with his family’s original recipe.

Tondryk’s grandfather, Fred Bartoli, started the first Gino’s East Pizza, which now has more than 10 locations. Wanting a return to the roots of deep dish, Tondryk built his own pizza joint featuring a small menu with fresh ingredients.

“There are too many deep dish chains that take shortcuts with frozen food,” he said. “My goal is to create the deep dish pizza I ate as a kid.” 

Tondryk lives in Roscoe Village and said the neighborhood suffered from a lack of good pizza—until now that is. 

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After acquiring the space in December, he did a major overhaul of the restaurant that used to house Carreno’s Pizza.

Reclaimed Chicago brick coats the walls with and old whiskey barrel counter and tables made from old bleachers. 

For now, Bartoli’s is only serving dinner, but Tondryk hopes to open at 11 a.m. for lunch after hiring more pizza cooks. The restaurant will close at 11 p.m. during the week, 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday.

Those interested in working at Bartoli’s can visit the restaurant to apply.