Pizano's Pizza & Pasta · Chicago
Malnati-lineage deep dish and Oprah's favorite thin crust on State Street
Why we recommend Pizano's Pizza & Pasta in Chicago
Pizano's carries the Malnati deep-dish bloodline while making its name on a crust most cities never see. It opened in 1991 under Rudy Malnati Jr., son of Rudy Malnati Sr. of the original Pizzeria Uno kitchen and half-brother of Lou Malnati. That lineage shows in the classic deep dish, but the pie that made Pizano's famous is its buttery, caramelized-edge thin crust, an Oprah favorite and a USA Today top-10 in the nation, built on the family's secret dough recipe. For anyone chasing the best pizza in Chicago, this State Street room delivers both halves of the city's pizza story.
What to expect in the room and on the menu
Pizano's is a casual, relaxed sit-down pizzeria and pasta house, blocks from Water Tower Place on State Street at Ches
Address: 864 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610, Chicago
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Hours of operation
- Monday: 11:00 – 22:00
- Tuesday: 11:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday: 11:00 – 22:00
- Thursday: 11:00 – 22:00
- Friday: 11:00 – 22:00
- Saturday: 11:00 – 22:00
- Sunday: 11:00 – 22:00
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