Best Of MenuPages Reviews: Pequod’s, Panino’s and Chicago’s Pizza

Originally posted 6/5/07. Because we’re entitled to a post about pizza.

We may not do reviews at MenuPages, but our legions of users are all over

that. Here are three of the best from the past week:

Do Chicagoans like their North Side pizza places? Yes, that is a stupid question:

On May 29th, “dannydig” penned a paean to Pequod’s Pizza:


I don’t care what people say about Lou Mal’s or Giordano’s or Due’s or whathaveyou. Admittedly they are all great. Pequod is better in my view because of the sauce. Sauce makes pizza. Their deep dish is traditional chicago style, nice crust, great sauce - its slightly sweet. I can’t vouch for anything else on the menu because I’ve only had the pizza - oh, the salad is average. But if you feel like you’ve had the others too many times, they do chicago pizza proud. and rate restaurants, i need advice too.


dannydig is right about at least two thing - a little sweetness in the sauce is a good thing, and you should all rate more restaurants

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The next day, “T.R.” defends Panino’s Pizzeria against ever-present haters:


This place is great! They have a huge menu and almost everything is delicious. We live close by there and sometimes just have them deliver the deliciousness to us. The Gyros, ribs, gnocci carbonera, and thin-crust pizza are tremendous! and the homade gelato is stupendous! My wife gets the whole wheat options on her pizza crust,….the stuffed crust pizza is too doughy for our liking..The place is great and has a carry out side for a quick scoop or slice. Its a good place to bring a large group and have everyone be happy, except that one jerk that somehow goes out with you guys and you dont know why..they will say that there wasnt that great and then talk of a better place and make it about them.


1) While we fixed some of the typos in this review, the illegal contraction of homemade to homade was too precious to touch

2) Speaking of the homade gelato, we are impressed that it deserved the appellation of “stupendous,” whereas “tremendous” sufficed for the rest of the offerings

3) We are totally that one jerk

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On June 2nd, “Julie A.” speaks the truth about Chicago’s Pizza:


When I lived in Lakeview I would have starved to death without Chicago Pizza.
Try their cheeseburgers, they’re awesome. I ordered them lots more then pizza. Just as good as a sports bar but you can eat at home and in the middle of the night while staring at your pc screen (my usual 3 a.m. hobby).


1) While we fixed some of the typos in this review, the illegal contraction of homemade to homade was too precious to touch

2) Speaking of the homade gelato, we are impressed that it deserved the appellation of “stupendous,” whereas “tremendous” sufficed for the rest of the offerings

3) We are totally that one jerk

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On June 2nd, “Julie A.” speaks the truth about Chicago’s Pizza:

[Photo: Pizza from Pequod’s, which looks fantastic. latke/flickr]


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Best Of MenuPages Reviews: Pequod’s, Panino’s and Chicago’s Pizza