Tavern-cut thin pizza is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Chicago. Chicago's older everyday pizza: cracker-thin crust, edge-to-edge sausage and tomato, sliced into squares (party-cut) for sharing across a tavern table. Start with where to eat Tavern-cut thin pizza in Chicago.

Tavern-cut thin pizza · Chicago

Chicago's older everyday pizza: cracker-thin crust, edge-to-edge sausage and tomato, sliced into squares (party-cut) for sharing across a tavern table.

Chicago's tavern-style thin predates deep-dish by a generation. The cracker-crust, square-cut pizza emerged in the 1930s in neighbourhood taverns on the South and West sides, designed to be eaten standing up with one hand and a beer in the other. The hallmarks are uniform: a docked, rolled-out crust no thicker than three millimetres; a thin layer of tangy tomato sauce; a low-moisture cheese blend; and edge-to-edge fennel-sausage crumble. Vito & Nick's, in Ashburn since 1949, is the canonical reference, with Pat's Pizza in Lincoln Park and Marie's in Garfield Ridge as the contemporary picks. Locals order it party-cut.

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