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Bacino's of Lincoln Park

4 star rating
based on 85 reviews

Category: Pizza  [Edit]

Neighborhood: Lincoln Park
2204 N Lincoln Avenue
(between Belden Ave & Geneva Ter)
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 472-7400
Price Range:
$$
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Parking:
Street
Attire:
Casual
Good for Groups:
Yes
Good for Kids:
Yes
Takes Reservations:
Yes
Delivery:
Yes
Take-out:
Yes
Waiter Service:
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes
Outdoor Seating:
No
Good for:
Dinner
Alcohol:
Beer & Wine Only

85 reviews for Bacino's of Lincoln Park

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"Best deep dish pizza in the City (in my opinion." (in 41 reviews)
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"They have both thin crust and Deep Dish which is always nice." (in 23 reviews)
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"The best stuffed spinach/cheese pizza I have ever had." (in 14 reviews)
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randolph m.

Oakland, CA

5 star rating
11/15/2009

Really kick ass deep dish pies, but the kicker is their awesome selection of local craft brews, many on tap.

And the plentiful TV's make sure you can fill up and not miss a minute of the game before heading down the street or up to Wrigleyville to seriously destroy your liver and douche it up, Chi-town style.

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Shradha A.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
11/14/2009

I was recently searching for Chicago's best stuffed pizza for the bf and we ended up going to Art of Pizza, even though Bacino's came a very close second in our research.

After trying both places, I can definitely say Bacino's is #2 to Art of Pizza. The service here was ammmazing (Natanja) and the seating is nicer. The order took just the time they had quoted on the phone when we pre-ordered.

Everything was great, the spinach stuffed was pretty good too, but something about it wasn't just as perfect. One, it was slightly undercooked and we tried to have it baked a little longer, they ended up adding more sauce that made the pizza crust soggy instead of crispy. Two, even after requesting light on cheese and easy on cheese, there was way too much cheese on it!

Definitely the front-runner when compared to Giordano's or Gino's East!

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Colleen B.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
11/12/2009

I used to go a Bacinos in Orland Park where I grew up.  I still love this place.  The prices are good and the stuffed spinach pizza is incredibly tasty.  Each day there is a different special... I went yesterday and there was a half- off appetizer special going on. Can't beat that.

Yum Yum.

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Francine P.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
11/19/2009

I went here on a food tour. They were good with service, although we did have a reservation. They had a "healthy" deep dish... you just wonder how healthy can it be. I mean is it just healthier than other options? I was surprised though; I would never order spinach in my pizza and now I'm a fan. I'm actually ordering for my family back on the East coast. They do deliver long distance!!

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Aditi J.

Cupertino, CA

5 star rating
10/24/2009

We did the pizza tour of Chicago when I was there one summer. Of all the places (including Giodarnos and Pizzeria Uno), I'd say this was the best deep dish pizza of the top five places in Chicago!

Also the thin crust pizza was AMAZING. I'm usually not a believer in paying for thin crust (come on -- get more value out of your money with thicker crusts) but this restaurant changed my mind forever. Thin crust here is amazing and definitely well worth it.

Too bad I'm not returning to Chicago anytime soon.

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Christopher F.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
11/11/2009

Another good pizza place in Chicago.  They have both thin crust and Deep Dish which is always nice.  I like the bbq chicken pizze.   There wings are pretty good too, they acre not like other places that have nothing too them, they are pretty meaty.

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Johnny T.

Chicago, IL

3 star rating
9/7/2009

Ok.  O-KAY, Chicago.  You win.  All deep-dish isn't the food of the devil, fit only to feed the likes of those "The Hills" dimwits (the blond ones; you know who I am talking about).  I have spent five years gagging, avoiding and bad-mouthing Chicago stuffed pizza.  And, then I came to Bacino's and had the stuffed Spinach.

"Mmm.  Pretty tasty.  I haven't had to gag yet.  Wait...no, false alarm."  I was even able to eat two bites without chasing it with a mouthful of beer.  For me, for stuffed pizza, that's a huge deal.  

I am not going to eschew (haha) thin crust, BUT if I have to eat stuffed pizza, I know where to go.  My only remaining question - why does it take longer to get a stuffed spinach pizza than it does to get the filet mignon at Gibson's?  On second thought, I might be back to being afraid of stuffed pizza again.

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Minna A.

Chicago, IL

3 star rating
10/18/2009

Pretty decent pizza! We ordered pizza for carry out with sausage peppers and green olives. I was really excited because most do not carry green olives. It was decent and conveniently close to my apt.

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Julie H.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
9/10/2009

RED ALERT RED ALERT- BACINOS MAKES THE BEST THIN CRUST PIZZA, EVERY TIME!

Bacino's pairs the most flavorful cheese with their tangy tomatoey sauce and slightly puffed crispy crust to keep me coming back for more.

Inside, its warm and woody interior harks back to a time when Italian mobsters ruled the streets and pizza parlors were revered for breeding tough men who laugh in the face of the law and syphilis. Downstairs you'll find the bathrooms (individual, I might add) in the corner of a dining space for special events.

Real gangsters, like yours truly, choose Bacinos.

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Kelli B.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
9/10/2009

I can't tell you how many times I've walked past Bacino's.  Seriously, we never even notice it!  This a a great little casual Italian place that is sure to please any palate.  

We started with the classic Caprese Salad because Tim has to try it at every Italian place we go.  Although it wasn't my favorite (mine so far is Rocco's) it was quite tasty and Tim was happy.  I ordered the rigatoni with Italian sausage and it was fabulous.  We order pasta in a lot of places and we both agree that this was one of the best tasting around.  Tim had the ravioli and we both agreed that it was delicious.  The service was attentive and our experience as a whole was pleasant.  I would certainly go back to Bacino's and bring a few friends to have a few beers next time!  Well done my little local Italian joint!

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casie m.

Boston, MA

4 star rating
8/10/2009 2 photos

This is/was my first experience with deep dish pizza in Chicago (not an Uno's version of it). I can say I didn't really know what to expect.  We got a broccoli deep dish and a thin crust cheese pizza.

The broccoli deep dish pizza was huge and intimidating, but the taste is so so delicious.  The cheese is very thick, more the texture of string cheese than cheese you'd find on a pizza. This is necessary because the pizza is so deep and so cheese-filled, the thicker cheese is essential to keeping the pizza together! I would give it 5 stars, if it weren't for the thin crust pizza..

The thin crust pizza bring its down to 4 stars because it just wasn't anything special. The cheese was the same, which was just too overwhelming for the thin crust. Additionally, the best part of pizza is the leftovers. The cheese pizza did not survive overnight very well. The copious amounts of cheese froze and crystallized on top of the pizza and was too tough to eat. Very disappointed.

Definitely go for the deep crust, but skip the thin.

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Jack P.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
9/29/2009

I didn't even realize this place was still open, until I ran across other Yelpers' reviews here. So while I haven't been here in many years, I'll put my two cents in. Back in my 20-something days, living on Surf St. in Lakeview, our little Friday-night-out crew used to frequent or order from Bacino's. Not being a big fan of big wads of choking cheese in my mouth, I was never that big on deep-dish. My mother always warned me that too much cheese may result in Wisconstipation. And I seem to be lactose intolerant when it comes to too much cheese. But I did love Bacino's spinach and mushroom stuffed pizza. In fact, now, if I close my eyes and concentrate, I can have a litle taste bud hallucination of that nice earthy combination of spinach and 'shrooms mixed in with the cheese. And just enough tomato sauce, too. I gotta go back there and git' me some o' dat vegetarian deep-dish delight.

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Marisol C.

San Diego, CA

4 star rating
6/26/2009 4 photos

As I'm typing my review and sitting on the bed eating a slice of Bacino's stuffed pizza, my friend turns the channel to Oprah telling overweight kids- "You are not alone..."

Nice.

Anywho, called in a dine in order for a medium stuffed pizza
-half Spinach Surpreme (spinach with bacino's special blend of cheeses herbs and spices - fresh mushrooms optional at no additional charge)
-half Bacino's Special (italian sausage, fresh mushrooms, green peppers and onions)

Upon arrival, we ordered a pitcher of soda ($4.95) and I decided to try their Friday $5 mojito...but they were out of lime *wompwompwomp*

I asked Lizette (our server) what she'd recommend and she said some sort of martini (it says on the bill 1 Xrated Flirtini, but I don't think that's what it was).

My take on the food:
-I normally eat the crust first (to get the worst out of the way) but the crust was actually good.
-There were 3 of us and after one slice we were stuffed (no pun intended)
-Martini was too sour/bitter. I only finished half of it (I dunno if it's supposed to be that way since it was my first martini ever. At least it looked pretty)

It was my friend's birthday, and they comped a Tiramisu with a lit candle on top

Cool place- except for the sketch restroom (with the sensor paper towel dispenser that tricks you into thinking it will work but doesn't)

Highly recommended :)

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Ji P.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
10/7/2009

Writing a review for Art of Pizza reminded me that I hadn't yet written a review for Bacino's though I've been coming here for nearly 10 years. As a naive little Blue Demon, I happened upon this place one random day and decided to bring home their supposedly "heart healthy" stuffed spinach pizza. Surprisingly, it was love at first bite. I am a carnivore all the way, but this is one pizza for which I'll gladly pass on the meat. Seriously. It's so good and has the perfect blend of all things delicious. One of my favorite Chicago-styles, for sure.

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Kelly C.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
8/25/2009

Living in Chicago most of my life, this is currently the best authentic Chicago stuffed pizza.  If you are new to stuffed pizza, I highly recommend getting spinach plus one other ingredient.  Spinach will help the pizza to maintain better shape and also makes the cheese less overwhelming (and probably marginally lower in fat, but if you're eating the pizzas you're probably not worried about that in the first place).  Mushrooms and italian sausage are my two favorites to add to spinach.

Bacino's is the best for delivery/take-out as well as for half-baked pizzas.  If you are new to this concept, half-baked pizzas are the best way to bring a Chicago style pizza to a friend outside Chicago.  The pizzas can be frozen, then later thawed and cooked in the oven.  Bacinos is the best for this because they are the only ones that keep the sauce separate until you are ready to bake (otherwise the sauce dries out too much).  Bella Bacino on Wacker is the same.

Edwardo's is fine, except they started to skimp on the filling so I have not gone back recently.

Giordano's is better if you are looking to dine in the restaurant (the one in River North is the true tourist experience) and they taste generally the same as Bacinos.

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Eli G.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
8/22/2009

First, full disclosure: I have been coming to this place for pizza for as long as I can remember.  We ate here every time my family drove in from the suburbs growing up and I have over twenty years of good memories with this restaurant.  But even if I didn't have a history that went back to when the side bar room was decorated like a race car, I would still love this place.

Their stuffed pizza is amazing.  

I'm not convinced that it's as heart-healthy as the menu claims, but I really don't care because this is Chicago pizza done right.  The sauce has more zing than Gioradano's and Lou Malnati's, and the crust is delicious.  The cheese is the perfect consistency to hold everything together, and the ratio of sauce-to-cheese-to-toppings-to-crust is spot on.  Also: amazing leftovers.  I have never really been a cold pizza person, but I will happily make the exception for Bacinos.  

The restaurant itself is a little short on atmosphere, but the prices are reasonable, the service is good and the appetizers/beer/food are all great.  My mom calls from the road to pre-order the pizza every time my folks come in from the suburbs, and they've never screwed up the order or the timing--which is pretty impressive.  Even better, they have a wide delivery area so I can now have my favorite pizza at home!

My boyfriend didn't believe me when I told him about Bacino's--he thought I was just fond of it because I'd been going there so long--but one pizza was all it took to convert him.  It's amazing every time.

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JoJo F.

Aurora, IL

5 star rating
9/20/2009

As a native Chicagoan, I will let it be known that Chicago really can have more than one 5 star-quality pizza. Bacino's was there for us as we walked back to our car after the "Sleeping at Last" concert at Park West last night. I got a deep-dish spinach slice and my husband had 2 deep-dish sausage slices. We sat under the street lights in Oz Park, quiet, lovingly devouring our pizza, only looking up to smile and make googly eyes. Not a word was said during our late-night Bacino's experience. Some things are better left that way.

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Jennifer H.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
7/16/2009

One of the more tame restaurants on Lincoln Ave in Lincoln Park....

Bacinos is home to the "heart healthy" pizza, in which you can order a pizza made with part-skim mozzarella cheese.  They mix this cheese with the regular cheese, so it's better for you but also tastes good!

The best part about Bacinos?  It's sooooo cheap!  I thought the bill was wrong when it showed that four of us ate for $30.  Such a deal.

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Claudette B.

New Haven, CT

5 star rating
6/22/2009

Every trip to Chicago will have to include a trip to Bacino's. Having tried a few of the infamous Chicago pizza places, this one is my favorite because the pizza, service, cost, and special offerings combo is all exactly wonderful. I may get some hate mail on this, but Bacino's/Chicago pizza pie is better than New Haven pizza pie.

The cheese is amazing quality, the crust exactly as it should be, the service prompt but not intrusive, the selection of toppings, excellent, and the beer selection: great local on-taps and a few regional sumpremo offerings. And for those of us who don't drink: an exciting extra, two kinds of fresh root beer on tap. One tip: sit upstairs, the basement seating needs a remodel badly. We had the stuffed spinach supreme and if you are visiting Chicago and trying to get the pizza experience, this will hand it over. The Cesar salad isn't very flavorful, but the green salad is great. Didn't have dessert.

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Kevin P.

Chicago, IL

3 star rating
7/29/2009

Average across the board. I went in with high expectations and was greatly disappointed.

The place is very casual and welcoming but they had strange music playing loudly and had the windows open on an 80 degree day. The heat by the windows was tolerable but we were sat in back by the [noisy] kitchen where it was 5-10 degrees warmer. Definitely was not a comfortable temperature. Service was fine, no complaints there. Price is comparable to other pizza places in the area.  

As for the food, we had the bruschetta and cheesy garlic bread as appetizers - neither of which was very good. Pizza (stuffed) came out after 40 minutes piping hot and looking delicious. Taste wise, though, the pizza was very bland. Good amount of cheese and ingredients and the pizza looked like care was put into making it but there just wasn't much flavor, especially in the cheese. It wasn't bad by any means, just nothing special.
 
Finally, parking in that area sucks - not really a strike against the place  but it doesn't help.  I live about 25 minutes away and probably won't be going back.

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Shannon B.

Seattle, WA

4 star rating
6/30/2009

We were introduced to Bacino's while on a food tour in Chicago, it was the last stop on the tour and we tasted their stuffed spinach pie...delicious!  

So good, in fact, that we were inspired to grab a bottle of wine on the way back to our hotel later that evening and order a Bacino's stuffed pie for ourselves.  We took delivery in our room and happily munched away on a stuffed pepperoni pizza that was hot, fresh and delicious.  Paired with a salad and our wine, it made for a perfect in-room evening.  

We're so glad that Bacino's was included on the food tour, otherwise we would have never known the bliss of sinking into a stuffed slice.  Yum!

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Ashley A.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
7/19/2009

YUM!  really good deep dish pizza.  we had the spinach one and it really hit the spot.  other people in our group got thin sliced and they were also very pleased.  

good beer and atmosphere.  definitely plan on coming back.

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Debbie C.

San Francisco, CA

3 star rating
6/30/2009

Friday afternoon tourist trap. We went for lunch and showed up at the same time as four tour groups. I had the wonderful pleasure of listening to four chatty tour guides gab away about how wonderful Bacino's pizza is.

  - "Did you know Bacino's is famous for their Heart Healthy Spinach
      Stuffed Pizza!"
  - "Did you also know that Bacino's is supplying the Taste of Chicago
      with all the pizza for the festival!"
  - "Did you know that Bacino's delivers to anywhere in the continental
      USA?"

No I didn't know any of that. But what I DO know is that the service at Bacino's was so painfully slow I wanted to cry.  

I have to admit though the pizza was good. We decided to go with Bacino's Special Thin Crust Pizza which was served with Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions.  A medium pizza was 14" and was more than enough for two people. I would definitely consider going back and getting take out but another sit-down experience would drive me batty.

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erika c.

Sparks, NV

3 star rating
9/12/2009

This place has won the award for the first heart-healthy deep-dish pizza in America (yes, I know it sounds contradictory).  The stuffed spinach pizza is fantastic!  I ate with a very eclectic group (some who were terrified of deep-dish pizza) and everyone loved it.  The crust is good, sauce is tangy and the cheese is not oily.  Not a huge fan of the atmosphere, but the staff was very kind.

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Lauren R.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
3/27/2009

Best stuffed pizza in the city...Any of the Bacino chains are hands down my favorite pizza in the city.  Their stuffed spinach supreme with fresh mushrooms (optional) is to die for.  I love the flavorful crust and fresh tomato sauce.  All of the i

I have yet to find a stuffed pizza that beats Bacino's taste and quality.

My friend and I ordered delivery from this location a few weeks ago.  The pizza arrived in a timely fashion and met all of my expectations.

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Leslie Q.

Lombard, IL

5 star rating
3/30/2009

Bacino's is as good as it gets for me.

Win my love through my stomach and start here.  Honestly, mentioning you've gone here once and I'll immediately love you, or at least make me lean towards liking you.  

I've been going to Bacino's ever since I was 8 years old and had a couple stays at Children's Memorial Hospital.  My mom and I would go here when the Bulls were playing on cable because the hospital only got 2,5,7,9...  The servers have phenominal memories--so good in fact my mom and I had to ask their secret which turned out that they were aspiring actors.  I've gone there all days during the week and different times.  Every time the service was great, hardly any waiting, and friendly staff.  The pizza itself is heart healthy.  I prefer thin crust with lots of veggies and ranch dressing.  The garlic bread appetizer is delicious and sometimes makes me just want to order more and skip the pizza.  But how could I?  I'd at least take the pizza to go.

This place is one that I'd feel guilty not going to if I was in the area.  My Chicago outings sometimes feel incomplete without going here.  Thank God my sister lives only a few blocks away.  We are all addicted and not looking for a 12 step program out of this one.

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Tony B.

Wayne, IL

4 star rating
7/5/2009

Good deep dish pizza but not as good as Lou M's or Gino East.

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Sunlit N.

Tucson, AZ

4 star rating
3/8/2009

As out-of-state visitors, we wanted to try Chicago-style pizza at somewhere other than the ubiquitous Giordano's or Gino's East. We had to walk several blocks from the red line, but still, it was nice to get out into the Lincoln Park neighborhood. I'm sure it would have been nicer had it not been dark and cold.

The service was very laid-back and casual, and it was no problem to get a table on a Friday night. I felt very comfortable here. The pizza oozed out cheese but I think that's how stuffed pizza is supposed to be. Yum! I'm pretty sure we got the smallest size and it was more than enough for two people...with a couple of slices leftover. Looked like there were lots of beer choices as well.

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Ashley P.

Cook, IL

2 star rating
10/21/2009

Average pizza at Bacino's.  It is a fun place to go with a group when hungry, and is very accessible.  Their pizza is just ok though.  Not super, not great ingredients- an average crust and sauce.  Since average seems to be the name of the game here, so was their service.

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Dan S.

Minneapolis, MN

5 star rating
2/17/2009

This is my favorite place to get a stuffed pizza. Giordano's is good, but has a TGI Fridays feel to it. I just don't care for Geno's East, its too crowded and not as much cheese as Bacinos.

They also have a good selection of quality beers.

Plus last time I came here, there was blood smeared all over the men's toilet and a dirty tampon on the floor. What kind of woman would use the men's room and smear blood all over the place. I just thought that was special.

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Steve B.

Chicago, IL

3 star rating
3/15/2009

Stopped in for a slice on my back to my place from the Lincoln Park Zoo, and I thought that it was decent.  I got a thin crust pepperoni slice, and a can of soda for 3.50 out the door.  I thought it was a fair price and was interested to see how the pizza would hold up.  I thought that it was fine, it was warm not hot or super fresh, but I stopped in at about 3:30 so I was not shocked.  One thing that I wish that they would do is re-heat the slice for a minute or two in an oven for you when order it, but they choose not to do that.

After eating it I thought that their dough would probably be much better in a deep dish, and after looking at the reviews on yelp I will be sure to try their spinach stuffed pizza next time I stop by Bacino's.

3/5 due to the fact that the pizza should have been fresher...

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Irena A.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
8/14/2009

I used to go this place everytime I craved stuffed pizza. The spinach supreme is to die for. They even have slices now only for carry out though. I was not crazy about the crust the last time I had it.. it seemed undercooked..the best part was the ground beef added to it.. perfect cheese amount too!  but the pizza was great! check this place out.. good prices too..

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Thomas W.

Portland, OR

5 star rating
1/9/2009

Those of you who read my review of Hot Lips Pizza in Portland, OR know that I used to live in Chicago, and that the one thing I really, REALLY miss is Chicago pizza.  I can't even specify deep-dish anymore, because truth be told, I haven't even had a decent slice of thin crust since moving to the West Coast.  Call me pretentious all you like, but ChiTown is the ONLY town for the best pie.  And the best of the best?

Bacino's, hands down.  (Where does that phrase even come from?  Guess I have some Wiki surfing to do after I type this up...anyway...)

I could go on and on about the fresh, aromatic dough that forms the light-yet-crisp crust, the 100% natural gooey, plentiful and creamy mozarella, thick, spicy pepperonis, and (oh good LORD, the things I miss the most...) rich, cooked-to-perfection sauce.  (To all Chicagoans reading this review: you have NO idea what atrocities are utilized as sauce out here!  I swear to you, one place actually uses stewed tomatoes!)

This is the pinnacle of pizza perfection - and any stuffings that you can think of are of similar quality and VAST quantity - biting into a Bacino's deep dish is like biting into an edible treasure chest, all of the flavors are balanced so perfectly that you can taste each, and yet somehow they exist as one single entity of flavor.  How is a mystery, but one that I am more than willing to let go - just please please please keep it going...and maybe open a joint out here in PDX so I can finally show the natives what pizza is meant to be?

I have to wrap this up...I'm jonesing for that which I cannot have, and it is actually starting to depress me.  Chicagoans, you truly are blessed by the pizza gods.

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Hazel C.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
5/7/2009

Coming from New York where the best pizzas are thin I was very pleased to discover a deep-dish pizza that I actually like.

My first experience with deep-dish pizza in Chicago was at Lou Malnati's.  I honestly cannot say that I found that pizza memorable.  My only memory of it was that it had too much garlic.

Now, Bacino's ... well, that's a memorable pizza!  :)

I've eaten there twice, both times with out-of-town guests wanting to taste an authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza.  Since Bacino's is close to home my boyfriend and I took our guests there.

Everybody loved it, including this NY thin-pizza snob!  :)   The sausage and spinach is my favorite.  Prices are reasonable, you don't need a reservation, and the food is very good.  

They claim to have the only 'heart-healthy' pizza in the city.  I  asked them what makes their pizza heart-healthy.  I  expected to hear that they make it with a multi-grain crust.  Wrong!  They say it's the cheese.  Hmm ... well, I dunno how cheese can be heart-healthy but I don't really care!  The pizza is awesome.

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Caira R.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
4/17/2009

After reading the reviews here my boyfriend and I decided to try Bacino's deep dish to see what all of the fuss was about.  
It Was Excellent!!!! Thick and delicious. Love the crust, best I've ever had.

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Alicia C.

Rockville, MD

5 star rating
8/14/2009

Love it. My first 'real' Chicago deep dish experience. We settled on the broccoli deep dish (aka stuffed pizza)... and man was it stuffed! I think shock and awe are the only words to describe my feeling when seeing what they brought out. Huge is an understatement. The second I saw how thick the slices were and the gooey cheese filling oozing out the sides... I immediately questioned our decision to order a second pie (thin crust - cheese)... silly us for thinking one large stuffed would not be enough.  I think I was full before even making it through my one stuffed slice... yet I still tried to down one of the thin slices as well. Managed about 3/4 of it before deciding I had to stop.  Moral of the story, stick with the deep dish. It will definitely fill you up and it is by far superior to the thin crust.  But luckily, our leftovers transported well and did make for good late night snacks and breakfast back at the hotel!

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Erin K.

Chicago, IL

4 star rating
6/1/2009

I really enjoyed this pizza... I know they're known for their deep-dish, but I've had their thin crust twice and liked it both times.
The first time I got a slice of pepperoni from the restaurant as take-out... I wish they had heated it in the oven before giving it to me, but it was still rather good as is.  Big slice for a fair price (a phrase that I should use more often, since it rhymes). Plus, free drink. Woot! SO MUCH BETTER THAN BACCI'S. DO NOT EVER CLAIM THAT BACCI'S PIZZA IS BETTER.
Then I ordered a pizza for delivery from them. Bacino's special. I happen to hate green peppers, so I just picked them off, but the pizza itself was really good. I think that it may have had a bit more cheese than I would like, but it wasn't anything big to complain about. The sauce was really good... Sweet but not too sweet. The crust was also very crispy, something I wasn't expecting from my first experience of Bacino's pizza.
Side note: Apparently I used to come here all the time with my parents when I was little after we'd go to Oz Park... It was good then, and it's good now.

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Amber E.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
6/12/2009

By far BEST deep dish in Chicago.  Awesome wait staff and good beer selection including some of Chicago's own brews.

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Liza B.

Chicago, IL

5 star rating
7/3/2008

After many years of eating pizza from the Bacino's stand at the Taste, I have finally visited the actual restaurant. It was empty when I walked in and the vibe was so mellow. The music that they played, the waitress's voice wasn't irritating...I don't know how this place could be so perfect.

I felt like I was at home....no scratch that, it was way more serene than being at home. It was like I was at a spa and the pizza was masseuse. I ordered the thin crust cheese pizza as usual. So good. The garlic bread with mozzarella cheese on top was delicious and the lasagna was pretty good as well.

Let me tell you the truth now before you're misleaded, Giordano's, Italian Fiesta, and definitely Uno's and Gino's do not stand a chance against Bacino's. The service was great, the pizza was great, the waitress was great, and the seats felt soft and comfortable. After being there for two hours and crying when I had to leave, I decided that I will eventually return to eat at Bacino's again.

And please do not waste your time trying to get a seat at Bella Bacino's on Michigan and Wacker in the summertime, it's crowded as hell.

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Christina N.

Fountain Valley, CA

4 star rating
7/23/2009

So on a trip, I decided to hit up chicago for a day, had my friend pick me up from the airport in the morning, take me around, and take me back to the airport at night  so I could stay back on track with my trip. Anyways, for dinner I kept telling him I want pizza, a damn good deep dish pizza, nothing more, and nothing less. The place is nice and cozy with a warm feeling, service is real good, prompt and the workers are friendly. We ordered two pizzas, both were 10', cause I believe a 12' could feed a party of 3-4. We ordered the original pepperoni, and there stuffed spinach pizza. The pepperoni was soooooo damn good, the flavors all just married so well together. I'm usually not a huge fan of too much cheese on my pizza, but this was oozing with it and I loved every bit. The sauce was sweet and perfect, tasted fresh. The cheese just had a nice sweet flavor to it. Greasy pepperoni, but I don't care, pop two tums pills and you're set haha. The crust was delicious, it's actually my favorite part of a the pizza when done correctly. One slice of this, and one of the spinach pizza, man, I couldn't breathe, it's completely stuffed and filled ! The spinach pizza was basically spinach and cheese with herbs, it was good, but this I was actually looking forward to, it didn't really wow me, don't get me wrong it tasted good, just not great as there original. I just felt like it was missing something. Overall, definitely coming back here once again when I decide to take another trip out here, and this time I'll @ least stay for a few days.

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