Pequod's Pizza

Founded as a humble pizzeria by the late, great Burt Katz in Morton Grove, Illinois, in 1970, Pequod’s has since achieved huge levels of renown in a city with no shortage of great pizza. The reason? A ring of mozzarella cheese surrounds the pan pizzas’ crust, deeply caramelizing as it cooks along the side of the cast iron pizza pan, forming a cheesy, chewy, almost-burnt halo that’s one of the most hallowed bites in all of pizzadom.

But a great pizza is about a lot more than the crust! The fresh-made dough bakes up thick and chewy with a crispy, almost fried bottom; the sauce is perfectly balanced; cheese and toppings are generously applied… well now we’re getting hungry! Just try this pizza for yourself — you’ll immediately understand why Pequod’s is acclaimed far and wide as the home of Chicago’s best deep dish pizza!