2451 N Milwaukee Ave (Map)
Chicago, IL 60647
773-360-1072
Carry out only for now
Some of CPC invaded Paulie Gee's on January 9, 2021 and ate at home while others ordered from other places and ate at home.
This will be the laziest recap I've ever written. I apologize to nobody. Blogs are dead. Long live the Chicago Pizza Club blog!
With the pandemic still in full swing, we couldn't meet at a restaurant or even gather in one house. And because it was January, we couldn't meet in a park or a back deck. So we decided to combine an actual meeting with a virtual meeting - everyone who was able would get pizza from the same place and those who weren't would get pizza from further away. It worked out pretty well. Me, Andrew, Jen, Neil, Stelios and Jessica all got Paulie Gee's. Francisco screwed up and didn't order ahead so when Paulie Gee's sold out, he and Kate opted for Lou Malnati's. Adam wins the award for most dedicated member. Dude got off the plane just before the meeting started and wasn't going to make it home before it ended so he picked up a pie at Reggio's Pizza Express at the airport and checked in with us from the road. Stander checked in from the western burbs with pizza from The Original Old World Pizza in Elmwood Park. And finally, Kelly and Ryan joined us from Michigan with some supermarket Edwardo's.
I have no major thoughts on the pizza that you can't fine elsewhere. Paulie Gee's is good and it's been written up everywhere. People love the place. Their version of Detroit style is legit delicious. Their regular pies are also quite good. They've recently added NY slices. Haven't tried them. Maybe others will report in the comments on the quality of the pizza. Probably not.
That's it for my words. Here are some pictures:
US Pizza Cup Winner Sharp White Cheddar, Mozz, Ezzo Pepperoni Cups, Housemade Bacon Jam, Red Sauce, Ricotta, Basil, Mike’s Hot Honey
Hootenanny Vegan Pepperoni White Cheddar, Mozzarella, Pepperoni Cups, Cold Tomato Sauce, Pecorino Romano
Hellboy: Fresh mozzarella, italian tomatoes, Berkshire soppressata piccante, Parmigiano Reggiano, and Mike’s Hot Honey
Adam and his bad ass quarantine beard with a meat covered pizza from Reggio's
That rare occasion when a frozen pizza looks better in real life than on the box
The Original Old World Pizza in Elmwood Park
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I got that Reggio's at the O'Hare terminal after coming home from Palm Springs for work. I nearly got trapped out there due to the COVID provisions in effect at the time...getting back to icy Chicago and eating shitty pizza in my car while I Zoom'ed the group was not as bad as it would normally sound. Plus, I drove over to Mikerphone and drank the award-winning barrel-aged stouts they happened to have on tap, so there was that. But, objectivity is a requirement here, and that pizza was objectively offensive and crass as pizza goes if I remember correctly. Stale/oxidized...probably cooked 2 or 3 hours before it got sold to me...that kind of thing. 3.5 out of 10.
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