I'm a 40 year veteran of Vito and Nicks, or, as we called it locally Nick and Vito's.

I've gone back several time in the last two years, and it ain't the same since the old man passed. They don't seem to use fresh ingredients anymore, and I even got a soggy thin crust there once. I'm shedding tears at this, but this is what I find it to be now.

Baracco's is good-- same shirttail family of Vito and Nicks.

Come back Nick and Vito's. Turn on the Way Back Machine.

PS, I will say that I brought a stranger there not long ago and he raved about it, but I said nothing, not wanting to kill his pizza buzz.

gone2222--

Maybe you just happened to be there on a bad night. I was in Chicago last summer and the pizza from there was as good as ever.

hawks24
I lived at 63rd & Karlov....Also used to work at Novello's Pizza Part Time in the early 80's

It's been a long time Bob, but I think I remember eating breakfast in there at least a few times(I was never a big breakfast eater).

Oops, my response should have been to Hugh's comments. Sorry about that Hugh.

gone2222 Wrote:
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> I'm a 40 year veteran of Vito and Nicks, or, as we
> called it locally Nick and Vito's.
>
> I've gone back several time in the last two years,
> and it ain't the same since the old man passed.
> They don't seem to use fresh ingredients anymore,
> and I even got a soggy thin crust there once. I'm
> shedding tears at this, but this is what I find it
> to be now.
>
> Baracco's is good-- same shirttail family of Vito
> and Nicks.
>
> Come back Nick and Vito's. Turn on the Way Back
> Machine.
>
> PS, I will say that I brought a stranger there not
> long ago and he raved about it, but I said
> nothing, not wanting to kill his pizza buzz.


Haven't been there in many years (don't live close) but we called it Nick and Vito's. Just sounds better. ;-)

Yeah, my friends and I from the old neighborhood still (also)call it Nick and Vito's Dave, whenever we talk about going there.

Hugh Manatee Wrote:
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> Gone Forever, Ed's Pizza 63rd & Komensky, Novelos,
> formally Carl's, and Paul's @ 64th and
> Pulaski,Does anyone know if Orlando's on 63rd. is
> still there?


Orlando's is gone. Probably for 8-9 years.

Does anyone remember Chesden's (spelling) on the South side - I don't remember where it was.

Chesdan's was on Archer and about Homan. Yes they had good pizza, but not as good as Nick and Vito.

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Re: best chicago southsde pizza
Posted by: stevieg314 (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: December 28, 2012 01:08PM

I grew up in Burbank IL, and my all-time favorite pizza is still and always will be Phil's Pizza on 89th & Ridgeland in Oak Lawn. Superb toppings, perfect sauce, and lots of cheeese makes this pizza a true Chicago area classic. Try it one time and see what i mean! (The sign says "Since 1970" , but i thought it opened a littler later than that) Enjoy!


Well said Stevieg314! Phil's is thee best, when it comes to great pizza!

Fox's Pub 9956 S Western. Awesome pizza, despite the Irish name. Also in Oak Lawn and Plainfield.

Aurelio's in Homewood. Love that tangy sauce. The original location is the best. Also in Tinley Park, Mokena, Richton Park, etc...

Sanfratello's in Glenwood also deserves a mention. I grew up about 3 blocks from there.

CHEZDAN'S!!!
Archer av just south of Kedzie.
The smell of the cedar wood planks and that dark mysterious interior...OMG.

God bless you Chester and Dan

How about Home Run Inn on 32nd street. They would have 15 people in the kitchen flipping dough. The now store bought Home Run Inn pizzas can't compare to the good old days.

A lot of old neighborhood pizza places moved to the SW suburbs to follow their customers - Palermos in Frankfort, Little Joes in Tinley and New Lenox, Chesdans in Homer Glen,...

Didn't Giordanos start out at 63rd and California?

I noticed someone mentioned Fox's Pub at 99th and Western. Wasn't that once owned by Al Capone's sister Mafalda Senese and her husband?

Dunning1 Wrote:
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> I noticed someone mentioned Fox's Pub at 99th and
> Western. Wasn't that once owned by Al Capone's
> sister Mafalda Senese and her husband?

According to this article it was a different place at the same location:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:T0cUMvlOANgJ:articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-11-06/features/9411060398_1_fox-pizza-place-restaurants+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

It was called Seneses Restaruant

Regarding a couple of Pizza places mentioned. 1.Didn't Phil's on Ridgeland come 53rd-Ashland where they were called Esch's ? 2. Didn't Barnaby's on 79th-Pulaski have live bands at one time ? I believe that's where the band Chicago, found there bass player Peter Cetera.