Last minute lunch today at Marie's - 12:30 pm, 1/21/08
Last minute lunch today at Marie's - 12:30 pm, 1/21/08
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Last minute lunch today at Marie's - 12:30 pm, 1/21/08
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Post #1 - January 21st, 2008, 11:03 amHi all,
A couple of us have decided to meet at Marie's for lunch today for some thin-crust pizza. If you're interested, please post here or just show up.
Sorry for the late notice, but the plan just came together.
=R=
Marie's Pizza
4129 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 725-1853By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #2 - January 21st, 2008, 11:24 amIn preparation for an upcoming trip, I've been reading about New Haven pizza all morning. It may be a doomed enterprise to try to satisfy my overactive pizza imagination, but I've been wanting to try Marie's for awhile! See you there.Man : I can't understand how a poet like you can eat that stuff.
T. S. Eliot: Ah, but you're not a poet.
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Post #3 - January 23rd, 2008, 3:39 pm6 of us had a very nice lunch at Marie's and having never been there before, for a moment, I thought I'd walked onto the set of the old Matt Helm tv series. To call the place a retro palace wouldn't be exactly accurate since even though it immediately evokes an era-gone-by, Marie's is a clear and obvious original. I wish I'd taken more shots of the gloriously appointed interior but I know I'll be back soon and I'll be sure to do it next time.
Of course, the look and feel of the place would amount to nothing more than novelty, were it not for the outstanding pizza, which is ultra-thin, crispy, pungent and delicious. Even after just one visit, I feel pretty safe putting this pizza in my top category of Chicago thin-crust. And considering the place has been open since 1940, I'm probably not alone in that sentiment.
We ordered 3 mediums and finished every piece. I think we could have easily done the same with 3 larges. And, the only complaint I heard was that the pizzas were cut into squares, rather than wedges . . .
Peroni, now available on-tap at Marie's
Sausage, straight-up
A closer look at the sausage pie
Sausage and Onion
Pepperoni and Mushroom
Here, you can get an idea of just how thin the crust is at Marie's
The solitary existence of the Pizzaiolo
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #4 - January 23rd, 2008, 3:42 pmI ate so much for lunch today, I didn't think it would be possible for me to be hungry again until late tonight. One glimpse of those pizza photos changed that.
