Pizza al taglio

So, pizza al taglio. I've been to Pizza Metro, and while just okay, doesn't really scratch the itch. I'm not looking for a Vito and Nick's tavern style, but the kind of sheets behind the glass, we heat it up, you eat it walking out kind the place. Pizzarium would be a great example except it's thousands of miles away. Anyone know anywhere good?

I'm not familiar with Pizzarium, but if it's a New York slice shop you're looking for, GNR Jimmy's Pizza Cafe should fit the bill.

Jimmy's Pizza Cafe
5159 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 293-6992

I do like Jimmy's. There's just a very specific sheet pan square style of pizza you can find all over Italy, but very prominently in Rome, that I'd like to see someone attempting. Sometimes, stuff just can't be found though.

Are you talking about a focaccia crust like Pompeii sells? It was referred to as bakery pizza or bakery-style back when you could only find it in bakeries on Taylor.

Pizza Rustica makes a pie in the Roman style. So does I Monelli. Other than Metro, not sure about places where you can point to a slice in this particular style and have it heated. Have you had the bakery slices at D'Amato's, which are somewhat similar (but better) in my opinion? And, to be fair to a place that doesn't get much LTH love, the Pompei chain's slices are a respectable enough, and quite possibly come from the oldest purveyor of pies in the US, though it never gets any credit for it. Scafuri and Ferrara are other ancient bakeries in the area that also provide rectangular "grandma" slices.

All good leads. I have not tried Pompeii, but the focaccia style is very similar. It's less dense than an NJ tomato pie kind of place seemingly. Will try. Thanks for the help. To be even more specific, and I think JeffB pointed this out as the point and heat style of place, this is what I have in mind:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_R ... azio.html#

Actually quite good but not very conveniently located (certainly not from Chicago).

If you really want Roman pizza al taglio, I think Pizza Metro is about it in Chicago. Much to my regret, I haven't found anyone in town close to accomplishing what Pizzarium does (though in Rome I recommend Angelo e Simonetta on via Nomentana nearish the Libia stop on the Metro or Pizzeria Zazà in the piazza Sant’Eustachio, if only to spare yourself the crowd of Pizzarium and yet sacrifice nothing on the pizza).

Zaza is really great, and yeah Pizzarium gets overwhelmed. I used to like Metro much more about 8 years ago, but it kind of feels phoned in now. I don't know what changed, but the crust has a very different crunch/feel. I think it's from a change to inferior oil, but that's just a guess. The quest continues.

Pizzeria Rustica is really good. Not sure about the authenticity but the restaurant describes its pies as Roman. This is one of my wife's and my favorites in Chicago.

I am confident they don't heat it, but the foccacia at Eataly is delicious. I don't even mind that it is room temperature.

pairs4life wrote:I am confident they don't heat it, but the foccacia at Eataly is delicious. I don't even mind that it is room temperature.

Agreed - love it. I'll sometimes take home a couple of extra slices for heating, but they're pretty perfect as is.