We went in search of the best pizza-by-the-slice in Chicago

by Claire Hyman, Marie Mendoza, Maggie Sivit / EBEZ Chicago / June 15, 2023

Buena Park resident Rebecca Silverman moved to Chicago from the East Coast 16 years ago.

She likes to tell people Chicago’s got everything New York has — except when it comes to pizza by the slice.

“The one thing I do miss about the East Coast is a place to get a slice of pizza, not a whole pie,” Rebecca said. “I haven’t quite found that here yet.”

So she wrote to WBEZ to ask where to find the best single slice of pizza in Chicago.

We teamed up with our friends at the daily news show Reset to find out. After Reset posed the question on social media, WBEZ listeners sent a flood of recommendations from places all over the city. Our two-reporter team embarked on a weeklong pizza bender to try the nine spots that received the most recommendations. Here they are (in no particular order): Read more HERE