The Warehouse Bar & Pizzeria Chicago

Like many others we ended up here due to Pequod's ludicrous wait times (2 hours). I have to admit I was expecting a good to great experience but in my personal opinion this pizza is not only more traditional Chicago style but also more flavorful than Pequods. With amazing and friendly service, great menu and seating which opens out to the street for a breath of fresh air. The pizza itself was just the right amount of crunch, the right amount of cheesy and the right amount of additional ingredients. All of the ingredients were incredibly fresh and the pizza was ready in a shockingly short amount of time for a deep dish. As a long time Chicago resident and food connoisseur I highly recommend.

No lie, the only reason I went to Warehouse Bar and Pizzeria in Lincoln Park is because the 2 goons pictured above were from out of town and needed to have deep dish. I wanted them to try Pequods since that’s what all the “locals” claim to be the best deep dish. If you’ve ever been there you know it’s a long wait time with or without a reservation. We googled the closest place with deep dish pizza and were blessed to find this place. What makes Warehouse Bar and Pizzeria different is their sauce and topping to crust ratio. The crust is holding everything together, kind of like you during holiday dinners with your family. This means you can eat it neatly by hand! The other factor is their options. They make deep dishes with white sauce! I had the truffle Mac deep dish which is Mac n cheese, mushrooms, meatballs and white truffle oil. Nobody else is doing this!!! I need to make an underground list for the best deep dish pizzas in Chicago because this was so out of the ordinary and delicious that it expanded my thinking in all facets of life and made me a better son, brother, friend and b/f.

We had initially planned to go to the more famous one in the area but looked at alternatives when it was going to take too long. So happy that we did. Their deep dish was amazing and we had already tried another popular chain before and this was better. It's definitely a hidden gem and had no wait time. Our waitress and host Delilah was great and so nice as well. They have a lot of screens with multiple baseball games playing so I imagine for anyone into that this would be a great stop. Strongly recommended as an outsider to Chicago and someone who drove 8hrs to get to the city.