A group of 8 Chicagoans will take the Chicago Pizza front by storm in 2010.


Our mission: To find the best pizza in Chicago.
What we'll do: Visit 12 of Chicago's top-rated pizza restaurants over the course of one year.
How We'll Decide: Rating each restaurant on a set list of criteria.

We'll keep you updated along the way and ultimately tell you where to go for the best pizza in the Windy City.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Stop #8 Spacca Napoli Pizzeria

Spacca Napoli Pizzeria

1769 West Sunnyside Ave.

Chicago, IL 60640

On Sunday night the Pizza Club headed north to the Ravenswood hot spot, Spacca Napoli. This southern Italian-inspired pizzeria serves Neapolitan style pizza—a thin, chewy crust with traditional toppings. Well, the folks over at Spacca Napoli will be happy to know that their inspiration translated well into everything about the restaurant from the ambiance to the wine list. The restaurant had, in my opinion, a very authentic Southern Italian feel. Elizabeth loved the “refreshing atmosphere and taste.” Of course the pizza lived up to it as well, but we’ll get to that later. Spacca Napoli wound up taking up the third spot (by a very slim margin) in our rankings so far.

We all enjoyed the fare and we had a pretty hard time choosing which pizzas to order. The variety and originality of the topping combinations was a pleasing feature. Here’s what we ordered:

Capricciosa (on special that evening!) – Cooked Prosciutto, artichokes, black olives & mushrooms.

Salsiccia – Basil & Italian sausage

Diavola – Spicy salami, crushed red pepper & basil

Quattro Formaggi (White Pizza) – Bufalo mozzarella, gorgonzola, ementhal & fontina

**All Pizzas are served with red sauce unless otherwise noted.












Here’s how Spacca Napoli ranked among the group:

Service: 4.08

Atmosphere: 4.25

Value: 3.63

Crust: 4.33

Sauce: 3.75

Toppings: 4.21

Cheese: 3.67

Overall Quality: 4.21

Overall Taste: 4.25

Overall Score: 4.04/5

Overall, we enjoyed all of the pizzas and I’m sure each of us had a different favorite. Kyle thought the crust was “delicious, but the toppings did not go far enough to the edges.” (As you can see in some of the photos) Kyle was the critic of the evening also mentioning, that although it’s the style “the toppings were a little sparse.” Everyone else had glowing reviews with Dan summing it up best by saying, “Good traditional Italian ‘za for a hot summer night. It’s light. It’s no Lou’s.” This fact allowed us all to have room for ice cream at the end of our meal, when we headed to Anthony’s on Southport for some frozen yogurt—also delicious!

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