The Top Three Chicago-Style Pizzerias in the Phoenix, Arizona Area

The decor in Nello’s Restaurant and Pizzeria in Tempe, Arizona is strictly Chicago, Illinois, where I am from. There are framed pictures of Chicago Cubs players, Chicago Bears players, and photographs of Chicago itself. When I moved to Arizona, I could not find Chicago-style pizza, made the way I used to enjoy it back home. Then I found Nello’s which has three locations in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The pizza boasts a medium crust (hearth-baked or oven-baked) that melts in your mouth. Ingredients are fresh and the tomato sauce tastes like real homemade Italian sauce, rather than like sauce in a can or jar. When you ask for a veggie pizza, you get real spinach leaves, not chopped up pieces. It’s the same with tomatoes, mushrooms and onions. Nello’s also makes a wonderful garden salad with tomato basil house dressing. It’s covered with several kinds of cheese, turkey or ham, olives and other toppings. The salad is so large that four people can easily share it. Nello’s does not have a website, but they are located at 1806 E. Southern, Tempe, Arizona, 85282. You can reach them at 480-897-2060 if you would like more information.

Another great Chicago-style pizzeria is Rush Street Pizza, located near my home in Chandler, Arizona. The restaurant is very small, so take-out orders are their usual business. Again, the portions are generous, full of flavor and the toppings are whole, rather than chopped. Rush Street Pizza makes a wonderful deep dish pizza which is a Chicago favorite. The crust is thick and shaped like a pie crust with edges turned up. The pizza crust is filled with sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice. Calzones are another specialty. These are crusts which are filled with your choice of ingredients and then folded over and baked. The cheeses that are used are very reminiscent of the pizza cheeses I enjoyed in Chicago. I’m glad to be able to order Chicago-style pizza in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Rush Street Pizza has one location at 2925 E. Riggs Road (at Gilbert Road and Riggs Road) in Chandler, Arizona 85349. To place your order, call 480-883-7300.

There is nothing like Chicago-style pizza in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

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