coalfire

the best pizza in chicago. i've had plenty of neapolitan oven pizza - usually wood fired - but this place eats them all. the crust is crispy all the way to the center and it has the perfect char. good salads too and the grand avenue location only served wine and beer. greatselection and really good wine! try to beat the crowds by getting there before seven.

great unique light pizza. 'why would you put your pizza over coals?' was my first thought. i found out. the pizzas are a little on the dainty side, so it'sgreatfor a date night or before going downtown. very delicious crispy thin crust with high quality sauce, cheese and toppings. the selection of pizza covers a different look on the classics (cheese, sausage, etc.) while giving a slightly off-beat selection--everything i tasted was great. the service was down-to-earth, friendly and attentive. i would go again for sure.

windy city pizza club visits coal fire. i went to coalfire pizza along with the windy city pizza club. i had read reviews from chicago magazine before coming on sunday night and those reviews were mostly right. the pizza is amazing. the best part: the crust! the crust was burnt, but not overly burnt...just right.

at coalfire, they find the right amount of cheese, and fresh ingredients and put it together so that nothing is over bearing on the taste buds. not only was the pizza good, the service was awesome. our waitress, amy (i think that was her name) was on top of her game and the owners were nice. the atmosphere, though did not have any tv's, was cool with a lot of sweet artwork.

if i had to change anything, i would not charge extra for fresh mozzarella and probably not let people take out because of the high moisture content of the pizza. you really need to come into coalfire and experience it first hand out of the oven to get the real experience and of course,greatservice.

best thin crust in the city. this place has the tastiest thin crust neapolitan style pizza i have had outside of italy.
i have been to spacca napoli and sapore de napoli and both of them do this style very well and they turn out somegreatpies but coalfire just does it better.
that is my humble opinion. if you like this style of pizza with agreatcrust, a little char, and top notch ingredients, you will not go wrong here.