coalfire

... decided on finding a restaurant featuring neapolitan style pies.  coalfire does so, but with their own signature twist.  rather than using wood, they fire theirovenwith coals.  

the best pizza in chicago. i've had plenty of neapolitanovenpizza - 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. great selection and really good wine! try to beat the crowds by getting there before seven.

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 theovento get the real experience and of course, great service.