Pequod's Pizza
Lincoln Park institution famous for deep-dish pan pizza with a caramelized cheese crust.
The call
Worth it if you are traveling with kids and you are traveling as a couple.
Why
- 01
A dark, sticky-table neighborhood pizzeria where the burnt-cheese ring around the crust is the whole point.
Our read - 02
Unpretentious and beloved by locals who'd never touch the tourist deep-dish chains.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are traveling with kids
With kids, Pequod's Pizza works.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Pequod's Pizza works.
Food is a reason to travel
For food & drink, Pequod's Pizza delivers.
You prefer local life to spectacle
For local authenticity, Pequod's Pizza delivers.
Think twice if
You are watching the budget
On a budget, weigh it — Pequod's Pizza isn't cheap for what it is.
You only have one day
Pequod's Pizza is a real time commitment — fit it in only if it's a priority.
You are traveling solo
Solo, it depends on the day.
The plates that decide it
- Deep-dish pan pizza with caramelized crust — the namesake and the only order that matters
- Thin-crust pie — solid if you can't wait for the pan bake
- Skipping the pan because of the wait — the caramelized crust is the entire reason to be here — wait for it
Plan it well
- Cost
- $$ — generous portions, easy on the wallet
- Timing
- Order the pan pizza the moment you sit down
- Booking
- Limited reservations; mostly walk-in
- Allow
- 1–1.5 hours (deep-dish bakes ~40 min)
- Accessibility
- Casual booths; thin-crust available if short on time
Sources and method (3)
- Located at 2207 N Clybourn Ave in Lincoln Park; signature is a ring of mozzarella around the pan rim that caramelizes into a dark crust pequodspizza.com ↗
- The Lincoln Park location opened in 1992; the caramelized-crust technique traces to Gulliver's in Rogers Park pequodspizza.com ↗
- theinfatuation.com ↗