You don't need to go to the East Bay for good Chicago style pizza anymore. When I first came to the Bay Area, I was introduced to Zachary's as the place to go for Chicago Style pizza. These last couple years living on the peninsula, I've tried other pizza places like Pizza Chicago and Windy City Pizza to fulfill my need for a deep dish pizza, neither of them really compare to Zachary's thick crust and tomato ladden goodness. I recently discoverd Patxi's Chicago Pizza hidden on Emerson Street in downtown Palo Alto. The interior of Patxi's is higher class than most pizza establishments (and several notches above Zachary's), and reminds me more of a fancy sports bar than a pizza place.
As for the pizza? The pizza is as good as Zachary's without the need to drive into Berkeley. And, unlike Zachary's, Patxi's does take credit cards.
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