Pizano's Pizza & Pasta

Pizano's Pizza & Pasta is a Pizza Place in Chicago, IL, located at 61 E Madison St. The restaurant serves Chicago deep-dish pizza and authentic Italian cuisine, offering private dining rooms, catering for offices, homes, or venues, and pizza oven rentals. Local delivery is available through its four locations. It holds a 4.10 rating based on customer reviews.

The establishment was opened in 1991 by Rudy Malnati Jr., building on the legacy of his father, Rudy Malnati Sr., who founded Pizzeria Uno in 1943. Rudy Malnati Sr. introduced the original deep-dish pizza in Chicago, creating a meal-style pizza from a tradition of eating pizza as a snack. Pizano's focuses on traditional food based on authentic recipes using quality ingredients, served in an inviting atmosphere. The menu features a famous thin crust pizza, developed from knowledge learned from his father, which Oprah Winfrey has called her favorite and which USA Today listed as top 10 in the nation.

The thin crust relies on a secret family recipe for dough balls, prepared by Donna Marie Malnati, the widow of Rudy Malnati Sr. and mother of Pizano’s Rudy Malnati Jr. This recipe produces a crust with irresistible caramelized edges and a buttery, pastrylike base. The restaurant also offers carry-out on Fridays through Sundays from 11:00am to 11:00pm, with dine-in service Monday through Sunday during the same hours.

The business maintains a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting its standing among local pizza places.

Pizano's Pizza & Pasta brings a family legacy of authentic Chicago pizza to the heart of the city, offering deep-dish and thin-crust specialties rooted in Italian tradition.

Pizano's Pizza & Pasta sits on East Madison Street in Chicago, IL, just steps from the Washington/Wabash train station and within the Jewelers Row neighborhood. The location is also near notable landmarks such as the John M. Flaxman Library and Bert Green Fine Art.

The business holds a 75 out of 100 Authority score measured by SEOScanPRO, which measures whether the website shows who is behind the business, a trust signal AI assistants and search engines weigh when deciding whom to recommend. It also achieves a 72 out of 100 Performance score measured by SEOScanPRO, which measures how quickly the website loads, keeping visitors on the page and serving as one of the factors search engines use in ranking.