Met a girl named January – Dec 20, 2008
On a snowy Saturday after doing some Christmas shopping, made a stop at Braconi’s Pizzeria in Naperville. See a pattern?
The restaurant was fairly empty except for two large parties. We then met our waitress, January, yes, a girl named January.
Before we could ask our next question, she commented that she was born in August and her parents did not do drugs. Questions I am sure she has been asked more times than you would like.

Now to the pizza, January recommended the Braconi’s Signature Pizza, a sausage and fresh basil on a whole-wheat crust.
She mentioned it was originally made by mistake but once they tried it, they loved it.
I guess some of the best things in life are often developed from a mistake. Who doesn’t enjoy the 3M post-it notes?

Unfortunately, the signature pizza is only available in a thin crust version. However, it was good. The crust was crispy but not over cooked.
The sausage was flavorful but nothing that special. The basil was fresh and gave the pizza an unique flavor.
Pizza was good the next day.

So drop into Braconi’s and meet a girl named January, but please do not call her Jan.

Rating 3 out of 4 pizza cutters.


Half-price Pizza and a bucket of beer, Life is GOOD! – Dec 13, 2008

On a snowy Saturday after doing some Christmas shopping, made a stop at Cross-town Pub in Naperville.
Very slow at the pub as the dining room was empty so we decided to sit in the bar area. All other patrons were sitting at the square bar
and were playing the bar poker game. They do enjoy their poker at the Cross-town Pub!
We decide to try the pizza, DA!, so we went with our standard; sausage, mushroom, and green pepper. Their pizza is thin crust with the sausage and veggies cooked on top of the cheese.
Overall, the pizza was good. I enjoyed the crust, as it was crispy the way I like it. Cathy like the way the veggies were cooked above the cheese.

Rating 3 out of 4 pizza cutters.

Connie’s Pizza – 11/30/2008

Pizza 2 days in a ROW! Connie’s pizza is a Chicago classic so not much can be said that has not already been said. Celebrating the in-laws birthdays.
The pizza of choice was the classic deep dish with sausage, onion, mushroom, and green pepper. Everything about this pizza is outstanding, however, in my opinion the crust is the
The crust is crispy and flaky and strong enough to hold all the cheese and veggies. A classic deep dish pizza that does Chicago proud.

Rating: 4 out of 4 pizza cutters.

Cornerstone (Darien) – 11/29/2008

Went to the Cornerstone restaurant to see a local band, Messy Marvin. The band was very good and played a good variety of music.
The pizza on the other hand was OK. We had a sausage and pepperoni thin crust pizza. The tomato sauce was very strong and provides most of the taste. I preferred a more subtle taste for my sauce
I could make this pizza at home.

Rating: 2 out of 4 pizza cutters.