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A Chicago Dog Pizza from the Olympic Tavern in Rockford, with a poppy seed and celery salt crust, sliced hot dogs, pickles, tomato, onion, giardiniera, yellow mustard, and relish

A 78-Year-Old Rockford Tavern Makes "Some Fun Stuff Happen" With Their Chicago Hot Dog Pizza

Daniel Hautzinger

The Olympic Tavern may be in Rockford, but it serves up a Chicago Dog and Italian Beef pizza. “We found out that the weirder the pizza special that we run, the better,” says Zak Rotello, the third generation of his family to run the restaurant, which opened in 1945.
Johnnie’s Beef in Elmwood Park has been serving one of the Chicago area’s favorite Italian beefs for more than 60 years

A Day in the Life of Italian Beef Favorite Johnnie’s Beef

Kathleen Hinkel

Johnnie’s Beef in Elmwood Park has been serving one of the Chicago area’s favorite Italian beefs for more than 60 years
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