Pizzeria Uno is celebrating its eightieth anniversary this month, a nicely because the birthday of the introduction of Chicago deep-dish pizza, in keeping with a press launch.
The model will host an anniversary social gathering at its downtown Chicago location on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. The invite-only social gathering will embrace leisure, giveaways, pizza-making demonstrations and deep-dish pizza for sampling.
“I’ve been a long-time fan of Pizzeria Uno,” Tom Waddle, former Chicago Bears participant and present sports activities radio host, who’s on the visitor listing, stated within the launch. “It began again in my days at Boston Faculty in Boston the place I used to frequent the places there with my then girlfriend who’s now my spouse. It is such an iconic model and the deep-dish pizza has at all times been wonderful. To suppose that it began on this small brownstone constructing right here in Chicago 80 years in the past is wonderful.”
Pizzeria Uno Normal Supervisor Robert Komar stated he’s pleased with the mark that Pizzeria Uno has left on the meals scene in Chicago. “To return to work every day figuring out that this constructing right here on the nook of Ohio and Wabash is the birthplace of deep-dish pizza is an unimaginable feeling,” he stated within the launch. “Deep dish pizza, which is woven into the material of the Chicago and American meals tradition, is such an iconic a part of this metropolis. Individuals come from everywhere in the world to expertise it right here on this lovely constructing. We’re so proud to be a part of the legacy right here and can proceed to serve up deep dish for an additional 80 years.”
Primarily based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Company operates roughly 80 company-owned and franchised Uno Pizzeria & Grill eating places situated in 18 states, the District of Columbia, India and Saudi Arabia.
