Tavern-Style Pizza Revival: Pizz’Amici Opens in West Town

So, there’s this new pizza place called Pizz’Amici that just opened up in West Town, Chicago. It was started by Cecily and Billy Federighi, who created their pizza recipe at home in Ukrainian Village, and they built quite a fan base on Instagram with @eatfreepizza. They transformed an old barbershop into the restaurant, which has these cool black-and-white checkered floors and a marble counter, plus some vintage family photos from the 1930s, including one of Cecily’s grandmother's wedding. There's even a special painting to remember Billy’s Uncle Sil. Their menu features Sicilian-American dishes like focaccia and homemade meatballs, and the pizza dough is fermented for a week to get that nice crispy crust. Billy loves sausage and giardiniera, while Cecily goes for a pepperoni and hot honey combo. They serve their pizza in squares, a nod to the tavern-style pies from post-Prohibition Chicago that encouraged people to drink.