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[emerge077]

Burt's Pizza, Morton Grove, IL

With all the buzz about Burt's Pizza reopening under new ownership, I can't say they really did the original place justice. It looks like a sterilized facsimilie of the past, stripping out all the quirky eclecticism and soul it had up until recently. The collections of old radios, phones, signs, figures, wood paneling and warm low lighting transported you back in time to another place. Then the pizza sent you to heaven.

Of course, nothing can replace Burt Katz and his wife Sharon, who were true originals and made the place what it was. I'm lucky to have visited Burt's in it's heyday, before all the crazy press and lines out the door.

RIP Burt Katz, long live Burt's.

[chewingpodcast]

First new Burt's Place pizza, read all the details (like how to order) at Louisa's Chicago Tribune story www.trib.in/2msV2zE Listen to last interview with Burt Katz here https://soundcloud.com/chewingpodcast/episode-6-nostalgia-burts-pizza

[gapers]

I had heard to be patient. Call and hope they answer the phone, and make sure you have your reservation date and pizza order ready, even though there was no website to use (I found a menu that a member of LTH Forum had uploaded years back). Don't be late, pay in cash, and don't even think about adding on anything to your order once you get there.

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