That's a serious validation for a New York-style slice joint that spent more than a decade building a following in Lincoln Square before moving to bigger digs in Ravenswood. The format stays true to the New York tradition — big, foldable slices rather than Chicago's usual deep-dish or tavern-style default — which makes it a genuine outlier in a city that doesn't always get credit for doing NY-style well.
It's the kind of recognition that's hard to fake: national pizza critics don't typically make the trip to a neighborhood Chicago slice shop unless the pizza actually earns it, and Jimmy's apparently has, repeatedly.
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