The gamble paid off as the neighborhood grew up around it; the business has since added a South Loop location and a stall inside Time Out Market in the West Loop. The Infatuation rates the stuffed pizza as the best thing on the menu, calling it the same style as Lou Malnati's but with way more cheese, and the signature Art's Special piles sausage, onion, mushroom, and green pepper onto a crust critics specifically praise for staying buttery without turning greasy.
It's counter-service and BYOB, with a dining room The Infatuation itself describes as feeling like a partially finished '80s basement — which, for a spot built on pizza rather than ambiance, nobody treats as a complaint. Open daily 11AM to around 10:30-11:30PM depending on the night.
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