pizzeria uno , due 1 block apart.
the first uno s established in 1943 former university of texas football star ike sewell , friend, former world war ii g.i. ric riccardo, in river north neighborhood of chicago, illinois. sewell intended open mexican restaurant because there wasn t decent mexican restaurant in chicago then.
while sewell , riccardo known owners of original restaurant, 1956 article chicago daily news asserts original deep-dish pizza recipe created chef rudy malnati sr., father of lou malnati. pizzeria uno claims have originated deep dish pizza.
sewell opened 2 additional restaurants in response pizzeria uno s popularity. pizzeria due opened 1 block north of original pizzeria uno location in 1955 (uno , due italian 1 , two). followed launch of su casa, upscale mexican restaurant, in 1965. su casa located adjacent pizzeria due.
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