PIZZA IS OUR LOVE LANGUAGE
Great pizza starts with great dough-and great dough takes time, effort, and love. We push to make ours better every day. After the dough is perfect, we top it with the best ingredients and bake it to crispy, airy perfection. We love our pizza and we think you will, too.
BANG FOR YOUR BUCK
More than World Class Pizza - We offer Award Winning Salads, Sandwiches, Cocktails and Wings! Got food sensitivities? We won best Vegan Chef, best vegetarian food and our Gluten Free Pizza is the best reviewed in the country!
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OUR STORY
Proudly voted best pizza in Blo-No & Top Ten Pizza in the World at the International Pizza Expo!
My name is Adam and I’m the Chef/Creator of Pizza Payaa. Growing up in Chicago, I’ve always LOVED pizza. I grew up eating Geppetto’s (my first real job!), Giordano’s, Gino’s, Pequod’s, Burt’s, Lou Malnati’s, Villa Nova, Armand’s and more. But my love for pizza exploded when I took a trip to New York City. After a 3 day pizza tour, sampling over 20 slices, I was hooked and convinced that New York had the best pizza in the world.
Meet the Owner
“Our belief system is simple. Be good to people, make the best quality thing we can make and support the community that makes it all possible. Pizza is our love language and we’re grateful to be able to share it with you everyday!”
Artisan Pan Pizza
Taste the Love
Voted Best Pizza in Uptown
Best Gluten Free Pizza in Uptown – We Hand Mix Our Own Gluten Free Dough
Best Vegan Pizza in Uptown – We Make Our Own Vegan Mozzarella
Vegetarian Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, Sausage Pizza, Cheesy Garlic Bread
“We’re proud to be recognized in the Pantagraph Best Of Awards for so many categories that celebrate what we love doing best serving great food and drinks! From winning Best Pizza, Best Chef, Best Sandwich, Best Food Truck, Best Margaritas, Best Alcoholic Specialty Drink, Best Bloody Mary, Best Vegetarian Food, and Best Vegan Chef, to being voted as the community’s favorite for Salads, Bar, Place to Have a Cold Beer, and Favorite Bartender – Toni Di Prima, and more every award is a reminder of the incredible support from our guests.”
“We’re proud to be recognized in the Pantagraph Best Of Awards for so many categories that celebrate what we love doing best serving great food and drinks! From winning Best Pizza, Best Chef, Best Sandwich, Best Food Truck, Best Margaritas, Best Alcoholic Specialty Drink, Best Bloody Mary, Best Vegetarian Food, and Best Vegan Chef, to being voted as the community’s favorite for Salads, Bar, Place to Have a Cold Beer, and Favorite Bartender – Toni Di Prima, and more every award is a reminder of the incredible support from our guests.”
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