Discover 20 defunct restaurant chains with the strangest gimmicks in history—unusual themes and bold ideas that failed but left lasting impressions on food lovers everywhere.

Chicago, known for its politicians, weather, and as the birthplace of Pope Leo XIV -- can now lay claim to being home to the restaurant that served actor Bill Murray what might be the "best pizza he's ...

He is an American-British former professional kickboxer born in Chicago, Illinois ... where he asked someone off-camera to bring him pizza, sparking theories that the Romanian pizza boxes ...

owner of Delfino's Chicago Style Pizza. Cascio grew up on a farm outside Chicago, and often traveled to the city to attend Cubs baseball games with his family. "I was mesmerized by the city itself ...

an annual convention celebrating all things Showbiz Pizza and its characters. A second option to partake in a Rock-afire Explosion performance doesn't even require you to go into a restaurant. Drive a ...

She's a proud Buffalo native and current Chicago resident. Depending on who ask, Chicago-style pizza can mean one of two very different things: deep dish or tavern. Within those categories are ...

Three years later, ShowBiz Pizza Place launched a rival animatronic ... member of Munch's Make Believe Band at a Chuck E. Cheese in Chicago on Feb. 9, 2018. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune ...

This week’s featured restaurant, ShowBiz Pizza, was a 1980s kid’s restaurant dream come true. People who grew up in Wichita or other big cities in the 1980s — within proximity to a ShowBiz ...

Chicago deep-dish pizza, or just "deep dish," as it's commonly known, has befuddled pizza purists for decades. Is it a pizza? Is it, as comedian Jon Stewart once quipped, "an [expletive] casserole?" ...

But it often felt like the most reams of copy were dedicated to what many across the country now vaguely understand as Chicago tavern pizza. Out of nowhere, it was like every food blog wanted you ...

Local pizza expert Steve Dolinsky wants you to know that Chicago pies aren't just deep dish. Here are his favourites, from the stuffed pizza at Nancy's to tavern-style pies at Pat's. The ...