Great Lake, the legendary pizza joint that fixated (and sometimes frustrated) Andersonville for five years, has returned, a dozen years later. Last week, in true Great Lake fashion, it opened very quietly on Berwyn Avenue, two blocks from its original home on Balmoral Avenue. That’s a big difference from those days of long queues down Balmoral, the national spotlight (GQ, Food & Wine, New York Times, etc.) that said Great Lake made the best pizza in America, the block-long lines during a one-day pop-up at Cellar Door Provisions in 2019, that crush of fans suggesting Great Lake had not faded from memories. Tap on our bio link to read more. ----- Photo 1: Two whole pizzas on a shelf at Great Lake on June 24, 2025. Photo 2: Owner Nick Lessins takes a pizza out of the oven. Photo 3: Owner Lydia Esparza prepares ingredients to make a pizza. ? Christopher Borrelli / Chicago Tribune ?️ Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune / @apereztribune
June 25, 2025
Great Lake, the legendary pizza joint that fixated (and sometimes frustrated) Andersonville for five years, has returned, a dozen years later.
Last week, in true Great Lake fashion, it opened very quietly on Berwyn Avenue, two blocks from its original home on Balmoral Avenue.
That’s a big difference from those days of long queues down Balmoral, the national spotlight (GQ, Food & Wine, New York Times, etc.) that said Great Lake made the best pizza in America, the block-long lines during a one-day pop-up at Cellar Door Provisions in 2019, that crush of fans suggesting Great Lake had not faded from memories.
Tap on our bio link to read more.
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Photo 1: Two whole pizzas on a shelf at Great Lake on June 24, 2025.
Photo 2: Owner Nick Lessins takes a pizza out of the oven.
Photo 3: Owner Lydia Esparza prepares ingredients to make a pizza.
? Christopher Borrelli / Chicago Tribune
?️ Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune / @apereztribune
Last week, in true Great Lake fashion, it opened very quietly on Berwyn Avenue, two blocks from its original home on Balmoral Avenue.
That’s a big difference from those days of long queues down Balmoral, the national spotlight (GQ, Food & Wine, New York Times, etc.) that said Great Lake made the best pizza in America, the block-long lines during a one-day pop-up at Cellar Door Provisions in 2019, that crush of fans suggesting Great Lake had not faded from memories.
Tap on our bio link to read more.
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Photo 1: Two whole pizzas on a shelf at Great Lake on June 24, 2025.
Photo 2: Owner Nick Lessins takes a pizza out of the oven.
Photo 3: Owner Lydia Esparza prepares ingredients to make a pizza.
? Christopher Borrelli / Chicago Tribune
?️ Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune / @apereztribune
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