Pizza Castle

Since 1973, this snug, family-owned Gage Park shop has been cranking out an outstanding example of the square-cut tavern-style pie that dominates South Side pizza offerings. The crust has a bit more heft and chew than the cracker-thin base at peers like Vito & Nick’s, giving it the fortitude to hold up to multiple toppings—a quality perhaps best realized in the excellent King Arthur pie, dressed with mushroom, onion, diced green pepper, and succulent, fennel-laced house sausage.