Purgatory Pizza

Photo: Martha Williams

A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN Is there pizza in the afterlife? Chris Peckat doesn’t pretend to know. But he does have a pretty strong hunch there’s pizza in purgatory—two types, actually. At Purgatory Pizza, he’ll be serving both a thin cracker-crust (made with Pabst Blue Ribbon) and a thicker pan crust (which he won’t deem deep dish), both of which will be topped with a blend of six cheeses. Situated next to Peckat’s barbecue-and-pinup-girls joint, Risque, Purgatory has been decked out with references to Dante’s Divine Comedy; Peckat has painted the floor of the place to look like hell and the ceiling to look like heaven. “I thought it was a fun theme to go with,” he says. We’re not sure what’s so fun about death and hell, but as long as there’s pizza involved, we won’t complain. 3415 N Clark St between Roscoe St and Newport Ave (773-975-6677).