Growing up in a large Italian family it felt like food was the center of everything, not to mention a cure all. Feeling a cold coming on? Have some gravy and meatballs. Someone in the family got engaged? Start filling the cannoli. Have a bad scar that just won’t seem to fade? Some salami will do the trick. Freddy’s Pizzeria in Cicero is no exception to the classic Italian mentality that food, where more is always better, can instantly cure all and satisfy everyone’s appetite.
Yes, other Italian eateries serve these dishes or similar, but Freddy’s makes you feel like you’re part of the family, instead of just a guest passing through. The salads are in transparent rectangular containers, pastas in large silver trays, pizza kept in the round greased pans or slid onto wooden cutting boards and fried treats placed on simple ivory and teal dishware and served on floral print paper plates. You’re no longer in a restaurant, you’re at home.
Freddy’s Pizzeria, 1600 S. 61st Ave., 708-863-1538, freddyspizza.com
