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Tavern-style

A thin, cracker-crust pizza cut into small squares ('party cut', not wedges), associated with Chicago-area taverns and bars where it was traditionally served as bar food to accompany drinking, distinct from Chicago's better-known deep-dish style.

Also known as

party cut, cracker-crust pizza

Related

Evidence

Generally accepted
  • Slice (pizza history and culture writing)Slice / First We Feast
  • Chicago Tribune — history of Chicago deep-dish and tavern-style pizzaChicago Tribune