Bar Cargo

Cuisine Italian, Pizza
Price $$ (16-30)
Rating 3/10
Last Visit Aug. 8, 2018
Location Chicago: Loops

General Notes

This restaurant serves a different style of pizza that you've probably never had before: Roman pizza. The main difference is in the dough-making process, which has a very long raise period that makes it both airy and crispy. In my opinion, I think the design of Roman pizza is inherently flawed, and you should probably just go and get deep dish pizza while you're in Chicago. I would not recommend coming here.


Negatives

> The "Roman" style of pizza feels really badly designed. They are overly salty/rich, bland, and imbalanced in flavor. There is a serious lack of acidity, since there was no tomato paste in any of the pizzas. The dough is also really thick, almost like a foccacia, which did not go well with all the toppings. I left the restaurant with a poor and overly salty aftertaste.


Dishes Tasted

  • ★☆☆☆ Roman Pizza -- Topped with pancetta, pecorino, and egg yolk. Really salty, and lacking acidity to balance out all the rich flavors.
  • ★★★☆ Aranciani