Aurelio’s Pizza
About
Aurelio’s Pizza in Homewood is the flagship of a south suburban pizza chain that Joe Aurelio started on Ridge Road in 1959. The restaurant at 18162 Harwood Ave is a converted warehouse that opened in December 1977, per the company’s history page, and makes thin-crust pizza with crumbled sausage rather than chunks, with full-service dining, a full bar and a party room. The Homewood Metra Electric station is about a half mile west.
What to know
- Joe Aurelio’s first restaurant opened in 1959, a few blocks away on Ridge.
- The Harwood Avenue building has been the chain’s flagship since December 1977.
- The chain has many other locations across the south suburbs and beyond.
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