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There is a crisis in the Chicago-style pizza community. Giordano's has filed for bankruptcy.

I still recall how the vendors outside Wrigley nearly genuflected at the very name. How two guys from Pittsburgh got instant credibility with the Cubs fans by knowing to go there without being prompted first.

How the hell does a pizza joint owe 45 million?

It's a chain of pizzerias, not just one place.

Eh, they were probably my fifth favorite deep dish pizza in the area.

Mathias said:

How the hell does a pizza joint owe 45 million?

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and to a bank, none-the-less. Stereotypes would have me believe a pizza joint in Chicago would owe money to people who break your kneecaps before you can file for bankruptcy.

figmentPez said:

and to a bank, none-the-less. Stereotypes would have me believe a pizza joint in Chicago would owe money to people who break your kneecaps before you can file for bankruptcy.

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This chain got to the size where it could break kneecaps of smaller competitors. It was even the sponsor of the Blackhawks' practice jerseys.