Pizza Club of Chicago

Welcome to the the website of the Pizza Club of Chicago, a collection of Chicago's most dedicated and discerning pizza aficionados. We are a group of friends who get together for pizza and beer every other week at a new pizza place in Chicago.

SOON TO BE FOUND ON THIS SITE

• a list of all of the establishments visited by PCOC with ratings and short reviews of each place from various members
• certain other content created by PCOC members both related and unrelated to pizza and PCOC
• contact info for comments, etc.
• some pictures or something

HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF THE PIZZA CLUB OF CHICAGO

The Pizza Club of Chicago, or as it is more commonly referred to by its members, PCOC (pronounced "peacock"), was founded in the summer of 2004 by a group of pizza-hungry and beer-thirsty friends with the goal of broadening our Chicago pizza knowledge (and giving us an excuse every other week to get together, eat pizza and drink beer). The idea for the club was first developed and promoted by our legendary founder and first President, Ms. Bridget K. After 2004's Kentucky Derby, our President (aka "BK"), Mr. Thomas D. ("Creepy D" or "Diner"), Mr. John D. ("Big D"), Ms. Jillian O'B, Mr. Bryan B. ("B"), and Ms. Jen Mc. and several others decided that it was time for PCOC to stop simply being a fun topic of conversation and instead become a reality. Just two weeks later, PCOC had its first meeting at the original Lou Malnati's in Lincolnwood. At this first meeting, BK was confirmed as our first President while Diner, Big D, Jill, B and Jen were elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Brian C. ("Bruz") was later appointed as the General Counsel of PCOC.

The mission of PCOC is to provide its members opportunities to try pizza from places they have never been before and to help us to truly appreciate the the number of great pizza places there are in Chicago (and how many beers B can drink in one sitting).


RULES OF PCOC

The more important rules of PCOC were established at the inaugural meeting at Lou Malnati's. While membership rules were not pinned down and remain relaxed, certain procedural rules for the frequency of meetings and the conduct in meetings were settled. As mentioned above, PCOC meets every other Tuesday at a pizza place chosen by a member present at the previous meeting. The member that is given the honor of choosing the location for a PCOC meeting is determined by a complex lottery that is supervised by the President and General Counsel. Another key element of a PCOC meeting is the "Price is Right" guessing game. This game requires each person present makes a guess as to what the total bill for the meeting will be, plus tax, but not including tip, and the person that is closest without going over gets a free pass on their share of the bill. Other rules (all somewhat flexible) include the ban of the ordering of any appetizers, salads or other entrees - this is a pizza club and we will order only pizza (and beer).

That's it for now.