Is The Original Vito & Nick's Pizzeria Still Open? (Chicago, IL)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 5 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, The Original Vito & Nick's Pizzeria is listed open on vitoandnicks.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website carries a 2026 copyright notice and active menu, history, and franchise pages. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 6
- Aired
- Address 8433 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60652
- Website vitoandnicks.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Original Vito & Nick's Pizzeria in Chicago for the episode "Something from Everywhere," which aired 2009-01-12, highlighting the restaurant's thin-crust pizza. Vito & Nick's Pizzeria is a pizzeria at 8433 South Pulaski Road that describes itself on its own site as specializing in "thin crust pizza" and Italian dining. According to the restaurant's website (vitoandnicks.com), checked 2026-09-08 and carrying a 2026 copyright notice, the site's pages for its menu, history, directions, FAQ, franchise information, and photo gallery are all active. The current-year copyright notice together with the active franchise and menu pages indicates the site was maintained as of the September 2026 check.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- vitoandnicks.com https://vitoandnicks.com
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Record ddd-0180 · checked by Cal Marchetti.