Did you know that the first Old Chicago location was not in the city of Chicago or the state of Illinois? The pizzeria actually started out right here in the state of Colorado in 1976.
The first Old Chicago pizza and taproom opened up in Boulder, Colorado , nearly 50 years ago. Since then, many Old Chicago locations popped up all over the United States. My friends and I used to spend countless nights inside of an Old Chicago eating food and watching hockey games. The good old days.
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Sadly, Old Chicago has been closing underperforming locations recently and another Colorado location has shut its doors for good. According to 9 News, the location in Thornton has closed as part of an ongoing evaluation of locations and their performance.
After close evaluation of the market, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close our Thornton location as of March 13.
Old Chicago said in a statement to 9 News…