It’s a sad day for Hoosiers who love pepperoni rolls.
The Year 2020 was Bad for Many Reasons, and This is One of Them
Let’s take a step back to 5 short years ago (holy moly, how was 2020 half a decade ago? Time isn’t real). If you were to drive down the Lloyd Expressway near Burkhart, you’d see a large building that was warm, inviting, and had pizza-shaped door handles. That was the home of Old Chicago. You could go there and grab pizza, pepperoni rolls, beer, and half-price appetizers at night. It was a great restaurant with delicious food and a fun atmosphere.
My friends and I spent many evenings at Old Chicago since they always had sports on TV, and even trivia nights. We were in our 20s, and it was a fun place to hang out and eat and drink, and I’m pretty sure my husband still has his World Beer Tour t-shirt.
Unfortunately, for us, Old Chicago in Evansville became a victim of the pandemic and shut its doors later that year.
Indiana’s Last Old Chicago
While we were all very bummed that Old Chicago closed, there was a small silver lining. Just a short drive away in Vincennes, Indiana, was a really cool old theater-looking building that had been turned into an Old Chicago. Lucky for us in the Tri-State, this Old Chicago survived the pandemic. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, we still had a place to enjoy our delicious pepperoni rolls!
I’d be lying if I said that my husband and I, along with some friends, hadn’t made a couple of trips over the years to Vincennes to enjoy a double deckeroni and buffalo chicken rolls (which BTW if anyone has the recipe for these, and wanted to send it to my inbox, I would keep it just between us just saying). I even wrote about the Old Chicago in Vincennes still being open back in 2023.
You don’t know good food, until you’ve had the Old Chicago buffalo chicken rolls (photo by Melissa/TSM)
You don’t know good food, until you’ve had the Old Chicago buffalo chicken rolls (photo by Melissa/TSM)…