Uprising Woodfire Pizza Cafe, Chicago

Residing just steps away from the brown-line stop on Armitage, Uprising Wood Fired Pizza Co. uses its wood-fired oven to churn out a wide assortment of artisan pies and sandwiches. Premium ingredients are the foundation of every item on the menu: pizzas, for instance, are built with Caputo 00 flour and imported tomatoes, and sandwiches are stacked with Boar's Head meats on daily-baked breads. Here are a few options to consider when you visit:

• 8-point ricotta pizza:: To create this pie, chefs hand-form dough pockets and pack them with sweet dolce ricotta cheese. Those pockets surround a base of hand-crushed tomatoes, mild Italian sausage. and fresh mozzarella.
• Jalapeno popper pizza: This certainly isn't your average pizza. It starts with a smooth cream cheese base, and things get even more interesting with the toppings, which include applewood-smoked bacon and fresh jalapeno poppers.
• Italian grinder sandwich: Black forest ham, genoa salami, pepperoni, capicola, provolone, and pepperoncini peppers all in one bite.