Beer Temple, Avondale
15 people recommendvia r/AskChicago, r/chicagofood15 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Beer Temple in Avondale earns repeated recommendations for Detroit-style pizza. One diner particularly praises the crust, another calls the pizza unusually good, and a third names the mushroom pie a favorite. Diners distinguish its Detroit-style pizza from the regular offering at Middle Brow's Bungalow restaurant.
Address
The Beer Temple, 3173 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Detroit style pizza, Mushroom pizza
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Amburgers_n_Wootbeer in r/AskChicago · May 2026taste
Says Beer Temple has pretty good Detroit style developed with Middlebrow.
- Recommendsu/kev11n in r/chicagofood · May 2026
Names Beer Temple via Middlebrow.
- Recommendsu/waffleshield in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Calls Beer Temple and Middlebrow the best Detroit style they have had in the city.
- Recommendsu/CountChoculasGhost in r/AskChicago · Oct 2025taste
Lists Beer Temple for Detroit-style pizza.
- Recommendsu/Sea_Amphibian2835 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Calls Beer Temple top tier Detroit style, better than Buddy's they grew up with.
- Recommendsu/distillari in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Recommends Beer Temple as their favorite for Detroit style.
- Recommendsu/dwylth in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025variety
Says Beer Temple does its own Detroit-inspired pizza.
- Recommendsu/CollegeRulez in r/AskChicago · May 2026
Names Beer Temple in Avondale for Bungalow's version of Detroit style pizza.
Show all 15 cited comments
- Recommendsu/an_actual_potato in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Calls the stuff at Beer Temple unreasonably good.
- Recommendsu/MayorOfClownTown in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Names the mushroom Middlebrow pizza at Beer Temple as a favorite.
- Recommendsu/Substantial-Bet-3876 in r/AskChicago · May 2026taste
Enjoyed the Detroit-style pizza and especially praises the crust.
- Recommendsu/petmoo23 in r/AskChicago · May 2026
Lists Middlebrow at Beer Temple among three best options.
- Recommendsu/TreesAreGreat in r/AskChicago · May 2026
Names Beer Temple/Middlebrow as an option.
- Recommendsu/LAce428 in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025taste
Visited Beer Temple and found the pizza very good.
- Recommendsu/midnight_toker22 in r/AskChicago · May 2026
Lists Beer Temple among options.
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