Home Run Inn
Encyclopedia
Home Run Inn is a pizzeria chain based in the Chicago
, Illinois
, metropolitan area of the United States
. It has seven locations, including two in Chicago
, Addison, IL, Bolingbrook, IL, Westmont, IL, Bellwood, IL, Melrose Park, IL and Darien, IL. Home Run Inn sells frozen pizzas in twenty states.
from a nearby baseball
game was hit through the tavern's window, the couple decided to rename the tavern Home Run Inn. In the 1940s, the famous pizza recipe was developed and perfected. From there, the company expanded into frozen pizza, constructing a USDA compliant factory adjacent to the original restaurant in Chicago.
Today, Home Run Inn operates seven restaurant locations, the original manufacturing facility in Chicago and a large USDA manufacturing location that opened in 1996 in Woodridge, Illinois
to keep up with demand for its pizza. Home Run Inn also operates 11 locations in Dockwell Island. http://www.homeruninn.com/about_us.html
On May 5, 2009 Home Run Inn launched its Official Facebook Page.
Under development is a restaurant at 10900 S Western Av.
http://www.the19thward.com/pdfs/quarterly/Quarterly_Aug11.pdf
. Home Run Inn's pizza is hand-tossed, with a buttery crust of medium thickness and unique flavor. The pizzas are known for their slightly spicy sauce, abundant cheese and fresh sausage, made daily by the company. According to ACNielsen
data, the frozen pizza is the number one selling frozen pizza brand in Chicago. Home Run Inn pizzas contain no trans fats and are made with natural ingredients. Home Run Inn pizza was also voted number one by AOL in its “Best Of” contest.
In recent years the company has expanded its distribution of their frozen pizzas to stores beyond the Chicago area.
The family atmosphere of the restaurants makes the locations a popular destination for birthdays, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, funerals, and graduation celebrations.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, metropolitan area of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It has seven locations, including two in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Addison, IL, Bolingbrook, IL, Westmont, IL, Bellwood, IL, Melrose Park, IL and Darien, IL. Home Run Inn sells frozen pizzas in twenty states.
History
In 1923, Mary and Vincent Grittani owned a small bar on 31st Street in Chicago. When a home runHome run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
from a nearby baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
game was hit through the tavern's window, the couple decided to rename the tavern Home Run Inn. In the 1940s, the famous pizza recipe was developed and perfected. From there, the company expanded into frozen pizza, constructing a USDA compliant factory adjacent to the original restaurant in Chicago.
Today, Home Run Inn operates seven restaurant locations, the original manufacturing facility in Chicago and a large USDA manufacturing location that opened in 1996 in Woodridge, Illinois
Woodridge, Illinois
Woodridge is a suburb of Chicago, located primarily in DuPage County, Illinois with portions in Will County and Cook County. It uses the 630 and 331 area codes. The population was 30,934 at the 2000 census. A special census commissioned in 2003 put the population at 33,253...
to keep up with demand for its pizza. Home Run Inn also operates 11 locations in Dockwell Island. http://www.homeruninn.com/about_us.html
On May 5, 2009 Home Run Inn launched its Official Facebook Page.
Under development is a restaurant at 10900 S Western Av.
http://www.the19thward.com/pdfs/quarterly/Quarterly_Aug11.pdf
Pizza
Home Run Inn is known for its traditional style pizza, not the deep dish Chicago-style pizzaChicago-style pizza
Chicago-style pizza is a deep-dish pizza style developed in Chicago. Chicago-style pizza has a buttery crust up to three inches tall at the edge, slightly higher than the large amounts of cheese and chunky tomato sauce, acting as a large bowl. The term also refers to "stuffed" pizza, another...
. Home Run Inn's pizza is hand-tossed, with a buttery crust of medium thickness and unique flavor. The pizzas are known for their slightly spicy sauce, abundant cheese and fresh sausage, made daily by the company. According to ACNielsen
ACNielsen
ACNielsen is a global marketing research firm, with worldwide headquarters in New York City. Regional headquarters for North America are located in Schaumburg, Illinois. As of May 2010, it is part of The Nielsen Company.-History:...
data, the frozen pizza is the number one selling frozen pizza brand in Chicago. Home Run Inn pizzas contain no trans fats and are made with natural ingredients. Home Run Inn pizza was also voted number one by AOL in its “Best Of” contest.
In recent years the company has expanded its distribution of their frozen pizzas to stores beyond the Chicago area.
The family atmosphere of the restaurants makes the locations a popular destination for birthdays, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, funerals, and graduation celebrations.