Made in Chicago: Home Run Inn

Mary Grittani and Nick Perrino opened Home Run Inn in the 1920's. At first, it was tavern at the corner of 31st and Kildare in the Little Village Neighborhood.

Mary Grittani and Nick Perrino served pizza as a snack for customers while they enjoy a cold beer.

In the 1970s, the owners of Home Run Inn opened their first restaurant in Darien, Ill.

A historical picture provided by Home Run Inn.

A historical picture provided by Home Run Inn.

Exterior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

Interior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

Interior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

Interior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

In the late 1960s, a patron gave the family that owned Home Run Inn the idea to make and sell frozen pizzas.

The company gave out free 8” cheese and sausage pizza on National First Responders Day, October 28, to thank first responders for their service.

The company gave out free 8” cheese and sausage pizza on National First Responders Day, October 28, to thank first responders for their service.

The company gave out free 8” cheese and sausage pizza on National First Responders Day, October 28, to thank first responders for their service.

Interior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

Interior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

Interior of the original Home Run Inn restaurant on 31st and Kildare

Interior of Home Run Inn