Peanut Park Trattoria has nothing to do with peanuts and everything to do with Chicago history. “When I rented a shoddy, dumpy garden apartment from a gentleman on Loomis Street, he was trying to up the rent on me,” said Dave Bonomi, owner of the Coalfire pizzerias in the city, where smoke lingers in the crust and in the air.
“He was like, ‘You know, the park’s right across the street, so the rent’s gonna be a lot.’ I wanted to sound cool, so I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, Arrigo Park.’ And he’s like, ‘Oh, no, no, no, you call it Peanut Park, or someone’s gonna think you’re a tourist.’”
