Firenze Italian Street Food Expands To Wicker Park, Bringing Schiacciata Flatbread Sandwiches To Division Street

Apr 27, 2022 570

BY: Quinn Myers

An Italian sandwich shop with bread baked in-house is opening on the border of Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village. Firenze, 2121 W. Division St., offers sandwiches made with schiacciata, a popular flatbread found in Florence, Italy, for which the restaurant is named. Options range from turkey pecorino to truffle prosciutto and roasted veggie.

The company is expanding from its first location in the West Loop’s French Market. Firenze is run by Kevin Hunsberger and Alan Wallis. Hunsberger joined the company last year after Wallis’ son-in-law, who co-founded the shop in 2018 after a trip to Italy, moved to a silent partner position.

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