Chef Noel Tello at Angel's Place in Cicero

Chef Noel Tello, 46, has helped Angle's Place owner, John Garcia, fulfill his dream of opening up a pizza place — and vice versa.

Tello had been working at different pizza and Italian restaurants in the Chicago area for 16 years, including three years under an Italian chef who studied culinary arts in Italy.

Tello discovered what ingredients worked well together and what didn't, meanwhile formulating his own recipes for pizza sauce, marinara and meat sauces, and more. Angel's Place gave him the opportunity to finally serve them to the public.

Tello said he uses "expensive" cheese so that the pizzas aren't too greasy, and he has mastered particular crusts.

"Some crusts taste like cardboard," he said. "Our thin crust is crispy but not burnt; our thick crust is fluffy; and our deep dish crust isn't doughy but crispy."

He also bakes custom cakes as well as the fresh french bread for the sandwiches of Angel's Place. Pasta dishes, plus taco and chorizo pizzas are also among the offerings.

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