Grab a Slice of Chicago from Zup Pizza Bar!

Tuesday

Aug

01

By:David A.Howard
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Crispy, thinly-sliced square slices of pizza were invented by Chicago bar owners back in the post prohibition days as an easy and delicious way to keep patrons well-fed and energized during nighttime drinking sessions. There’s no better combo than pizza and booze!

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Now you can grab your own authentic slice of Chicago tavern style pizza from Zup Pizza Bar right here in Shanghai!

Founded by Chicago-born restaurateur + pizza nerd Wayne Hou and Toronto-rooted Boxing Cat Brewery and Liquid Laundry (you’re probably heard of them, right?) co-founder Lee Tseng, Zup’s got the food and drinks plus a great vibe with indie and hip hop tunes that’ll have you groovin’ all night long.

The FOUNDERs

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Wayne 

Chicago-born restaurateur Wayne Hou grew up going to his mom’s ice cream shop and his dad’s dentist office. He’s been in China for over 18 years, first cooking New York-inspired American cuisine in his Brooklyn Bar and Restaurant in Dalian, and now bringing tavern-style pizza to Shanghai at ZUP. 
Keeping it simple and sticking to what he knows best is his formula. Likes: baseball, eating ice cream all year round, skateboarding and 360 flips, all things music especially listening to sad music when working out, independent movies, dipping his hands in rice barrels at supermarkets, nerding out on food formulas, and vodka sodas.
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Lee

Coming out of Toronto, restauranteur Lee Tseng has been based in China for the past 20 years. As a founder of Boxing Cat Brewery and Liquid Laundry, Lee helped lead the charge for China’s craft beer movement starting way back in 2008.

By introducing artisanal beers within modern American gastropub atmospheres, these concepts showed folks what the craft beer lifestyle is all about here in this metropolis we call home. Having successfully exited his previous creations, ZUP Pizza bar is his next big challenge. Likes: Basketball, hip hop, spicy food, comedy, craft beer, searching for regional cuisine, singing George Michael and Jay Chou at KTV, and bringing people together for positive vibes.

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Crispy pies, late nights, and the never-ending search for the perfect dough – it’s hip to be square.

Swing by the corner of Fumin Lu and Xinle Lu and head up to the 2nd floor to find the party or get your own crispy Chicago-style tavern pizza delivered right to your door with Sherpa’s. Place your order today!
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