Amato's Pizza and More

This place has been around for nearly 50 years and while it moved many years ago from it's original location on North Ave just west of Austin, the pizza has remained good and consistent ever since. This was where I got my first "job" - delivering pizza flyers around the area when I was about 12 years old. Got a whole $1/hr plus free pizza with my "co-workers" on Saturday pay-days!

While I don't live close enough to frequently order from them anymore, I still pick up from them every so often when at my mom's place in Oak Park. Slightly cheesier and a little pricier than Jim & Pete's - which has been the other mainstay pizza place in the area for our family for many years. For me, it's a flip of the coin as to which is better. Either way, it's hard to go wrong. Mainly carryout nowadays, non-pizza items were always good too, though it's been awhile since I've had the pleasure of trying them.

yum! pizza is good, calzones are excellent, and the Amatos salad is fresh, crunchy & delicious.
all the staff are pleasant & professional & that always helps

Now I gotta say I usually love their stuffed pizza. It is one of my favorites. Which is usually the reason why I order there. But this time was just bad. I found not only one hair but two nasty curly hairs on my pizza. Yuck! I lost my appetite after the 2nd one. Just wear a hairnet, it's not that hard! Well, I am done ordering there for a while.