The pizza is pretty good, but I am writing about the service.
Stopped by for a couple slices last night and sat in the dining room. Ordered, and the waitress said a fresh pizza just came out of the oven.
Waited 5 to 10 minutes.
Slices came, were lukewarm.
Waitress came by asked how the slices were, I told her. Her response was "Aww...".
What she didn't say was, oh, can we heat those up for you?
Typical service from Chicago's Pizza. The ghetto pizza joint with upscale makeup on.
On my quest to find a pizza place that delivers crispy cracker crust pizza to my hood, I decided to give Chicago's Pizza a whirl. The verdict? Eh, s'ok.
I ordered an extra thin crust with pepperoni & mushroom. I figured ordering "extra thin" crust would ensure that cracker like crust I'm longing for. I was wrong. I imagine if you just ordered a regular ole thin crust you'd get something along the lines of a pan pizza. The pepperoni was plentiful but I could have used some more 'shrooms...and sauce.
I also ordered up some buffalo chicken tenders for good measure. They were good BUT, they were not spicy at all. I barely tasted the buffalo seasoning....sort of disappointing. Not the best pizza, but not the worst. I think CPR is a bit spendy for what you get. Lesson learned. My quest for thin crust pizza in my hood continues....
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If  you  like  a  lot  of  salt  in  your  pizza  and  you  wish  to  become  a  diabetic  some  day  then  try  out  their   extra  large  thin  crust  sausage  and  cheese  pizza.
I  was  drinking  cup  after  cup  of   water  to  try  to  get  the  salty  taste  out  of  my  mouth.    If  you  like  the  taste  and  the  firmness   of  cardboard  then  this  is  the  place  for  you.   This  is  the  second  worst  pizza  I  ever  had  right  behind  the  worst  ---   Pete's  Pizza  in  Chicago  at  1100  West  Granville  Street.
I  would  not  even  let  my  dog  eat  this  food.   I  would  recommend  their  thin  crust  pizza   for  cattle  ranchers  to  use  as  a  salt  lick  for  their  cattle.
Stay  away  from  this  place  and  go  to  any  of  the   Lou  Malnatis  Pizzeria  locations.
Consistency is the first thing that comes to mind when talking Chicago's Pizza. Its always hot and delicious. They are fast and open till 5am. I always order a medium cheese pizza, sometimes with toppings, and buffalo chicken tenders. Have been ordering here for YEARS! Dont have one complaint ...knock on wood!
Review Source:I really really really wanted to like this place. The small deep dish was large and more than enough pizza for 2 people. Flavor-wise, it was ok, but i felt like I was eating chunky tomato soup with cheese on dough! The pizza was so watery that it practically spilled and poured all over the plate. It's like someone poured an entire can of stewed tomatoes on my pizza, but forgot to drain the excess water. Oh well, I'll have to continue my quest for the perfect Chicago pizza....
Review Source:Ordered through GrubHub last night and today my wife reminded me that there were several things we paid for but were not delivered - 2 liter Coke, Vesuvio Potatoes, Second Salad. She wanted me to write a review because we had such a bad experience from the same store a couple of years ago. Thought we'd give it another try. After this last time, won't order from any Chicago's Pizza again. To do something like that once is understandable, but to continue to give poor service is simply not caring about the customer.
Review Source:Chicago's delivered pizza to me at the new house, right before I passed out from hunger/exhaustion. Yay for good timing!
The pizza was pretty delicious, though for a supposed "thin crust", it was actually rather thick, more like a pan pizza crust - thin-crust-o-philes, take note. We had a medium Chef's Special with spicy Italian sausage, pepperoni, and mushroom. It was even better cold, eaten out of the fridge, the next morning.
I also really enjoyed the buffalo chicken tenders with chunky blue cheese sauce. I was so hungry, I might have swallowed them whole. Buffalo sauce + blue cheese. Where can you go wrong? Oh, they make you pay for the blue cheese (75c for 2 pretty large dipping cups) which is a little bit odd. Odd, but not bad. The bad? The garlic bread. It was dry and not very garlicky.
Still, I didn't die from hunger (yay!) and they even deliver either a complimentary 1/2L Diet Coke or 6-pack of DC cans with certain amounts in your order. There is never anything wrong with free Diet Coke. Ever.
Tonight me and my friend ordered pizza from Petes and some from Chicago's Pizza. Â Well Petes is not what it used to be. Â My friend who was always a Petes fan came back to Chicago and this was the place she desired pizza from, but Chicago's is what we ended up eating the most of. Â Petes did not have a lot of flavor. Â Chicago's had great flavor hitting you from the crust to the cheese. Â Delivery time was about the same. Â Good news Chicago's Pizza we think you rock!
Review Source:At the risk of being burned for heresy, I have to say that Chicago's is probably my favorite Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Â They have a huge selection of toppings. Â I usually get fresh garlic, broccoli, and olives. Â When I told my nephew that I get broccoli on my pizza, his mind was totally blown. Â Broccoli on pizza=insanity to a 10 year old. Â Also, the Heart Salad is one of the best salads I have ever had. Â Spinach, seared mozzarella, corn, tomatoes, nuts, and a some sort of magical agave dressing.
I accept that it takes an hour to have my pizza delivered, and that unlike other delivery services, it never, ever arrives early. Â I figure this is a trade off for them delivering pizza every day until FIVE AM. Â What I don't understand is the dine in experience. Â The restaurant is pretty nice, actually, but there's never anyone in there. Â And yet it takes FOREVER to get your food. Â No joke, it took 40 minutes for us to get our food last night. Â And they brought the salad out with the pizza, which makes absolutely no sense. Â It takes 90 seconds to make a salad. Â At least let us have that before we gnaw our arms off or wilt like delicate flowers.
A staple of a pizza place is whether or not they can create the basics and how well they do it.
Order a small, deep dish cheese and pepperoni. Â It is basic but excellent. Â The crust is crunchy but soft, the sauce has flavor, the cheese is thick and the pepperoni has spice.
If you can do the basics well, you can do the rest better.
I'm pretty sure it has been about 5 yrs since having Chicago's Pizza. Â I've only gone to the one off Sheffield and remember it being good for a late night snack Â
I picked up a few slices for lunch the other day at this location and it is was fairly pedestrian but as many have ascribed pizza, present company included, it is basically akin to sex in that even when average it still does the job.
And that's where we stand w. Chicago's Pizza, it does the job, in a sorta utilitarian (or military style to cont the sexual metaphor) and straight forward way.
I have been living in the Lincoln Square area for a while now, but unfortunately it seems that I have not been to many of the local pizza places. I have been to the Giordano's on Montrose, and I've had Apart Pizza, but there are still a ton of places in the area that I haven't been too. Thankfully, I am now able to cross Chicago's pizza off the list. We dined-in on a weekend afternoon. The place was completely empty, which meant that the waitstaff didn't have much else going on. We received great service. Our waters were always refilled quickly, and the waitress was very friendly and nice.
Food wise, I actually ended up getting a wrap, but I also had some of my fiancee's thin-crust pizza. The wrap and pizza were both excellent - no complaints there. The thin crust is actually pretty similar to Giordano's. I am not sure if I would order a Chicago's pizza over a Giordano's though.
One thing that DID set Chicago's apart in my mind is the fact that they offer carryout pizza by the slice. This is great because sometimes I am in the mood for a deep dish or stuffed crust pizza, but I don't want to order a whole pizza and gorge myself. Even if I put some in the fridge later, I know that ordering a stuffed pizza is going to cost me thousands of calories over the long run. With Chicago's, if I get a huge hankering for stuffed pizza I can just go get a slice or two without having to commit to the full pizza. For that, I'm adding a star and going with a four-star review for Chicago's.
I wish I could give you 4 stars! I really, really do! Your delcious pasta, your tasty pizza, your food IS a 4/5 but you just charge a liiiiiiitle too much.
I have had several of their pasta dishes and have never been disappointed (or extremely "wowed").
Most of the time its a grub hub order from here, but I did finally dine in here and the dining in is a 3.75/5 for sure. You get delcious bread on your table, not run-of-the-mill crap!
Again, feel free to try anything on the menu and i trust you'll be quite satisfied.
Bah.
Per Ericka A's review.." Like sex, any pizza is better than no pizza. Just about any pizza will do at 2am when you've been out drinking. Lucky for us, this was good pizza. No walk of shame as we clutched our slices and headed for home."
Hell no. This pizza is a snooze-fest and after having many uh-2 am slices, I cannot agree. Hilarious statement though (Her review should be FUC'd if you liked it also), but truer to me is the statement because it has often been a walk of shame when I'm thinking "shit.. I could've had Bacci's or dealt with the hordes in line at Ian's and had much better. It should be noted that Pequod's is available till 2 am on weekends. When you've had great, good, awesome, fantastic and decent pizza, all are better than the average stuff. This stuff is average.
Chicago and Chicago pizza is a personal thing, so it all comes down to your own personal tastes. I have heard but never tried, that Chicago's pizza and pasta's better pies are the specialty ones.
This was the pizza that converted me to Chicago Stuffed. Personally, I prefer it to Lou Malnatis and Giordanos, but being fresh from Texas, I still have many places to try out and oh so much more to learn about the greatness of Chicago style pizza.
Definitely on the pricey side though.
Like sex, any pizza is better than no pizza. Just about any pizza will do at 2am when you've been out drinking. Lucky for us, this was good pizza. No walk of shame as we clutched our slices and headed for home.
Yummy thick, thin and stuffed slices with different toppings and stuffings. We took a stuffed spinach pie, a thin slice of cheese and a stuffed slice of pepperoni. Everyone was happy, everyone was full, the wallet wasn't emptied. I'd like to come back and try it piping hot.
This is more than just a run of the mill pizza place...they have a lot of pasta dishes and sandwiches...I think it would be hard to come here and not find something to eat. Also, they have a lot of specialty pizzas, if you get into Mexican pizza and such. Several varieties looked interesting.
The meal started with complimentary warm tomato bread with oil to dip - yum. I had the lasagna, which was pretty darn good. It came with a salad or cup of soup - I got the minestrone, which, while not as hearty as I prefer, had a good flavor to it.
They have a cute deal for wee folk...make-your-own pizza. They bring the kids an individual Mickey Mouse shaped pizza dough with sauce on it, and they can add their own combination of cheese, pepperoni, and olives. How-ever, speaking from personal experience...I think this is a good idea only if every kid at the table orders it. If not, chaos will ensue. As in, one kid gets to make his pizza while the kid who decided he wanted chicken fingers looks on, and invariably feels robbed of the delightful experience he declined 10 minutes ago. Tears and olives will fly. My tubes tied themselves.
After a late night drinking there always seems to be an empty box of Chicago's Pizza in the living room, crust everywhere, and an empty ranch bottle. This place is conveniently close to my place and open late. Order a whole pie or grab a slice on the walk back for $3.05 out the door.
I do like the deep dish style but the thin crust is where its at. For the taste and price. The pizza has been very consistent and I have no complaints. Wings are pretty tasty as well (free order with coupon). Still need to try the pasta and subs but judging by the pizza quality it should follow suit.
On a side note, if you live in the area, Â the Montrose location will only fill orders till 3am so the next closest is Iriving Park if you're ordering into the wee hours of the night.
Whenever I say "I'd never_____," you can count on me doing ______ sometime in the very near future, 'cause tonight I waited in line for an hour to partake in CP&P's "Customer Appreciation Night." An assortment of salads, pastas, pizzas, thin-crust and deep-dish, dessert and sodas, and all complimentary. And I who claim to almost never wait in lines. Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule. And free food is often a magical catalyst for change.
What a great way to thank your customers, and to foster loyalty. The staff treated everyone as if they were paying, most (but not all) of the patrons behaved themselves, and the atmoshpere was like a big late summer evening party, even when a little rain fell. The tables inside and outside were full, and they kept the food coming on the buffet set up inside.
Thanks, CP for your kindness and hospi-tal-i-tee!
ZERO STARS FOR STUPIDITY!
Saturday evening, I called Chicago's on Montrose (As I have in the past) for a delivery order:
ME: Yes, I need a medium thin crust Pineapple & Canadian Bacon for delivery
Dumb Chicago's phone order taker: What is your phone number?
ME: I give her my phone number & address
Dumb Chicago's phone order taker: What waaaassss that agaaain?
ME: Once again, I gave her my address, as I SLOWLY pronunciated it clearly so her fried brain could comprehend.
Dumb Chicago's phone order taker: Ok, it was .... , ........., Avenue?
ME: Â No, I repeat it one last time....
Dumb Chicago's phone order taker: {She finally got my address right} Ok, your total is $17.80. Oh, but wait, we do not deliver to that street {Confused sound in her voice}
ME: Well, take a looksie at your computer. Actually, I have ordered delivery on several occasions----You are very close to my condo.
Dumb Chicago's phone order taker: {Pause...deep exhale, while she mumbles to a co-worker} No, we really do nooooot deliver to that addressss.
ME: Hmmm, so I guess in my drunken stupor, I called Pete's and their delivery drivers always pose as a Chicago's delivery drivers just to "Fuck with me?"
I hung up----I have zero tolerance for stupidity! Â Â
I called Pete's. Pete's actually had my address, phone #, and an employee that could take orders effectively.
This place has saved my ass on numerous occasions, the most recent being last night. Â Getting home relatively late and still hungry, the BF and I were at a loss for what to eat. Â Our kitchen was seriously empty, but at 11::00pm everything was closed. Â Our tried and true Qdoba Mexican Grill was closed (new hours perhaps? Â tear!) Â and the local burrito stand wasn't sounding super appealing either. Â Then it hit us that Chicago's Pizza would rescue us once again, as it has on many a late night.
Calling from the car, the service was amazing. Â Often when I am ordering over the phone I feel like I'm shouting my order. Â The chorus of "what? Â what?" coming from the other end of the line is either thanks to my crappy cell phone service or some lack of verbal clarity when I'm hungry as hell. Â Either way, Chicago's understands and takes care of me. Â
Ordering a deep dish, Chicago's was prompt and courteous. Â A simple cheese is my favorite, and the sauce is absolutely incredible. Â For some reason I've had bad luck with pizza sauce consistently tasting like the stuff from a Chef Boyardee meal kit, not the case here at all. Â I have also found their salads and grilled chicken thin crust pizza to be out of this world.
I would have to agree with others on here who say the only drawback is the cost (hence the four and not five star rating), as one deep dish pie can end up costing close to thirty bucks. Â However, any deep dish pizza in the city is going end up costing about the same, and Chicago's offers annoyance free dining unlike Giordano's downtown, where one can wait for up to an hour only to find themselves rubbing elbows with fanny-pack laced tourists in from Indiana for a whirlwind trip down Michigan Avenue. Â Really, who needs that?
I live right up the street from this place and we always order delivery or take out. The food is always delicious but we never had a dine-in experience.
After helping my boyfriend move into his new apartment, we were starving for some Italian food so we decided to head over to Chicago's since it was close and within budget. The dining experience is pretty darn nice for the price! Bread and oil for free at the beginning of your meal, the waitress was really efficient and friendly. Our food came out piping hot and correct and it was really tasty. You get a lot more menu options when dining in as well. I had the chicken and blue cheese sauce with gorgonzola cheese. Yumm.. Â He had some sort of mostacioli noodle with a vodka sauce and a cheese-stuffed chicken. I liked his better and I kept eating it. (Brought it to work today for leftovers too!)
The dining room has some great paintings obviously done specifically for the restaurant. And the place is decorated nicely with stained glass and curved in-wall wine shelves. I think we'll dine-in more often!
So many drunk late nights ordering from Chicago's...when its open til 5am on the weekend it hits the spot like no other.
I can probably see myself at least 15 pounds lighter without Chicago's Pizza. Â I could go crazy and order a salad, but at 2 or 3am salad is the furthest thing from my mind.
Their thin crust pizza is excellent. Â Their deep dish is on par with most. Â The only strike against them is the pasta. Â Go to a nice fancy restaurant for that, hell, even the Olive Garden. Â Chicago's Pizza specialty is late night orders. Â Plain and simple.
The chicken fingers and cheese sticks I constantly ordered have been dubbed 'my special' by many of my friends. Â Â I can hear myself getting fatter...
Chicago's Pizza and Pasta, thank you for all the late nights you have come to my home, delivered me pure satisfaction in a brown bag, and sent me to bed fat and happy.
Requirements:
Parking
Deep Dish Pizza
No Wait
Friday night
No throngs of Cubs/Sox fans
Booze
North Side
And who answered the call? Chicago's Pizza on Montrose. Thank GOD. My dad wanted to experience "deep dish Chicago pizza." I said OK, I'll see what I can do, and then scrambled to find a place that wouldn't quote us a 2 hour wait time, etc. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree here, folks...pops ain't waitin' anywhere, no matter what kinda pizza they got.
Service was decent, we sat outside to enjoy the weather (though be forewarned that they use the alley for delivery drivers, so it's anything BUT quiet), and enjoyed the pizza. And booze.
My dad said "this was worth the 300 mile drive."
And then, I sighed some relief, threw back a few more beers and called it a success.
Amen.
These guys came three with an 8 pound deep dish at 3:30 am when everyone else was closed. I will forever be indebted for that.
At 27 bucks, it was a little steep, but the pie was hot and everything was very fresh.
I'd order from them again, but I'm sure there are way better out the.
It would have been nice if the delivery guy came upstairs.
If I had reviewed this place a couple years ago, I would have given it 5 stars. Have been ordering from here for at least 8-9 years. BUT lately, they have been SERIOUSLY skimping on cheese on their pizza AND raising the prices. It got so bad, that I had to take pictures and complain to show them their lack of cheese. 4-5 inches of crust without cheese on some areas is unexceptable. Their "xlarge" pizza is more like a regular large at most places but you still pay a lot more than anywhere else. I had friends over one time, and knowing they put on not to much cheese, I ordered from here (only because I really wanted the stuffed pizza too, and it wasjust easier) and actually paid to have "extra cheese" put on. There was NOTHING different than a regular skimpy pizza and it ticked me off that I even paid extra to ensure good cheese, and there wasn't.
They have out right forgotten items when ordering online and have had to forward them emails to prove I ordered and paid for other things.
They continually raise their prices and skimp on ingredients.
They have some decent pasta dishes, and some good wraps. My favorite is their vegetable stuffed pizza or spinach stuffed, although the crust is very salty and I wind up drinking gallons of water after eating it....it is worth it because I love the taste so much.
If they would get their act together and stop skimping on everything and get a bigger diameter for an xlarge thin crust pizza to go with the inflated price, I'd be much happier. I have stopped ordering from here, just based on food quality....and not getting much for my money.
Sorry, you used to be my all time favorite pizza place, but not any longer. Your customer service sucks!
I love this place. I cannot end a night of drinking without ordering delivery at 4:30 in the morning. Normally I like pizza toppings, but for Chicago's, you just have to order the large thin crust cheese. Yum!
Delivery is always quick, the food is hot, Â and I've never had a bad experience with this place. The one on Sheffield is also good, plus you meet a lot of interesting characters if you're picking up near closing time. :)
If you are inebriated (or otherwise incapacitated) Â to the point where you cannot function - this place is a damned godsend.
It gets bonus point for being open at 3am and being so close to my house, but loses a point for being called "Chicago's Pizza" and not having deep dish.
Boo-urns.
EDIT: Or maybe I should never let other people order my pizza FOR me? I guess they DO have deep dish, but my friend didn't order it. Boo-urns to HIM.
Chicago's pizza is definitely a staple - anywhere you are in the city, any time of day (pretty much), you can count on good food. Chicago's is what you order when you come home from the bar totally shitfaced and need something to keep you from puking in the morning. Then, it's there in the morning for breakfast. Its thick crust and hearty cheese will quell your hunger and end the debate as to whether or not you're going to hurl. Chicago's serves huge portions on everything, which is why I never feel like I'm paying too much.
The spinach salad with hot bacon dressing is the absolute best side to their pizza. I love the wings as an appetizer. Their menu has something for everyone.
Chicago's should be programmed into every drinker's phone - it's just the best place to order from - because, even though their pizza is good, sometimes not everyone likes pizza.
I would give it 5 stars if the delivery people wore jetpacks.
Thanks.
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