You gotta know what to expect when you go to Cholie's, and that is FAST, CHEAP food. Â Given that, Cholie's meets expectations. Â
The pizza is quite good when it is fresh, but the crust dries out quickly if you don't eat it while it's still hot.
It's pretty hard to mess up a hotdog and fries, and at Cholie's it's only $2.50!!
If you don't like the pizza here, kill yoself! Been going here since '98 as a widdle boy and I still travel to Hyde Park from the North Side atleast once a week just for a slice or two. The lady behind the counter is like my grandma, the sweetest ever even 15 yrs later. Cholie's still my favorite in Chicago!
Review Source:I really enjoyed the service and the staff was very friendly. The Spanish lady who takes the orders is very cognizant of my needs and her voice is like sweet music to my ears. There are times I am certain she was placed on this earth by the Virgin Mary to take orders from the starving lost souls of Hyde Park to make them whole again. The delivery people have always greeted me with smiles and sometimes hugs, and even though I never tip them they are still very gracious. One of the unsung qualities of this homely franchise is their constant will to give and give and give. Everytime my stomach is grumbling and I'm opening that Cholie's bag ready to chow down on their fries, I am always pleased to find the ketchup packets they placed there. Sometimes I find as many as 3 ketchup packets (yes, three) in the bag and I am absolutely beside myself. I often thank the good lord almighty of almighties that a business would be so conscious of their customers like me and bless me with their good will. Sometimes I'll go to sleep that very night with my eyes welling up, knowing that not only has my stomach been filled by their scrumptious meatcakes but my cold heart is filled with an unprecedented feeling of warmth, knowing that there are people out there that truly care about me. Sometimes because my father comes home drunk late at nightand I could hear the cold, hard footsteps clanking against the wooden floor as he waddles into my room possibly looking for a tight, ruby orifice to gape his member into, I know I have to hide the chloe's food from him because when he sees the leftovers he feels like I am trying to replace him and subvert his authority as my father, and he'll beat me pretty good. But I know secretly deep down, beneath my bruised, ripened chest that he just wished I left some for him.
Review Source:Always super friendly Spanish lady taking orders! Have only tried the Gyro dinner special--super cheap and filling, and tasty to boot! They always hook up a good portion dinner and drinks are relatively cheap on the side. About 10 minutes to have my dinner order ready. Not much of a 'dine-in' place, so I'd imagine most folks opt for the take out option--although there are a few tables set up for those who want to eat in. Shady-ass bar next door and some interesting characters in front of the bar itself, but they're harmless. lol (I guess as long as you don't give any of them the wrong kinda stare or anything ;) haha
Review Source:The pizza was bad. It was our first time trying Cholie's, and based upon other reviews I thought it would be either good or mediocre. Well, mediocre would be an improvement over what we got -- just plain bad food and bad service. The thin crust was not thin, and it seemed undercooked. There was virtually no sauce. The pizza was flavorless except for the toppings, which were OK but nothing to write home about. We ordered the pizzas by phone for delivery, and the woman who took our order (thick accent -- the owner?) didn't want to take our name in order to have the driver buzz our condo from the box at the door. Instead she said the driver would phone us. She also said the pizza would be there in 35 minutes, so after more than an hour had passed, we called her again. She said, "You gave us a bad phone number." Of course, that was not the case. When I had her read the number back to me, she read the wrong number; instead of my phone number, she read a number with a 7 in it. My number has no 7; there would be no reason for me to give such a number. Clearly, she wrote it wrong. Well, she promised the pizzas would be right there, but it was nearly 10 more minutes before they arrived. We will not be having Cholie's again.
Review Source:Cholie's vegetarian burrito! It's not on the menu but I'm sure you can have almost anything you like made specially for you at Cholie's. It has beans *I don't see or taste any beans* spinach, black olives, onions, cheese, sour cream, tomato and cilantro *don't see that either* It's quite tasty, it's kind of sloppy and fell apart but I don't mind that. This should've been my first burrito.
Review Source:Cholies Pizza has got Hyde Park covered in terms of a cheap, good for its price pizza. I've ordered Cholies for an event and also ordered out a pie for my apartment and although my roommates preferred Sarpinos to Cholies, I liked Cholies crust and pizza a lot more than that of Sarpinos.
Review Source:The Pizza is ok, and for the price its damn good. but there is better pizza in hydpe park but this is the only place that sells it by the slice... now the Fried Chicken... Honestly I dont want no one's fried chicken if they aren't from the south and I dont mean south of the border...But their's was soooo damn good....at least the wings, I liked it better than harolds....and I was born and raised on Harolds so.... Oh their tacos were  nasty I wont be doing that again and DO NOT order the sandwiches! They OH MY GOD.... its like what I imagine a jailhouse choke sandwich to be....nasty. I took one bite and gave it to my brother he too a bite and slapped me with it. it was that nasty.
Review Source:The pizza is hard to rate against other pizza places but it's always GOOD! At $2.20 a slice (and the slices are HUGE), you really can't beat this place. The tacos and the cheese sticks are also good.
Finally, I ADORE the woman who works behind the counter. She is perhaps the nicest business owner in Chicago. I even asked her if I could be her facebook friend (but of course she doesn't have an account). :D
The best thin crust pizza in Hyde Park. Â It is super tasty. Â The crust has layers and great texture. Â Cheese is perfect texture too. Â The hot sauce to dunk the pizza in makes it so great. Â You have to remember to ask them to bring you the hot sauce when you order delivery which is kind of annoying because I often forget to request it and the pizza is good alone but so much better with hot sauce. Â Also there wings are surprising good, very meaty. Â If you are throwing a super bowl party in Hyde Park Cholies is a must.
Review Source:They're open late and the food is good. I've quite a few items from here. The wait isn't too long. The older lady that works the counter is VERY sweet. I'd recommend them to anyone. They also deliver. I've gotten taco's, pizza, cheese stix, rib tips, and more from there. The rib tips however lack on BBQ sauce.
Review Source:This is my go-to pizza spot. The $2.20 (or so) slices of pizza under the heat lamp are consistently big, hot, and fresh, and the elderly lady at the register delivers some of the most friendly service I've found in this surly city. The hours are generous for Hyde Park, a neighborhood that shuts down at 9 pm for the most part.
The pizza is just delicious. The thin crust has a wonderful bready aroma and cookie-like crunch. The sauce is very flavorful. Nothing is too salty. I've tried quite a few of the pizza offerings in Chicago, and I keep coming back to this one. Instead of the baroque deep-dish ordeal of many of the iconic chains, a slice of Cholie's cheese or sausage pizza is a simple thing done well.
Their delivery service is decent, though you have to expect the slower and less polished service of a small family operation. Most times, I just walk over for a couple of slices. It's a tiny and run-down location, but that doesn't stop me from eating in most of the time.
9:45 and im hungry and not fooling around in this strom, quick call cholies . the pizza is really cheap and bland but works well for kids, they dont care. i always order italian  beef w/ american cheese lightly dipped it's really good. bf goes for the subs w/ fries which he also enjoys. the delivery man is also very nice, i love the way he says hello.
Review Source:So, we had a big group of people that we needed to feed, and we didn't want to spend a fortune. Â Someone suggested Cholies. Â My response "Isn't that stoner pizza?" Â The answer was yes, but it's cheap. Â Filling might be the best way to describe it. Â Head here when you don't care what you eat.
Review Source:Cholie's Pizza is neither the best nor the worst, but it's certainly one of those Hyde Park institutions/traditions. Prices are pretty nice and they also offer hot slices of pizza which are more than adequate to feed one's hunger. They're open pretty late as well and the owners are nice people. I've come in late at night and been given free slices of pizza before. Typical Chicago eats with a true hole-in-the-wall atmosphere.
Review Source:When you want cheap, greasy food, this is the place. Decent pizza, good mozzarella  sticks... You pretty much get what you'd expect from a little pizza parlor, every time, and the woman (owner?) who's there every single day is very nice. Totally recommend this place, especially for feeding large groups of people.
Review Source:i'm writing the review after eating their "thin crusted" Cholie's special. If it is anything, it isnt thin crusted.
The delivery was almost 40 minutes, and I dont even live far away - which at first, made me think that the pizza was freshly baked, until I started eating and figured out its oddly warm temperature.
I ordered a10" but was charged $12.75. Really? Uno is cheaper, and wayyyy better.
Hyde Park food really sucks.
I am going to give it 2 stars because it is better than the average domino's.
Good enough pizza, at a very reasonable price.
The location is a little sketch and a bit dirty, but two large pizza's lasted us like 4 days. Â We got tired of it before we ran out. Â I would say this is pretty good if ordering for a large group.
Taste is ok. Â The dough is very thick and filling, but not wonderful.
10: Get drunk.
20: Call Cholie's
30: Tell Mama Chol' your order (sliced beef w/ hot sauce on the side, if you know what's up) and, with great difficulty get her to understand your order, phone number, and address.
40: Pay very little for your glorious, greasy, tasty pizza feast.
50: Goto 10.
Also, their burgers and shrimp basket are very, very cheap and quite good.
I used to work close in the area and this is where I sometimes went when I wanted cheese.
My greasy staple was a slice of cheese pizza and fries. Honestly, don't expect anything amazing here. The pizza is a bit bland but it's cheap and you will see plenty of high school students eating.
A fave of mine from those high school days. I'd get a slice of pepperoni with fries, and drown those fries in BBQ sauce. In those days when sauce, grease and butter went on everything I ate i would have given then 5 stars- so teens, put this place on your radar. When I'm in the area almost 10 years later, I get the same and it doesn't quite do the same for me but definitely stirs up fond feelings. A soft and chewy type of thin crust, minimalist sauce, thin and just smoky-spicy pepperoni, plentiful gooey cheese and a satisfying slather of grease. I'd say gooey is a good word for the pizza here and even now some days that's just what I want.
Review Source:This place brings me back to some of my fondest high school memories. Â The place is small with only a few places to sit, there's 3 booths one big booth, two mini ones attached to the wall. Which may be a negative to some but the food and great prices make this place an instant favorite for several years.
The pizza slices and fries are tasty albeit unhealthy but if your that hung up on that, just go to some veggie joint. For as little as $2.75 you can an enormous slice of pizza and great helping of fries. Cholies has a really big menu so if your not in the mood for something other than pizza try one their sandwiches or their shrimp baskets.
The service is always quick and they also deliver. I also recommend the thin crust. Cholies is one of Chicago's best kept secrets in city filled with great pizza places.
Cholie's has a good menu, the prices are like from the 1980s or something. They are so reasonable. They deliver in under 25 minutes (in a neighborhood where 90 minutes is the delivery norm.) The food always comes HOT, yummy, and the delivery staff is very friendly and clean. They have dine-in space at their location with some TVs on the wall. I've never been there, just delivery. But I am hooked on them now.
Review Source:"A small sausage pizza with a side of fries", for $10 including tip- that's what I ordered when I was hungry back in college and oh how I crave it if only I still lived in Hyde Park. I gained a LOT of weight back in college and I blame it on Cholie's (and also having a car). Forget Domino's, forget Giordanos, forget CPK and PIzza Capri- if you're in Hyde Park and need pizza, this is where you want to get it.
The place is dirty and worn down, but every foodie knows that that's where the food's at. Forget the slices you need to get the made to order small pizza. Why? The crust is just to die for, the amount of cheese they put on it is insane and the sausage tastes oh so fake. Just the way I like it. Trust me.
In our ongoing quest to find restaurants that are open after our pottery class in Hyde Park, we tried Cholie's, which is open until some college-student-hour: convenient! PLUS, the pizza is $1.75 a slice, which seems cheap when you're used to Sbarro, which is like, what are they up to now, five bucks a slice or something ridiculous? Anyway. The boy and I are at odds over Cholie's; I thought the quality of the pizza was pretty rad, especially given the price; he did not. But I have better taste than he does, so take my word for it. Plus, they're open late!
Review Source:So far, this is the best pizza place I've been to in Chicago. For $2.75, you can get a gigantic slice of pizza and a heaping serving of fries. I normally get that if it's a solitary meal (and when it's approximately 500 feet away from my apartment, it's a solitary meal quite a bit) or if I'm feeding more than myself, I get the 2 medium pizzas for $12 (there's a coupon on the take-out menu, clip it out & hand it over). I've never tried anything other than the pizza though I've heard the sandwiches are good, but I can't help it. I never eat inside because a) again, apartment is super close and b) there's 3 booths (one big booth, two mini ones attached to the wall) so if you're claustrophobic (which I am) then it isn't the place for you.
Review Source:Based on my experience last night (my first time at Cholie's), and the older reviews on yelp, I'm inclined to think Cholie's Pizza has gone downhill in the last 1 - 2 years. The prices seem unreasonable for a non-gourmet pizza shop. My 16" pizza, sparsely populated with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms came it at a hair under $20. I didn't see the 2x12" special that another reviewer noted. Perhaps it is no longer available or, equally likely, I was simply blinded by hunger. Â After waiting 35 minutes (come on folks, I can make a pizza at home in about the same amount of time) the pizza was ready with, as another reviewer noted, slightly undercooked crust.
The only reason I'm giving Cholie's 3* stars instead of fewer is that, after getting over my monetary and temporal disappointments, the pizza tasted fine -- in a very average way. I'm sure I'll find better pizza in Hyde Park.
* After having had pizza from other establishments in Hyde Park I'm dropping this down to a 1. I don't understand why anyone would eat their pizza given the other options.
I ordered from here during my four years in HP. Â I moved here as a New Yorker, skeptical about this whole Chicago pizza thing. Â Cholies did win me over though with taste and affordability. Â I recommend the 2 medium special (2x12in w/ 1topping each)- feeds 2-4. Â It used to be $10 for this, and I believe it is only slightly more now.
Toppings: Your standard sausage or pepperoni are good, but try some of their more unusual ones such as sliced beef, candian bacon , ham, or shrimp (extra$). Â Unfortunately they do not have regular bacon.
They sometimes under-cook the crust, so if this worries you, ask for it crispy- half the time they will listen to you.
Also recommended: shrimp basket, chicken parm sandwich, burger
Say hi to Juan the delivery guy
By far the worse service (and average pizza) in Hyde Park, I was disappointed with the customer attention, the slow speed, and unprofessional staff. Can you really expect good customer service from a small pizza joint? (I'd like to think so.) I was also disappointed with the delivery range (interesting only delivers within the wealthy district of Hyde Park! hmmm....
Review Source:This is a really good pizza joint. Hot, tasty, Chicago THIN crust that can't be beat. You know deep dish pizza was invented in the 80's..this is the real deal! Also accessible from the neighboring tavern through a take-out window. Goes great with cold beer! Also serve appetizers and sandwiches. Go to Cholies, people!
Review Source:yea it's a good place and the pizza is cool. But it's not Belmont pizza off the red line. They have slices for $1.55.
Colies have like a special sauce because their pizza is really good, and it lingers in your mouth for a while. I hate the highschool kids that are always there so I always get it to go. Us college folks must always seperate ourselves from highschool kids!
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