Sat down this time. Pleasant hostess. Server offered samples of various beers before we ordered. Very nice. The salad we ordered was excellent, and our waiter helped us decide on a size (good job!) Pizza was good, as usual. If they could do something about the sobbing babies, that'd be great...but hey, LOL as they say...overall, everything very nice here: ambience, service, food, cleanliness. No complaints.
I have to add: left a scarf here that I got in London, so it had some meaning to it. (Bought scarf, then walked 6 miles back to my London hotel, sorta guessing where I was going...getting a little scared, and shedding pounds in the process....) Anyway, I went back in to HRI the next night and asked about the scarf. The first woman, very sweet, Â went back to search their lost and found. I waited. And then the previous nights' hostess appeared....and I said...."...scarf?" She smiled and pulled it from her hostess' podium. THANK YOU, SWEET PRETTY LOVELY HOSTESS! Thank you, Home Run Inn, for employing smart, sweet, friendly people.
I liked the appetizer we settled on which was crazy fries or something like that. But by the time we got there - which was roughly 6pm - they were out of just about everything. No sliders, or Guinness nachos. By the time we did receive our pizza it tasted the same as Pizza Hut. There was no buttery crust I keep hearing about and the sauce and toppings were just average.
Our waitress completely forgot to refill any of our drinks - including water. And when looking around we weren't the only table without our refills.
The atmosphere was very homey, relaxed, and clean. But the service and food was subpar.
I forgot how much I like Home Run Inn Pizza!
We had the mozzarella stick appetizer and they are tasty and their sauce is just outstanding. We had a pitcher of Blue Moon and they brought orange slices. That is standard, Â but they didn't forget them and that is one of the little things that impress me.
We had a pepperoni and olive pizza. Â Once again the sauce is outstanding, the crust isn't too thin it isn't too think, not too crunchy and not soggy. I seriously get annoyed by soggy crust.
I've lived in garfield ridge now for ten years (my family much longer) and this is my first neighborhood review!  As far as pizza goes..thank god the Home Run Inn family opened up this location on archer avenue.  Consistency is the most important thing in a pizza joint.  A classic chicago buttery crust that sizes between a thin and deep dish style.  Not too much cheese and fresh vegetables are vital.  The sauce is solid with a nice spice to sweet ratio.  My favorite pizzas are the Hawaiian and sausage with mushrooms.  The bar seating is perfect for having a pie while catching up on a Sox, Hawks or Bulls game.  I wish they delivered but their frozen pizzas are always a great standby and the best in Chicago.  I've eaten at this location nearly  a dozen times and their consistent pizzas have won me over.  If your in the neighborhood it's the best around.  They expanded their menu options out of pizza land but I haven't ventured into that territory yet, I'll keep ya posted.
Review Source:I tried Home Run for the first time last week. Â As a Gino's East fan and a consumer of Giordano's in the past I wasn't sure if this would be a good choice. Â I was totally surprised. This pizza is actually very delish! Â I highly recommend eating here. Â I orderd the personal pan Peperroni, Green Pepper, Onion, and Sausage thin crust and it was great. Â The food is reasonable and the sauce and the seasoning on the pizza made this my new true favorite place for pizza.
Goodby deep dish and hello Home Run thin crust!
I am not a big fan of the pizza. Â The crust is far too thick and rather bland. Â The sauce does not truely work together with the crust (which I will blame the crust for).
I do have to give this place some recognition for the afternoon buffet. Â The pasta was rather good with a delicatly sweet sauce. Â I mostly enjoyed the pasta with mussels in a marinara sauce. Â This saved my afternoon. Â
My knock is on the 'za but the rest of the the menu (from what I had at the buffet) does have some inviting options.
I will return to this place, but I do not see myself doing that anytime soon. Â The atmosphere of the place is very inviting and also a big plus. Â Just, still disappointed in the pizza.
While I prefer Giordanos for that traditional pizza taste as well as their stuffed, Id have to put Home Run Inns pizza as second best there is! BUT, when it comes to the other foods on the menus then HRI beats Gios.
I like to go when able on Fridays for the all you can eat italian buffet. They have several different types of pizza to choose from plus their other items are pretty tasty as well! If you order a pizza, then by god you have to order the garlic crust pizza! O SWEET GODS OF ZA!!!!!
Also, their Lasagna...DA BEST!
Honorable mentions..their Pasta El Diablo and their Panini sammys!
Just visited this Home Runn Inn pizzeria the other day for the first time. I had had Home Run Inn frozen pizzas from the supermarket as a kid, and not been very impressed, so I never really had much of a desire to visit one of their restaurants. But I had heard good things about them even back then, and still see a lot of positive reviews about them on the web today, so I decided to stop by for lunch since I was in the area.
Now pay attention. THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is how sausage on a pizza is supposed to taste. Fennel and other spices. Not a crazy amount of fat. I wish other pizza places could get this right.
I had one of their Chicago's Best pizzas, with sausage, pepperoni, and bacon. I should have gone with just a sausage or maybe a sausage and mushroom pizza instead because the pepperoni and bacon made the one I got way too salty, and the bacon added an unpleasant slightly burnt flavor. Still, it was a decent pizza. Not one of my favorites in Chicago, but better than a lot of pizzas I've had at other places over the years.
This particular restaurant gets 5 stars for cleanliness (immaculate bathroom on my visit). Staff were friendly. Would return.
I live about five minutes from this location and I really love the pizza, but for some reason I only stop by like once a year.  If I'm looking to sit down and get a pizza with the family I'm more likely to drive  20 minutes east to Connie's on Archer & Normal, or maybe just walk a block to Villa Rosa's which is more of a tiny local hole in the wall with a nice dining room.
Maybe it's a little expensive for pizza, but if that was the case I wouldn't visit Connie's either because I always feel like I spend $10 more at Connie's than I expected; I'm thinking the bill will be about $30 but it comes out to like $42...huh?
If I had to narrow it down though, I'd say that every time we visit Home Run Inn I request a booth near the bar so my son & I can watch the Bulls game.  The  guys from the kitchen are big Bulls fans too and can't stay in the kitchen while the game is on so they hang out in the dining area and lean on my wife's booth with their arms inches from her head.  My wife is a bit short so I realize they might not see here there, but if she were average height they would literally be giving her a scalp massage...with their elbows and mustaches.  It's a bit uncomfortable because I feel like the guys are sitting at our table, and the polite thing to do is pour drinks and say "hey guy, take a load off and have a slice of this pepperoni & sausage with garlic crust" but he would probably know that because he cooked it. Â
The pizza is four star great, but I feel like the dudes from the kitchen are so at home that they might sit down at the table and French kiss my wife. Â It's not a comfortable feeling.
I had the X-Large cheese and sausage with the garlic butter crust for the extra money and it was well worth it. Â Without the garlic butter crust, the pizza is marginally better than the frozen Home Run Inn on display at your favorite grocery store. Â With the garlic butter crust, this pizza becomes something special. Â It's definitely worth the extra money. Â Home Run Inn's buttercrust is not a crispy ( or good ) as the buttercrust served over at Pizano's ( Rudy Malnati Jr.'s place ) or at Lou Malnati's, but it's still very good. Â
  This is a good Chicago style thin crust pizza.  It's not as good as the famed Pat's ( Lincoln Ave. ) on the North Side or Villa Nova in Stickney, but it's still very good.  The service was excellent, and they are very family friendly. Â
  The pizza itself gets 3 stars, with a fourth star for the service- total 4 stars.
Home Run Inn is my fav Chicago pizza! I just LOVE the buttery crust. I really wish they'd make that a menu item...
Ironically, "Laura's Favorite" is one of my favs: pizza with spinach, tomatoes and garlic crust. YUM! I've also had a Panini during lunch hours, which was very good. The best part about this location: lunch buffet Fridays! For $9.99, you can stuff your face with all sorts of pizza, pasta, soup, bread, and desserts. Their chicken dumpling soup and ravioli is awesome, and they have an excellent cinnamon apple pizza for dessert. Â And if you dine on your birthday, you'll get a free small sundae!
Went in here as we were returning from a bike trip to waterfall glen. Running out of energy. And this place is where I discovered - forget granola bars; root beer floats are what you need for instant energy.
The bruschetta was so ordinary. But it tasted like the nectar of the gods at that point. And I finished my float in two gulps (and they're big floats here).
I didn't try the pizza, and if I went on a normal day I don't think this place is great. But due to the genius of its geographical placement (on the bike path to the preserve), I will continue patronizing it.
Tired Bikers + Root Beer Floats(or Ice Cream Sundae) = Profits. Is the owner of this joint already a millionaire?
Three stars for service, five stars for food and drink deals.
Keep something in mind here. You can't compare this with the smaller family-run places on the southside. There is no comparison anywhere in this world to Falco's on 40th and California, my favorite pizza of all time and the last supper before I die. This place instead needs to be compared to Connie's, to Lou Malnati's, to Aurelio's, to Gino's East. Bigger Chicago-based chains that are relatively well-recognized.
Despite being a southside (well, actually, more west side/west burbs) institution, my dad never took me there because he didn't care for it all that much, and didn't think I would either. Maybe it was because the frozen pizzas weren't that good, maybe it's because I like double dough pizza (if you don't know what that is, you're not a southsider), who knows.
My sis and I went to the archer location because of its relatively close proximity to my house, and because on Thursday nights they have 1/2 price pitchers and 1/2 price wine bottles. Usually, you'll end up with miller lite and bud light, and I don't bother.
HALF-PRICE 312 pitchers. This isn't a joke. I had to see it to believe it, and I did. BIG pitchers too.
Guess how much.
$8. EIGHT DOLLARS FOR A 312 PITCHER. I didn't think it was real, but oh, it was. Frosty mugs, big pitcher, it was heavenly. Of course, they had bud light too...and stella! Amazing! The wine list left something to be desired, but after the half off, those were only 10-11 bucks! For a restaurant, that's cheap as hell!!
Nice decor, a huge menu that had a lot more than pizza, a lot of healthier options (veggie pizzas, pizzas with no cheese - might be vegan but not sure, viniagrette made with Splenda, etc.).
I ordered a side Caesar Salad and my sis got minestrone soup. She loved the soup, and it came with hot italian bread that was really good.
However, they forgot the dressing on my salad! The server didn't come back for a good 10-15 min either, so I sat with no dressing. I was actually able to munch on the salad though, because get this - they put bacon and garbanzo beans on it!!! I loved that - and the fact that bacon is in a lot of items here...mmmm...bacon :)
Bacon is exactly what I got on my pizza. Spinach, bacon, garlic butter crust, and extra sauce. Lots of bacon bits, a lot more than connie's. Nice, thin buttery crust. I think I am mildly gluten-intolerant, so when I eat deep dish (as much as I love it). I feel severely bloated. This pizza didn't do that, even with all that butter and bacon.
They do tout that they don't use trans fats, and they use natural cheese, so that may help as well.
So long story short - good drink specials, good pizza, nice atmosphere, not a bad place to go for sit-down pizza. Would I get this delivered? Probably not. Would I pick it for the last supper? No. Would I go every now and again when I am craving thin crust? Sure, why not. It's worth a try.
HRI on Archer has delicious pizza. The buttery crust is amazing. We like to get the Garlic Fireball or the Spinach Pizza.
It is fine for dining in but the service is kind of spotty. It really depends on which (youngish, high-school or college aged) server you get. Sometimes they are with it and bring you refills, silverware, etc. Sometimes not. So you have to be pretty patient. We think the pizza is worth it, and since my fiance is a "south sider" he definitely thinks it is worth it.
Take-out is very quick if you need to phone something in, run over 15 minutes later and pizza is always ready to go. I think its probably best to do take-out unless you want to be in HRI for 1-2 hours depending on service and how busy they are.
"Meh"
That's exactly what I said after dinner here the other night. HRI is okay, but there's better pizza to be found in the neighborhood.
We went out on a Saturday night, and the fact that we had a 5 minute wait during what should have been primetime was a small red flag. But, we were hungry so we chose to wait.
Service here is pretty terrible. I was expecting a wait, but for how NOT busy this place was I was surprised. No check in from our waitress, and our cheesy breadsticks arrived 3 minutes before our pizza did. Frankly, the breadsticks were better than the pizza, too.
Once we were ready, it took about 15 minutes to even find our waitress, let alone flag her down. When it was clear we were leaving she came back to check in a few more times. "More water? Everything okay?" Nice effort, but where were you during dinner when our pitchers ran dry?
Good place to catch up over beer with friends, but I'd rather get pizza from Danny's or Triano's before this joint.
Been here twice. Last time I was here, we ordered the Monday special which was XL Pizza and you get an appetizer for free.
We ordered a XL Sausage and mushroom and got the hot wings.
The wings were ok. Spicy, but nothing special. Nice size wings.
Pizza was good. Had to wrap most of it up and leftovers were not so good. Definitely a pizza that tastes fresh. Love their buttery crispy crust.
They are probably my favorite frozen pizza. Give it a  try!
Most of my family of 8 have birthdays in February. Â So we decided to celebrate our birthdays at Home Run Inn pizza on 62nd and Archer. Â We waited to be seated and then were shown to our table. Â The dining area is big but tight. Â We had a party of 10 but didn't get enough menu's. Â The waitress we had didn't exactly have the most inviting personality but she did try to have some conversation with us and I could tell she was tired. Overall, she did her job okay. Â But I couldn't help but feel that none of the servers wanted to work. Â Almost everyone had frowns on their faces. Â It almost looked like they were told this was their last day to work and they were not going to get paid for it. Â The pizza arrived nice and hot. Â I prefer the frozen kind myself though but overall, tasty pizza. Â I ordered chicken pomodoro pasta. Â The serving is HUGE. Â The bowl I got could easily feed 3 or 4 people. Â There was way too much cheese on the pasta and the chicken had too much breading. Â Some smaller pieces tasted like nothing but fried dough. Â We ordered a couple pitchers of Rasberry iced tea and Sierra mist. Â The iced tea was usual fountain fair. Â The Sierra mist tasted like water hose.....so usal fountain fair. Â I couldn't finish my pasta so I asked for a couple containers and the woman who brought them was possibly the rudest out of everyone over there. Â She approached the table like she really didn't want to be there, and asked if we needed boxes. Â I let her know the round container was probably for my pasta and gave her a smile. Â She just looked at me seriously, handed me the round container and dumped the rest on the table. Â Then, to make matters worse, I go outside for a bit and the rest of my family came out shortly after. Â Nobody saw the bag of leftovers I had, which was a lot, and figured I took it. Â Turns out, the waitress grabbed the bag, felt it was light, and threw it away. Â They did give me another chicken pomodoro free though. Â Overall, decent but greasy food. Â Not very good service. Â I'll probably return to carry-out but I'm definitely not dining in again.
Review Source:I don't know why this place is called"Home Run".It's more like a swing and a miss or total strike out.
We sat at the bar which was made of stainless steel and reminded me of a surgical table.To make the place feel more like a doctors office the TV had on some home makeover show.WTF? You'd think a place called "Home Run Inn" would have a game or something at least slightly engaging.I have no idea who wants to sit in a bar and which this crap.
The bartender couldn't take our orders,even for the drinks.She had to call a waitress over who took our order a machine spat out a piece of paper and then the bartender made the drinks and gave them to us.
Very efficient.NOT!!
The waitress plops my salad in front of my and runs back into the kitchen leaving me with a salad and no silverware.
I know some people think I look like a caveman but I still like the concept of utensils.After waiting I got tired of waiting I retrieved silverware off of one of the tables.(Yes it was clean)
My entree,if you want to call it that was pasta and chicken covered in what was being passed of as cheese.I am sure the Dairy Council would disagree.I think it was more like that canned stuff from the old Little Caesar's commercial,you know the one. <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DClrtOHAqEb4&s=45151e1f989aea4b1d6f9b683bc4e375a7f15c62d55a5b49b29e0081811ccb71" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/w…</a> well this gives me one more reason to fix my oven and go grocery shopping.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, my favorite pizza in the whole wide world!!!! I am a born and raised Chicagoan and I take pizza very seriously. I grew up with the Home Run Inn on 31st street. My cousins and I used to place at Komensky park across the street and loved the smell of it. We used pitch in all our money just to order a small pizza... Home Run Inn was a bit pricey back then too. Â So many years later and this is still my favorite pizza.
It's that crust! It gets you hooked!!
I love you Home Run Inn!!!
New location for an old favorite.
Loved thier pizza since I was a kid.
This new location has a big parking lot, and a full bar to watch the game on. Spacious party room separate from the more intimate dining room.
Great food, and they have the vibrator thingies that let you know when your table's ready!
I truly believe that Home Run Inn pizza is a south-side favorite but for everyone else simply average. Â My boyfriend's family raves about eating Home Run pizza and often holds functions here. Â This weekend happened to be a graduation party and I was able to attend. Â While this location is a fairly nice, new with a large parking lot, I just don't see the big deal over their food. Â Salads drenched in Italian dressing, artery-clogging butter-garlic bread, box-tasting fried ravioli (not near as good as the St. Louisian creators), average chicken fingers, and bland pizza. Â That's just my own point-of-view.
I've had boxed Home Run Inn pizza from the grocery store and I have to say that I like it better due to being more crispy and just how I like it.
I remember going with my dad to the original Home Run Inn on 31st st, before they added the dining room to that location. Â It was usually a birthday or some other special occasion when we got it. Â Today, I ordered a pizza, some chicken dumpling soup and a strawberry pecan salad for my mom. Â It was all excellent. Â I ordered using the online service, and everything was well beyond expectation! Â The pizza at this location is true to the original recipe from the original and I will be back here again!
Review Source:Awesome pizza buffet! Â There isn't much to eat around this area if you aren't familiar with it. Â But Home Run Inn is in an easy location with good parking. Â You can go in there for lunch with others or by yourself. Â There are TVs around the bar area that always have on either sports or news. Â The buffet is all I have ever gotten. Â Be careful because you might find yourself addicted to the garlic bread or toasted raviolli.
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