Gosh, there are a lot of stupid people out there. Yes, the concept is take-and-bake pizza...with high-quality, fresh ingredients. Yes, you have to cook it yourself. Hence "take-and-bake." Yes, high-quality ingredients cost more than those at, say, Papa John's.
The reviews all read like these people were duped into buying Homemade Pizza and had no idea it wouldn't be cooked when they picked it up. It's unfortunate that the educational system has clearly failed these poor souls.
The pizza's good - not great, but good. The people who work there are awesome - they'll accommodate just about any reasonable pizza-related request. The fresh ingredients are appreciated.
If you can't understand how it works, you probably shouldn't be ordering pizza...or allowed to use a phone or the internet.
Fresh ingredients. Â Awesome, and I mean awesome, salads. Â Pizza is good, non greasy and freezes well. Â Got a salad and a large za with a few ingredients the other day. Â It was about the same (maybe a few bucks more) then delivery pizza, but much better and now I have a few slices in the freezer. Â I dig this place.
Review Source:People seem to be bashing Lincoln Square's Homemade Pizza Co. left and right! Â I just can't seem to find a good reason why... (maybe just the semi-high pizza prices?) Â I ordered from here two times in the last week, which is abnormal for this foodie.
Yes, I am one of the few who steers away from the Chicago-style pizza yet still consider myself a Chicagoan. Â (Are you going to chastise me for putting ketchup on my hotdog too? Â Wow, feisty!)
Well since Yelp is all about Real Reviews, Real People, which includes honesty, I will be straight forward: This pizza is damn good! Â Here's why:
-All the ingredients are super-duper fresh. Â Take that Pizza Hut and Dominoes! Â I promise you you can taste the difference!
-As someone who always suffers from heartburn, I love that they sell "white" pizzas with no tomato sauce base, just olive oil. Â After all, shouldn't a good pizza be delicious with the bare minimum? Â For my Celiac friends, they have gluten-free crust too.
-Their online ordering system is simple. Â
-Of course you can personalize your pizza, but that's too much work for me. Â I like their creative combinations like the Miesian (basically a Margherita but with a name bearing our famous Chicago architect, Mies van der Rohe), Fresh Herb, BBQ Chicken, and Quattro Stagioni (perfect option for those who like a little bit of everything but not on the same slice).
-Their plastic bags hold the pizzas perfectly flat during transport.
-Their Loyalty program has perks like buy 10 pizzas or salads, get one free.
-They're "green" by delivering by bike versus car.
-Since I use my own oven at home, I can bake it to my liking.
-And the cherry[tomato] on top: After placing my Bears-Packer game order, I received an email an hour later from the manager thanking me for my continued business with a $4 voucher to use on my next order.
During my next visit I hope to purchase their large chocolate chip cookie (and a pint of ice cream to top it with is a must too). Â I'm disappointed in myself for passing HPC by so many times. Â It is a new day!
I had a hard time accepting this concept, I must admit. Â It's a weird sort of combination of delivery pizza with frozen pizza... but, the pizza that I've had (and I have only had one type of pizza because I like it so much and haven't been able to branch out) was really outstanding. Â It's the herb pizza, and its full of fresh herbs and has a really great crust and flavor. Â I love this pizza! Â It's kind of expensive for pizza that you have to cook at home, yes. Â But, it's just as good as most pizzas that I've ever had from a pizzeria, and if you cook it according to their instructions, comes out fresh and delicious from your own oven! Â I probably won't make this a regular occurrence, but it's a nice treat once in a while. Â Staff has always been friendly and had my pizza ready for pick up right on time!
Review Source:This place is great. Fresh ingredients like nitrate free pepperoni and whole wheat crust? yes please!
You can order online and pick it up at a specified time which is great for weeknights when you just don't feel like cooking and want to pick up a pizza on the way home.
The staff is friendly and super nice and overall I highly recommend.
I usually don't write reviews but wanted to after reading the ones who said they couldn't understand the concept and could make a pizza at home or order one. The Homemade Pizza Company is not saying you can't make a pizza at home, but this eliminates going to the store and buying everything yourself. If you order a cooked pizza from a delivery place, it can be cold or greasy by the time it gets delivered. Popping a ready made pizza into the over makes sure you have a hot and delicious pizza in about ten minutes. The parchment paper makes it cook up nice and crispy every time.
I've always been a fan of Homemade pizza and their great salads. Â Yes, you have to bake it yourself (THE HORROR!) but, unlike some other pizza places, I don't want to die from pizza bowling ball stomach the next day (you probably know the feeling). Â It's fresh, tasty, and good for a treat. Â I agree, its on the expensive side, but I'll make room from time to time. Â The question I have: will this location deliver? Â Hmm...
Review Source:Sorry Homemade, I try to give you my money, but you just make it so hard!
Despite the trouble with ordering over the phone last time - I decided to give them another try the other night. I was delighted to find that the online ordering was up and running.
However - it took me over 10 minutes to put my order through. Then - I never received an order confirmation - the site just kept freezing. I was afraid at this point that I would be charged for multiple pizzas due to the problems. So I try and call to confirm that my order went through & that only ONE pizza is ordered. No answer.
Seriously? At this point, I didn't even want the pizza anymore. Cereal would do. Thank goodness I never did get the text or email confirmation and was never charged.
I understand they just opened & there may be some technical problems still, but there are shops all over the city like this that seem to have it figured out.
Instead of spamming me daily with coupons online, how about they work on fixing their phone & website.
It is unthinkable that "in this economy," Homemade Pizza Company is thriving and opening up new locations like this one when legitimate and good restaurants are going out of business. It's a completely indefensible business model - pizza that's you have to cook yourself that's more expensive than a real pizza from a real pizza restaurant. I mean, there is literally not one occasion on which buying a pizza that you have to cook yourself is preferable to just buying a real, hot pizza - or really a defensible option in ANY manner, ESPECIALLY given that it's MORE EXPENSIVE! HAS THE WHOLE WORLD GONE INSANE? GET OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TAKE YOUR HORRIBLE BUSINESS MODEL WITH YOU!
Review Source:I don't understand the point of this place -- the whole point of eating pizza is that it's fast, and someone else cooks it for you. If I wanted to cook my own pizza I would MAKE IT AT HOME from scratch. Hello?
And why are these pizzas $18 if you have to cook it yourself??? We lost Jack Rabbit for this?
Forget this place. Stick with Apart on Montrose or Pizza Art Cafe on Rockwell, or even Chicago Pizza.
And while we're at it, why is Lincoln Square suddenly being inundated by horrific chains? First this place, and now an American Flatbread? Where am I, a mall? What moron at the business licensing office decided to let TWO chain pizza places open within yards of one another? Does not compute.
It's very close to my home, so I wanted it to be good.
I got a medium mushroom and sausage, with olive oil as the sauce. The cheese is fine, though the pizza could have used more flavor. I liked the mushrooms, but the sausage was pretty bland.
Sorry to say it, but the crust is bad. It's very similar to one of those white dinner rolls that you heat and serve on Thanksgiving. There's a sign that says they developed the crust over 5 years, but it still doesn't compare to real pizza crust. I guess there's a reason why pizza joints have expensive, high temp ovens.
The pizza was $17.94 for the medium, which seems way overpriced until you realize you're paying for the privilege to cook it yourself :).
It compares favorably to a frozen pizza, though I think that some of the pizzas available at Trader Joe's have this beat at a fraction of the price.
The staff tries hard to be friendly, and the place has that clean, calculated yuppy appeal, with lots of boasting about their fresh ingredients and such. I will probably pop in here to grab a Ceasar salad on occasion, but not the pizza.
I don't have the heart to give a new establishment 1 star, so I'll give it 2. Â Stick with Apart Pizza on Lincoln/Montross (my fave) or Pizza D.O.C. on Lincoln/Lawrence. I hate to say it, but even the nearby Pizza Hut is better.
Stop the insanity!!! I just don't get this concept. I order a pizza and then I get to pick it up, bring it home and cook it. OK, must be a pretty good and cheap pizza for me to do that right?? WRONG! Not only is the price an incredible ripoff considering you can get excellent frozen pizza for about $6-$7, keep it in your freezer and take the exact same amount of time to cook it, but it is NOT good. I will probably try another one more out of curiosity than anything else. I have to understand how a concept that I find so dumb could possibly be so successful. I tried the caramelized onion and sausage pizza with wheat crust. The onion was too sweet, there was almost no sauce, the pizza lacked flavor and the worst part was the crust. It was simply not good. My wife also thought it was not good. So, if you feel like paying $18 for a bad tasting pizza that you have to pick up and cook yourself, this is your place! I am not a big pizza eater, but I think I will stick with the ultra thin frozen Home Run Inn for those times that I feel like being a little naughty. I would suggest you save yourself the money and effort and do the same.
Sorry Homemade Pizza, underwhelmed and slightly insulted by your prices.
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