Monical's Pizza

I've come to the conclusion that they have a management problem.

We've loved Monical's Pizza for nearly 40 years.  My wife and I went to a Monical's on our first date.  We were very happy when Monical's came to Springfield.   I still think their pizza is the best when they're on their game.   When relatives come in from out of state, they ask to go to Monical's.  

But their pizza is expensive and quality varies widely day to day.    Our weekly or bi-weekly Monical's pizza has become 3 or 4 times per year.   Very often the pizzas are short of cheese; $18 to $20 is a lot of money to pay for a 16" paper thin flavorless pizza and we were getting that way too often.   My brother's family has given up on Monical's after the experiences they had the last two times they came to Illinois.  

We started avoiding carry-out because there's no easy avenue of redress when you're served a bad pizza.   In two of the past four dine-in visits, they've attempted to overcharge us by approximately 20%.   They're pretty blatant about it.   It's clear management is aware of the practice (ringing up ala carte prices for the Family Pleaser).

I still love my Monical's pizza but going to Monical's is too much like gambling.   You're going to lose more than 1/2 of the time.  

We'll keep checking back from time to time to see if they get their stuff together.   I'd hate to think the Monical's of my youth is gone forever.

Really great thin crust pizza.  Also love the pepperolies.  We found this restaurant in Pontiac, IL and we stop at any location we can when we are passing through.  If you live near one - lucky you!  If you are passing through give it a try!

Love the food.  A little pricey for pizza if your feeding a family.