Sorry to bring the overall rating down, but I didn't care for this pizza very much. I grew up in the area, and no longer live nearby, but ordered the pizza for a party. Perhaps it was my fault for requesting the pizza to be well done, but I've done that in the past at other places and the pizza still tasted fine, so I'm not sure. In any case I'd stick to something like Palermo's in Oak Lawn. Their thin crust still has enough heft to it that it doesn't get all dried out when the cheese starts to brown.
Picked up on: February 19, 2012
This is seriously some of the finest south side Chicago style pizza. The sauce is sweet and the crust is amazing. I usually get my pizza well done, a little orange/brown on the top.
If I didnt grow up in the neighborhood I would never have know about this place. I always get a pie when I go back to my parents house. If you ever find yourself in this area, hit this place up. You wont be disappointed.
Randomly stopped there after a round of golf at Burnham Woods. Â Place was ridiculously hot inside from being a pizza kitchen and because it was 90 degrees outside, so we waited outside for the food to cook. Â They did have a couple tables inside to eat in if you needed to, but it's definitely a take-out restaurant. Â One of the employees saw us sitting outside on the sidewalk and brought chairs out for us. Â Then when the food was ready, the owner brought a table outside for us to eat. Â Both the food and the customer service were great.
Review Source:I GREW UP ON THIS PIZZA!
I lived in Hegewisch until I was 8 years old when my mom moved my brother, sister and I to Naperville. Â My whole family stayed in Hegewisch, and thank god they did. Â I would get so excited every time that we would get to drive back to the old neighborhood just because I knew that we were going to get Pudgy's Pizza when we were there, my family is all addicted to it...it is flat out the best thin crust pizza you'll find in this entire city.
Now that I'm older, some of my best friends are still living in Hegewisch and I visit pretty much once a week (I live in the South Loop now which makes the drive much more manageable). Â At least once a month I'll get my Pudgy's craving, call up a friend and head on down for some Pizza and beer.
Pudgy's I grew up on your pizza, I hope you stay around until i'm long gone and my grandkids can enjoy you as much as I always have!
I've lived on the southeast side of Chicago pretty much my whole life and until yesterday, 23 years and 8 months in, I hadn't had Pudgy's pizza. After eating that first bite of that nigh transparent crust with homemade sauce and good sausage piled on top, I felt like I had been missing something for all these years.
Compared to all the other pizzas around the neighborhood, this one felt the most homemade and that was because of the sauce. Too many places around here use the same canned sauce and you can definitely taste the difference between Pudgy's and the rest. And that's the reason Pudgy's is beating every one else - in my estimation, good sauce equals good pizza. The whole experience of Pudgy's pizza was as close as I've come to my very favorite pizza in the world - Vito and Nick's - the best in Chicago. In fact, I'd say it compares quite favorably.
So, in conclusion my Dad and I won't be ordering from any of the other places around the neighborhood anymore - at least one's that aren't named Pudgy's.
This is my go-to pizza place. Yummy thin crust. Sausage is great!
There is a "butter" pizza (no red sauce) that is reeeaally good with spinach, tomatoes and garlic.
My only caution is that the mushrooms are  canned, not fresh and they can be a little stingy (IMHO) with the veggie toppings. :P
Mmmmmmm....pudgy's.
Just the name of this place made me think it was going to be good right off the bat...like I can just picture a bunch of slightly overweight chubby-cheeked Italian grandpas churning out some sweet homemade Chicago-style pies.
I've heard they have awesome old-school Chicago-style stromboli and some mighty fine sandwiches, but I haven't tried 'em. But sister--they have some darn good pizza! I ain't lyin'!
Seriously though, every weird craving that could possibly go along with pizza that I have, they make. Like one time I was in the mood for pizza, but I wanted something a little spicy, too. Oh, hey! Pudgy's has a spicy hot specialty pizza made with hot sauce in their sweet homemade sauce recipe. SUPER!
And then there was that time I couldn't decide between making a BLT or ordering a pizza. Well, Pudgy's has a BLT pizza made with real bacon (not the papa john's stuff) so, ya know, why susbstitute the real thing when you can have a super mega BLT-pizza combo!
My personal favorite is "Bob's Mistake". I don't really know what mistake Bob made, but honey, thank goodness for his transgressions!
"Bob's Mistake" is piled high with sausage, garlic, fresh tomatoes, and fresh red and green peppers and LOADED with lovely, lovely cheese. Top it off with some ranch dressing (they NEVER ask questions or give you weird looks when you ask for ranch---a major plus!!), and you've got yourself one delicious heart attack on a plate.
They get one start taken away because it's delivery and carry-out only. You can't dine in, but it's worth the trip for carry-out!
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