Roger's Park Pizzeria

I have never had the pizza here. So I can't really say anything about squares or triangles or blah blah blah.

However, the Italian beef is so good you'll want to copulate with a bovine mammal. But why do that when you can just sink your teeth into the meaty goodness that's provided?

First and foremost, this neighborhood is a big ball of suck. You cannot walk five feet without some creature screaming horrible, disgusting, crack-induced garble in your general direction. If you can put up with it for the one-block stretch between the el and RPP, you will be handsomely rewarded. It's fun, it's like a game! With MEAT AND CHEESE AND SANDWICH.

This is the only good thing on Howard Avenue. Get an Italian beef (I get mine dry) with mozzarella and hot peppers. They oven bake the sandwich so it's kind of toasty, the meat is super lean, no nasty little fat stringies that get caught in your teeth (COUGH COUGH, AL'S ON TAYLOR, COUGH). It's amazing.

Don't eat in, there are roaches. But they have a machine with temporary tattoos and other bubble-packaged goodies, so it's all worth it. You can listen to the tiny tv behind the counter. Choices of TV to listen to include Maury and Family Guy.

Yes, the neighborhood is beyond sketchy and to say this joint lacks ambiance is an understatement, but it's also right on the way from the Howard CTA stop to my old apartment, so I stopped by pretty regularly for a slice and a soda.  The pizza is good - the crust is firm, the sauce flavorful, and the cheese just greasy enough to be a guilty pleasure without giving you a heart attack - and the slice cuts are very generous.  Prices are reasonable and they do deliver (although I've never tried that, so I can't speak to the reliability).  So, not a place to go out of your way for, but a good option if you're already there.