I honestly think Santullo's has some of the better pizza in Chicago, but this may just be because I'm from New York and generally like that style pizza better than the typically thicker Chicago Variety.
Great selection of large, single slices and open late. Â I can't remember the specifics of the early bird special, but I know it's for customers who come in before 5. Â
I would imagine the bad reviews are coming from both sides. The haughty New Yorkers (full disclosure: I'm from NY) who refuse to acknowledge that decent pizza can be found anywhere outside of their city, and impertinent Chicagoans who don't take kindly to the likes of Santullo's sullying the Chicago pizza landscape with its East Coast thickness. Â Though it's not the best NY style pizza I've ever had, it's easily the best I've had in Chicago.
Before anything:
1. This isn't New York. Stop complaining.
2. This is a pizza shop, not a fancy restaurant with waiter service. Stop complaining.
I've been here countless times, always a decent slice and I never had anyone treat me badly. The pizza is good, not the best, but worth the cost and it WILL fill you up.
This is the type of place you go into to eat a big slice of pizza, have a pop, maybe a cookie, and then be on your merry way. The people who are working are cooks and ALSO the cashier people, they are making orders usually and most of the time aren't very talkative. It's shouldn't hinder a place that has good food that is quick and extremely cheap compared to the surrounding eateries.
I suggest the sausage slice, but all of them are pretty good. The big cookies aren't too bad either. Plus, free refills on pop I believe, so that's always a plus.
Don't be an asshole, this place is good.
Oh look, my favorite New York pizza place! I'm gonna go get me a New York slice!
This is what I say in my head everytime I walk by Santullo's. Â Yes, that's me with my nose pressed up against the glass, looking longingly at your pizza. No, I don't want any money. Just pizza.
P.S. The smaller sized mac n cheese is only $2 and it's a generous portion. Â It's made with gooey pepperjack and totally worth it.
Great food for the price, without a doubt. First two visits I got one of their sandwiches and most recently I tried their pizza- a huge sandwich for $7 or a massive slice for $4 is reasonable and both were delicious. They have different flavors of pizza by the pie and by the slice every day and I look forward to trying more of them.
Review Source:Santullo's has pretty good pizza.
And I do love pizza and especially New York Style Pizza.
Well at Santullo's they slice you a pretty big piece and I
myself had a piece of their sausage which I was surprised
cost me only $2.00!
I also ordered a small caesar salad which came with 2 pieces
of garlic toast on top and it had croutons but.. the croutons tasted
kindda burnt and nasty so that was a downer..
I had a bottle of coke zero which cost me $2.00 which I thought
was kind of high for a 20 oz. but.. I was really thirsty so que sera, sera...
The interior of Santullo's isn't much, a few booths and a few tables..
A counter where you order and behind the counter there is a guy
tossing pizza dough in the air..
But.. honestly.. Santullo's fixed my pizza craving and my caesar salad craving
and I had a decent enough meal for about $9.00.
I dont think I would go out of my way to return to Santullo's though..
Just was'nt that memorable of a meal!
But.. it was a good quick fix..
Not a cure.. just a fix..
HUGE SLICES!!!!
Honestly, it's as if they are trying to compete with NYC and offer you the largest, most necessarily foldable pizza in the country, so if that is your thing then by all means give it a go. I know that sometimes when I am a bit loose from the juice I need a large slice of pie(hehehehehehe) to satiate my hunger, so I always keep this place in the back of my mind. Oh yea, the pizza is also pretay pretay tasty, and for just a few dollars, the trek over here is an easy choice for me....
Enjoy Suckas'!!!
Gotta love the giant slices of pizza and the excellent toppings here! I hear the salads and pasta dishes are great too. But I'm a sucker for the juicy greasy slices with the fresh ingredients. I love the different slices of the day they offer. Always gives me a reason to try something new. Service is pretty quick although the servers are a little disinterested and not up for much small talk while you're waiting for your pizza. Oh well, I'm there to eat, not to chat I guess. I'll be going back to try more slices. I always want to order 2 but I usually stick to 1 because they're gigantic!
Review Source:I love Santullo's. Cheap NY style pizza, there are vegetarian options daily. I love that they usually play good music, (Jawbreaker, Tomahawk, etc.), and loudly. Popular spot after going to a show or an evening of drinking in Wicker Park. They serve bottle and draft beer to wash down your slice. Their menu has salads, sandwiches, soups, etc. I can't really comment on it since I've only had slices. There are lots of vegan options on the menu.
Service is decent, I'd suggest setting an appropriate expectation for a cheap eatery.
Santullo's offers more than pizza? Â I didn't notice... This place has become a tradition for ending a night out in Wicker Park. Â The last time my friends and I came here we all agreed the service was terrible. I guess I can't blame them considering they have to be working so late and serving a bunch of drunks, but when drunk people notice bad service it must be pretty bad.. Â The NY style pizza is greasy happiness after some drinks.
Review Source:The pizza is good, quick and cheap, the salad is good, the service is terrible.
My friends and I go here for a quick bite when we're low on time and when there are specials on slices. It's cheaper than the surrounding area restaurants and is much faster. The people working there are super rude and could not care less about the fact that without customers, they wouldn't have jobs.
ROACH ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets ignore the fact that their pizza is a sinfully poor imitation of NY pizza  for a moment and talk about their cockroach problem.
The problem:
1. they have roaches
2. they rude girl behind the counter was dismissive about the situation.
3. After hearing some yelling the rude counter girl grabs some napkins expecting the roach
4. She fails to grabs the mega cockroach and tries to stomp it with her boot
5. After a few failed stomps she finally squished the kitchen bound roach
At this point I got up a left. HOW DISGUSTING. How dare you charge 4 bucks for a plain slice of pizza that is so bland it taste like it should be diet ,despite the rivers of flowing grease, with a roach infestation so intense that even your staff knows the drill. Fucking deplorable!
I think the only reason I keep coming back to this joint is because it's a lot cheaper and quicker than the surrounding restaurants when I'm in Wicker Park.
The pizza is a bit better than average when fresh. Â It's often not. Â My jaw always gets tired chewing the crust. Â (A problem I've never had with any other pie)
The employees are generally either rude as hell, or don't give a good goddamn about your business.
If Kuma's burgers require anger as an ingredient, they should really hire the white skinny guy behind the counter. He'll definitely serve anger flaming HOT! Came here with a fairly large group, which probably prompted the door slamming and cussing rampage. Doesn't matter though. The pizza and sandwiches tasted fresh and the backdrop hip hop brought back memories of Nas and Biggie. Â Would definitely come back for some more awkward, unnecessary lashing for entertainment.
Review Source:I've only been here once so far but I got three slices in that visit because I'm a wanna be fatass.
Anyway all three massive slices that I got (and ate in one sitting) were delicious.
I got the two specials on Sunday and they were quite delicious.
Really loved the double wide in particular, WOW.
Anyway not really very New York style IMO but very good none the less. I really liked the sweetness in the crust or whatever they've got going on there.
The staff was pretty cool and nice too, nothing out of this world but got me my food and did it with a smile. Didn't get any of the condescension some folks seemed to have experienced.
All that said solid pizza, fair price, adequate service. Will be returning often.
My friend needed something to eat last night while we were drinking at Lokal. Â We went outside to find something quick and cheap, and someone pointed us here.
Two large slices of pizza were $8 something. Â This is a good deal! Â I had a slice of cheese which was fine, and my friend had a slice of the meatball. Â It looked really good.
I'm not crazy about New York style pizza, but this was fine. Â It was decent pizza at a decent price, so I can't complain.
Note: Â I'm only rating the "New York-style" pizza. Â Â This is definitely not NY pizza. Â Ok, technically I suppose you could say it's NY-style pizza like the Cubs are a World-Series-style baseball team. Â Not bad but just doesn't make the cut. Â
The crust has a corn meal (or some other ingredient) that is gritty in texture. Â Not NYC pizza. Â Â Listen, it's pizza - and the slices are big. Â Â Overall, not bad. Â Afterall, there is no real bad pizza in the universe so I'm giving it a solid 2.
YES, guys who work there, you're MUCH cooler than me, b/c you work in a pizza place, are covered in tattoos, and smell like a locker room.
WAY COOLER.
That said, the pizza is good, and it's a great alternative to Piece after about 6:30pm, any day of the week...if you don't want to wait (the wait is worthwhile, though, trust me). I just wish their beer selection were a bit better.
It is amazing how bad customer service can truly ruin an experience despite the quality of food. My advice to the employees here, I know life is tough and busy sometimes, but man up and make eye contact with your customers. Don't ignore them hoping they will go away. You'll be surprised how positive people can be about a 30 minute wait for a salad when you apologize and smile.
Review Source:Every review for Santullos on this site is spot on, regardless of the stance of the poster.
The reviews that say the pizza is good NY style are right, the ones that say its often stale are right as well.
The ones that mention the deafening music are correct, the ones that say that it's cool that they don't have the same boring soundtrack that every other joint has are correct.
The one's that mention the maddening layout of the place and the overt rudeness of the employees are spot fucking on. I haven't really seen any reviews that mention how nice everyone is, so I guess my little comparison game ends here.
The fact is that, just like every place, it's all about personal preference. Don't come to a by-the-slice pizza joint and expect to have a five star meal. At the same time it would be cool to not feel like a dick for not knowing how to order on your first visit.
For me though, I've never had an awful experience. It's always been decent, preferably late night/quick lunch fare. The slices are a good size and have usually been near-fresh for me. The daily special slices are usually good too. The big thing for me is the vegan options for everything on the menu. They have Upton's Seitan that can be swapped in place of meat which is a really great thing for a restaurant to do. Specifically, the seitan pepperoni is out of control. I'd also say that not ordering the pizza is your best bet. Getting a sandwich or a salad has always been the better decision. Â You can even create your own sammich and those bitches have always been dynamite.
The Situation: White Girl Wasted at Big Star after waaaaaay too many margaritas, cheladas and a particularly rough shot of whiskey.
The Solution: Santullos and their giant pizza slices.
Big, foldable, greasy-ass slices that coat your belly and keep you as hung-over free as humanly possible the next day.
my search for a good cheap ny slice in chicago continues....
I had heard this place had good slices and a good deal for a lunch happy hour. Â So I went and grabbed a slice of cheese and pepperoni. If this pizza was fresh, it would of been good, but it was pretty stale. I'm not talking like 2 hours old stale but like a day or so.
My friend got a spinach salad that looked awesome though... but I should of followed the reviews and not come here sober, or order a fresh pie.
Came here on a drunken night of drinking at around 2am. Not super busy. This pizza is very NY style. Very thin and greasy = love! It was a good for some late night fooding.
prices for a slice are around $3-$4 (don't really remember). At a certain time late at night, they only serve cheese, pepperoni and sausage.
I'd come back sober and during the day :)
Recipe for success between two imposed giant sessions of alcohol consumption (more commonly known as "rehearsal dinner" and "wedding"):
1. Instead of calling a cab or jumping on the 66, walk it off at night like a champ'
2. Gobble down 20 oz of water before going to bed; repeat if necessary
3. Sleep in
4. Get up (and do your ablutions)
5. Get your hair done
6. Order the special of the day at Santullo's, and order some more to share when you are done.
7. You are r-e-a-d-y to partaaaayyyyyy!!
A word of warning though: the soundtrack borders on insane meets savage caveman and if you have a serious hangover, it's probably not the best place for you. Come with ear plugs or something though, because the pie is seriously worth it. Giant, pliable slices of deliciousness, NY-style. No pretension. But sooooo tasty that you quickly forget the bear at the registrar.
Also - top spot for Wicker Park hipster watching.
And when your sweetie literally works next door, you have zero excuse to not go.
So, yeah. Eh. It wasn't bad as such, but a lot about it wasn't great either. I'll put aside my frustration that I was trying to go on a Saturday night. I should know better than to agree to dinner in Wicker Park on a weekend. but I digress. My friend and I went, in part, because he was intrigued by their vegan options. And they have them, but we discovered upon arrival that they only do vegan slices on Monday and Tuesday. So, he went with a pasta that had vegan sausage (it was ok) and the vegan italian sub. I had the regular veggie sub, which was tasty enough, but not really worth a second trip there on purpose.
I had read various bad reviews of Santullo's before i went. One of them referenced a roach running up the wall behind the booth. I have to admit that colored my experience. Fortunately, I didn't see one myself, but I kept getting.a creepy crawly feeling as I ate. I know places have them, but I really don't want to see one. Other reviews talked about bad service. I have to say that we did not experience that. Actually, the girl who took our order was very sweet.
So, I wouldn't go back. Not in purpose, at least. Like I said, it wasn't terrible, but the food wasn't good enough to make me want to put up with the amount of metal they play too loudly.
If you're looking for a quick bite in a no-frills spot that is open late - look no farther. Â The pizza is pretty good - with a nice crust (wish I would have had some ranch dressing to dip my crust in....). Â There are a few beers on tap if you are so inclined. Â Earlier in the day, there are more pizza options, but later in the evening, there are only a few - if you go with the cheese, you won't be disappointed. Â
Definitely a good spot for quick grub.
The bathroom is surprisingly spotless....
Walked in at 10:45 on a Wednesday night. They were serving single slices at that point. There was one guy working up front.
There was a cute girl in front of me ordering. Waited for her to finish. Stepped up and asked what pizza they had left. Then I ordered a slice of cheese and sausage. (There was about one whole pizza left.)
They guy explained to me that he couldn't take my order. I had to order at the register despite the fact that he had just taken the cute girl's order.
At this point I realized that while I was ordering from the one guy, two other guys came in and were standing at the register. A Santullo's guy came out of the back and took their order. They ordered the rest of the pizza available leaving no slices left.
I explained this to the Santullo's workers and they didn't give a hoot.
I've had their pizza many times before, it's meh, their mac and cheese is meh, and its certainly not dealing with dishonest service to walk over there and potentially not even get something to eat. I will never return.
I mean, I can put it down, but I wouldn't go back for kicks.
I was dragged here by someone who swore this was the best pizza ever. Having just moved back to Chicago from Baltimore, the land of really bad pizza, I was really hoping this was going to be some awesome Chicago pizza. Fayl. It tasted exactly like the pizzas at most places on the east coast. Floppy slices with spaghetti sauce tasting sauce and pretty chewy. Definitely more NY style pizza. I don't like NY style pizza. The flavors were really lacking!!
Still possibly the best cheap meal deal I've come across in a while. Â Considering I work in the neighborhood, this used to be my staple lunch.
After 3:00 PM, you can get one of their slices (big!) for $2.00. Â Even when you eat before 3:00 PM, you can have a monster slice and a fountain drink for $5.00 after tax.
Plus, the pizza is really good! Â It's that classic NY style stuff that you have to basically fold over to eat. Â Their sausage is what I tend to order, unless it is a day where they are offering The Brickhouse for slices.
Another thing to note: the music selection in here is excellent. Â Tends to be more on the metal side of things, but a great break away from the sanitized corporate garbage that gets pumped into the air at work.
Category: Cheapie (eating AND adding to the Vacay fund  Woot!) - 2 stars
(Revised from 3.5 Stars)
2 am, 2 yrs ago was the first time I tried this place. Â It was stink'in delicious. Â Now, I feel like a gambling addict. Â I keep going back, hoping I'll win the jackpot. Â
Food: C-
"NY-ish" Thin Crust Pizza
Seriously hit or miss. Â When it's good, it's great. Â When it's bad, it is really bad. Â
Example: most recent time I went (see pic) it was 1pm, they open at 11ish? Â The sausage was dried out & hard as a rock. Â Looked like 3 day old pizza that sat out. Â I was told it was just made "since they open at 11". Â uh-huh. Â At least they're gonna comp me a slice, next time i go back. Â And yes, SIGH, there prob will be a next time Â
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Great White Slice was pretty good (only had once)
Provolone/mozz cheese, red onions, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes & olive oil  = drool
p.s. NY pizza from NY can't be compared to NY STYLE pizza from Chi-town. Â Joints might be good here, but most NY places, blows 'em away. Â **double frown**
"Slice of NY in Wicker Park"? Utterly disgraceful to NY, more like "Huge greasy floppy fake gross pizza resulting in total disgust and slight outrage".
Santullo's served me two of the worst slices of pizza I've had in Chicago.
I had a sketchy feeling when their "slices" weren't on display when I walked in, but ordered a meatball special and a pepperoni.
The downfall of these slices is primarily their unnecessarily large size which causes a total lack of stability, abundance of grease, and disgusting crust. The crust lacked airiness (you know when air bubbles form on good pizza, that wouldn't be possible with these slices), it had a peppery spice mix baked into it, and overall it just tastes like bread not pizza dough. I'd rather eat Dominos.
They say insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different outcome - I guess I am insane to continue trying "pizza" here in Chicago... Dare to dream.
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