Tata's Chicago Pizzeria

We drive in from South Loop to eat here and my husband even drove out once to pick up a pizza and bring it home where I had the oven waiting to keep it warm and crunchy! We've eaten here over a dozen times so far and have recommended it to many people and now we have people checking this place out. Personally for me, it's my new favorite. I've had friends order a pizza with italian beef on it that said it was fabulous and personally, I love the sweet pepper pizza and always request a little well done. The ingredients always taste fresh and the crust, just a perfect ingredient to exposed crust ratio! The owner even mentioned he grows some of his veggies in a little garden in the patio. The staff is always friendly and kind, but not over the top warm & fuzzy, which is fine for me. The place is very casual and informal...they know their pizza though and have a spacious outdoor byob patio. The other plus for me is that they are very kid friendly. The only thing I did not care for is one time when we ordered food in the patio, our pizza was brought out in a pizza box instead of a metal tray, which I think made the pizza a little soggy in the middle. But so far, it was only that one time. Just about everyone you know likes a different kind of pizza, for my husband and I, we agree Tata's is our favorite and it's very well priced compared to similar styles up north!

I think this is one of those love-it-or-hate-it places.

My husband and I love this pizza, and our young adult kids always object. (But since we're buying it, I guess their vote doesn't count!)

Anyway, I really like the crust and the sauce, and they layer on toppings like crazy. Mmm.

The kids say the sauce is too sweet and there's too much cheese. (Can there ever be too much cheese?) Maybe it is a little on the sweet side, but that's fine with me.
It's also very reasonable.

I should mention that this review only addresses the carry-out, not the outdoor patio. I haven't tried that yet so I can't assess the service.

Personal favorite: sausage/mushroom/garlic. But give other combos a try; you'll probably like it.

OK pizza, terrible service. had to ask twice for italian ice and still never got it.