Taylor made is an excellent pizza joint. I'm never disappointed with their pizza .
The service is so-so. Â One time when we ordered the pizza, we were told the pizza would arrive within the hour. 2hrs later, the delivery guy showed, and we didn't tip him. My advice is to pick up the pizza, instead.
It disappoints me that people go to papa Johns, which is across the street. All I can think is that those dumb college kids are missing out on some fine pizza that Taylor made has to offer. Taylor made has REAL pizza; not pizza that tastes like cardboard (Im referring to papa johns). Â Their loss.
I mostly go here for late night pizza because it's open pretty darn late.
For five bucks you get two large slices of pizza and a drink (bottled water or soda)
It's a great deal and always hits the spot.
I have also tried their mozzarella sticks and fried dough balls (which are sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar or garlic salt)
DO NOT order their deep dish pizza. I tried it once and it isn't even close to real deep dish pizza. They just add more cheese, make the crust higher, and make it like a regular pizza.
P.S. they have "stuffed" pizza which is not bad, this is not the deep dish pizza I am referring to
Eh, the pizza here was just average.  The toppings were okay but the sauce tasted like tomato paste and crust was puffy and cardboard like  It seems their slices have been sitting around all day because the pizza always tastes kinda stale.  This place will do if it's 1am and you're starving but it's not much better than the Papa John's a few blocks down.
Review Source:I was really disappointed.
About 70 minutes after we placed our order, I called, and was tols it would be another 20 minute for delivery. I said I would just come pick the pizza up, as there were kids waiting for dinner.
When I got there, I was told my pizza had been sitting out " for awhile", when asked how long awhile was, Mary Beth rolled her eyes. I asked for the manager, and was told he was not there. Eric, manager of Taylor Made, your employees are RUDE!
The large vegetarian pizza we ordered was $23. It was not bad, but not great, and the crust needs work. The service was flat out rude. Pizza Hut is a better bet.
I've been here a few times and always get the pizza slice with pop deal, great for a quick meal. Â The slices are huge too, they give a fourth of a whole pizza just to give a general estimate on the size. Â It's a little thin and oily for my taste but whenever i'm craving pizza, it's good enough for me!
Review Source:And the quest continues for super tasty excellent delivery pizza. Â
We ordered a deep dish with pepperoni. Â It arrived on time and hot which are pluses. Â It really isn't deep dish, so be advised. Â It's about as thick as a pan pizza in total height, maybe, but not really, with a super tall end crust. Â Not like any deep dish I've ever had before. Â It was cheesy cheesy cheesy, bordering on almost too much cheese, even for me which is hard to do. Â The pizza looked nothing at all like the picture I see below as I write this, that's for sure. Â Overall the sauce was decent.
I mean, it was all just ok. Â Maybe we'll give them another chance but we won't be ordering a deep dish again.
We ordered a 14" veggie deep dish. Â It was ready exactly when I said I'd be there to pick up, kudos to that. Â The order came to a little over $15 with the help of a Groupon Now deal. Â Can't complain on the value there.
The pizza was okay; crisp crust, filled with cheesy cheese, etc. Â Not bad, but not memorable.
Good pizza by the slice or the pie. Â Chocolate dipped cannoli are also great. Â Far better pizza than a nearby national-chain competitor.
Plus they have soft serve ice cream.
$4.75 for 1/4 pizza plus a soda is a great deal. Â Ask nicely and they'll cut the slice for you so you can share it with your date. Â Which you really should do...have you taken a look at your waistline lately?
Taylor Made isn't inedible but it's not all that good either. Â The crust is dry and crackery which is a bit pizza blasphemy on its own but couple that with the size of the slice (see Bacci, ie ginorm) and it's epic fail in that it's impossible to fold. Â Oh, and the rest of the pizza (sauce, cheese, pepperoni) lacked much in the flavor dept. Â TMP = Terribly Made Pizza.
Review Source:I'll start by saying that the pizza from here is pretty good. I ordered a Sausage pizza on the medium crust, and was happy with the quality of the pizza, especially given the price, it was exactly what I was craving. However, I placed my order on grubhub, was given an estimated delivery time of a bout 50 minutes if I remember correctly. I only live a handful of blocks away, and I really wish I had ordered carry out, because my pizza didn't come for close to 2 hours after I placed my order.
Good pizza, which is unfortunate, because I doubt I'll ever be ordering from here again.
Went here late night and got one of the worst slices I've ever had. Â It was on par with what you'd get at Dominick's (i.e., trash). Â I imagine this place is only in business because of its low prices, proximity to UIC and late hours. Â If you are ordering pizza from Taylor Made, it is because you need something cheap and/or immediately-- not because of the taste.
I would cook a Tombstone before returning to Taylor Made. Â Easily the worst pizza I've had in Chicago, and one of the worst I've ever had anywhere.
Tried:
Large Deep Dish Supreme Pizza:
The crust was good, no after taste and easy to digest. The amount of ingredients was sparse. Just one ring of ingredients. Mostly dough and not much else. And not sure what was going on, but the pizza had no taste. It's like someone forgot to season it. Really, weird. Threw away half of the pizza.
Hot Wing Special with Fries:
The wings were soggy with bright bright neon orange hot sauce. Nasty. Ate a couple and gave up.
Breaded Steak Sandwich:
"Steak" was over cooked. Just OMG WTH. Red Sauce was bitter. Maybe from the over fried meat. Tough. Tossed.
Rib Tips Special:
Looked at it and disposed of it quickly. Meat was burnt, black and gray., tough and just  a waste of money. WTH.
Will never go back. Tried it twice and won't be back a third. Wish I could get my money back. Seriously disappointed.
Others in my party wanted me to add more emphasis on how bad the food was, but I'll leave my review as is.
Oh yeah, on second trip, Front dining room smelled like B.O.. Front door was propped open to air it out.
Got a YouSwoop for <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FSeemless.com&s=5856d3fac9cb5364949e11a787e06c406e0cfb79c3f4f61cce15bb14fbc3196a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Seemless.com</a> and I really wanted some pizza so this was a close option and one I had never tried before. I was in the mood for some awesome deep dish pizza. I ordered deep dish pizza and some garlic bread with cheese.
It took them about 2 hours to get here even though they're literally not even 5 minutes away. That's fine I expected it to be slow. The garlic bread was absolutely disgusting. I think they drenched it in garlic. I love garlic and never thought I could have too much but they just proved it's possible.
The pizza was cold. I had to warm it up which automatically takes away from my excitement and the crust is then no longer crisp. The pizza itself was ok. I wouldn't say bad or good. It's one of those middle of the road places that I wouldn't say no to eating but I also wouldn't recommend. There is no special flavors that came out that would make me remember them.
Just stopped by this place yesterday and don't think I'll be returning anytime soon. Tried to use a groupon and was told that because I ordered a "special" pizza they couldn't honor it without removing the promotion.
However, nowhere on the groupon did it mention anything about not being able to use it with any promotions they have. They didn't even apologize for the mix up. They get 1 star for the decent pizza.
We went here prior to seeing a show at the UIC pavillion. Main reason - I had a Groupon. Secondary reason obviously being that it was insanely close to where we needed to be. Having never been here before, I had no idea what to expect.
Upon arriving, I could see that this was just a hole-in-the-wall type pizza joint. Very small. I believe the health code sign said it could seat only 20 people. No wait staff, counter only. Also appears to be a hangout spot for UIC students. Still, I figured it would be good for a quick meal, and hey, I only paid $10 for the Groupon.
We ordered a basket of fried mushrooms and a margherita pizza. Service was on the slow side, despite us being the only patrons other than some rowdy college kids who were mostly just hanging out, not ordering food.
The fried mushrooms were standard quality for this type of joint, but good. Very small amount for the $4.99 price tag though. The pizza had a good flavor but the consistency was odd. It was very very thin (not a bad thing), but the edges were cracker-like while the middle was somewhat soggy. Still, we were hungry and finished it all.
I probably wouldn't go here again, but I can't complain too much about a meal for two for just over $10.
If you're looking for late night fast food grub anywhere in the West Loop or Near South Loop, you're always going to be in for a challenge. Â Your choices are basically going to be Greek Town (blech), Jim's (eh) or El Famous (meh). Â Looking for late night grub in this area is like looking for lunch in the Loop. Â
Enter Taylor Made Pizza. Â Okay, it's not really in the West Loop. Â Is it Little Italy? Â Is it University Village? Â Is it Taylor Street? Â Who knows? Â I discovered it and figured it could be a late night grub oasis. Â You have to take what you can get in this area late night. Â
Taylor Made has all the usual Italian options as well as hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. Â I was only interested in a slice. Â Curiously, when you buy a slice at Taylor Made, it is compulsory to get a pop along with it. Â That's how they sell it - slice and a pop for $4.75. Â You don't ask questions in this area. Â Trust me.
The slices are huge. Â My slice was grabbed from a pizza sitting in the open and then tossed into the oven for 45 seconds. Â As you can imagine, this doesn't make for the tastiest pizza. Â The slice was almost tasteless and had a cardboard crust. Â Maybe, at a busier time of the day, the slices are fresher and taste better? Â Who knows? Â You can find better slices at Whole Foods and even Tomato Head. Â Still, nothing can beat an Aurelio's pizza. Â It's just that they close so early. Â
I may return if I'm in a pinch late night and need a slice. Â Otherwise, I'll go to Whole Foods. Â Chicago may be a great pizza town. Â But it's certainly not a great slices town. Â You either eat big or go home here, I suppose.
Two stars.
Let me begin by saying, this is by far my favorite pizza place in Chicago. Â I've lived in the "South Loop" area for about 3 years now and TMP was recommended to me by another friend who lived in the area. Â The gift that keeps on giving because the pizza is amazing and the people are very friendly and appreciative of your business.
My one "complaint" and I hate calling it that is yesterday on Memorial Day, I was on my couch chilling and had a sudden craving for a pizza. Â Of course I called TMP. Â I listened to a automated phone system tell me all about TMP's amazing pizza, people and customer service (which I typically agree with). Â What it didn't tell me was for some reason it was closed. Â Maybe they're not open Monday's or maybe it was just because it was Memorial Day. Â I sat on the phone listening for 10 minutes before I had the idea I would just drive over. Â While still listening to this message I got in my car, drove over there and found out they were not open (16:34 Minutes after initially calling).
One would think if customer service was so important and it being Memorial Day and all, they'd at least create a message letting the TMP faithful know they were not open. Â Again, just a little frustrating.
Oh yea, X Large One Topping Pizza 12.99...awesome deal, keep it going!
3.5 stars
I thought the pizza was pretty good, even though I had low expectations. Â Sauce was slightly sweet and was the right amount. Â There was something about the chewy dough that's makes the pizza as a whole taste good. Â Too bad about the Papa Johns being in that adjacent corner as I see them taking most of the pizza business on the block.
We just ordered from here today, I thought it was pretty good and so did the husband, we ordered online which was pretty quick and easy, 10% off if you order online, there was a little coupon to click.
We got the stuffed pizza, half mushroom and the other half mushroom and sausage.
The online order said that it will be ready at 7:06pm and it was basically that was when it was ready, on the dot!
The crust is not hard like Lou's, its softer, which I liked and I liked the tangy sauce.
The place itself isnt anything special but it wasnt bad, there were some chicago cops eating in there when I went to pick up the pizza.
Oh and the girl at the counter is like do you want a 1 liter of pepsi or ice tea-added bonus, POP! WHO HOO!
Would order it again!
I like giant pizza slices I can get individually. Â I wouldn't really compare them to regular pizza places, but they definitely serve a purpose.
I had a slice of supreme pizza and a pop for $5. Â Cheese pizza and pop is $4. Â That is a good deal! Â The slice of pizza is big!
The pizza is pretty good. Â The toppings were decent and tasty. Â They warm up the slice in an oven right before giving it to you, which makes it warm and crispy. Â I really liked this! Â And it still only took like a minute to get my food. Â (Warming it didn't take much longer than filling the cup with pop).
The pizza really hit the spot!
Cardboard lovers rejoice!
If you enjoy gnawing on boxes and playing keep-the-food-off-the-tongue-because-ICK! this is your pizza joint!
The slices may be enormous, but that doesn't make them NOT cardboard!
They always try to give you a free! enormous! drink, to fatten you up with HFCS. They will look at you funny if you DO NOT WANT! Because! It's FREE! with your overpriced cardboard!
It's a clever name considering they are on Taylor Street, and they Made the cardboard! In the back room!
crust: gross
sauce: bland
cheese: cheap and non-plentiful
After helping friends move into the area, they ordered some deep dish from here. Â Two pies were gotten: a sausage, mushroom, green pepper and a spinach. Â
After a full day of moving, you would think that every bite would taste as good as some sort of mythical wonderstar-superfood. Â Unfortunately, I was sorely dissapointed. As far as deep dish pizzas go, I thought this one was pretty bland. Â the sausage and green peppers didn't have a lot of flavor and I wondered about how fresh they were. Â The spinach pie was possibly just slightly better, but even that I'm not sure of. Â The tomato sauce was bland too. Â It all could have definitely benefitted from better seasoning.
Overall, I would think this place is easily passed up by any number of other chicago pizza joints.
I need to know: what the HELL is with the cutting of the pizza into squares? Â Not only does this serve no function (i.e. where do you grip the pizza without being thumb deep in cheese), I have not encountered this practice anywhere else in the civilized world. Â Do you eat less pizza because the pieces are smaller? Â Seriously I would love to know why and/or how this came about. Â But it seems to me that the places that practice the square pizza cutting are usually all about the same in quality.
First off let me preface this by saying I came to Chicago with the impression that it was the pizza capital of the universe. Â This is a big fallacy. Â Once you get over the novelty of stuffed pizza (which is impossible to eat on a consistent basis and not have a coronary), you are faced with the startling realization that most Chicago pizza places from the big names to the hole in the walls serve exactly the same thing. Â Taylor Made is no exception.
Obviously, Taylor Made does the square cut which is points off in my book. Their thin crust really isn't thin enough, and while I like cheese there is just too much on it. Â And it's so rubbery that you take one bite off of your stupid square and you pull all of the cheese off of it. Â This leaves you with bare saucy crust thereby disrupting the balance.
Let's talk about the ambiance of the place. It's sparse, but clean. Â We decided to eat in, and were pretty much stared at the entire time by two guys who I presume were employees who were also watching a Cubs game. Â Lots of loud conversations, and from the feel of it I half expected Steven Seagal circa Out For Justice to waltz in and rough some guys up because they wouldn't tell him where Ritchie was. Â If you know what I'm talking about you get points.
I appreciate that they had Pepsi products instead of Coke. Â But if we are dining in, give me a large fountain drink, not a can. Â WTH?
Sorry Taylor Made, you are mediocre!!
I don't know what it is but this place reminds me of the pizza place I used to love as a kid growing up in the suburbs. Â I think it might be the crust, or the perfect thick/thinness of the slices. Â Maybe it's the perfect ratio of spices, cheese and toppings.
They also have the best mozzarella sticks I have (dare I say) ever had!
Never eaten-in, only delivery, and my food has always showed up hot and fresh.
Yum.
Does anyone else think the sauce on the stuffed pizza is just a teeny bit too sour?? It was kind of distracting.. my thoughts kind of went like this "mmm!! delicious cheese, awesome sausage, don't mind the spices.. wait, what was THAT?!"
I had to grab a fork and scoop some of that sauce out of my way before continuing with my eating fest.
The breaded mushrooms were sooo good, if only the marinara had been as well.
Prices were decent, I got a slice of stuffed sausage with a fountain drink for $4
Came her with my sister and her boyfriend. We ordered the 18' cheese pizza, cheese fries and hamburger and 3 large Pepsi.
Place isn't very big, but does have a tv for viewing and pretty clean.
The pizza - It was ok, but like Maura R. said, the pizza could've been cooked a bit longer. We took most of it home and my sister and I think it was a bit better after nuking in the microwave.
The cheese fries were salty and the cheese was weird. Not what we expected for cheese fries.
I had the hamburger and it was nothing special. I did like how the beef fit the bun though so that is a PLUS. I didn't have to go "Where's the beef?"
Overall, I wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but it wasn't bad.
This pizza is good. Â Reminds me of Bacci's pizzas with the big slices and the same consistency/crispness. Â
Individual slices here are big!!! Â and they're better than whole pizzas...but I still get both. Â But the individual slices are always piping hot and crispy! Â The whole pizzas aren't quite as crispy as the individual slices, but it's still good.
It's small inside...only a few small tables. Â
The emloyees are also pretty nice and friendly. Â Always a good thing to have nice employees. Â :)
I'm on an eating out kick. So I decided to check out Taylor Made.
I got a small thin crust jalapeno and pineapple (don't judge) pizza. Â It was quite tasty but I would have liked a doughy-er crust.
I reheated it and ate it for the next three days. Â It was good even then.
Oh and the cannolis are good, except the chocolate one is a bit too much. Â The pistachios on each end were a great extra crunch.
Okay not my favorite but it was good
not greasy which was a plus for me becuase I do not like overly greasy pizza.
got a 14' sausage and 16' vegetarian THIN (I think they are known for their stuffed) subbed spinach for mushrooms for a little over 30 dollars delivered sunday night
 let me tell you it was a quick delivery we live in south loop.
spinach was more of a pesto on the vegetarian which was weird and made the cheese taste weird. sausage was better though. On both I feel the pizza wasa  little undercooked I would have liked my crust crustier and my cheese a little more browned on top. So I would recommend telling them how you like it cooked if you like more well done. Â
I am a pizza snob and if I did order again I would have to specify how well i like it cooked OVERALL: Â
service fast, it was cheap, and the pizza was decent
Recommend: Try it. YOU might like it
Taylor Made was my first ever "Chicago pizza" when I first moved here. It may not be a prime example but it's damn good all the same. I usually only sneak bites off of my friends slices as I can't shove a whole one in most nights. Excellent on a Saturday night when it's open late and you're stumbling hungry home from the bar.
Yummy lasagna, if my memory serves me well. But their hot wings, which I had last night for the first time (30 minute delivery on SuperBowl Sunday was phenomenal btw) are the best I've had yet. Granted I'm a relative hot wing virgin, seeing as I've only been eating them for a few months, but these were lovely. Tender, with plenty of meat and spicy without losing the flavor.
Great little pizza place and not painful on the pocket.
The place has everything - friendly people behind the counter, late open hours, New York style pizza (deep dish too), and awsome hot wings.
While have never had the pasta dishes they have them too. Cannoli are great for dessert! Pizza has tons of cheeses and is a pretty good deal - i've never left hungry. Wings are really good with crunchy skin just a little and tender meat. There is usually football of some sort on tv.
I had deep dish sausage and deep dish spinach. Â The pizza presentation was perfect (coming from a person who has been toying with pizza recipes for 7 years). Â The pizza was not too greasy, and was bursting with taste. Â Unfortunately, the pizza(s) did not have enough sausage and spinach on them, respectively. Â Better than Pete's Pizza; on par or a little above Giordano's; about equal with Lou Malnati's. Â
Look for CJ's pizza in about 10 years, it won't disappoint.
Best slice in the UIC area. Â First off, the place is very clean, has outstanding service, and the food is great. Â It's open late for all your drunken eating needs. Â They not only have 4 different types of thin crust by the slice, but also deep dish! Â Bonus: comes with a free drink. Â The other food is good, but nothing like the pizza. Â Speedy delivery as well. Â Make sure to talk to one of the several owners who are usually keeping the place running in top shape and tell em how much you like the za.
One drawback might be that parking can be hard to find on a weekend, but never impossible. Â That really doesn't matter considering they have a very large delivery area.
i wish i still lived a block away, because i would most certainly be stopping in there right now asking for a stuffed cheese slice with a mountain dew.
I give them four stars for the freshness of the slices. Most by the slice places end up with a soggy crust and a crispy cheese topping. The exact upside down version of what you want.
The cheesy was gooey, not overheated and greasy  and the crust was crisp.
My husband had the veggie slice; tomatoes, mushrooms, green-peppers, onions and spinach. Now that's a veggie, slice. Usually you get three toppings for the price.
I had the lasagna special, it would have been great if it weren't as well done. A couple of sections were a bit burnt. However, overall pretty good.
The pizza slices come with a free drink, my husband order two slices. The owner offered us a choice of one large or two smalls, so I didn't have to get one of my own.
I know this may seem like a small thing, but we went to one place, that had the same deal once, and just gave him one drink, when I brought up the second slice, a drink per slice, they stated that it was per person, and he can't have two drinks. And since I didn't order pizza, Â I didn't qualify. So when is a slice not a slice? This was Renaldi's on Halsted, which I need to review.
We'll stop back into this neighborhood place.
Been here a few times since they opened. Â Yea, its a good deal to walk in, get a slice and a pop for under $5. Â Its exactly as you'd expect a $12.00 pizza to taste like. Â Fried zucchini was great. Â Fries seem lacking(or over cooked). Â Â Good sauce, and sausage left me no heartburn any time I've eaten here. Â The tira misu i grabbed today was super fresh!
A dog and fries for a buck and a half? Â YAY. Â
Slice and a pop for bout $3? Â Omg YAY.
They do need to aim their track lights because no matter where you stand in the little store waiting for your food, you'll feel like you're scalp is burning and you leave blind. Â :D
Pretty good new restaurant in a neighborhood with plenty of Pizza places. Â They have a fairly extensive menu, and are reasonably priced - though I would like to see their delivery charge be $0 as opposed to the $2.50 that they do charge. Â As for the pizza, ours was really good, and ready exactly when they said it would be. Â The crust is crunchy around the edges but kind of 'gummy' or chewy throughout and the cheese seems really salty to me.
They seem to have some good specials for group orders. Â There are a few tables for dining in, but it's more of a carryout/delivery place as the atmosphere isn't very conducive to enjoying a meal. Â It's really easy to park there, and the service was definitely very friendly!
Overall, I'd go back, but I think I like the actual pizza at other places in the area is better.
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