Villa Pizza

I was recently at this food court while waiting on a shopping friend. I had a slice of sausage pizza which reminded me vaguely of the slices I used to get in New York's Little Italy. The flavored lemonade was ok if a tad too sweet.

Villa Pizza is located in the Lincolnwood Mall and only happened upon the place as I needed some lunch before test driving a car at Grossinger (right next door).  The layout/look of the place is identical to Sbarro...even the pasta dishes, salads, garlic bread and calzones that are sat in the window look EXACTLY like Sbarro.  Oddly enough (and thankfully), the pizza didn't look or taste like Sbarro; it definitely looked better and the taste was certainly a step above.

This is a pizza that borders on four stars but i'm pushing 40 pizza reviews and as that number increases, ima little more strict on what constitutes a 4 or 5 star...basically, if I won't happen to go out of my way to get the pizza after trying it the first time, then I cannot deliver more than an A-ok.

If I was in the area, i'd definitely get this pizza again, unfortunately I would have to go out of my way to get it and don't see myself doing that.

This is NOT Chicago style. This is NOT a butter crust.
If the last 2 sentences still have you on board, then you are going to love this pizza. You will have to overcome the idea of driving to a suburban mall to get it, because it is totally worth it.

Fluffy, chewy crust. The only grease comes from the bubbly cheese. Tasty sauce you can scrub your "bones" in.