It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:40 pm

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 467 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ... 16  Next

"CHICAGOS BEST PIZZA" - Can Pick 3!
Lou Malnatis 24%  24%  [ 75 ]
La Gondola 1%  1%  [ 3 ]
Genos East 11%  11%  [ 36 ]
Unos (orginal only) 7%  7%  [ 21 ]
O'Fame 0%  0%  [ 1 ]
Baranabyis 4%  4%  [ 13 ]
Eduardos 5%  5%  [ 15 ]
Bacinos 1%  1%  [ 4 ]
Aurelios 13%  13%  [ 40 ]
Art of Pizza 2%  2%  [ 7 ]
Pats 1%  1%  [ 4 ]
Apart 1%  1%  [ 2 ]
Bricks 1%  1%  [ 4 ]
Petes 2%  2%  [ 5 ]
Pequods 5%  5%  [ 17 ]
Nancys 6%  6%  [ 19 ]
Armands 1%  1%  [ 4 ]
D'Agostinos 6%  6%  [ 18 ]
Palermos 8%  8%  [ 26 ]
Total votes : 314
Author Message
PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:49 pm 
Offline

Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:08 pm
Posts: 2139
pizza_Place: Lucano's
badrogue17 wrote:
Ed_from_Lisle wrote:
Went to Vito & Nick's. Their thin crust was great.

There's a place in Lisle called Lucano's. They also have 2 other locations. Their thin crust is outstanding. It's like a cracker crust. Highly recommended. Tell 'em I sent you.

Mrs Rogue works in Naperville and has raved about Lucanos. I've never had it. Love me some ultra thin crust so ill have to check it out.


I usually just get cheese and sausage. On Saturday, I added bacon. Normally, bacon makes everything better. Not in this case. The grease of the bacon was much more noticeable than that of the sausage, and it made the crust not as crispy. Still tasted good, but I shan't get bacon again.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:41 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm
Posts: 17873
Location: Warming up on 1st tee box
pizza_Place: Kaisers
wdelaney72 wrote:
Unplanned...took the family to Pizano's in Glenview over the weekend. Back when I worked in Glenview, this had become my favorite thin crust pizza. It's been a few years, as I now work in Milwaukee.

Ordered 1 thin and 1 deep dish. The thin is still very good. They have a very unique crust. The deep dish was "meh". it's the thinnest "deep dish" named pizza I've ever had.

Overall, not as good as I remember it and my GF said it was good, but she enjoyed Peaquod's better.


You ever try Kaisers in Gurnee? They make the best pie in the far north burbs in my opinion. There is one in Kenosha now as well and does very well. Thin crust is probably their best style.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:38 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:35 pm
Posts: 10538
Location: Lindenhurst
pizza_Place: 1. Aurelio's 2. Pizano's
yes...I've done Kaisers. Good pizza, but there are better options in Lake Co. In no particular order:

Wayne's - Grayslake
Antioch Pizza
italian Ovens - Round Lake Beach
Tammy's Pizza - Spring Grove
RJ's - Lindenhurst. They can be inconsistent in quality, but when it's good it's really good.
I've yet to try it, but I heard Fox Hole in McHenry is really good.

_________________
This Ends in Antioch wrote:
brick (/brik/) verb
1. block or enclose with a wall of bricks
2. Proper response would be to ask an endless series of follow ups until the person regrets having spoken to you in the first place.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:01 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17588
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset
The best thin crust anywhere is the cheese and sausage at Quonset in waukegan...there's really nothing else like it

_________________
Don Tiny wrote:
Don't be such a fucking chump.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:49 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
Posts: 40984
Location: Chicago
pizza_Place: Lou Malanati's
GoldenJet wrote:
The best thin crust anywhere is the cheese and sausage at Quonset in waukegan...there's really nothing else like it

' Hard to think anything in Waukegan is "THE BEST"

_________________
"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:51 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
Posts: 40984
Location: Chicago
pizza_Place: Lou Malanati's
While I dont let YELP reviews make a final determination for me on any place, when I read the most recent reviews and they are almost all negative. I turn away and go elsewhere.

_________________
"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:02 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm
Posts: 17873
Location: Warming up on 1st tee box
pizza_Place: Kaisers
bigfan wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
The best thin crust anywhere is the cheese and sausage at Quonset in waukegan...there's really nothing else like it

' Hard to think anything in Waukegan is "THE BEST"


I haven't been there since the mid 90s. They were pretty good back then. No idea any longer.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:04 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm
Posts: 17873
Location: Warming up on 1st tee box
pizza_Place: Kaisers
wdelaney72 wrote:
yes...I've done Kaisers. Good pizza, but there are better options in Lake Co. In no particular order:

Wayne's - Grayslake
Antioch Pizza
italian Ovens - Round Lake Beach
Tammy's Pizza - Spring Grove
RJ's - Lindenhurst. They can be inconsistent in quality, but when it's good it's really good.
I've yet to try it, but I heard Fox Hole in McHenry is really good.


I've been to Wayne's and Italian Ovens but it has been a long time. Fox Hole was ok on a half handed recommendation from Darkside.
Been to RJ's as well, if they are inconsistent they shouldn't make the list. Kaisers is good every time.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:09 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:13 pm
Posts: 15062
pizza_Place: Four hours away....and on fire :-(
Ahh yes, Quonset. We went there five years ago when my stepbrother was here for a Naval ceremony. We decided to pick up some pizzas to go and head back to the hotel, since the place was packed. We're waiting to place our order, and the guy in front of us is getting angrier and angrier by the minute. Apparently he had been waiting a few minutes to pick up his, but no one from Quonset came over to check on him. He got so pissed he ends up just screaming a bunch and storming out. Without his pizzas. We step up to order, and the worker says the guy paid for his pizzas, so they're ours for free if we want 'em. Got his ham and pineapple, and pepperoni. both large thin crust. Delicious.

_________________
-- source


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:24 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm
Posts: 17873
Location: Warming up on 1st tee box
pizza_Place: Kaisers
redskingreg wrote:
Ahh yes, Quonset. We went there five years ago when my stepbrother was here for a Naval ceremony. We decided to pick up some pizzas to go and head back to the hotel, since the place was packed. We're waiting to place our order, and the guy in front of us is getting angrier and angrier by the minute. Apparently he had been waiting a few minutes to pick up his, but no one from Quonset came over to check on him. He got so pissed he ends up just screaming a bunch and storming out. Without his pizzas. We step up to order, and the worker says the guy paid for his pizzas, so they're ours for free if we want 'em. Got his ham and pineapple, and pepperoni. both large thin crust. Delicious.


:lol: I didn't think that people who ordered pineapple and ham pizzas got angry. Good to know.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:46 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:26 pm
Posts: 31084
Location: West Side
pizza_Place: Paisan's in Cicero
Home Run Inn moving into old Leona's on Sheffield and Belmont.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151005 ... eonas-spot

_________________
Seacrest wrote:
I rarely troll.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:52 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17588
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset
bigfan wrote:
While I dont let YELP reviews make a final determination for me on any place, when I read the most recent reviews and they are almost all negative. I turn away and go elsewhere.


YELP sucks.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_R ... inois.html

_________________
Don Tiny wrote:
Don't be such a fucking chump.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:16 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:13 pm
Posts: 15062
pizza_Place: Four hours away....and on fire :-(
T-Bone wrote:
redskingreg wrote:
is Vito and Nicks the real deal? Thinking about checking it out soon. I was just eh on Peaquod's.


Never been there but I did see they were selling Vito and Nicks frozen pizzas up here at Woodmans so I picked up a sausage.
Been in the freezer for about 3 weeks. Was surprised to see in in the frozen section.


I bought one of these last week. As far as frozen pizza goes, it's pretty damn good. I wish it were a little cheaper ($8.99 here), though.

_________________
-- source


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:07 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm
Posts: 17873
Location: Warming up on 1st tee box
pizza_Place: Kaisers
redskingreg wrote:
T-Bone wrote:
redskingreg wrote:
is Vito and Nicks the real deal? Thinking about checking it out soon. I was just eh on Peaquod's.


Never been there but I did see they were selling Vito and Nicks frozen pizzas up here at Woodmans so I picked up a sausage.
Been in the freezer for about 3 weeks. Was surprised to see in in the frozen section.


I bought one of these last week. As far as frozen pizza goes, it's pretty damn good. I wish it were a little cheaper ($8.99 here), though.


I think this was my assessment as well. Definitely had a different tasting sauce if I remember correctly.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:41 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:56 am
Posts: 32235
Location: A sterile, homogeneous suburb
pizza_Place: Pizza Cucina
Had some of the best thin crust we've ever had tonight.

Cassano's on Ogden in Naperville is what Aurelio's would be if Aurelio's was good.

_________________
Curious Hair wrote:
I'm a big dumb shitlib baby


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:02 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:13 pm
Posts: 15062
pizza_Place: Four hours away....and on fire :-(
Rosati's thin crust is some of the best I've had up here. Hadn't had it for years until recently.

_________________
-- source


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:18 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17588
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset
Rosati's is always solid

_________________
Don Tiny wrote:
Don't be such a fucking chump.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:22 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 pm
Posts: 40984
Location: Chicago
pizza_Place: Lou Malanati's
spmack wrote:
Home Run Inn moving into old Leona's on Sheffield and Belmont.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151005 ... eonas-spot


It wasnt bad, really tasted liked a HR frozen, but at 5 times the cost!

Still, great setup to watch games.

_________________
"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:25 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:11 pm
Posts: 3548
Location: Home of Dick Tracy Days
pizza_Place: Georgio's--Crystal Lake
GoldenJet wrote:
Rosati's is always solid


Rosati's in Marengo is stellar, in Harvard...not so good.

_________________
An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:42 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:10 pm
Posts: 31369
pizza_Place: Milano's
bigfan wrote:
spmack wrote:
Home Run Inn moving into old Leona's on Sheffield and Belmont.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151005 ... eonas-spot


It wasnt bad, really tasted liked a HR frozen, but at 5 times the cost!

Still, great setup to watch games.


man, what the hell happened to Leona's ? it was pretty solid at one point , maybe 10 years ago


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:23 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:49 pm
Posts: 4430
pizza_Place: Rosati's
How is Rosati's not in this poll?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:51 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:56 am
Posts: 32235
Location: A sterile, homogeneous suburb
pizza_Place: Pizza Cucina
Agreed, Rosati's is hit or miss. The one by me sucks. The one over by Favrefan's neck of the woods is very good, but I'm also usually drunk and high from FF's secondhand smoke when we get it.

_________________
Curious Hair wrote:
I'm a big dumb shitlib baby


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:58 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 4:29 pm
Posts: 39600
Location: Everywhere
pizza_Place: giordanos
Rosati's problem as far as I remember is that they are independent franchises. Your quality depends on the operator and if Rosati's Inc polices them or not. I had a great one by me when I lived in Tinley Park.

_________________
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

-Ronald Reagan


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:30 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:28 pm
Posts: 29948
Location: SW Burbs
Piece needs to be on this list.
I f'n LOOOVE Piece.

_________________
FavreFan wrote:
Im pretty hammered right now.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 1:06 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:29 pm
Posts: 34796
pizza_Place: Al's Pizza
pittmike wrote:
Rosati's problem as far as I remember is that they are independent franchises. Your quality depends on the operator and if Rosati's Inc polices them or not. I had a great one by me when I lived in Tinley Park.


This is correct. Some Rosati's are great, and some are bad.

_________________
Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:13 am 
Offline

Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:08 pm
Posts: 2139
pizza_Place: Lucano's
Rosati's in Woodridge recently changed ownership. PittMike, the same guys who owned Woodridge were the same guys who opened Tinley Park. They didn't keep it very long, though.

The first time I went back after the new owners took over, I noticed they were all wearing Rosati's baseball hats and T-shirts. I asked if it was under new management, as I didn't see either of the old owners. The new guy in charge immediately started bad mouthing the old ownership. Didn't care for that, so I haven't been back. Besides, Lucano's is better, and it's closer to home. RIP, Woodridge Rosati's. I was looking for a reason to break up with you, and the big mouth new guy gave it to me.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:26 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:49 pm
Posts: 4430
pizza_Place: Rosati's
pittmike wrote:
Rosati's problem as far as I remember is that they are independent franchises. Your quality depends on the operator and if Rosati's Inc polices them or not. I had a great one by me when I lived in Tinley Park.


This is exactly right. You've got to stick with the locations that use whole milk mozzarella and 7/11 sauce. There were a few Rosati cousins who moved to Arizona years after the original Valley owner established his place in Tempe in 1985. They were looking to make a buck off the name and didn't care about the quality of the ingredients/sauce/crust/cheese.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 6:25 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:13 am
Posts: 17588
Location: BLM Lake Forest Chapter
pizza_Place: Quonset
Had Pequod's for the first time today at lunch...it was pretty good...had the lunch special $4.95 for a 7" deep dish, added sausage and garlic. I'd eat there again.

_________________
Don Tiny wrote:
Don't be such a fucking chump.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:05 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:36 pm
Posts: 16322
pizza_Place: Il Forno in Deerfield!
GoldenJet wrote:
Had Pequod's for the first time today at lunch...it was pretty good...had the lunch special $4.95 for a 7" deep dish, added sausage and garlic. I'd eat there again.



Never understood adding garlic as a topping. There's already garlic in the sauce. Garlic on top can just dominate every other flavor on the pie.

_________________
LTG wrote:
Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:13 pm 
Offline
1000 CLUB
User avatar

Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:55 pm
Posts: 27559
pizza_Place: Zaffiro's
Can we "un-sticky" this thread now?

_________________
Antonio Gramsci wrote:
The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 467 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ... 16  Next

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group