Food is great. Service is great. The cost is a little higher but totally worth it. I like the…read moreexperience and mood of the place.

Food was good. The only problem was that the cook came out and wiped his face with his hands and…read morestarting cooking again. He was sweating and did not attempt to clean his hands. Will not go back ever.

The food here is amazing. Not just the Pizza, also the salads, chicken and the meatballs are…read moreincredible. Service is even better than the food with incredibly friendly staff. The feel of the dining area takes me back to my college days at SIU.

Decided to try Rip's out on a Saturday evening. Arrived an hour before they closed. Very friendly…read moreservice. You order at the counter, get your own drinks, and seat yourself. Parking is behind the restaurant. The restaurant was very clean. We ordered the cheesy bread and then created our own 8 inch pizzas. We ordered the red sauce for dipping the cheesy bread, and it was served cold. We didn't love the sauce, but honestly the cheesy bread was really good on its own. For the pizzas they have plenty of toppings to choose from. I went with pepperoni, bell peppers, and onion. My husband had the same but also added sausage. The crust was so good. Pizza had good flavor and was cooked perfectly. We will definitely be back!

Great pizza, crispy edge deep pan pizzas, the sausage and beef are premium tasting, along with the…read morecheese and crust/sauce, one of my favorite places to go. Service is always quick and friendly, remodel of the gift shop is really cute and the extra seating is nice.

The customer service was top tier. They were able to make us 5 pizzas for a birthday party the same…read moreday. I will say, I am not a fan of their pizza. It is very bland, and the sauce is too salty and sweet at the same time. It's definitely an acquired taste, and the crust itself is flavorless almost as if biting into soft cardboard. I just don't know how to explain it. I hear locals really enjoy it. I definitely did like the burnt crisp edges around the deep dish, but I would personally not choose the pizza over other places I've had! I would like to return and sit down and try other items on the menu like their pastas, salads, or dessert. The building itself was clean and organized. They did not take my name down correctly for the order, and I paid in advance, so that was not good that they did not have a confirmed receipt and anyone could have taken my pizza.

If your looking for hot sandwiches, this place will suffice…read more If your looking for pizza, this place is the place to order from! I live in the local area of Murphysboro and have tried all the other restaurants and none of the pizza here gets any better than Martel's pizza. Their hand-tossed is what I've ordered before and it tastes like it was made with quality ingredients. I noticed a certain equilibrium between the dough, sauce, cheese, and meat, which caught my attention. Typically most places have little crust and lots of cheese or little cheese and lots of sauce. The pizza I had there definitely made my night.

Small restaurant on Main Street through town. Service very attentive and helpful. Pizza, pastas,…read morecalzones ,sandwiches. Portions generous and yummy. Specials are great if you can hit one.

Pagliai's, it's been a while. Almost 25years since I've last been here. They've moved a new…read morespace a few buildings to the north. The Big Red was my favorite pizza back when I was a student in 2002. It did not disappoint this evening. It's so simple and delicious. Or waitress was great, apparently the cooks messed up the order and she caught it a made it right.

Raise a glass to the ghost of Pags…read more For the past 25 years, this was the place that we compared all other pizza to. As soon as you walked in the door, that heady smell of rising dough, fresh-made tomato sauce and baking cheese welcomed you like an old friend. As soon as we entered the parking lot and saw only one car there at 8:30 on a Friday night in a college town, we started to worry. I had seen in the reviews here that ownership had changed, but retained some small hope that the Pags we knew still existed. But no. There may have been a wisp of an aroma but we realized pretty quickly that it must have just been a ghost. Since we still had 7 hours on the road ahead of us, we had called our order in. The fact that the staff didn't understand what "dine in" meant for our order meant that both the person who took the order on the phone and the manager they consulted hadn't bothered to communicate to the rest of the staff. So our pizzas were boxed up and waiting when we got there - but not in anything that would keep them warm. The server plated them on pizza platters, but didn't bother warming them up, so they were barely above room temp when served. And the pizza itself? Boring. Pedestrian. Like any other pizza made with Sysco products. My "thin and crispy" was thinnish, but by no stretch of the imagination was it crispy. The savory, crunchy crust I remembered was replaced by an anemic 1/4 inch rim, no crunch. No flavor. SO and YO split a "thin and chewy," which had the weirdest edge I think I've seen. SO reports it "perfectly adequate;" everything that made Pags special was lacking. "Sure was pizza." The staff were nice. The floor by the counter was really sticky - to the point that I could both feel and hear my shoes sticking. That was gross. We were last here about 15 years ago, so I guess that will have to be the Pags we remember. This one is perfectly forgettable.

I have been a diner of the Italian Village since 1983. Yes, I'm old…read more I have so many memories of IV. Anytime, I am back in Carbondale, I return to the Italian Village for some delicious pizza. Every visit brings back a flood of nostalgia and great food! Some of my best memories of Carbondale occurred at the IV. This visit, I enjoyed and devoured a small pepperoni pizza. It was amazing! The friendly staff allowed me to look around and relive some of my fondest memories in this amazing restaurant. The Italian Village is the place in Carbondale to go for amazing pizza! You will love it here! The years have gone by, but the memories and delicious food remain!

This was our first time visit. We went for lunch on a Saturday. We ordered a 12" Confused pizza…read more It was great!! Fast service. Atmosphere is different. College area. Wasn't too busy. Will go back

Overall good value and good food. Atmosphere was great, service was excellent, staff seemed to know…read morethe regulars, manager was very active, came by a couple of times, super service. Pizza was good, excellent flavor, lots of toppings. Crust was not the usual, chewy rather than crispy. Lasagna was good, great flavor, not traditional but we really enjoyed it. Garlic knots, give them a pass, were dough balls stuffed with cheese and not a lot of garlic in them. Ours were slightly undercooked so were doughy in the middle.

Never disappoints! Best pizza around and great prices. The salad bar and pasta dishes are great too!read more

Pleasantly surprised. Love the vibe from the outside, takes you back to the "days of old." You go…read moreinside and definitely has a family vibe with a small play area for young kids off to the side. The pizza is simply the best I have had since moving to southern Illinois. Their sauce and crust both are absolutely delicious.

I grew up in Anna, so I may be biased, but this is by far the best pizza I've ever had, and I've…read moretried a lot of pizza all over the place. I make sure to get it every time I'm back in Anna, and crave it all the time when I'm not. I only wish I could give them 10 stars! In fact, I only signed up for this site so I could create a listing for and review Pizza Villa. I do what I can to spread the gospel, because I never want them to go away. I think their pizza's even better the next morning cold, but that may just be me...