Sad to be leaving a review like this. I try very hard to be positive...I used to love this place...sadly something has changed. About a month ago I ordered three meals from them. When I called I was very disappointed to hear they discontinued my staple, The Grinder on garlic toast. Oh well...I am flexible... I was exited about the chicken parmesan sandwich in garlic toast, we also ordered a chicken Alfredo, Italian beef and fries. To start with my chicken parmesan WAS NOT on garlic toast (which I paid extra for) the chicken was overcooked, dry and strips. Ate about three bites. The fries we under cooked and soggy and the chicken parmesan had NO flavor. Italian beef was neither good nor bad... Well, anyone can have an off day so I decided I would just stick to their pizza which historically had been delicious. Fast forward to today, I was returning for a 2.5 hour drive and thought I'd treat myself to a delicious pizza for today and preparing for tomorrows incoming snow storm. I picked the pizza up and headed home. Sadly, I should have checked it there before leaving...the bacon was all burnt (tasted burnt not just looked burnt). Yes, I did pick off most of the burnt bacon, but got $30+ for a picked up pizza that is not really ok with me ... beyond that the crust was soggy and I couldn't really pick up the pieces to eat them. It will be an extremely long time before I order or go there again. Makes me very sad as this used to be a staple of mine and it is SOOOO close to home. Good luck if you choose to give them a try... read more

I'm an old guy from Chicago. Had a thin crust today and it reminded me back in the day of Riggio's and Pat's. Cheese more important than tomatoe sauce. Thank you. read more

Husband and I just came back from dinner at CPA. We had the cod dinner and was it ever delicious! Plenty of food , the warm bread, the fries, so good. The waitress was very nice and friendly and checked on us often. We are already talking about going back next Friday. Oh, and we go during the week too for the excellent pizza! read more

When I was a kid in the 70s & young adult in the 80s, the family would all meetup at my grandmother's apartment in Chicago at Chicago Ave & Western Ave. There was a pizza place we always ordered from on Chicago Ave by Damon ave called Chicago Pizza. The pizza from there was just awesome. The Pizza from CPA tastes just like it. Every time I have a pizza from CPA, it brings me home to grandma's place in the 1970s. Thank you! G. Schiller, Elgin read more

This is now Rosatis. Still using the name to keep the customers they've always had. No longer family owned and the pizza and food show it. Pizza ingredients extremely skimpy, most food has now been removed from menu and overpriced for what you get. After 34 years of enjoying the best pizza in town, sadly we are looking elsewhere. It's just not Chicago Pizza Authority any longer. read more

Love ordering from here. Wings were spicy hot and ranch dressing was not bad. Pizza was the best! The crust was buttery. The pizza sauce was perfect. The BBQ beef was tasty The BBQ sauce is tangy. The delivery driver was friendly. It was much cheaper than expected. read more

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This is personally my favorite pizza in Elgin. I've only had my food delivered to me so I can't say anything about the inside of the place. This recent time my food took a bit longer than usual to get delivered so I called, they explained the situation and gave me an update on my delivery. The man who delivered the pizza was very nice. Their customer service and food is great! read more

Every time you call this place either no one picks up or you're on hold for 10 plus minutes, if no one wants to take orders at 9pm then switch hours to 9pm or earlier. read more

fantastic pizza by the slice lunch specials! I wish they were more accessible to get better foot traffic because I need to keep them around read more

OMG!! I love CPA! It's my first stop every time I come to Chicago and it never fails. The best pizza by far. Freshest ingredients and Midwest cheese that I just can't get in L.A. Definitely recommend this spot if you're ever in in my home town. The service is great and you'll want to end the meal with either a brownie or chocolate chunk cookie!!! read more

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Zero starts If I could. The front desk "manager" Jessica is insanely rude. I had an issue with Uber basically she handed my order to someone and then they canceled my order and took the food. I reached out to Uber and they said since the order was ongoing they couldn't do anything yet. 4 other drivers went to the store to pick up the order and I called the restaurant to explain and Jessica with an attitude basis said it wasn't her problem and did nothing to try and help the situation. read more

First, the good things. Service was fine. We ordered a salad, double dough pizza and 2 glasses of wine, one cabernet, one pinot grigio. Wine came out, the pinot grigio was warm, not room temp but really warm like it had been out in the sun all day. Ok, said nothing, waited until i got a glass of water and some silverware and put the ice cubes from my water into the wine. Next, the pizza. We wanted double dough, sausage, onion and mushrooms. They were out of sausage, so OK we can pivot and ordered double dough, ground beef, onion and mushroom. The salad came out and it was fine. Pizza came out. Waitress tells us it was made wrong. It was the thin not the double crust. Ok, again, i can go with the flow, thin pizza, no problem. Ordered a second glass of cabernet. Nope!, they were out of cabernet. So went with the merlot. Next, The pizza looks good so I bite into the pizza. Found 2 pieces of cardboard obviously cooked into the pizza. Not tiny pieces. We're done. Spoke to the waitress discreetly and paid for the first 2 glasses of wine and the salad. Never touched the 3rd glass of wine. Not sure whats going on here but for us never again. no sausage, wrong pizza made, no cabernet wine, and foreign object in the pizza. We're done. . . read more

I'm not sure why I haven't reviewed this place before it's one of my go to pizza places. Their staff is friendly and polite. The wait times can get a little long even if you're ordering just a salad the wait can be anywhere from 30-40min. However, I believe it's better quality than Pizza Hut or Dominos. I haven't ventured their menu too much but whatever I have tried it's always great. My favorite pizza is their Hula! I know, I know, supposedly pineapple doesn't go on pizza but this one's even better since they use bbq instead of pizza sauce. Their Chicago style is also really good! They also serve pizza by the slice until 5pm if you want to get a little taste of what's in store. read more

I called here and spoke with Curt, I was going to host a small company lunch. Curt was great he went out his way to help me. The delivery was on time, and the pizza was on point. Thanks for the great service :) read more

Tried one of their reasonably priced lunch specials today, soup salad and bread sticks with beverage. The salad was large and cold and crispy. The bread sticks with a side of marinara dipping sauce were scrumptious Aand a whole order! Soup of the day was a nice size of chili, homemade and tasty. Although I usually go there for their great pizza, i will be back to try another lunch special( Monday through Fridays. ) Its a bargain! Carla, the new gal , will take good care of you, they keep a tight staff and Carla is there to take care of the dining room and carry outs , too, so be patient..But we miss Lisa, who left to take care of her mother. We wish her the best. Give CPA a try, and support a local business, and enjoy some good food . Adjacent to Jewel Osco on Summit in Elgin, with convenient parking. read more

I have been here numerous times, I can't believe I'm only now writing a review! This is definitely my favorite pizza in Elgin. I've only ever had the thin crust pizza here and it might been the best Chicago tavern-style pizza I've ever had! Reasons: They consistently load their pizza with plenty of cheese. Lots of cheese, always. And I always swap out their regular pizza sauce for GARLIC MARINARA. It's so unbelievably good. Fresh and garlicky. I pretty much always order a house salad (large generous size for less thank $5!) and the creamy garlic salad dressing is one of the best salad dressings I've ever had. My favorite pizza toppings combo is PEPPERONI AND PINEAPPLE. If you haven't tried this please do, it's the perfect combination or cheesy, salty, sweet and tangy, loads of flavor, especially with that garlic marinara. I'll be back one thousand times. read more

Not too bad! Ordered deliver, came pretty quick. The pizza was pretty good too. I didn't like the crust too much and there definitely wasn't enough sauce but it was pretty average. I don't think I'll be ordering from here again but it really wasn't horrible. read more

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CPA is a very cute local Italian place and definitely worth the try! I love their baked mostaccioli

I would give it no stars if I could We ordered from here they said 45 min wait we ordered a big pizza wings and mozzarella sticks went maybe at the 40 min when we got home everything was cold. Almost 60$ in everything we spent . We called and the lady said they would give us a credit for the inconvenience since everything was cold and said it would be a longer wait if they redid it so we just took the $40 credits we called back a couple days later and they said that we made it up and they could give us $5 credit for food that was cold . This is insane. We order from here all the time this is a first time this ever happens but never ordering again.They didn't have to say we had a credit and it was a lie. After spending so much money in one order. Very disappointed read more

ordered pizza for pickup & the girl up front gave the pizza away to someone else but proceeded to ask us "how do I know it's you picking up the right pizza" but when we responded with "well how did you verify the person you gave the pizza to?" she didn't have a response lol read more

Well, All I can say is that the pizza was good till I took a bite out of my piece and found a long black hair baked into the sauce & cheese layer... I immediately wanted to VOMIT. Threw an entire 16inch pizza away. I wanted to support small business locally, but I don't need to get sick especially from someone's nasty HAIR read more

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I order the same pizza every time. The works on a very thin crust. The pizza is to DIE FOR! Just enough sauce and toppings. That's generally difficult with a pizza with so many toppings on a thin crust to remain in order. A delicate balance that CPA gets right. With the works pizza at least. Delivery is friendly and on time. Food arrives hot and delicious. We ate the pizza before taking a picture, next time. read more

The very best delicious pizza. We love Curt the day Manager!!!! Eating lunch in the dining room is great!

Terrible service. Exorbitant prices. Pizza is doughy and tasteless. Lisa who takes phone orders rude and judgmental. She informed me that I'm not allowed in the restaurant at all because Curt their manager is a scum-sucking jerk who pollutes the air with cigarette smoke. A former handyman of mine told the manager Curt that I ordered $90 worth of food and had it delivered to him. Instead of perhaps checking with me, Curt chose to believe my former handyman who has his own agenda and is frankly lying. Lisa rude and obnoxious . Food STINKS Overpriced and awful. read more

Best pizza on the East side of Elgin. Bread sticks are out of this world. Thin crust pizza is their best. Their pizza sauce is amazing. Pasta is good, beefs are good. They have this Italian beef soup that is fantastic but it's not there all the time. read more

I love this place. We've been going for a minute now. They're right near our home. I love their Lasagne. Their shrimp plates are the bomb, too. My stepdad loves their 4 piece fried chicken. I'm also a fan of their mozzarella sticks. Their thin crust pizza is some of the best in town. read more

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Fantastic pizza! It is the kind of pizza where everyone fights over the last piece. The pizza we ordered had a sausage, onion, green olive... and it was delicious. Delivery was also extremely fast. We also ordered a Caesar salad and the dressing was homemade! read more

Better call them because we thought they're open for dine in. So now we have to wait in the car for 25 mins until we get our food. They didnt take my phone number so i dont think im getting a notification either read more

The pizza was perfect except for the fact that it was all on one side of the box and leaking all over and making a mess the pizza was perfect it was delicious nothing was dry the pepperoni was perfect sausage was delicious and the Italian beef was not dried definitely would order again read more

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A Marylander visiting the Chicago area this was a fantastic place to eat. The person serving us warned us that the pizza would take 40 mins if we chose Chicago style. It was WELL worth the wait. So delicious! Good service. Friendly Staff!!! read more

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Pizza is on point every time. Them bead sticks are fire . Never fails , love ordering online it's easy and never have a problem.

Update: 3-stars for take-out of their pizzas 1-star for dining in and ordering sandwiches So we'll settle on 2-stars? My previous review of take-out for their pizza still stands. Good pizza and we've tried several of their pizza offerings since that review. But when dining in the service was incredibly slow (sandwiches should not take longer than a pizza to come out), not attentive at all (drinks never refilled & no check-ins beyond taking order & dropping off the food), and our sandwiches were incredibly greasy to the point we didn't finish our sandwiches and didn't even bother to take the leftovers home. I get it that some sandwiches are just inherently greasy but this was beyond that. read more

Over 15 years of loyalty. Not anymore! We have been loyal customers for over 15 years. It seems like since they moved next to Jewel, the food quality has dropped. We ordered a pizza at the store for take out; and it didn't have cheese on it. Not the first time this has happened. Last night I spoke to the manager, and ordered a delivery of extra crispy french fries, perch and a pizza. She knew and remembered me from their last fiasco! The pizzas was great! The Perch, fries, sides, and burned bread were not so good! If you offer a side (coleslaw) it would be nice if that side was more than 1 ounce of slaw and equal to the volume if you were to order fries! The fries: I made a point of confirming that I wanted extra crispy (twice fried) french fries. I confirmed my modification of the fires on the receipt and with the manager. They were delivered less fried than if I would have not requested any modifications! At the end of the day... CPA is no longer a viable pizza vendor for us. We will never order them again! read more

I have been getting food from here for awhile now. I usually order the California Pizza. It's very delicious and I recommend it. I would try getting pizza slices from here but they usually run out at 3. The service here could be better. I once came here to get a slice of pizza and the lady at the front wasn't even acknowledging me. She was on her phone and had the worst attitude. Besides the service, I recommend eating here. read more

Ordered a few pizzas, a salad and a couple of apps last minute on Halloween. Long wait but with the shut downs due to Covid, and only delivery or carry out available, it was to be expected. Food was all delicious. The kids loved the pizza! read more

Great pizza. Clean restaurant and great service. Brought in a party of 10 today and Melanie couldn't have been nicer. The kids loved it as did we. Don't live anywhere near there but if I did, I'd return! read more

Very friendly and food is good. They may be too busy at times so the phone wait is long but no complaints otherwise

This place used to be good. 2 1/2 years ago, i ordered a pizza that was delicious. Another time I ordered baked chicken. It was pricey, $16, but despite the fact that it was overpriced, it was juicy and flavorful. They have since gone down hill - they are always advertising for staff - cooks, servers and delivery people. It would be one thing if they were swamped with all sorts of new customers because their food was good. It's not. One day I had a taste for a hamburger and there were no hamburger places around. I had one of their menus and noticed they offered a 1/2 lb. hamburger they called the "belly buster." I ordered it and was in the area, so I said I'd pick it up. When I got it, I had been charged for a smaller hamburger. The counter person told me the belly buster was a double and she had given me a single. I told her to forget it, I would take the single. When I opened it to eat it, there was this flat, unappetizing disk of hamburger meat dwarfed by the bun, overcooked and dry. All that came with it was one slice of tomato and some lettuce. Nothing else. Everything is ale carte unless you order a dinner. I had the baked chicken one other time a couple of years later, and it tasted old, as if it had been sitting around and was reheated. I have no intention of ever ordering from them again when I'm in the area. I've thrown their menus away. read more

I love this place! Every time I come and visit my family this it's a must stop. I love the garlic bread, spaghetti,pizza..... everything taste delicious. read more

Ordered grub hub for my family last night, two Chicken Parmesan, one penne broccoli, an order of inferno wings and mozzarella sticks... it was a last minute decision and I had very low expectations considering the reviews already left by other Yelpers. I was pleased with my order and family was satisfied, kids especially loved the pasta in Alfredo sauce. Quantity was generous and garlic bread was fresh. Order was ready and delivered when they said it would, I honestly had no complaints. I'm a one happy customer! Keep up the good work I'll order from here more often. read more