These guys are just the best. Since my last review, Crushed has become SUCH a staple in our house. The pizza is so good, the prices are great, and it's convenient for us. The team there is super super nice. They almost always give anyone who does a takeout order a free homemade rice crispy treat or chocolate lava cake. Though we never expect it, it is always so appreciated and generous! On my recent pick up visit, I never clicked submit on the order. The guys working were so nice about it. They gave my son a treat to distract him and were able to get us our pizza and salad in 10 minutes. The pizza's are always so good with the best *crust*. Definitely get their garlic butter too!! The Oscar salad is our favorite and one of my favorite salads of all time. It's a must! Such a great spot. We'll continue to be regulars!! read more

The pizza I got was soooo amazing and yummy! great staff too, loved the vibes and will be back!

We did takeout from this relatively new spot and it met our expectations. It's definitely tasty, just not the best pizza you'll have in Chicago. The salad was just okay, but they know what they're doing with their combinations for pizza. Highly recommend getting some of their garlic butter too! Service was really quick. read more

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Amazing food, Great service, very kind man delivered extra for me and my sister. Appreciate the service alot!!

Burnt crust on the pizza yet very soggy. I took a picture cause I can't believe this mess would actually be served to a customer. Their oven seems like it needs to be calibrated. Skimpy toppings with hardly any cheese. Very disappointed. I'll never order from them again. read more

Crushed Pizzeria - Burnt crust. How can I serve this to a customer? - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

delicious. the salad, the breadsticks, the pizza, the chocolate fucking muffin brownie thing. love the staff, and love the options on the menu. sooooo affordable. chill atmosphere too, you can totally wear sweatpants. read more

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We've had several wonderful deep-dish pizzas in Chicago over the years. But for whatever reason, the last few--including pizzas at stalwarts like Pequod's and the River North Malnati's--have been lackluster. This particular evening was working out to be a let's-stay-nearby-for-pizza night, and Crushed Pizza gets more positive Internet reviews for non-Chicago-style pizza than you can count. It deserves them. The pizza has crust of medium thickness in a bit of an East Coast style. It was terrific: sturdy, with great chew and good yeasty flavor. The best we can remember having in a long time. Toppings (mushroom and spinach on our half) were fresh and plentiful. Only complaint I can muster is that the sauce could use just a little more zing. Side salads--only five or six bucks if I recall correctly--were huge for the price and surprisingly good, although mine (the Charlie, with spinach, walnuts, fig, red onion, Gorgonzola) was heavy on the balsamic vinaigrette. Although Crushed has tables for dining in, it is very much a carry-out joint and doesn't have too much in the way of atmosphere. Our young server was pleasant enough, but we kinda got lost in the shuffle among all the folks standing around waiting on carryout orders. Also, no alcohol, at least not yet. read more

Crushed Pizzeria - Half mushroom/spinach, half pepperoni/sausage - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Just wanted to add a quick review and say that the pizza is definitely amazing. Me and my son met the owner of the restaurant. They have an amazing business. Their customer service the love and respect that they show customers I mean is outstanding me and my son met him walking and honestly just cannot wait to continue the journey with family night. Pizzas on Friday.You must try the pizza yummy 5 out of 5 May the business continue to grow read more

Our favorite pizza in the area (and we did a taste test on the ten closest). Great crust, great specialty pizzas: the Venus is top of my pizza list but they're all good. The cheese used is great, the char and crustiness and chew on the crust is satisfying. Admittedly, it's pretty hard for a real pizzeria to make bad pizza, but you should give Crushed a try and see what you think. 8 out of 10 pizzas in my life come from Crushed. read more

They completely messed up my order and the quality of the food overall is poor. Will not be trying again. read more

Crushed Pizzeria - The Garlic Butter Sauce came cold and solid. - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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East coast vibes. Sauce is fantastic, subjective but it's fruity with a light zing. Could drink cups of it. Would like to know what the recipe it...please. Great sausage. Love the roasted garlic. Salads are great too. read more

I am a self-proclaimed pizza snob and this place is very solid! Almost new-york like but less greasy and more saucy/bit thicker. It was perfectly cooked and the sausage/pineapple combo was fantastic. Will definitely order from here again! read more

Crust was amazing with just the right amount of bounce and crunch. (And no corn meal!) Topping amounts were perfect, though I wouldn't add more than two items to a pizza because it might get overloaded. Sauce was perfect and not too sweet. The free lava cake was amazing. This is my new go to when I need pizza. read more

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Amazing people. Amazing food. They gave us free rice crispy treats after WE made a mistake!

The service was incredible and so was the pizza. It's family owned and they offered us a free salad while we waited. Highly recommended the Louie. read more

We live in the neighborhood and we've been customers here for a while. I went in tonight because I had ordered a pizza from DoorDash and went to pick up. They were very busy and very overwhelmed and I understand that one of the systems was down. I'm very willing to give grace for that. What was frustrating however, is that they kept telling me they would look for the order and then proceeded to take care of all of the customers behind me without updating me on anything about my order. After I stood there for a while they just told me that they didn't have it, and I needed to take it up with DoorDash. I was very disappointed that it was done so dismissively. I understand it was ordered with DoorDash, maybe DoorDash is having an issue. But I had stood there for a while and waited for someone to answer me about what was going on and to be dismissed so quickly was very disappointing. I know that it was a rough night, I don't fault anybody for the fact that it was a rough night. It could've been handled better. Unfortunately, we won't be going back. read more

I love this pizza! I have ordered many times and never a disappointment even when it shows up cold. Not their fault as they don't deliver to us and we have to order through a different party. read more

Salads were great (we had the spinach salad w figs) and the pizza was super. Nice crust! Great service.

Too bad, I used to be cool with this place but about a week and a half ago, I put in an order. Was told it would be 30-40 minutes, waited, went down there. They said it wasn't ready. They asked me my name for my order several times. After ANOTHER 45 minutes, they said "they lost my order." HOW DO YOU LOSE MY ORDER WHEN I AM SITTING FIVE FEET FROM YOU AND YOU KEPT CHECKING IN WITH ME EVERY TEN MINUTES. They offered me a free side salad and said it'd be another 30 minutes! That would be TWO HOURS AND FIFTEEN MINUTES FOR A PICKUP ORDER. I said nah and made them refund me in front of me. Went home to split a side salad with four people. I was quite upset and couldn't shake it. There so later I called and left a message for the owner to call me about this. Never got a call. It's too bad because the pizzas really good but the customer service was absolutely atrocious. read more

Love the pizza - great ingredients and always on time! I'm in the minority, but I wish they had anchovies.

Always great pizza & salads. They accommodate any add-ons or changes to the pizza. The staff is kind and the restaurant is very comfortable. read more

We used to LOVE this place. It was great pizza, and we kept ordering even though they literally almost ALWAYS forgot something on our delivery order. It was okay because they were super sorry and worked hard to make sure we were whole again. But last night, we got a pizza delivered and they forgot our two desserts. Fine, I called as soon as I saw they were missing to make sure we didn't pay for them. Whoever answered the phone was DEFINITELY not the owner because he was short and dismissive and instead of saying he was sorry, he just kept saying it wasn't his fault because he just got there. I wasn't mad, but expected the great customer service we used to get. The driver later called to say he would drop them off, but my ringer was off. That wasn't the point. The asshat on the phone who could have apologized and made things better was the point. Horrible customer service. Then we opened the pizza. FREEZING COLD and TERRIBLE. Literally, some of the worst pizza I've ever had. I'm not sure what happened to the place. What a shame. They were our go-to for pizza. Now, they are our "never again." read more

I tried it tonight and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I picked it up at the location and the staff was very nice and pleasant to deal with. I believe I have found a new pizza place. Highly recommend. read more

I wanted to love this, but mediocre at best. Claim of fresh ingredients did not come through ( maybe because I ordered on a Wednesday 5pm?). Crust too thick. Lacked seasoning ( ie. salt, pepper, anything). The brownie cake lava thing was weird. Trumped by good 'old Dominos' lava cake, quite honestly. Hate to say it because I want to support local, but Coalfire is a better version of this. Will not be ordering again, sadly. read more

Crushed Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We ordered carry out pizza on a Saturday night and had exceptional service and loved the two pizzas we got, 16" pepperoni and 16" cheese for the kids. Both were a big hit with the perfect amount of pepperoni to have meat in every bite! We got a surprise, complimentary sweet treat on the way out the door! Thanks Crushed Pizzeria for a great dinner! read more

Someone said blink and you will miss this place. Yeah they are 100%. I know what the address is, but man I have no idea where it is. But I don't need to since they deliver. And deliver Crushed Pizzeria did. I ordered a Classic Margherita and a "Create Your Own" pizza. For the create your own, it was cool that they let me do a customize half and half: first half was sausage, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella and mushrooms. The second half was Pepperoni and Spicy Capicola for The Queen. She and The Doctor loved it. I am not a fan of Pepperoni, so I didn't try it, but with the two meats on it, there was grease, but in a good way according to my loved one...drippy and delicious. I have to say the Crushed Pizza Sauce was amazing! It had a very fresh taste and wasn't sweet. I agree with Seema S's comment that the pizza would have been better with more toppings, but the flavors were great! I am not a big crust person, never have been. Crust is just a vehicle for holding all the good stuff I like on a neat pile. But I have to say the crust on the pizza was flavorful and eatable. which for me as a non-crust eating person is saying a lot. I am that person that cuts the end crust off of pizza before I even start eating it, but this crust was fresh, chewy at the end crust and aromatic. The rest of the base was very thin, but very good. We had some leftover pieces and I was wondering how well they would hold up the next day. The Doctor said that the crust was fine, not hard at all all. The thin parts of the crust were a little soft he said, but the flavor was still good. Delivery was quick and the person was very nice, and was most appreciative of the tip and the fact that I presented it in a sealed bag for him. Overall this was a most wonderful discovery for pizza and we will be ordering from them again. read more

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This is my neighborhood go-to spot. Not sure how I have not left a review. It's a robust crust and the toppings are so flavorful. Get the victor salad. Yum. read more

Crushed Pizzeria is one of my favorite pizza shops in Lakeview and I was truly blessed to live within walking distance from them. My favorite pizzas were the Louie and the Cliff. The sauce is very good and has a distinct tanginess. I am also a big fan of their crust because it's that perfect ratio for flat pizza where there's the right amount of doughiness/chewiness without feeling overly bready (very scientific, I know). Don't sleep on the desserts either--grab the chocolate brownie (which is more like a muffin shaped, lava cake) or the rice krispie treats. read more

This has become a go-to for me and my girlfriend when we order pizza. Great tasting pizza and salads with quality ingredients. Plus, if you're looking for something sweet, their chocolate lava brownie is so good. read more

Very nice service. They accommodated 8 of us very well in the small restaurant. Pizza was really good.

We got 2 pizzas and breadsticks and it was more than enough food for 4 people! Super yummy!!

Sunday night, ordered, ready for pickup 30 minutes, delicious. Nice people. Blah blah blah 85 characters

They have the best pizza and salad delivery in North Center, Lake view, Ravenswood, Andersonville, and uptown. Not really a place to eat in, but is great pick up or delivery. Pizza travels well and everything is super consistent and the orders are always right! The service is friendly over the phone as well! read more

Best pizza on the north side! Awesome crust and sauce! The Venus is my fav, but also love their cheese pizza with mushrooms and caramelized onions. If you love chocolate, treat yourself to their chocolate brownie!! It is super unique and decadent. read more

I can't help but echo all of the other east-coast biased pizza reviews. After telling my husband I just desperately wanted "normal pizza" (NY style hand tossed), he found Crushed Pizzeria on Yelp and it did not disappoint! Crust, sauce, cheese, and seasoning was exactly what I wanted. I only wish there were more mushrooms. We also split a spinach and fig salad that was very good! We will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

Crushed Pizzeria - Half mushroom half pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've been searching for YEARS for my "new" favorite pizza place. My old tried and trues have been going downhill for years, but I've never found a new pizzeria about which I could be passionate. This pizza is AMAZING. Hand tossed, crispy but not too crunchy, perfectly caramelized cheese... I got the ROSE specialty pizza and it was DELICIOUS. Even now, a week later, I am craving more. With a little pizza sauce on the side for dipping, it is PERFECTION. My partner got a standard 1/2 sausage + 1/2 pepperoni. He enjoyed his pizza as well. The brownie was AMAZING. It's not a normal brownie. It's a mini lava cake. The only thing I would say is that on their website, it advertises the pizza as being thin-crust. In my opinion, they are definitely more of hand-tossed pizza. SO delicious, SO mouth-watering. I will be a regular customer from now on. Cannot recommend enough, especially if you've been on the hunt for your "new favorite" pizzeria. read more

Great and tasty! Ordered the Les and it was a hit after moving all day! Will definitely be back to work my way through the menu.

First and foremost, this place has the NICEST staff!!! Kudos to this team who clearly work well together and go above and beyond to take care of their customers. We actually saw two or three different employees come out from behind the counter to open the door for people as they left with stacks of salads and pizza boxes. A close second is the absolutely incredible pizza that has an outstanding crispy bottom crust, perfectly flavored sauce (not too sweet), and an outer crust with just the right amount of chew. Our family got a half sausage and half pepperoni, and we couldn't stop commenting about how delicious every bite was. We will be back soon!! read more

The Rose pizza? Hands down one of my favorites in the city. Everything here is just done right. Quality ingredients and perfect crust. The chocolate brownie? Lights out. read more

Crushed Pizzeria - Rose - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Delicious! Have only ordered pickup or delivery, but this pizza is tasty! Always very fresh with great ingredients. Salads are amazing and very affordable. Have made this place a regular for Sunday pizza nights. read more