Great pizza with an even better happy hour, what more could you want?! We stopped by for a quick bite before the Sox game, and were pleasantly surprised with the pizza offerings. The minotaur is a thin tavern style pizza topped with garlic sauce, italian beef, giardiniera, peppers, and provolone. There was a nice very subtle heat, but the perfectly garlicky crust is what really made me enjoy it! If you love garlic this is a menu gem for you. The service is extremely friendly and attentive. The bartender invited us to sit where we felt comfortable and walked us through the tap offerings. I LOVE a sour beers, and the offerings are limited in that department, otherwise I'd give this spot a full 5 stars. Ambiance feels like hanging out in your favorite goth friend's basement in all of the best ways. A nice low key spot to watch the game, participate in trivia night, or grab a slice on the way home. read more

Stopped in on a Sunday evening since not a whole lot is open in the area on Sunday evenings. The place was fairly empty so we grabbed a booth and went to the bar to order. We got mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings and a large inferno pizza. The mozzarella sticks were absolutely fantastic! The cheese pull was incredible, flavor was good and they were nicely crispy on the outside. The Buffalo wing sauce was very good, but the wings themselves were a bit overcooked and chewy. The pizza was very tasty with a lot of great ingredients, but was low on the cheese and flavor. We thought it would be spicy, but it wasn't even a little. We were a bit disappointed on that front. Also the ranch with the wings was very sub par, didn't taste homemade and if it was, it just wasn't great. read more

Dante’s Tavern - Buffalo wings and 6 Piece Mozzarella Sticks - Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Best NY Style pizza in the city, good bourbon selection, cool punk rock dive bar vibes. Secret door to get over to Golden Years if you need a wheelchair friendly entrance. read more

Fabulous service at the bar. The pizza by the slice special (Italian beef) was excellent. My partner came for the wings and was not disappointed. Great neighborhood spot for pizza and wings. read more

Dante’s Tavern - Pizza slice special - Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I recommend this place if you are looking for a slice of pizza real late at night. Pizza was available when every pizzeria in the area was closed. It was late Saturday night and I could hear Karaoke in the back room as I was waiting for my pizza slices to go. Either the pizza was good or I was starving. I will definitely try it again. read more

Came here late night on a Saturday after a concert. Just looking for a slice of pizza to go. It hit the spot. I got cheese and my guy got sausage. Perfect late night big slice. $8 might be a bit much, but it's fast & great late night. Dive bar vibes. Cool decor though. Bartenders were friendly. read more

A crunchy, cracker style crust. It was very hard. We got a large pizza (which was VERY big) and it had spinach, ricotta, and sausage. It was a good pizza with the toppings but the crust was too hard to really enjoy, if you are looking for a crunchy pizza not a spongy pizza this is the place for you. We also got mozzarella sticks, they were good. Definitely recommend going inside to eat but it is not a place kids are allowed as it is a bar. The pizza took an hour to be done. read more

Great vegan pizza. Great service. Friendly bar. Worth the trek from Rogers Park. We will be back.

I would strongly recommend not going to Dante's if you want to eat in a timely manner or be treated halfway decent. We sat down, ordered and then waited for our food to come while we had a drink. Approximately 45 minutes later (after watching tables who had sat down and ordered after us get their food), one in our party went up to the bar was told our food would be seven more minutes because they were busy. The service and communication was rude and the staff doesn't seem to care about having repeat customers. I wish I could comment on the food, but we left because even after that "seven more minutes," the food never came and we left. Go somewhere else, you'll be better off! read more

Dante's is a dive bar. It's not your ordinary hole. This one also serves pizza, and it's vegan friendly too. Also wouldn't you know it, it's next to High Dive. Two dive bars in one. A typical dive bar this is not, for this is vegan friendly. It's actually not quite cheap enough to really be a dive bar, but it has fairly good prices for being around here. There's often specials. It's $6 for pints of some crafts. There's also cheap ass shit like Old Style and more. As for the pizza, it's a good deal. It's $6 for the daily vegan slice. This kind of pizza can be whatever. Also the slices are big. These are about twice the size of a normal slice. Also you can get whole pizzas, vegan or with regular meat and cheese. The whole pizzas are quite expensive at $20 or more, so that's why to get slices and save a lot. Good dive bar. It has one of the coolest bar menus. This is one of the few where you can get vegan food that's not just chips or pretzels. read more

Dante’s Tavern - On Tour Brewery Lightning Strike And Vegan Pizza Slice - Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We've lived close by for a few years and we finally gave it a try. It's definitely a dive - but most dives don't have food that's worth a damn. The pizza was delicious and not super heavy. I had the pepperoni and my wife had the vegan pepperoni. Both were very good. Service was very quick and responsive. Pizza, salad and 3 drinks for under $50. Big shout out to Melissa (I think that's her name) for the great service. We will definitely be back! read more

Dante’s Tavern - Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This pizza is the best we have had in a long time!! The sausage is full of flavor and and the crust is thin tavern style but yet has a good chew to it! We'll be back!! The server was delightful and the chef is amazing! read more

Recently did a pizza by the slice tour in my neighborhood of West Town and Dante's was the final stop on the tour. Pizza places only, cheese slices only, and it was all takeout. So the pizza from here was like... I assume NY style. We had it cut into smaller pieces so we could share. I'd say the pizza was.ok overall. The crust was very soggy /floppy. Not necessarily my jam. What I did like is the edges were much better and crispy and had some seasoning in it. The sauce and all was ok. Overall it was just ok pizza. One slice for $6 was a bit higher than the average, but pretty much in-line in terms of price. I haven't been there to dine in, but it is the closest of the group and seems like a good stop for drinks. Will give that a shot soon. read more

Large slice pizza, no piece stomach . A slice and a beer, great happy hour specials . Buffalo wings are tender, not breaded super flavorful! Love this place!! read more

If you are looking for pizza, then this is NOT the place to get it. Before ordering I asked the girl how many slices come in the 20 inch and how big is their pizza? She told me 8 but she didn't tell me it was a Godzilla size pizza and I ordered two. Not only was it huge, it was salty and the crust was hard. I won't be ordering a pizza from here again. The double cheese burger I ordered was good but they didn't put any condiments on it and didn't ask if I needed any. Not to mention the bartender was rude when I walked in. First and last time trying this place. read more

I love this place but today really sunk the nail in the coffin. Ordered online for a pick up at 5:45 and it was instantly canceled so I called and he just told me it's grub hubs fault and they are too busy but if I want to re order I can. Well they already took the $85 out of my account for the TWO pies I ordered and it's now still pending my return. Really rude to just cancel an order and then be like oh sorry it's not my fault... I was so looking forward to this because it's been terrible day. read more

Not only is this my favorite pizza in Chicago, there's punk rock on the speakers and Star Trek on the TVs. Come the apocalypse, I'm stopping here on my way out. read more

I've not been impressed with the Logan Square pizza scene and this place was right there. Decent NY style pizza but nothing to write home about. That being said it's probably one of the best in Logan Square. read more

Long story short is micro aggressions !! POC beware. And let me say this is my FIRST 1 star review. I'm always hesitant bc I know shit happens. But this shit is just incredibly irresponsible on Dante's side and the people deserve to know!! Long story : Wanted to find a new spot close to the house for a quick bite n drink before work. Food is decent. But vibes are weird. Walked in. Sat at the bar with my boyfriend. We were not carded at door or at bar. I ordered food n beer. He ordered food n a Shirley temple. Bartender took his card and kept the tab open for us. About halfway thru the meal, my boyfriend went to order a beer from a different bartender. Two bartenders and a bar back were all equally working behind bar. She went to go ring it up but for some reason came back and asked for his ID. She claimed it was bc she ids everyone but honestly it felt like she was tryna see if his card was going to match. It felt like racial profiling and we questioned why this was coming In the middle of our meal and to only him. She said everyone at the bar should be carded and this is what she does. We were clearly upset and my boyfriend declined the beer and she walked away. He did not show her his ID. He js 29yo and lives up the street. About 30 seconds after my bf ordered a shot from the bar back who happily went to pour it. Needless to say there are some gaping inconsistencies in their procedures which leave holes for biases and ultimately made us feel extremely upset and uncomfortable. This is unfortunate as we were hoping to find our new neighborhood bar. I explained to both bartenders that we were upset about the inconsistencies in our service and had to question Why that was so. We paid for our things and left. IMO bartender needs to come to terms with her own biases and micro aggressions and do the work to give fair service to all. Debating reaching out to mgmt but right now have a very sour taste in my mouth. Google reviews show similar experiences of poc feeling uncomfortable. read more

waited an hour for our pizza despite the place being pretty slow. they didn't give us plates to eat the pizza off of so we had to use napkins. asked for water and they never brought it. bartender was rude as hell to my partner. read more

Manager on duty & bartender on Friday 10/26/24 were terrible. Forgetting who order what and on top of that tried charging me for additional items I NEVER ORDERED. Sad to say I'm never coming back after 10 years. And will discontinue recommending to others. read more

I've only had the pizza by the slice but I must say this place has some of the best pizza in Chicago!

My New Go To! The pizza was huge and the flavor was delicious. I crave it all the time now.

Wow I was very impressed with the service and the pizza here. We stopped by on a Friday night sort of in a rush to see a concert - seated at a booth right away and had our drinks and orders places super fast. Pizza was some sort of special but it was a very large NY style slice and man was it good! read more

We are from NY and Dante's is in fact the closest thing to NY pizza. Crust was perfect, cheese and spices brought back that old NY Italian flavor. Service was pleasant, wait was as stated when we ordered. read more

Went in for a slice and I was shocked at how good it was. Im from NYC so you can trust me. Bartender is nice. Love the vibe in general.

Fantastic (and massive) pizza! We had a 20 inch with ricotta and sausage and it was phenomenal. The crust was a hero of the pie, really tasty with Italian seasoning. We will certainly be back. My one critical price is the blue cheese salad dressing was probably the worst dressing I've ever had lol. But still 5 stars! read more

I ordered a pizza through a third party app but their kitchen was closed when we got there. They were kind enough to not only refund us, but get us a bunch of slices of pizza! Super accommodating and friendly. Good vibes and attracts a cool crowd. Plus those slices of pizza were SO GOOD! Definitely earned a couple new customers out of us and we're excited to come back. read more

All of the staff we encountered on our visit were super friendly and the pizza was amazing. We came in for one pizza and ended up getting the Cajun tots (delicious and crispy) & two pizzas. read more

Dante’s Tavern - Me eating an air bubble off the Minotaur # - Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Dark wood and almost smoky interior (without the smoke) makes for a great vibe. Pizza is excellent, but the wings are on another level. The best wings I've had in Chicago. Great service from diligent but laid back bartenders. read more