Huge place In a small town right on the Mississippi River with trains rolling by. Ordered a couple pies on our way to ski. Traditional thin crust cheese pizza was very good. Would definitely stop again. read more

I love the pizza and tacos, but some of the employees' political opinions are a little too public and are on the edge of being threatening violence against people who disagree. read more

The food served here for some time has been sub-standard since 5 years ago. in The taco shells are over fried, broken, greasy, without taste. Burgers are dry. Fries are good. Pizza is a bit too cheesy and greasy. If you do not have the same beliefs as the owners, you probably shouldn't be there to begin with. read more

I dont live in the area any more however, this was a favorite when I did, so I had to go back and have my fix. I love the tacos! The are crisp and perfect. I will say, they are not for everyone, I prefer non spicy items, there are just that. The pizza, I love it fresh or reheated the next day. The place is huge! The service is not so great, or even hood. The wait staff is rather rude but, I don't get to have it any other place, so I just look past it. The prices are good, parking is decent as well. Always a must have when I go back that way. read more

Manny's Pizza - Tacos - Pizza Near Me - Savanna, Illinois

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Pizza was good, no complaints on it, as I love a good thin crust. Waitress was super nice and friendly and talked me into trying one of their fried tacos. I'll just say, stick with the pizza, as the taco was not anything unique or all that good, plus the salsa had the consistency of water. Even the waitress said it was bad. read more

Manny's Pizza - Pizza and beer - Pizza Near Me - Savanna, Illinois

I have not been there recently and gave it a shot last night. The negative reviews were a surprise to me, but I am now writing one of my own. The pizza was ok, but slow to arrive. Service was poor. They yell out your name instead of assigning table numbers. Just an overall bad experience read more

The pizza is so good BUT THE TACO'S are AMAZING! So, we went here for dinner while staying in Sabula Iowa. The pizza was so good and even though they were really busy the service was awesome! Our last day before returning home we wanted shirts for our grand kids and could not find any kids shirt in Savannah. I remembered Manny's had kids t shirts. So we went in and the owner actually waited on us and found kids t shirts for us!! We told her we loved her pizza and she said you tried our tacos right. We said no. SHE WAS LIKE OMG.... YOU MUST TRY THE TACOS!! She gave us free tacos and THEY were AMAZING!! They are deep fried and very different then a normal taco AND SO GOOD! I want to go back just for the TACO'S!! read more

Service was good but they forgot over half of my $40+ order and the food we did get was ok. They were very nice when I called and asked for a refund though, so if I'm ever in the area again I'd like to give Manny's another chance. read more

I held off writing this review for quite a bit, to consider myself and the energy I'm responsible for during a transaction. Food service isn't easy and these companies get a lot of leeway with me. On the day of my purchase the food was nearly free (my realtor gave me a coupon), and I picked it up to go. Let me first say that Manny's does not strike me as an eatery conscious of a customer's experience. I ordered my universal favorite: a pepperoni, jalapeño, and pineapple pizza. Unpacking at my new house, the pizza itself looked hilariously bad (I actually laughed out of surprise when I opened the box and saw... it looked like the person who made the pizza did a lot of guessing that literally didn't pan out). The middle of the pizza was almost cheeseless, the edges were hard and burnt, and... it was pizza. Whatever, right? Someone else at the place will make it better. Well... it came with a side. I padded out the order by getting some tacos on the side. I thought that was a neat option--almost like Jack in the Box with side tacos, and (at the time) this felt like a low-bar comparison to prepare me for a potentially messy taco experience. You know what this place calls a side order of "tacos"? It's ground chuck that looks like it's been browned/boiled at home and topped with pre-cut salad from a bag and powdery cheese. Truly, at the moment I saw those two tacos, I knew this place was operating (on that day) with very low standards, more akin to a barely acceptable bar food that resembles the experience of a restaurant (insofar as you enter a boxy, stucco building with an immaculate exterior and on-point branding) but delivers something a teenager would make on Mother's Day. read more

Worst meal ever. Stopped at the Savannah location and the pizza was awful. Thin with canned vegetables and I'm not even sure if it was cheese- it was more like spaghetti O's sauce. Taco salad had plain meat and the homemade taco sauce was hot sauce drowned in water. We mentioned it wasn't very good and the waitress was defensive. We had already paid and she offered us a coupon to come back. No thanks. Will never return. read more

Manny's Pizza - a pizza with a slice taken out of it - Pizza Near Me - Savanna, Illinois

Best pizza & taco's on earth. I've been going to Manny's for 40 years. My entire extended family & I love it! Some members of the family regularly drive over an hour one way for the pizza and taco's. The only downside is how packed they get on the weekends but it's still worth the wait! read more

I go to Manny's almost every weekend. The pizza and tacos are amazing here!

This is the worst pizza I've ever had. The service was startlingly bad - the servers walk into the seating area and shout your name. Good luck if you have a name that's hard to pronounce. Cheap, but awful. You get what you pay for. read more

The staff was nice. That's about all I can say. The food was terrible. The "salsa" was probably pinkish water. Took 25 minutes to get food and it was lukewarm. We got both pizza and tacos. Do not go here. None of it was good. read more

Had the enchiladas, buddy's had bar food and a pizza. Everything was great. I would call them "bar enchiladas." But they were loaded with beef. At 2.25 they are well worth trying. Affordable prices and friendly staff! Will go again. read more

The pizza was very good but they allow smoking in their outdoor dining area. During Covid, people want to sit outside, but should not be subjected to smoking. According to IL law, smokers must be 15 feet from the door (which they were not) and in outdoor dining areas with a roof and floor, smoking is not allowed at all, which they did. We moved inside, quickly ate our pizza and left. On the way out, we heard the bartender talking about our complaints, loudly, to other customers. Not cool...I will never go back there, good pizza or not. read more

Manny's Pizza in Savanna seems to be a popular hangout spot in that town. It was pretty busy when we drove by last week on our way through town. If a place is busy, it's usually a sign that it's good food. Not sure why so many people eat here because I thought the food was really subpar at best. The prices are really good. A large specialty pizza was $16.95. My buddy and I split that and his wife got some of the "famous" Manny's tacos. We got a chicken bacon ranch pizza. It sounded good and our server recommended it. It wasn't good. It basically looked like a bunch of toppings sitting on saltine. Thin crust is fine, but this was brittle and almost crunchy. It should be crispy and chewy, but never crunchy like a cracker. The toppings werent good. The rance sauce was nasty, the chicken pieces were gristly and the bacon bits... well, I'm not sure it was even real bacon. I was told the tacos weren't good either. Extremely greasy, dripping with grease. There was enough grease to leave an orange puddle on the plate, which is ridiculous. Good staff, they were friendly enough and our server did their job well, but I thought the meal was underwhelming. If I pay $20 for a pizza and a soda I think it should be quality. This wasn't quality. I don't know much about Savanna, but there must be a better places to eat in that town. If not, I feel bad for anyone that lives there. read more

We decided to grab a pizza and figured Manny's would be as good a place as any... until it arrived and it was ORANGE. There was absolutely nothing on the menu that might have alerted us out-of-towners to this travesty. We were too horrified to question whether using cheddar(?) cheese is a thing out here, but it, combined with the catsupy sauce, made the $16 large pizza that we ordered truly inedible so we just left it with a tip. All three of us did give it an honest try, but we could not get past the flavors. The extremely thin crust was reminiscent of a communion wafer, and it was nicely cut into squares rather than pie slices. I suppose the onions and Canadian bacon were fine. It was a serve yourself joint where you order at a counter and get your own drinks and utensils. It was clean enough and the employees friendly though not terribly attentive. Other menu choices were tacos and salads which had to be better choices than this pizza. I'd recommend skipping this place. read more

Manny's Pizza - Who uses American(?) cheese on a pizza without warning the customer? This was inedible. We left it on the table just like this after a bite. - Pizza Near Me - Savanna, Illinois

I have been going to the Savanna location since I was little. But recently in the past few years, everytime my wife and I get a pizza, it is very greasy. The grease is very orange and floats on the surface and doesn't make it taste as good. Last time we were there, we got meat and cheese tacos and we asked for extra cheese and their was barely any cheese inside the tacos. The tacos drip grease as well. The cheese balls we ordered were squishy and very soft. I was expecting better. read more

We have been going to Manny's since the 70's and we LOVE IT!! We used to live in the area and enjoyed meeting friends and family there every week. However, we now live out of state and only get back to Savanna once a year. When we are there for a weekend, we go to Manny's at least 2 or 3 times. All of our friends and family who live out of the area make sure to go to Manny's when they return to town. The tacos are the best you can get EVER! I have tried to replicate them at home, but they're just not quite as good. Sure they're greasy..,...but they are wonderful! And, then there's the pizza.....very thin crust, not too much pizza sauce and the mixture of cheeses and whatever toppings you desire makes Manny's Pizza our all time favorite. It is the only pizza I will eat cold the next day. We always purchase a dozen frozen pizzas to take home. Regarding the service..........you know Manny's has been in business over 50 years....they must be doing something right!! Why would you change what has worked all of these years?? If you want special service, quiet ambiance, white tablecloths you should go elsewhere. I guess I understand some of the negative comments, but to each his own! This is a fun, family place with great food! Congratulations, Manny and Staff on 50 great years!!!!!!!! read more

I walked in at 10:36pm on Friday night and they refused to sell me any food. Sign on the door says they close at 11:00pm. I drove around town looking for a place to eat and was recommended Manny's. Too bad they don't really stay open as late as they say they do. I wont come back or recommend this place to anybody. read more

Food good and greasy. Kids bussing tables were really hustling. Took twenty minutes to get a single taco, and forty minutes to get our pizza. So don't go if you are in a hurry or already hungry. read more

Manny's Pizza - Sausage and pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Savanna, Illinois

Worst pizza I've had of any sort. I have no clue what's in the crust dough, but it's not normal for a pizza, and it's abominable. The cheese may have been from soy bean fed cows.. it's orange and terrible. The sauce is awful. I've had pizza there 4 times and felt ill a couple of times. I wouldn't have gone back after the first experience, but was with people that insisted we ate there on my other visits. Avoid it. read more

I love this place it's a must to stop by when I come visit. The tacos are fire ! This location is very clean and the employees are very friendly. I'll keep coming back and suggest to friends and family that come visit. I love your tacos ! read more

This place is amazing, but not just for the food! The staff here goes above and beyond! I live almost 2 hours from savanna and dropped some credit cards in their parking lot. They not only held onto them all weekend, but then mailed them to me first thing Monday. I'd recommend stopping here I anyone visiting or even just passing through. The hospitality and general kindness are enough to make it worth while! read more

I have to represent for my hometown--Savanna, Illinois. (Can I get a "What! What!"?) Anyone reading this review from out-of-town should keep in mind that this review was written by someone from the home team. Tourists may not agree. Manny's Pizza is a Savanna staple. When we were in high school, I remember all the kids on the basketball teams would each consume a large pizza--per person! No celebratory occasion passed without this tasty must-have being served en mass. And no one returns home for a visit without at least one visit to Manny's. (I'm pretty sure they revoke your hometown membership if you don't.) Manny's is super-thin crust, baked atop cornmeal, which sometimes sticks in chunks to the bottom of the crust for even more crunch. I'm telling ya, if you grew up with it, you'd love it, too! I'm not sure how they do it, but the cheese is actually covered in grease when they serve it to you. We would use napkins to soak it up, and then dive in, a slice in each fist. The sauce is totally simple--just tomato, nothing more. This is the kind of pizza that tastes best with just one of two toppings--like mushroom and olive. If you're cruising Savanna for a visit, you have to try the food of the locals. Hey, maybe you'll become addicted, too! read more

The pizza and "Mexican" food at Manny's are true small town creations, bursting with the flavors of the midwest: cheese, grease, and carbohydrates. It's true. The tacos are deep fried, and you'd best not watch the puddle of orange tinged grease as it pools on the paper towel in your taco basket, or you just might start to feel bad. The yellow cheese melts to become one with the beef filling. There is ice-berg lettuce and chopped tomato, and a "salsa" that you squirt on that also tastes mostly of tomato. This is an all-American, Midwestern taco at its best. The pizza comes in many varieties, but as a fellow home-town reviewer said, it's best to keep it simple--one or two toppings, mostly to add the flavors of salty or earthy to the crispy cracker crust, plain tomato sauce, and sheen of greasy cheese. Last time I was there we had three--sausage, green pepper and onion, and that was pushing it, but I hardly consider onion a topping anyway, so we were good. The new space is much larger than the old one, but they still use the painful system of taking names and then wandering around and yelling those names when your food is ready. Do yourself a favor and call ahead no matter what time you're going there. When you're in the mood for the grease, you don't want any extra time to reconsider what you're about to consume. They have other food, I guess, but for me its only the tacos and the pizza. read more

So sad to hear Sal and the gals & boys won't be making my favorite deep fried tacos and pizza for a bit. Manny's burnt down.... it's a guess, but I'm thinking it was grease oriented. I would make a pilgrimage to Savanna for Manny's Pizza (pepperoni and green olive), Tacos, and a few quarter games of "Copy Cat" about 4 times a year. Hope they are planning on rebuilding, and rebuilding quickly! read more

Pizza and mexican - who knew? Nice, newer building with a big bar area and a big restaurant area too. Not much on tap beyond your basics, and the menu said $8-9 for a drink (I wasn't clear if that's per pitcher, but I sure hope so). We had an order of nachos (forgot to supreme it, d'oh!), an order of bacon cheddar fries, a meat lovers, and a sausage pizza. The total bill with tip came to just under $50 which wasn't too bad. The nachos were just chips out of a bag with some vending cheese (expected). The bacon cheddar fries were smothered in cheese and real bacon bits with a not quite ranch / dill side. They were tasty, but considering the cheese probably better for a couple rather than friends. Both pizzas were really really greasy, a little burnt, and nothing to write home about. They did fill the belly, but were just absolutely forgettable. A sauce was included that looked a bit like salsa, but even in hefty amounts couldn't be tasted or felt (heat wise) on the pizza. The bathrooms were clean and nice, and there's a small 3-4 spot lot and street parking in front. I did like that the booths in the bar area comfortably sat 6. They almost squeaked out a 4th star since they were showing MotoGP on the TV, but I'm pretty sure it was a complete accident (leftover channel from college football the day before). The bartender was nice enough to set another TV to the race for us though. read more

What can I say?? When you have pizza and tacos on lock, you cannot go wrong! My Mom grew up near Savanna and we rarely get back to Illinois...but every time we do, we eat Manny's pizza!!! I told my husband the lore of this pizza, he was skeptical. Boy, was he pleased!! The sauce is the key..also the thin crust, the whole thing is perfection. I dream of this pizza. It's 7 hours away from me, sadly...but it keeps me in touch with my family! We tried the Mexican fare for the first time. It was delicious. The tortilla were perfect, fillings were flavorful and whatever the "salsa" is...omg! it's quite thin but super flavorful. Simply the Best. read more

I visit Northwest Illinois once ever year or two. My wife and I make one stop - EVERY visit - It is Manny's Pizza. We live in Southern California and NOBODY here offers pizza like Manny's. If you like thin pizza, we have found nothing better on earth - GREAT JOB Manny's. PS - The taco's are also about as good as it gets. Manny's knows what they do well and they stick to it. read more

Here on a late Saturday afternoon. Large event space, restaurant and bar. Newbies could get lost here. We found our way to the order counter which has a short selection of pizzas and Mexican grub. Our food was about what would be expected from a restaurant offering Pizza and Mexican grub on the same menu. read more

Mannys is so so good! But it is also very! greasy. If you can't handle grease, this isn't the place for you. But their tacos are to die for!

The Mexican food I had was very subpar. Surprised to think this there are actually more than one of these and are apparently successful. Really bland and uninspiring combo plate. We also had an entree salad - saying it was "very plain" is a compliment. read more

My sister and I stopped in for a bite, we went into the bar area where there were a few people, looked like all regulars.. we asked if we could just sit anywhere, no one even responded, bar tender (older guy) drinking along WITH the customers couldn't take a minute away from his party time to tell us that THEY DON'T SERVE YOU!!!!! What a waste of time to stop, after a long drive around... BETTER BE ABLE TO GET THE DRUNKS ATTENTION BEFORE YOU SIT! read more

People were nice. We ordered pizza. Sadly, the pizza sauce tasted like canned tomato soup. Mushrooms also out of a can. My husband felt sick after eating it. Lots of people were coming in. Maybe the locals are used to this pizza so it doesn't bother them or maybe it's the only pizza place in town. read more

Maybe if you don't have any tastebuds you'd think the tacos were good, but YUK .. they are disgustingly horrible!! Don't waste your money or your time. read more

This is the worst pizza ever. Nothing but grease dripping from it and cheese. I'm not sure why anyone goes there other than the seating. Avoid it at all costs! read more

I've been disappointed every time I've been to either Savanna or Freeport locations. I don't know why but for some odd reason I tried their frozen pizza tonight. I don't know how they can make a frozen pizza that bad. It sucks totally and I have a huge mess in the oven were this soggy piece of crap fell apart. Not how they screw it up but it sucks for sure. Save your money. read more

This is the place! If you are around this area of the world this is a place to stop. Unique food and cheep , cheap , cheep prices. And yes as all the reviews previously state the Pizza is greasy. But that is what makes it special! read more