The pizza is good, I always get a classic pepperoni and my only complaint is That the breadsticks are unimpressive and boring and could use some flavor but aside from that, great choice for pizza in the area read more

Best pizza in Kankakee! Always good quality and quick service. I like the mighty meat pizza the best. read more

Monical's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Kankakee, Illinois

This chains seems to be the only place we visit as we drive to and from Champaign to visit our son in college. Regardless of the location, the set up seems the same. Entry way and walk up counter to order, seats to wait to take out or sit in the restaurant and they bring the food to you. I have never ordered the pizza myself as I'm lactose intolerant. My wife loves the pizza. I've had the wings and breadsticks. I think at one time I may even have had a slice. It's decent pizza for a rest stop. The restaurants are homey and are a lot nicer than the fast food options along the way. This location is listed to get off the highway at a certain exit. It is the wrong one as it's the long way to the restaurant. Lots of weird turns and alley-like roads to get here. Though, of all the locations we've stopped at, the Kankakee location was the nicest. It's a good place to stop on the way somewhere else and in case you live nearby, it's a decent place to grab a slice, eat some decent wings, and have a nice, casual meal. read more

I like this pizza when I'm wanting to splurge on pizza but don't want to completely ruin my diet. The thin crust is perfect and it's not loaded with cheese. read more

Ordered delivery while visiting my Aunt in Kankakee and the pizza was delicious!!! I was surprised that pizza was delivered in a paper bag but it didn't matter because it was perfect!!! read more

Love that thin crust pizza! If they let it char a little, it would be perfect. The service is okay. Our server kept saying, "I'll be right back" everytime she passed our table, but took a long time actually getting to us. It's okay, though, we don't come for the service. The Italian Special is our favorite. The Family Pleaser is a great deal if you have a family. read more

I'm a slaaaaave for you, Monicals Pizza. I can't deny it. I'm not trying to hide it, baby. It's been almost a year and a half since I professed my Yelp love for Monicals. Proud to say that nothing's changed. This isn't for those people out there that want to sit around and talk about how you must eat deep dish when you live in/near Chicago. Oh no no no. This is for a different type of people. This is for the people that have an utmost respect and appreciation for a good thin crust pizza. I can never get enough of their Family Pleaser. Salad, a 2 liter and a medium pizza. It's the perfect amount of food and oh so good. (You can also find coupons on their Facebook page, in your mail if you're local or on their website.) Us locals will recommend that you get some of the sweet red salad dressing and the creamy italian dressing and mix them. That's how us Kankakeeans roll. Did I mention I love their thin-crust pizza? It is sooooooooooo gooooooood. They put some kind of Italian spices on top of it to make it unique to only Monicals. I get lots of different toppings but tonight it was pepperoni and green olives. It was delicious as always. Jeff S said in best back in '07: You are the family pleaser, Monicals. read more

Actually not at all bad for a Chicago area pizza place that doesn't serve deep dish. We brought a large group here and they pulled us up enough tables and chairs for the full group. We had excellent attention from Brittany the entire time, who checked up on all of our food and drinks. I had the thin crust small, and it was the right size for lunch. The crust is super thin and crispy without being burnt, and in fact the pie was cooked perfectly. I was kept plied with half-sweet half-unsweet tea with no ice - very few waitstaff remember the no ice part or even get the half and half consistent each time, let alone when there's a group of over a dozen people. Again, kudos to Brittany! This turned out to be a great place to bring a group for lunch. read more

Always have had great service in person and delivery. Pizza came hot and fresh and almost 15 minutes prior to the estimated wait time. Driver was friendly and nice. Never disappointed. read more

Monical's yummy thin crust pizza. I crave thee. Soft chewy breadsticks. SWEET-N-TART dressing. You are the family pleaser. read more

This place did me so wrong they gave me wings that was the same size as a quarter. I'm not lying and they had no sauce on them they was suppose to be hot wings. And they nasty. The pizza was supposed to be pie cut and they squat cut it. It was nasty and I said extra sauce they didn't put extra sauce or extra sausage like I said. 35 bucks down the drain. So pissed read more

Monical's Pizza - Actual slices they smaller that a penny - Pizza Near Me - Kankakee, Illinois

I recently went to this location with my girlfriend and her mom, only because the other location was so crowded. I'm not a big thin crust fan, but it's pizza so I always have an open mind about it. Chicago is famous for their pizza, and I can only assume the reason this place is successful and is a chain is because of little kids and budget meals. When we were seated in a booth, the seats had lettuce on them, no doubt from a hurried cleaning job as busy as it was. The waitress was nice enough, but our dinnerware and plates had to be exchanged because there was food on them. We got the 'Family Pleaser' which is apparently the 'thing' to get. There was hardly anything pleasing about it. The salad was a translucent assortment of "lettuce". Their special sauce was nothing more than French dressing that was too sweet for my taste. Finally the pizza arrived. Really I was most impressed by the pizza. It was thin (meh) but the toppings and sauce combined to make a pizza that for this thin crust hater was really quite good. Overall the experience was mediocre at best. Next time, if they have delivery or carryout I'd much prefer that. For the price and nostalgia (if Monical's was what you grew up with) this place is alright. But for the average guest they'll find quality and service definitely lacking. read more

Kankakee Monical's...put some sauce on the pizza please! Head over to Bourbonnais, taste theirs, then try to copy it. I hate to drive 15 minutes farther for good pizza. Been repeatedly disappointed in K3. read more

This is my absolute favorite pizza! I moved out of the area and I have been dreaming of this pizza. If only they would open some locations Chicago, they would have a huge following of Peoria, Kankakee, & Champaign transplants. This pizza is ultra thin, crispy with a spicy sauce. Since I grew up in Chicago and only lived in Kankakee area for 10 years, I didn't grow up putting Sweet-N-Tart dressing on the pizza. It's not my thing. I have 2 favorite pizzas here, either a sausage pizza or their Happy Heart pizza. Whenever I would have the Happy Heart pizza delivered, the driver would always comment how good it smelled! read more

I've rarely ever had a bad experience at this location, and any messed up orders I've ever had they were also quick to make it right. The inside is clean and wait staff are always a delight! My favorite pizza option in town! My entire family are whores for Monical's French dressing. read more

I love you, Monical's! Like Justin said, put the red salad dressing on the pizza. It's almost mandatory. I just bought another bottle of the stuff to bring back to the city. The breadsticks and salad are yummy, too. I grew up on Monical's and now have to eat it almost every time I go back home. But only with the sweet red salad dressing on the side. read more

Will you be following suit with Dominos pizza? I seen dominos are looking out for their drivers by cutting delivery hours for wensday and thursday. read more

Great pizza chain! I have been here when going through town on work, and definitely think this location is my favorite. Katy and the rest of the staff are always nice and friendly. I love their pan pizzas and cheese sticks. Would definitely recommend! read more

I think you had to have grown up around one of these to actually like it as an adult. I give it 2 stars because kids do like it. The pizza is terribly juvenile tasting, and the toppings are rarely cooked properly. The crust is comparable to a generic brand frozen pizza. However, staff has always been friendly and there are always tons of coupons so it's OK to take the kids for dinner....just not if you want pizza. read more

I don't know what the big fuss about this pizza. I got a "pick up" for a large one recently and my boyfriend thought it was delicious and I thought it was terrible. Paper thin crust, (which is fine) barely any sauce and lightly cheesed. Once again it tasted like cardboard to me. It must have cost them less than 50 whole cents to make it, but cost us $20. To each their own, but never again for me when there of plenty of great tasting pizzas for the same money in this area. read more

I ordered the meat balls ,wings and personal pizza for my partner and I being that we are over the road they conveniently delivered fast and friendly to the loves with no problem... the wings weren't cooked as hard as i would have liked but the food was still great read more

I was working in the area and hungry and this was the place near me. I had the thin vegetarian pizza and it was ok nothing to rave about. I'm from Chicago "Pizza Capital" so of course I'm judging what I just ate based on my pizza experiences in the Windy City. One thing good I can say is that the people are nice and friendly and the crust is thin to a perfection. I think the sauce need some major work and they should add more cheese. My opinion. read more

One of my favorite pizzas. I always get one when I'm home. Now I am a local, so yes I have acquired the taste for it since I was a child. Still, I think most would agree it is a one of a kind pizza. read more

love us some monicals pizza! we strolled in here a little before they closed they were cool about it though. we didnt feel bad cause a family of 5 larrrrrge humans strolled in after us. mmmm ranch pizza and mmmm breadsticks with all 3 dipping sauces. dip the regular pizza (not ranch) in the red french sauce for a tasty zing read more

A good family friendly place. It is good for small groups of probably 16 or less. Friendly and fast service with great food. When there are events in town you can bet that this place will be packed, so plan accordingly! read more

It's marginal pizza and the pasta dishes are cheap imitations of the originals. Not inexpensive either. The pizza often has a "burnt" taste because of the cornmeal that is applied to the bottom of the crust. Maybe that's why everyone in this po-dunk town loves to put the french dressing on the pizza? read more

Greasy thin crust pizza. Nothing more, nothing less. The only people that like this pizza are those that grew up in this area eating it as kids. I'd much rather have pizza from one of the other joints in this town. read more

Of all the 100's of pizzas I've tried, Monicals is top 10. They make the thin crust that never gets in the way of the toppings and compliments the pallet by providing a texture and crispness in every bite. Sad they let the old Bradley location go, as it was the very best atmosphere. This one's a little bland...need more room dividers and stuff to do and see to make it a top destination in Kankakee. Adding WiFi wouldn't hurt either. Oh, and desserts, too. read more

So fast! Visiting my daughter and she recommended them for dinner. The order was placed by phone easily, the girl on the end was super efficient. Pizza arrived correct and so quick it was "freaky fast". Very good pizza and the driver was very nice, friendly, and delivered with a smile. I would order from them all the time if I lived here. read more

Never had a bad experience with the service or anything. Staff is friendly. My issue is with the pizza, just not my style. This place has a predominantly local following i.e. you only really like this food if you grew up on it. I'm a Chicago transplant so I prefer the deep dish or stuffed style of pizza. Monicals is ultra thin which can be OK if flavorful, but the sauce is lackluster and sparing, the cheese is greasy, and the crust too thin to possess any discernible flavor. It basically reminds me of what a Tombstone pizza would be if ate fresh and never fozen. A telltale sign of the pizza's shortcomings: everyone raves how good it is when topped with french dressing... A truly good pizza would not need such an outlandish addition to give it good flavor. The dressing itself is very good , but that's like saying you don't like a places chili, but they have an excellent butternut squash puree that they put on it. Whoop-dee-doo and just as mismatched. read more

Unremarkable, but okay pizza. Crust was thin and crispy (which I like), but the taste seemed rather bland. Perhaps it was the sauce, of which there wasn't very much, or the blend of cheeses? Definitely a family restaurant, with lots of kids. Friendly and attentive staff, fairly nice decor. read more

I agree the pizza tastes better with either dressing drizzled on top. I also understand the sentimental value of after high school football game outings etc. But can't you see? This is the crux of the problem. Fair people of Kankakee, I beseech you, scale the imaginary walls that imprison your perception of quality pizza. You don't have to go far, Sammy's, Aurelio's. But you can if you want to, Lou Malnati's, Gino's, Due's etc. Be honest, it's ok. Monical's doesn't fair well in comparison. Not as tasty and kind of pricey for what you get. It's ok to slop that dressing on it to somehow infuse flavor into it. I get it. Lets call it something else besides pizza then and I'm on your team. I ordered carry out once and halfway into my eighth piece I realized that the cheese melted to the cardboard container. I assure you with enough dressing you can't tell the difference. Unfortunately for me my kids love it. Service is ok blah blah blah. read more

why is this pizza soooo good? the thin crust is crisppity cunchily perfect!!! SO GOOD! eat it with the jummy red french dressing mmmmm.... the salad is good when u mix the white italian and french dressing together. read more

Expensive! This pizza isn't all that spectacular. Thin crust and tastes great, but holy crap did they up the price. One thing, as others have mentioned, that I highly recommend is their red dressing! read more