this place is deadass dogshit. pizza was so mid, service was the worst for ever had, manager was very inconsiderate, first 0/10 ive ever had at a restaurant. fuck ass restaurant read more

Stopped in last night for dinner... We went for just a basic sausage and cheese pizza and an order of cheese bread.... It was all fabulous. I do believe the pizza was the best I've had in forever! Thanks for the great meal read more

Pizza Cellar - sausage pizza - Pizza Near Me - Princeton, Illinois

Love this pizza and love the owners! John truly cares about every pizza he creates, and remembers exactly how you like it even if you haven't been in for awhile. Thanks John for the best pizza and service bar none!!! read more

Easily the best pizza in the area. No question. Easily the best pizza in the area. No question. read more

We have been loyal customers of the Pizza Cellar for years. When we order carry out, the food is great and we have no problems. But lately, when we dine in at the restaurant, we have had lots of issues. Firstly, when we arrive, it takes quite a long time for anyone to come to our table to even get our drinks. Then after we do order, on more than one occasion we have sat and waited an hour/hour and a half for our food. All we order is pasta and pizza, so definitely should not take that long. In the meantime, no one comes to refill drinks or check on us to let us know what's taking so long. Then, again on more than one occasion, our food has been cold or our order is wrong when we finally do get it. You'd think after over an hour, our food would be correct or at least hot. Lastly, our service hasn't been good. Our server is rude, not personable, and never comes to check on us after we get our food. We have to go up to the counter to tell them our food is wrong and also at the end to get our own boxes and check. Not impressed with dine in lately. Avoid it if you can and just get carry out! read more

Great pizza and great food. Sandwiches are top notch and have been going there ever since the 90's. Great people to deal with and they are always fast and friendly. read more

I'm so I'm between giving 3 or 2 stars, I'm deciding to go For 3!because the pizza is just so delicious. But the problem with some pizza is that there's simply not enough sauce on it Wich makes it kinda worse but it's still good. read more

Starving and wanted to stop for a spur of the moment dinner on our way back home and chose the Pizza Cellar. We haven't had such a bad experience in a while especially with something that should be as simple as pizza. Canned chicken and green peppers on the pizza with EXESSIVE amounts of cheese,"homemade" garlic bread that was soggy and tasteless, appetizers that were hard and had to have been frozen? And service was uncaring and hardly checked on us. Just left the pizza and got our check. read more

Why does a GF girl go to a glutenous pizza joint, you ask? Ugh, friends. Yes I have them! :) Anyways, I was totally down with the pizza place because I knew they'd have some sort of salad option for me. And to my (pleasant) surprise, they actually had a short list of available specialty salads. I chose the Diet Center Salad (UGH - Pizza Cellar, please change that name!! First of all, it makes no sense. Secondly, I was embarrassed to order it because I didn't want everyone to think I was on a diet. But I digress...), which was tasty and filled me up. Was it the best I've ever had? No. But it was satisfying and I was glad to be able to enjoy the company of friends whilst not being a royal pain in the ass in a small town with limited late night restaurant locations. It's set up like a sports bar, but it's lacking the feel of one. The roll-around leather chairs are pretty freaking sweet, but the rest is just blah. Also, the service was lacking. It was run by a bunch of kids who were just hanging around and watching TV. The server wasn't very knowledgeable of the menu items and didn't come around often. But if you're looking for a glutenous casual sports bar, this might just be the place for you! read more

While there are many pizza places in Princeton, what sets Pizza Cellar apart for me is the Italian beef. Try it as a pizza topping! Cable Car sandwiches are also excellent (Italian beef, cheese, bacon and thousand island dressing). Thin crust is usually on the greasier side, but pan and cheese bread are delicious! Also have a great selection of beer. read more

Me and my boyfriend like getting a medium sausage pizza and tacos and Italian beef and cheese sticks and root beer

Their pizza is good, the young girls who answer the phone are snotty and act like you are an inconvenience calling them to order. I'd rather spend my money and not be a bother elsewhere. read more

Service is not great. Appetizers aren't great either. Pizza was decent but the toppings were questionable. Overall I am not thrilled with his place and don't recommend it. read more

This pizza place was recommended by an acquaintance and all I can say is WOW!! Very good pizza and reasonable prices. Totally recommend it and will be eating there again! 5 star place for some good Chicago pizza in middle of Princeton, IL. read more

The pizza totally reminded me of a place I ate at growing up so my nostalgia may be in play here. The pizza was yummers and even though my counterpart Dragon broke a glass, the server was still super nice and helpful. Cheap beer also makes me smile (which is great because smiling is my favorite!). read more

I don't know where the hell the photos I uploaded are...I read an article that %20 of yelp reviews are fake. By god when I rip a business a new one, I don't think you people think it is fake. Anyhoo, this is a sports themed bar, with no actual bar to sit at. But they have as many craft beers and unusual drinks (no hard stuff) but you could drink canned margs here, which are pretty good. Just tables and booths, but on a Friday or Sat night it is a hopping little bar...without a bar. Our waitress was the wife of the owner. She and the cook were the only staff and they handled the early evening dinner rush with ease. I expected burned, crappy pizza. What I got was old fashioned pizza that was much better than expected. The cheese on the pizza made foot long gooey strings when we lifted each piece off the large pan and put it on our plate. It was greasy and stringy and that is a sign of a high quality real cheese. That is something I have not seen since I was a kid. The owner would only say the cheese was a, "blend" but would not reveal the secret. If she were not the owner I would have tipped the chef to learn the secret, but he held his tongue also a bit. The toppings were not sparse, but not overwhelming either. We got half cheese half pepperoni and the chef made it a point, as I asked, to charge us for one topping but put all of it on one half the pie. Each pepperoni site had two overlapping shingles of pepperoni. Kudos for not charging me full for one topping pizza and not putting half on. So my pepperoni side was pretty filled with pepperoni. But the whole pizza was really really cheesy. The crust was handmade and appropriately brown on the edges that made little delectable crunchies when the symphony of cheese was over. The slices held up well to all that cheese and the chef said it was because he put a little cornmeal on the bottom of the pizza. The hamburger my spouse had was on home made bread, which was chewy, with a good crumb, and about eight inches in an oblong shape. It was hearty and absolutely covered with meat, again in an eight inch oblong patty. Yum, I had her leftovers, which were beefy, cheesy delight. I watched the chef make some of these bread rolls and it was fascinating. We did not have deep dish pizza, but I suspect it would be really good. The sauce was really well balanced. I expect either too sweet or too much oregano or something, but it was really balanced and left me wanting a little on the side to dip the crunchy crusts into. We had a basket of onion rings, which was kind of on the expensive side, but really really good. Crisp batter, evenly coated and golden brown. Too bad they don't make them here. GFS has damn fine onion rings. For the price I would have liked this to be a basket that everyone could eat from, but it was larger than a side would be. It was just more expensive than a side of fries would be with an upcharge for onion rings. I saw they had fried mushrooms and thought to myself that they probably would be damn good. I have resolved to come back to this place despite having access to south sub chicago pizza that is pretty darn good. My guess is that they make more from beer and hard lemonade on Friday and Sat than pizza. In terms of pizza quality, I think they are up there with the Village Pizza in Tinley Park. This place is decorated with posters of sports and pennants from big ten collages. My alma matter, the University of Iowa was on the wall despite being deep in the middle of Illinois territory. Oh, and before I forget, I didn't give five stars because my ass was sore from the shitty, worn out chairs at the tables. read more

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Okay, so it isn't at all surprising that this gem of a place doesn't have any Yelp reviews. It is in the middle of America's farmland (and about 15 minutes from my grandparents' house). If you are ever in the area or passing along I-80, it is definitely worth the stop. Just about every trip to my grandparents house warrants a trip to this restaurant. It is probably the best pizza in the entire world. I like to base a pizza place by how good its cheese pizza is. If you can master cheese, then adding on other toppings is quite easy. It is hard to describe with words how great this pizza place is. I am actually going to my grandparents' house this weekend and looking forward to having a slice (or five)!! read more

A friend of mine took me and my Fiance to The Pizza Cellar and he claimed it is the best pizza around Princeton, IL. I have to say I agree. I ate the pizza the there we tried the thin and the pan style both were excellent, although I preferred the pan. About three days after we had the pizza I ended up having withdraw symptoms from it. Yes I am now an addict. read more

I live in this area and went back to this place only after staying away for many MANY years. And now I remember why. The pizza "snaps" in your mouth and isnt soft at all, AND THAT WAS PAN PIZZA. The sandwiches? I actually BANGED the sandwich off the table and people looked. ( one guy across from me actually looked and said "yep, mine too". The crust reminds you more of a kids cracker than real pizza dough. read more

This is the pizza all other pizza should be judged by. It is perfect, every time! I used to live in this town and it was a weekly treat for my family. Now EVERY time I go back my dad takes me there at least once, if not more often. The prices cant be beat, quick service and AMAZING pizza pie! read more

Average pizza at best. Too greasy & crust is always overdone. But it beats Pizza Hut, I guess.

Never tried this place until recently and we ordered the thin crust pizza and chose our toppings, the waitress lady said they are known for their thin crust pizza and it wasn't good at all..... we didn't get refills or anything. The pizza and the service just failed. I won't be going back. read more

One of the worst pizza places in town. Way to much garlic on pizza, and pizza is always burnt. Casey's is even better than this "pizza". People in princeton dont know what a true pizza should taste like. read more

Good pizza at a very affordable price. For me the best part of the pizza is the sauce. A very nice tomato-based sauce with a hint of sweetness to it. If I could I would order a side of sauce to dip the crust in. read more

Brian and I used to come here alot, but the last two times we were there we got the most terrible waitress. She isnt prompt, she doesn't ask how your meal is, every time I looked up she's on her phone, and not friendly. The place was completely empty this last time, nobody was even doing anything. Food was good, service sucks. Hope she enjoyed the $3 tip, I still think it was too much. read more

Best pizza in Princeton. Homemade crust, fine ingredients, and savory sauce. Small but decent beer selection, and fun atmosphere.

Excellent pizza!!! Good Prices!!! I can't say anymore except this is this place has been around for years and has the best pizza in central IL. read more

If you like spaghetti sauce on saltine crackers then you will like this. I however like pizza and this wasn't a very good pizza. 6 people told me this was the best pizza in town. I'm really questioning their opinion. Breadsticks were right out of the great value box from wal-mart and the "marinara" dipping sauce was bland and tasteless. Staff was friendly and attentive that's the reason for 2 stars. Still better Than pizza hut but not much. Definitely will not be going back!! read more

The pizza was ok, after it cooled and the cheese congealed it stayed on and the pizza was actually better, otherwise the toppings just came off the pizza. The bigger disappointment was the server. She was about as snotty as can be. We had 16 people in our group, she said we can spit up between tables and booths and said she couldn't put tables together for us. That was fine since the kids wanted a booth anyway. Then she came to get our order, we hadn't fully decided and while deciding she got upset tore up the order paper and said to call her back when we decided. Once we did order a large cheese & mushroom and a large cheese & sausage. When it came it was a large sausage and large pepperoni. When I told the server it was wrong she argued and said that's what I ordered. The other members in our group said they heard mushroom so she said she could have some mushrooms added to the top. When she brought the order slip/receipt that said MUSHROOM her attitude seemed a bit more apologetic and didn't end up changing for the pepperoni with mushrooms thrown on top, but in my opinion, that was too little too late read more

Great thin crust pizza! Even stays crisp for leftovers. One of the best pizza places I have eaten at.

I read these reviews, and wonder if we were all eating the same pizza. The pizza was over priced, not enough toppings, and greasy. I just moved to this area, and will not be ordering pizza from here again. read more

ugh! Worst food from Pizza Cellar:( My husband's tacos were greasy and soggy, left under the warming lights too long. I didn't get an au jus for my Italian beef and the bread was burned. All this after waiting 45 mins for our food. I call and let them know but the girl seemed like she didn't care. No offer to even make anything right. Pizza Cellar, you suck! read more

My all-time favorite thin crust pizza. The standard by which all others are judged. A perfect ratio of cheese, sauce, crust, and -- most importantly -- grease. The pizza here has one of the most distinct flavors I have ever come across in my many years of pizza-eating across this great nation. read more