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Pizzaboy

4.2 (226 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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Casual
Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating

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Tony O.

Even though I am a native North Sider, (Lakeview neighborhood), I've been a HUGE fan of Vito & Nick's on South Pulaski for DECADES.... Tonight, however, I was introduced to Pizzaboy... HOLY CRAP!!! 1: Jalapeño Poppers were on point. Not too oily on the inside, well seasoned and not drowning in grease on the outside. 2: Cherry Bombs??? YES, PLEASE!!! They were flavorful, NOT oily, and ...as the kids used to say...THE BOMB...the name fits. It was spectacular. 3: The Edison Park Deluxe...FANTASTIC!!! Although, I would liked the extra thin crust to be a bit more crispy...(maybe some more cornmeal underneath the dough in the oven?) but the ingredients were all top quality and it showed in the flavor. 4: Margherita: No idea...that was my wife's...but she said it was "VERY GOOD", and she is NOT easy to please. (after 31 years of marriage, I know that VERY well...and have mastered it...so for the Piza to earn VERY GOOD from her...BRAVO. Will DEFINITELY be back! I would've posted pics of the food, but I was hungry and dove right in...

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Junyu Z.

This place is awesome ! We ordered take out but wow the portion size is very generous and it's one of the places in the city where you can get Detroit style pizza ! We got the "Don" Detroit style and it was delicious with the hot honey! We added the red chilli pepper on top n it's was perfect and very nice dough ! Also the portions are huge so well worth the 30 dollars for 2-3 ppl! We also tried the wings n got the mango Haberno and portions are also gigantic as well! Well worth 13 bucks for 10 wings ! The house salad is a good pairing as well. We usually go to Pauli g for Detroit style pizza but this is gonna be one of new fav places to also go as well!

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Katie B.

I'm not sure what happened...we loved pizza boy and ordered from here all the time. The last few times have been so disappointing. We ordered delivery this past Friday and was told it would be 45minutes to an hour...an hour and 15 minutes later we called to see where our pizza was...we were told it's on the way...we got it finally, an hour and a half after we ordered it! This has happened often when we ordered delivery. The pizza had little to no flavor, and the cheese curds are not as good as they once were... I like to spend my $ on neighborhood restaurants, but I don't know if we can order from here again. The worst was ordering the cheese curds the other night and finding fried/breaded mushrooms mixed in. My children were not happy. My husband thought it was bad cheese until I looked closely and could smell the mushroom.... Just disappointed in the decline of food quality

Nazia C.

Pizza was okay. We just picked from the ready made slices available that day. My kids enjoyed their thin crust pizzas. I had a nonna's pie. It was very crispy and had hot honey drizzled. It's a very large space with good amount of seating. It looks like they also have a party room. The service was very good.

Jeremías C.

We went in for pizza by the slice. My daughters loved the thin crust. I had the Detroit style. I thought it was good not great. I would give it another try but I don't think I would get the Detroit style again. Service was good. And the restaurant was clean.

Tommy H.

Five stars all around. Amazing pizza, great service, and a neighborhood gem. Carlo is the man

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Aesha E.

I'm so glad we decided to order from here! I wasn't sure, to be honest. I don't think of Edison Park as a hotbed of great pizza, especially a place that seems like it's out to be hip and instaworthy, but that's my mistake. I wanted to try the Detroit style pizza, which I've only had once in Detroit and didn't know there were places around here that made it. We got the Sweetheat. Pineapple was a favorite pizza topping when I was little, but I haven't been as keen on it in many years; however, it worked really well on this pizza. I've never had banana peppers, but the ingredients of this pizza are a great combination. In the Detroit style version it comes with hot honey as well, but we decided to leave it out since honey isn't something I'm especially fond of and we wanted to keep the possible mess to a minimum. I'd be curious to try it sometime with the honey, though I doubt they sell it by the slice... perhaps if I order again I'll ask for the honey only on part of the pizza. We also ordered some appetizers, fried mushrooms and garlic knots. Neither were great. I think I misunderstood and thought the garlic knots had cheese in them. And the mushrooms aren't my thing but they unexpectedly came with a dusting of parmesan cheese, which my partner doesn't like, so we had to pick around that and only about half of it was eaten. Definitely would skip the garlic knots next time and possibly the mushrooms (or at least ask that they leave the garnish off). They delivered, which thrilled me since I didn't want to have to go pick it up, especially now that the time change has occurred and it gets dark at 2pm (I feel like it's time to hibernate once the sun goes down). The estimate I was given was almost two hours, which I was actually fine with since it was a Friday night and it wouldn't surprise me that they'd be busy, but it came within an hour so that was another happy surprise. If you're a pizza connoisseur or just want to try something new, Pizzaboy is worth your time.

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Bob K.

Great spot first time having the Italian beef pizza and celebrating a pope named from Chicago

Denise A.

PIZZA LOVERS BEWARE!!! The Detroit pizza which I was told they are famous for was horrible!! My pizza was burnt on the bottom and it tasted like burnt olive oil, they overcooked it so much that it wasn't even cheesy.It was dry. We paid extra money to have extra pepperoni. Put on the Pizza as you can clearly see, it was not there. The second pizza ordered was a vodka sauce pizza with sausage, roasted, red pepper and garlic. When you lift it up the cheese, you couldn't even find the vodka sauce on there, this pizza was extremely greasy! I called the establishment and asked if I could speak to a manager, the gentleman that got on the phone happened to be the owner. I tried to explain to him everything going on with the pizza, he offered to make us a new one. But at this point, why would we want another Pizza? When we had everybody that was here who had a couple pieces and weren't happy with it. My son at this point was very upset. Because we spent $73 for these 2 pizzas. We asked the gentleman if we could just get some money credited back to our card Since it was a failure. My son was in the background, talking about how he had detroit style pizza from jets, and it was ten times better. The owner I guess was upset by hearing this because he ended up hanging up on me. I think this was a very unprofessional manner.And attitude that this gentleman had with me.Stating and being an owner! His excuse for the pizza being that way is that he didn't make it because he had to run out and make some pizza deliveries. Well I suggest if you're gonna leave other people in the kitchen to cook your pizzas that they should know how to cook a pizza!! Save your money people!!

Pizza by the slice-- Excellent flavor and crunchy fresh crust is to die for!
Gina K.

We needed to grab a bite before going to Firewater to see a music act. We loved the fast service and the flash heating of the pizza by the slice. (Mmm!) Good value for the money--if you are a bit grease averse, dab this pizza with a few napkins. But good either way. We enjoyed the crunchy crust and great toppings and cheese! Counter service was attentive-- you can eat in or take out. Try it and you won't be dissatisfied. Trust me!

Cheese slice
Marc M.

Dropped by for some thin crust slices and couldn't have been more surprised by the quality. Nice crunch, saltiness, good chew from the cheese. The thin crust is a must and the only thing I would be returning for. The deep dish I found to be too heavy and you're just eating the bread. Garlic knots had good flavor, but once again, too much bread. Stick with the thin crust and you'll be rewarded with the perfect ratio of crust to topping and a satisfying crunch.

Buffalo Pizza was amazing!
Crystal P.

My daughter and I are HUGE fans of Smothered! We had to stop and eat at Pizzaboy when we were visiting Chicago on 3/4/25. The pizza was delicious and the garlic knots were amazing. Carlo came out and said hi. We were speechless and so excited to meet him. The entire experience was so much fun. We were smothered at Pizzaboy.

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Awesome pizza, great beef and meatball sandwiches. Great staff and the owner is awesome. I wanna try everything on the menu.

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Try the Detroit style here, it's their best! Friendly staff the always can crack a smile on my face when I pick up my order

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Love the atmosphere and the pizza! Friendly employees and I love supporting family owned local businesses over chains any day!

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food, service, ambiance and entire everything is beyond amazing. favorite pizza joint ever

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Great pizza. I would say best in the area. Creative dishes/pizzas. You won't be disappointed!

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Really good, great garlic knots. The place is cute and the staff is friendly. Love it

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This is literally the best pizza I have EVER had! Detroit style is absolutely the way to go - crispy, cheesy perfection!

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Two months ago we ordered the Edison Park Special. It was delicious and fresh! All the flavors go together and we will get this again!

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Pizza restaurant in portage park?

It's in Edison park, another NW Chicago neighborhood

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