We had a reservation at Pequod's this past Saturday, it was a gorgeous Chicago night, so traffic…read morewas awful (making us 5 minutes late, sorry), but Sean was very accommodating and nice to our group. We had a great time catching up with friends in a cozy corner booth upstairs. Service was great, appetizers were hot and delicious and the pizza, as always, was fantastic! I'd give it 10 stars if I could, thanks guys!

I did a lot of research before coming to Chicago and settled on Pequods. Made a reservation for a…read moreSaturday afternoon and glad I did because it was already busy I heard up to an hour wait. It doesn't look like much on the outside but inside it's pretty massive. Our server was great and we went with a classic sausage pizza which he recommended small for the two of us. It was definitely just the right amount unless you want leftovers. The pizza itself was delicious, what stood out to me was the sauce and the char on the edges which made it nice and crispy. I thought it was excellent! That being said, just understand it will take anywhere from 30-45 minutes for the pizza which from what I understand is normal for any of the pizza places. They also offer drinks and have a number of beers to select from as well as cocktails. We were very happy with Pequods!

I came to Chicago as a tourist and definitely wanted to try Chicago-style pizza. I didn't know much…read moreabout the different types of pizza or what to order, so I decided to visit the famous Lou Malnati's. There are several Lou Malnati's locations in Chicago, and I chose the one on N. Wells St. because they offer a personal-size pizza, which was perfect for me. The service was great. Grace was very kind, friendly, and helpful. Since I was a tourist and didn't know much about Chicago pizza, I really appreciated her help and guidance. The deep-dish Chicago pizza was absolutely delicious! I really enjoyed my experience here, and I'll definitely come back to this location the next time I visit Chicago

Booked a reservation and pre-ordered a large classic deep dish pizza for 7 pm, but we didn't…read moreactually get our pizza until 8:10, which wasn't a big deal to me personally but just putting that out there that you still might have to wait a bit if you pre-order. I didn't mind waiting because it gave me and my partner a chance to look over the menu more and ask our server for recs, to which he recommend the Lou Malnatis salad. This salad honestly blew my expectations and I can see why it's such a crowd favorite - the roasted salami bits and gorgonzola cheese provided a really nice savory contrast with the sweet vinaigrette they used. When it comes to the deep dish pizza however, I think deep dish style just isn't for me. You can taste all the ingredients (the cheese, tomato sauce and sausage) but they don't really come together in a cohesive manner. I had one bite and I didn't really feel compelled to take another after, it reminded me of my own home cooking when I would add too much tomato sauce and overcooked the cheese on a lasagna. I'm not saying deep dish pizza or Lou Malnatis is bad necessarily, the service was friendly and attentive, I just think a regular pizza is more my speed.

Even though I live in Chicago, this was a first time for me. Went on a Tuesday so the wait time was…read morenot bad , just about 10 min. Our waiter was amazing, explained the menu and made suggestions. The antipasto platter -small- was delicious and the porții is pretty big. Enough food for 3 people. The pizza pot pie was truly delicious . The place is small and feels very cozy. Would definitely return here . Parking is a bit tricky but you can always find a spot by the zoo.

I've visited this restaurant 4-5 times, with my first visit nearly 30 years ago. It was always a…read morevery unique and tasty experience. This was my first visit in approximately 20 years. We started with the Greek salad and flatbread, and they were just as delicious as I remembered. The salad is HUGE--I'll come back to that. For the table, I ordered the half-pound pot pie pizzas. You're given three options: sausage and mushroom, sausage without mushroom, or mushroom only. The first time I visited, I was brought there by a Muslim couple who didn't eat pork. Although I'm not Muslim, I also don't eat pork, and another person in our group doesn't eat mushrooms. We were able to find pot pie options that worked for everyone. I also remember the menus telling the interesting history of the area, including the connection to the Valentine's Day Massacre across the street. That history and character seem to have disappeared as well. When the pizza arrived, I honestly thought a frozen pizza would have tasted better. The sauce tasted like Ragu spaghetti sauce soup, with two nearly raw, completely UNSEASONED whole mushrooms floating in it. It was horrible. Because I don't eat pork, I needed an alternative for the meat. What I received were two DRY, OVERCOOKED, well-done, flavorless hockey pucks disguised as "meat patties" that I was expected to crumble into my pizza. Not one of the five people at our table liked their pizza. My brother, who has also visited this restaurant several times said the pot pie was not how he experienced in the past. At that point, a few of us agreed that we might come back for the salad and flatbread, but the pizza was a complete miss. Then things got worse! As we were getting carry-out containers to take home the remainder of our food--with hopes of somehow doctoring up the pizza in our kitchens--we divided up the leftover salad and flatbread. Our server gave us two condiment containers for the salad dressing. (There are two different dressings that you mix and drizzle over the salad.) We packed up our food, and there was enough salad and bread left for at least two more people. So we asked for additional containers for the dressing. That's when we were told there was a limit of TWO dressing containers per table. WHAT??!!! Even Italian Garden will give you as much dressing as you need without making you feel like you're being upsold to PURCHASE the dressing. At that point, all five of us agreed: the salad and flatbread were good, but they weren't good enough to make us want to return. The watery pizza soufflé and container policy, was a disappointment and turnoff. What I remembered as a unique, memorable Chicago dining experience now felt overrated and more like a tourist trap. It was $250 wasted. I'll also be sharing this experience on my social platforms as well. Honorable mention: The glasses slide around due to the unevenness of the tables (not the booths) and the condensation underneath the drinks. Spend money on the uneven light fixtures outside of your establishment and the rickety tables. Just a thought.

The word that comes to mind is MID. Nothing truly exciting about it. I ordered a personal deep…read moredish. It was decent. A little too salty, the sauce was tasteless, nothing savory about. Service is basically non existent. Someone takes your order and 45min to an hour later hopefully you'll get your food. I'm only writing this review because i haven't seen my waiter in 30 minutes. No offers for a refill on my drink. It's been 10-15 minutes since i finished my lil salty pizza and i can't pay my bill to leave to go get some better food. I can see why this place is not in the top 5 pizza places to visit in Chicago. Take my advice and try a place with better service at the very least. Also the lady just busted my table took my water and plate so now im just waiting here thirsty and annoyed. Maybe i should just walk out, not sure if anyone would notice. Screw i just called another waiter I'm out.

I am a NEW YORKER!!!!!! So this was a must for me. Paying $50 for pizza was insane but whatever lol…read moreThe deep dish was more tastier than the thin crust but still doesn't taste better than NYC pizza. I tried each pizza plain first then added garlic powder, black pepper, red peppers and that made me like it more. My waitress suggested trying the ranch and sweet hot chilli sauce because that's how some Chicago locals eat it. Nooooo for the ranch lol . Yessssssss for the sweet hot chilli sauce. For $50 I was disappointed but for the experience it was good Overall, location is in an amazing place, a block from the Millennium Park, clean and seeing water fall while you eat was amazing.

Wow - this is Chicago tavern pizza at its finest…read more Very nice ambiance, had a 30+ min wait around 8pm on a Thursday. We were waited by Bill - who gave great recommendations and provided great customer experience the entire time! 10/10 from him. The focaccia + burrata combo was incredible - I typically don't opt for bread + pizza, although this was so worth it. The focaccia was perfectly crispy yet so soft, and pairing burrata on top gave it that creamy/cold combo that was perfect. The pizza was very elevated - good simple ingredients with an incredible crunch. Extremely paper thin. Highly recommend to come here!

Finally finally FINALLY!!!! I got here and tried the pizza! This has been on my Chicago food bucket…read morelist ever since it opened. We ended up doing a walk-in on a Sunday night and showed up at 8 PM one hour before close. This worked out for us because we got a really good seat after only waiting for 20 minutes. Service is good and timely- the hostess was super kind and helpful. We started with some cocktails- a Negroni & a spritz (both were good & pretty strong). Then we split the Caesar salad and a pizza with half sausage/olive and mushroom/onion. Yeah, the pizza did blow me away- the crust is perfectly crunchy and so so thin. I wouldn't even describe it as traditional tavern style pizza because I think it's a really crunchy crust- but it's definitely wayyyyy better than Dimi Dimi (that's the most comparable crust imo). The sauce has a slight spice to it, and the whole pizza just feels very layered in terms of flavorful profile. The sausage was also spicy but very good and I absolutely loved the mushroom and onion duo. Sometimes when you go to a certain pizza places, it doesn't feel worth it, but all the ingredients felt elevated here and the pizza had an elevated taste. The Caesar salad had a nice light dressing and a ton of cheese. I wish that the lettuce had a bit more of a crunch to it, but they seemed to use butter lettuce. The inside feels like a classic Italian joint, but it's very small and simple Overall, so glad that I finally went and although it's not a place that I would go regularly because I live far, I would definitely come back!

Another great experience at Michael's. No Bears game so no wait on Sunday. They also had a pretty…read moredecent gluten free pizza for my celiac friend - no cross contamination. This time we subbed the mushrooms for basil on the special pizza and it was still really good - also got a 14in this time. The cheesy garlic bread was pretty good and very cheesy, 6 little pieces and the pizza sauce is a must.

I'm surprised it took me this long to try out Michael's. I ordered a Taven style pepperoni and…read moreanother with sausage. The pizza was ready before the promised pick up time and the staff here was great. The pizza was amazing. The crust was perfect and it had just the right amount of sauce and cheese. The sausage that they use tasted great as well you also get a decent amount of ingredients on both pizzas. I can definitely see myself returning.

so yum and pretty view we had great pizza and salad! the staff was really nice too, definitely…read morestop by and see the river!!

My old buddies and I stopped here for a quick nosh after our river tour. My last name is the same…read moreas the name of the place. When I saw the high score on the ratings I was happy to try a slice. We got a whole pie with all the meats. The crust is perfection. Crunchy thin crust pizza is the dream and they achieve it here. The service was friendly and efficient. The outdoors ambiance was perfect on a beautiful afternoon. The pie came quickly and looked and smelled delicious. I think you will like this pizza.

Kari's Rating 9.25/10…read more TLDR: -2 types of pizza, tavern = thin, Artisan = doughy -Opens at 4pm-Can have a line when opening! -One of my personal favorites for pizza in River North! Came with a friend for dinner around 4 PM and man was it crowded as soon as those doors opened. It had been my first time there and I'm more of a lover of pizza that has a little bit of dough, so we started off with the crispy calamari appetizer, and then went straight in with the artisan style vodka, pizza while adding Italian sausage. Calamari was pretty good, it was lately battered, and not very oily which I appreciated. It came with a lemon as well as some kind of mayo, dipping sauce. It was very delicious and light and came out relatively quickly after ordering. I was trying to see room as the pizza was the absolute star of the show-The cheese came almost the ends of the perfect puffy and doughy crust. Although, the middle of the pizza was thinner than the artesian, puffy crust, yet you could taste everything when you took a first bite. The combination of cheese, sauce, banana peppers, and the Italian sausage was incredible. Now, normally I would think vodka anything would be a little heavier, but it actually was a perfect light bite pizza. We seated in the secondary dining room and it had a very interesting layout, but it was very trendy and modernly decorated. I can't believe how packed it got considering we went in on a Monday. We left around 6:30 and the place was almost fully packed, including their first entrance seating. I fake to the bathroom as I was paying the check, and it was interesting considering the bathrooms were only one stall per gender, which is very unlike River North considering the bathrooms, usually take up a significant portion of the restaurant layout-but who knows, maybe they didn't have the space? We finished off our early lunch with a tiramisu and it didn't come out traditionally looking like a tiramisu, considering it came in a bowl almost as a pudding. It was coated in a dusting of cocoa and chocolate crispy rice balls, but was surprisingly not very coffee flavored. I don't personally like the strong coffee taste into tiramisu-and I found it absolutely delightful, although I would consider it more of a vanilla tiramisu than a traditional. Overall, a very positive experience, the servers were relatively attentive, the prices were moderate for pizza in River North, appetizers and dessert was relatively good as far as pizza goes in Chicago and I look forward to returning sooner than later!!

Love the vibe here. Modern and warm pizza spot in Chicago…read more Service was nice and friendly. Food was absolutely delicious and shareable. We ordered two savers style pizzas for a group of three. This is a place that certainly merits the appreciation for the space. I heard there's a speakeasy?

Service was fantastic! Everyone was so nice and had a smile. The food was beyond goodread more

Wow... I hate to "let the cat our of the bag" on a place you want to keep secret, but Zazas is…read moreLEGIT. Chicago is really lacking in NY style pizza and Zazas does a great job. A little thick in the crust, but the execution is great, so I can't fault them.

Excellent service. Bar seating…read moreTable seating. 3 TV where they show sports. They showrd world cup games. Monday - $1 chicken wings. The wings are double fried but the meat stays moist. Big bang buffalo- standard buffalo. Can't go wrong. Hot honey- pretty good, honey flavor, some sweetness Garlic galaxy glaze- this is really good if you like garlic flavor. I would get this again. Bayou in the sky- super super good. I would get this again. Hint of spice, hint of sweet. Carolina bbq- tasted like straight deli mustard. I would pass. The pizza, even though they advertise Detroit Style pizza, their take is more like Focaccia style pizza. They provide nice crunch, not enough sauce. Pretty airy dough. Drooling mushroom- they offer lots of mushrooms on top but the rest of the pizza was not too great. Next time, I would get Ham Radio- pepperoni, bacon, sausage, got and sweet pepper.

Absolutely amazing experience from start to finish. To start…read moreoff our server, Eli was so nice so knowledgeable helping us run through the menu He took incredible care of us throughout the night! That's at the tone for what became unforgettable night. Had the space debri salad which is basically a Greek salad with potatoes and I think in Italian vinaigrette Soooooooooooo for it!!! So delicious After getting it, my buddy had to get one too haha One of us had the moonwalk cheese, we go out for a lot of pizza together, and he said it was he thought his favorite of anywhere. Another one of our crew got the pepperoni pile up loved. And I got the sweet and salty space candy pizza With bacon, pineapple, pickled red onion, goat cheese, sambal. Genius, the goat cheese, instead of ricotta was the move for this pizza! All the flavors worked in perfect harmony.Nothing short of amazing. Cozy spot, super cool atmosphere, couple of old school arcade games like ninja Turtles let's goooo We had so much fun. The drinks were absolutely excellent as well. Oh my God cannot forget this drink program. Galactic gift basket and Jedi mind trick sooo fire. Speaking of perfect harmony, everything at sharpies coexist in a lovely harmony from the all the staff, to the vibe/ambiance and absolutely killer pizza and food. WILL BE BACK! Check em out! If ya know ya know