Food / Drink The Official 🍕 Review Thread

[Huggerorange73]

Where did you live back then?

Cumberland and Lawrence

 

[cdh027]

Cumberland and Lawrence

I lived off of Lawrence and River Road.

 

[Shawn1112]

Cumberland and Lawrence

So walking distance to Al's

 

[Huggerorange73]

I lived off of Lawrence and River Road.

Know all the lunch spots in that area!

 

[Huggerorange73]

So walking distance to Al's

Yes sir!

 

[Shawn1112]

Know all the lunch spots in that area!

Frannies for lunch, end the conversation lol

 

[Huggerorange73]

Frannies for lunch, end the conversation lol

You know that area well I see!

 

[Shawn1112]

You know that area well I see!

What’s that club that use to be over there? Wasn’t called Rog’s or something like that? I may have frequented that place here and there

 

[Huggerorange73]

What’s that club that use to be over there? Wasn’t called Rog’s or something like that? I may have frequented that place here and there

It's been through several owners, but I think it's still Rog's currently

 

[cdh027]

What’s that club that use to be over there? Wasn’t called Rog’s or something like that? I may have frequented that place here and there

Yep, Rog's turtle inn. Got wasted there many times. I think they dropped the "turtle inn" way back in the day.

 

[camarothatcould]

Turtle inn sounds kinda....

 

[cdh027]

Turtle inn sounds kinda....

I think they originally opened in the 1940's so it might not have been gay back then.

 

[NOMIEZVR4]

May try out al's..wife wants some pizza tonight

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Went to a small local chain (Walter’s 303 pizza) today with my daughter. They consider this deep dish but really it’s like a double crust with a fuck ton of cheese.

 

[Sprayin]

We have a place out here in MI that did the same. Called it Chicago Deep Dish and it was like Pizza Hut Stuffed crust consistency. Trash.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

This is good, just not deep dish. There’s sauce under the cheese as well.

 

[Sprayin]

Both above and below? I'm a HUGE fan of sauce, and I feel like that would be too much.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

You’re such a pessimistic fuck

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Yup. Standard NYC crap. That's why they can charge $0.99 for it.

Amazingly, they were able to sell it for $0.99 for 20 years. But it's now $1.50. So even more over priced.

 

[Lead Pipe]

 

[Pressure Ratio]

I saw a few places he hit in the area where he complained about how they aren't open all day. Like some he complained they were open for lunch, then close from 2-4, then aren't open until 3 am or later. But most of the reviews were for taven style were 7.4-7.6 range. He was surprised to see so much New York style he found in Chicago. But hated most of them lol

 

[LikeABauce302]

My issue is how early some of the local pizza places close. Gianorio's in Lombard is my usual go to, but they close at 8 pm, even on weekends. They stop taking orders around 7:30 and close at 8 PM sharp.

Post COVID, it's harder to find late night food spots.

 

[Lead Pipe]

I saw a few places he hit in the area where he complained about how they aren't open all day. Like some he complained they were open for lunch, then close from 2-4, then aren't open until 3 am or later. But most of the reviews were for taven style were 7.4-7.6 range. He was surprised to see so much New York style he found in Chicago. But hated most of them lol

He has such an east coast bias. NY pizza is so fucking generic. It all tastes the same and you can get it at Sbarro or Costco.

My issue is how early some of the local pizza places close. Gianorio's in Lombard is my usual go to, but they close at 8 pm, even on weekends. They stop taking orders around 7:30 and close at 8 PM sharp.

Post COVID, it's harder to find late night food spots.

I hate Gianorio's. I grew up in Villa Park and my parent's love it. It's such over rated meh pizza IMO. Mama Maria's and Dominick's are where it's at in the area IMO.

 

[LikeABauce302]

He has such an east coast bias. NY pizza is so fucking generic. It all tastes the same and you can get it at Sbarro or Costco.


I hate Gianorio's. I grew up in Villa Park and my parent's love it. It's such over rated meh pizza IMO. Mama Maria's and Dominick's are where it's at in the area IMO.

Gianorio's is pretty close to me, so I go there out of convenience. It reminds me of Palermo's in Oak Lawn, which is what I grew up on. The sauce isn't quite as sweet but the crust is similar.

I'm south of Roosevelt, near Yorktown Mall, so I generally don't feel like driving to St. Charles Rd to pick up a pizza.

 

[Lead Pipe]

Gianorio's is pretty close to me, so I go there out of convenience. It reminds me of Palermo's in Oak Lawn, which is what I grew up on. The sauce isn't quite as sweet but the crust is similar.

I'm south of Roosevelt, near Yorktown Mall, so I generally don't feel like driving to St. Charles Rd to pick up a pizza.

Makes sense, you are in a bit of a pizza black hole. There used to be a little pizza shack in DT Lombard that was awesome but they closed down years ago. Roundhead's is another old place that didn't make it. I was on Roosevelt in the building by Harbor Freight that was a cajun seafood place last I saw.