Place is always a great idea for good pizza. It might be difficult to get thru the phone lines, because it is always busy, but definitely worth it. It is carry out only and they will gladly walk it out to your car when you show up. The pizza crust has a "soda pop" flavor to it that I do adore. I always get mine well done and it is perfect! I recommend the special, it's the best! read more

Joe's Italian Pizza - Joe's special- 16" sausage, mushrooms, green pepper and onion. Well done always! - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Great pizza. One of the top pies in Springfield. I am partial to their sauce and the crust is always crispy and easy to chew.

Our patient was craving pizza and really loves Joe's pizza, so we did curbside pickup on our way back to the hospital. When I was there a couple months back they were only offering curbside pickup from 4-9 Thursday-Sunday. We ordered a large with sausage, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. They still serve their to-go pizzas in a paper bag instead of a box. There are only a few places left in SPI that still do this. Sure makes clean up easier! We all enjoyed the pizza that had a great amount of cheese to crust to toppings ratio. read more

Joe's Italian Pizza - 12 inch pizza with sausage, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

My family has been customers of Joe's for 15+ years. It's always been a family favorite, but over the years their recipe has changed. The crust and layer of cheese are both thinner. I also think they use less toppings. Although, it is still good, it's definitely not the same as it was when they won our hearts and stomachs over years ago. I will note I don't think their prices have increased in years (at least not significantly) so they may have made other changes to keep up with inflation. I still love their pizza but miss the original recipe. read more

Great pizza, could use more sauce (a bit dry). Too bad you can't sit down and order anymore ... since pandemic.

All I can say is WOW horrific customer service. That old woman will run that business down to the ground. I order there every couple of weeks and today when I was trying to order it was continuously busy and then it said I was blocked. That's weird so I had my boyfriend try and he got the busy line non stop but no message saying he was blocked. So, he went to the store and tried to just order a Togo since he couldn't get through to anyone and the young kid took the order and said it was going to be an hour. I showed up an hour later to pick up the pizza and the old woman came out and said she didn't have the pizza that he placed because they don't do that it was only curbside ordering and we needed to call the number. I then explained that I couldn't get through to order and he tried but mine said it was blocked and then she had the AUdacity to say that they blocked me for a reason either I didn't pick up a pizza or someone was being an idiot. She had no clue why I was blocked, called me an idiot indirectly, did not care to resolve any issue and didn't know of an issue. I would say that if she was smart that she would have a separate line for people to call orders in and then have a separate line for people to call to pick up the pizzas curbside so that people can get through the lines without continually being busy and if she was smart she would not assume and she would know why someone was blocked if someone went to the extent of blocking someone. I am so appalled by her, such an awful person. I will let everyone know about this experience. I have never felt so attacked by nothing that was done wrong. read more

I cannot rate the pizza because I never got the pizza. I didn't even get to order. It's a Friday evening, a busy time for any pizza joint. I call and I get a busy signal. I call 12 more times over the course of 15-20 minutes and keep getting a busy signal. "OK," I thought, "I'll drive over there and give my order in person." It's still curbside service only, and in a cruel twist, it says "call when you arrive" or something like that. I tried. Busy ... again. A woman came out and I said "Ma'am, I think your phone might be off the hook." She said, "No, we're busy" without stopping for me to ask how long the wait may be or if I could place an order with her. I mean, I drove there to make this effort. Clearly I want to try your pizza. The next time she came out, I did ask about placing an order and she said I'd need to call. Then I asked if she knew an estimate on a wait. "No, I don't" then walked inside. So, I decided to do what anyone in this town does when they want good pizza, I called Gabatoni's. Guess what? They answered my first call. read more

This is an interesting review because my rating started out very high. When we arrived the service started out great and my side salad was delicious. As we waited for the main meal I need to mention there was not an open table in the place and only one waitress (always a bad sign)...as we had to walk up to the main counter to get refills. Again, this is not the end all to how I rate a restaurant, I understand being busy and short staffed, but more times than not this becomes a precursor to a bad experience. My fiancee ordered the Alfredo as her main dish and was overly pleased but the order of garlic bread she said was average as it was over buttered and under toasted. At this point though, I am still hoping to salvage the experience with the pride and joy of Joe's; the pizza! Unfortunately, the pizza was bland, undercooked on the bread, too few toppings and a general taste of forgetfulness. I obviously understand that because I order all my foods without cheese/dairy that certain meals require a bit of help from who I am eating with to be fair in my ratings. We ordered half the pizza with cheese and my fiancee said the exact same thing (cheese doesn't make the pizza in my opinion, although it can enhance), more accurately I believe solid sauce with fresh toppings and perfectly cooked crust is enough to spark a high review for any pizza; Joe's simply came up way short for both of us. read more

Joe's Italian Pizza - The Italiano Pizza - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Best pizza in Springfield. Fair prices for what you get. Love the lasagna and Italian beef.

Customer service is absolute garbage. Ok pizza but not enough to deal with that bullshit.

I have traveled the country for many years and in all that time, I've never forgot my home favorite of Joe's Pizza!! I've eaten there for 30 years and I can't ever remember coming in when there wasn't a wait out the door! I came in on a Saturday at 6:30pm and they had maybe three tables occupied. The salads were nothing but iceberg lettuce and two slices of tomato. The pizza sauce has lost its garlic flavor, the sauce does not reach the crust, the cheese is thinner, and there was maybe ten pieces of sausage and pepperoni across the whole pizza. Years ago, the sausage was thick! Even their crust seems drier and less flavorful. We called and the lady said without any concern, very matter of fact, "the pizza hasn't changed." I explained the Internet reviews disagree. Then we told her that maybe a little empathy would help, she blew us off. Never again! By the way, Giordanos in Chicago (thin crust) tastes like Joes used to! And you can order online for mail delivery. read more

Joe's Italian Pizza - Really?! Where's the ingredients? - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

The pizza is very good. Their customer service is lacking. They are abrupt and cranky. I do have to say they are enforcing COVID-19 procedures and they bring the pizza to your car, curbside only. Their sign in the window says: REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLE. No please. No thank you. And that's kind of how they are, just not friendly, on the verge of rude. Just don't feel like they care if you go there or not. read more

We placed a big order tonight, the food was delicious. The only mistake on the order was my own, I didn't order enough salads. I realized my mistake as I was picking up the order and they promptly made two more. Thank you for a scrumptious meal!!! read more

A real pizza joint. Old school and great. This is one of the best in Springfield. With they had a a XL size tho. The crust is always great and the cheese and sauce is great. read more

Best pizza in Springfield! I've been going there for thirty years and it's always delicious! Just the right thickness on the crust and the toppings are plentiful! Just remember they are closed on Monday! read more

Joes pizza is a family favorite. I love the thin crust ham and the lasagna! The Italian dressing is amazing!

I stopped in a few months ago and Joes service was better than the last couple of visits. An adult manning the cash register and keeping the cook on task with carry out orders. Things are looking up at Joe's Pizza read more

Hadn't eaten at Joe's in years because I did so when I worked evenings downtown. The inside has been updated and looks great. The food was ordered to go and as good as ever, I ordered 2 baked mostaccioli with meat sauce, 2 side salads, garlic bread and 2 brownies. Portion size was perfect, cheese was browned just right, salad crisp and oh the brownie, wish now I had purchased 4 instead of 2. Great job folks will be placing another order soon probably for the Italian Beef Sandwich. read more

Worst pizza I've ever had. I believe it is a frozen pizza heated up. Cheese had a very strange flavor and texture.

Joe's pizza is great, the girl that is always the server is also great, she has a lot of patience, especially dealing with mr. grumpy cat cashier dude (guy with bieber hair). Pizza is amazing, meat sauce for spaghetti, wow.. so good, heck, even the water is good. After carefully tasting the cheese on the pizza, I concluded that they're using a mixture of fresh and hard mozzarella. That thing is just too good.. maybe some provolone in there. Best pizza in springfield hands down. read more

Our family's favorite local pizza. Great crust, super cheesy - just know that it's closed on Mondays & tends to be busy - so call in your order early! Their other menu options are decent, but the pizza is the main attraction. read more

The pizza is pretty good and decent quality. The restaurant atmosphere is very plain and boring. It seems like every time I've ever called in an order the wait was at least an hour, and when I arrived, the pizza still wasn't ready. Not recommended. read more

Joey! I've missed you! Joe's has been around a long time and this is the cheesiest pizza you will ever find! The flavors are right on the hand tossed dough is perfect! Joe's gets pretty busy that's because of the great PIE"S! read more

Man, this pizza is KING. There's gotta be at least two pounds of cheese on each pizza. Sausage is nice and fresh. Sauce is droolworthy. It's so unreal. Best pizza in Springfield, hands down. Only sadface comes from no delivery. read more

Ok so the decor is something in need of a makeover but the pizza is outstandingly amazing! I had a small half Maui waui half Jeff's small pizza and two garlic breads. My ONLY complaint about this place is that I was the first person there, told my pizza would take 15 minutes but took almost 40. Other then that this place has to have 5 stars. I will be going back! read more

Joe's Italian Pizza - Bland place but amazing customer care and service. This place shows, don't judge before you try! - Italian Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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We have been coming here since I was a little kid. If all the pizza I've had around the world this is still one of my all time favorites.

My love of this pizza is well known to those in certain circles. My personal fav in this town where thin crust rules. Cant get in to Joes? Head over to Gabitonis. you'll thank me, You can get in to Joes?? Sit down and get ready. Let me lay it out for you. This place is bare bones. One TV in the corner and theres probably a Cub game on. No booze. Let me repeat . No booze. This isnt about you and your cool friends having craft beers and cracking wise about the other customers. talking about all the fantastic stuff you do on a regular basis. Let that go. Stop being a tool and try to get your head around this pizza. Order a large thin crust. Thin is only available in large and thats what you want. thin. If you can't handle the fact that you may have to take some home then hit the salad bar at Ruby Tuesdays. Large thin , I recommend the Joes special. Because , well it is special. There is enough cheese on there for two pizzas and its hard to stop eating it. It really is that good. great sausage , great sauce and lots o cheese.I've heard the other items on the menu are great too. Just can't bring myself to stray from that pizza.. Closed on Mondays. One more time.Great pizza read more

Hands down, the best pizza in town. Founded years ago by a charming Italian immigrant, and then loving tended for years by a wonderful couple who took over when the original owner returned to Italy. The couple retired, and turned Joe's over to the young man who had been manning the pizza oven for years and years. He has continued the tradition of authentic Italian pasta dishes and fantastic pizza. The crust is thin but not paper-thin, and a bit more doughy than cracker-crisp. It's kind of a nifty blend between crispy thin and doughy thick crusts. I also like that there is just a bit of sweetness to the dough. Fresh ingredients, and a lavish amount of cheese, all presented at a good price. Joe's is one of the best values in town, much appreciated by the family crowd. Dining in and you'll be met with a no-frills interior - it's about the food not the atmosphere! So why not 5 stars? It's the service. The attitude is predominantly indifferent; you'll rarely get a smile, a hello, or a thank you from anyone. The worst, though, is the wife of the new owner - surly and rude, this is not someone who should interact with customers in any fashion. I swear, she must have a nice big pitcher of pickle-juice tea back there somewhere, to be this sour all the time. The pizza however, makes up for the surly staff, and is not to be missed. read more

Been going here for years. Easy carry out, but can dine-in. Thin/thick crust pizza is good. Their pasta dishes are cheap and filling. One of the best meat-sauces I've had. read more

Still the best , had a Canadian bacon artichoke with banana peppers. Cooked perfect and on time.

I did not have the pizza. A friend had told me about the meatball sandwich. I have traveled a lot and am originally from Chicago. I have had some meatballs. I would give these 8.45-9.0. They were good . The decor is not much more than a snack bar. The price is the big news here. There is one place in town with meatballs that are a little better BUT at twice the price. WOW you can eat here and still have cash to go out at night. read more

The pizza is great! I would give it five stars but the service is horrible. The credit card machine rarely works, so bring cash. Plus they don't take credit over the phone cause the teenagers don't know how, lol. They take a two week break during the summer and it's the longest two weeks of the year! read more

We just went in on April 22nd, 2017. We also have been customers for over 30 years. Six of us came in for a sit down dinner. We ordered 2 large Cheese, Sausage, Mushroom pizzas. We were really disappointed how the pizza had changed. I had 4 slices, not one piece contained any sausage. The cheese was marginal. They used to load it up with cheese, mozarella,sausage and mushrooms. The only mushroom I saw was on my sisters piece. It was not crowded and there was hardly anyone in for pick up, like in the past. So we knew that were not super busy. I asked my father what he thought, who is 93 and he said...it's just not the same as it has been the last 30 years. We were all pretty disappointed. read more

My favorite slice of pizza anywhere. I make a point to pick up from Joes each time I'm back in Illinois. This place is heaven for cheese lovers. read more

Great pizza with a very good sauce and copious amounts of cheese. No frills interior with emphasis on high quality pizza.

I grew up eating this pizza and have been a fan my entire life. I've chased great pizza all over Chicago and this is still my favorite. I hear the pasta is great but I can't bring myself to order anything but the pizza. read more

It has become my quest to find the best pizza in Springfield. Joe's puts together a solid pie and probably has the best crust. It tastes fresh, is light, just the right balance of crisp and chewy and yeasty. The sauce was also good, but not as bright or tomatoey as Luca, which I like slightly better. I will definitely be back. A fun quirk, I ordered pickup and the pizza came in a bag, which made it seem more rustic and artisan. read more

They have gotten much better about giving an accurate time for your food being ready! And it is still delicious!

Have never been so disappointed in pizza. Had heard quite a lot of good things about their pizza. They could not have been more wrong. You can definitely tell that they buy some crappy pizza crust instead of making their own. Flour, water, salt, yeast and oil are all very cheap ingredients. They would save money and have a better product if they would make the change to fresh dough. The sauce, cheese and toppings are all irrelevant if they are put on cardboard. Will never return. read more

Joe's is the best pizza in town, according to me. The crust is crispy on the bottom, and soft on the top. The sauce is top quality, the sausage is unforgettable!! Honestly if you live in springfield and haven't tried Joes, shame on you. Nice local family owned, have kept their prices very low all these years. Definitely try a Joes pizza and get sausage on it, you will love it too! read more