If you want to feel like you're invisible, then The Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is the place for you. To place your order, simply speak loudly when your server power walks past your table. It's best to wait 20 to 25 minutes before you try and make first contact as you don't was to scare the understaffed wait staff. If you plan on drinking beer, I would consider bringing your own beer and pounding it in the parking lot. The pizza was pretty good, but the smaller than expected and overpriced. read more

Thai pizza, onion rings that didn't just have a fat chunk of onion with batter falling apart, just a light onion flavor with truly bonded breading that complemented the onion without tasting like it was used to cook the fries and some hush puppies first, beer cheese, craft beer... these are just a few of the things I tried while here and they were all delicious. The service was epic. The atmosphere, cool but laid back and not pretentious. For a casual place to really hang out with a crowd you adore, this is definitely a must visit. read more

The Chicago Crust pizza was good.. reminded me a little of pizza but deep dish, I would come back mainly because the drinks where very good and inexpensive and our waiter was very nice read more

My friend told me this place was pretty good so I decided to try it. I'm from Las Vegas and like to try different/local places when I travel. I gotta say this place was on point. The beer selection is great and their pizza is great as well. Highly recommended! read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - My individual pizza. Pepperoni, mushrooms, and peppers. Super good! - Pizza Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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The food here was tasty! We started off with fried pickles. These were some battered suckers. I ordered the Thai thin crust pizza and my husband built his own Mac n cheese. My only complaint about my pizza is that the crust could have been a little crispier. The taste of it was super good. I still had no problem finishing it. The price is pretty decent and our server was good. The only reason I'm not giving this place is a 5 is because they didn't have that good of a beer selection for being a taproom. Overall, a good place with good food. read more

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This was our first visit. Our party was two adults and one child (7). The atmosphere was fun and cozy. Our server was prompt. We ordered a large hand tossed half pepperoni, half cheese with two sodas and a water. The pizza was delicious, baked perfectly with quality ingredients. But the price was a bit excessive - with tip it was a $30 meal with no leftovers. read more

Great place to eat! Individual pizzas are amazing. However, I wouldn't order the calamari. Too little for the amount of money they ask for it. read more

Pizza is good. Really like the tavern thin crust. Hangover burger is awesome. Our server Kayla was fantastic!

As someone who has worked in the service industry for ten years and counting, I rarely want to leave a less-than-positive review. Folks working in restaurants are people too, and you just never know if they're having a rough day or battling their own demons. However, I don't find it appropriate to make it abundantly clear to the guests that they are a nuisance to you. We walked in around 3:15 on a Saturday afternoon with a party of 9. I realize and admit that this is not an easy number to accommodate as a walk in, so I told the hostess whatever seats they had available, whenever they were available, worked just fine. Her coworker walked by and she told him that we were a walk in party of 9 and he said "fuck my fucking life" which I find wildly inappropriate to say in front of guests. By all means, say it and feel that way (I know I have) but save it for the kitchen or service alley. There was a lot of eye rolling and overall impoliteness from the hostess stand, which again, I understand a walk in party of 9 sucks! Bigger parties definitely require some logistics and planning as far as the floor goes. I know there was a party of 20 coming in at 4:30, and maybe this was throwing a wrench in plans they had. But please please please do not take it out on the customer. There was minimal, if any, effort from the hostess to figure out a way to make it work. Despite being double sat, our waitress was very pleasant, helpful, and gave us a much better experience than I had expected after that first impression. Food and beer list are consistently good, just majorly dropped the ball with the front of house welcome. read more

Great place with lots of variety of pizza, burgers, pasta, and sandwiches. Friendly wait staff,

My friend and i went hear on a whim after our first choice had a decent wait time. The whole experience was rough from start to finish. Having worked in restaurants for many years, i generally have a pretty laid back attitude towards service and food quality. I understand that sometimes restaurants have off nights, but this goes far beyond that. It took us nearly 10 minutes to see a server, and then another 10 minutes to receive our drinks. While placing our order, our server informed us the systems were down and that it make take a few minutes longer. We ordered the pretzels and beer cheese for our appetizer, and it took nearly 40 minutes to get to us. When they did arrive, they were slightly below room temp. Im not sure if this is the intention, but i would prefer hot pretzels. When our pizzas arrived we were very confused. Having order the Chicago style deep dish, we were a bit surpised to see such thin crust. It wasn't NY style thin, but definitely what i would classify as deep dish. The founders of this chain seem to be very confused on this regional style. The pepperoni was burnt to a crisp, and there was next to no sauce. When i say that this was Pizza Hut quality pizza, im not exaggerating. If you have served it to me blind and told me it was from the Hut, i wouldn't have argued. Needless to say, for the price of $35 with a tip, i wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy. To put my experience in perspective, this is the first restaurant review i have ever written. Again, having spent many years in the business myself, i can understand a bad nigh. This just wasn't that. If you're in the Columbia, Sc area, i would highly recommend going to Mellow Mushroom instead if you're in the Vista. The pizza at Mellow isn't great in its own right, but its considerably better than Old Chicago. read more

My son and I had the 'Meat Me" thick crust pizza. It was good, but I'd say it wasn't what I'd call Chicago style. Frankly, I thought it tasted very much like a Pizza Hut pan pizza. I'll be back. There are a lot more great looking items on the menu to try out, read more

The good that we got was great but when it was delivered we didn't get everything so I Called Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom they said they put it in the bag and then I contacted Grubhud they said the driver delivered everything he had so idk who's at fault so that's why they get 2 stars just because the appetizers I got were good but didn't get my complete order read more

Chicago pizza was not really a chicago pizza, but more of a thick tasty buttery, non greasy crust. First time out the pizza was raw inside, second time it was done, but not overly hot.... odd, but tasty. Waitress was really nice and helped quickly with a redo. Loud inside, but nice open decor. Beer on tap with an okay selection. read more

Good pizza and not a bad beer tap list, but SUPER pricey!!! $$$$$$$$$$$ 50$ for a pizza and drink

Excellent food as well as outstanding service. Off street parking as well. Can't bet this place.

Great service awesome food I loved it so much it was a great experience. My waiters name was John he was a really nice guy got us in and out as quickly as possible. For my food it was so good the burger was awesome read more

It says they're open until 2.. they actually close at 1:30 and will not take any order past that time. The staff was rude af and will blame it on "corporate". Every, literally every place I've ever known that closes at a certain time - that means they continue serving drinks/food as long as you come in before that time. I even called before 1:30 to try and order it and they hung up on me 5 times. They suck. Will never go back again. read more

Food that was delivered was good. All the items which were ordered and paid for, where NOT received. I followed up with two emails and no response was ever given. read more

Delicious pizza. Our party got a variety of items. The wings are spot on and The Steak and Beer Cheese Pizza is different and very good. Had the Classic Pizza and Pesto Mac and Cheese. Great Chicago Deep Dish. No complaints and our server was excellent. I'm sorry that I didn't get her name. Will return the next time we venture to Columbia. read more

Old Chicago pizza and taproom is everything! Pizza delicious. Wings to die for and drinks by Chris in downtown Columbia, S.C. All of that! I sat at bar and stuffed my face with 2.00 pizzas sooo good read more

Great food great service. Nice people. I really enjoyed my meal the pizza was phenomenal. Really light and very very good. I really enjoyed my experience at Chicago pizza read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - 14 inch meat me pizza Excellent - Pizza Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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My family had lunch here on a Saturday. The quality of the pizza and other items ordered was excellent, as was the service. The pizza toppings were fresh and the sauces were very good. Our waiter did an excellent job. The menu was extensive and the establishment was clean with excellent off street parking. I would not hesitate to dine here again on another trip to Columbia. read more

In town to catch a flight and stopped to try the pizza, which turned out to be a good decision. Cool atmosphere and perfect air-conditioned temp on a 95 degree day. 40 beers on tap, both craft and Dad's style. We started with the Chopped Salad, which was big, fresh, and delicious. The bacon was chunky and delicious and the light herb dressing not overwhelming on the fresh greens. Then came the pizza. A thick Chicago style pizza that truthfully was a bit thinner than those I have had in Chi-Town, but really flavorful and soft and tasty. Loved it! We did a 'build your own' , half pepperoni/onion, half sausage/spinach. Asked for extra sauce on the side- no problem. Really enjoyed it, to the extent that the two of us ate nearly all of it! Yikes! Cute bartender, great cocktail from the full at to finish my meal. Why can't this Pub be in my hometown? read more

Attempted to visit this establishment tonight with several families following our lacrosse tournament. I called ahead and talked to Sarah on the phone about their wait and whether they could accommodate. She told me that they could accommodate tables of 8, first come, first serve. I told her that we were on the way. When we arrived, we have never been treated more rudely or talked to in such a tone. She refused to even attempt to get us tables or attempt to accommodate even individual families. There were NUMEROUS empty tables and only 2 tables on the outdoor patio were being utilized This establishment missed out on approximately $800 of sales because one person was lazy and rude. We did not attempt to talk to the manager but life is too short and wasn't going to waste any more time on Sarah or this establishment. read more

Ordered the pretzels. They were dank! Also got pepperoni and sausage deep dish pizza and it was great too. Definitely coming back

Weird menu. Food not cheap, also not good. Seemingly quality ingredients but horrible execution.

This was 2nd time here pizza both times. Service was good and prices a little higher for pizza but ok

Certainly not going to be as great as Chicago pizza :) but a very good pizza. Nice, long, old woody bar to hang out at. Has a good feel.

I absolutely love Old Chicago! Their pizza is great and their staff is generally nice except the other night. They are open til 2 am and my friend and I got there around 1 and the doors were locked. There were a couple of girls in front of us and someone let them in. We came in behind them and waited to be seated for about five minutes. Then a very rude manager came up and asked if he could help us and then expected us to know he was "at capacity." All I saw were open tables and a lazy manager. At least put a sign on the window or learn how to answer a phone when customers call. Not sure if I will be returning. read more

Ordered from take out. Food was late. Meatball Hoagie was awful- cold, dry, not flavorful. Mac & Cheese was dried out. Wings and Fries were decent but cold. Too expensive for bad service and dinner read more

In town on Business ordered delivery, Pizza was great. Bought a small order of wings: only got 5 wings. Pretty disappointing. Probably should put a count on how many wings you'll get. That's pretty pathetic. Considering the lack of sauce and how overcooked they were. If you go here just get the Pizza. read more

Good service. Waiter was attentive. The pizza is not indicative of Chicago deep dish which was disappointing. However, the pizza was tasty.

Our worst restaurant experience ever. We ordered an appetizer and after a lengthy wait became concerned it was going to come at the same time as the pizza, but it finally showed up and was the highlight of the evening. It kept going downhill from there. One member of our party ordered boneless wings and it came out separately from the rest and was lukewarm and included warm soggy celery - ugh. A cheese pizza for the kids then arrived and was dark brown on the top and lukewarm, and the crust was not cooked all the way through. We all ate a bit from that pizza because we were hungry while waiting for a buffalo cluck pizza to arrive. We waited and waited then were told a story that the kitchen was having trouble with the buffalo sauce and they would remake and would be only about ten minutes. Well, 45 minutes later, no pizza. Eventually the other family just left to go home and we waited and asked them to box the pizza. It eventually was delivered and we quickly left as it was just an awful experience. Our family has enjoyed Old Chicago for over twenty years ( in other cities). I never want to go back. What was supposed to be an enjoyable evening with another family was disastrous. 2 hours spent there in total and still went away hungry. read more

When Old Chicago first opened I would have recommended it to anyone! From now on I more than likely recommend people to steer clear of this place-- it's not worth it. The hostess was just plain rude and very condescending when I approached her for outdoor seating. After waiting ~15 minutes we were acknowledged (as if we were a burden). I asked for a bowl for water for my dog, but the bar tender was too busy sampling beers and suggested I ask my server (who has obviously not been around... Hence why I left my table to come to the bar). Our pizza and boneless wings were soggy from water that must have spilt on the plates from the water bowl that finally came out with it. Our waitress was not horrible, she was okay. If everything else was not so bad she probably would have been disappointing. The restaurant itself could use some good ol' TLC when it comes to cleaning. Maybe all this downtime for chit chat between servers could be better spent with a broom on the floor. For me dining out is just as much about the service as it is the food. The last thing I want to do is waste my hard earned money on food that is just ok. I prefer to eat the food I cook at home, but I "splurge" for the EXPERIENCE and because doing dishes sucks. This place was a waste. Update (as I ignored my own advice) asked for a box to take my unfinished food home as they were closing up, I was the only one in the restaurant andddd they said no since it was a special deal? Regardless I paid for my food... so I had to wrap pizza up in napkins and walk out with it. Weird place. read more

Ordered baked spaghetti today from GrubHub! I will never order delivery from this place again. The baked spaghetti arrived cold and overcooked. I had to throw half of it in the garbage. I only received one meatball (supposed to be two). The ciabatta bread was overly cooked, very thin, and cold. The side salad was fine. Overall, I was very disappointed since I paid extra to have this meal delivered. read more

Nothing really special. Decent food. Decent atmosphere. Great spot to watch sports. I prefer to some place like Buffalo Wild Wings.

I'm a frequent customer , I eat here once or twice a week late night. Excellent customer service. Friendly bartenders , always know how I want my drinks. Pizza & wings are really good. Tried all wings flavor and pretty much liked them all. Great place to have lunch or late night snack as they're open until 2am. Would definitely recommend. Always leave here satisfied. Reasonable price , very chill atmosphere. read more

I had high hopes for this place, good location, good atmosphere and our waitress was really nice but I was disappointed. The food was pretty forgettable. We got fried zucchini for an appetizer, which came highly recommended from our waitress, and they were okay but not incredible like she said. I got the Chicago 7 pizza and my wife got the Margherita pizza. Again, just okay, honestly tasted kind of like Pizza Hut and the quality was similar, nothing special. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it was busy but not crazy. We got seated right away. Our waitress came over and seemed like she was going to be helpful but things went downhill from there. It took at least 10min to get our drinks out to us and then they were the wrong drinks. The appetizers took at least another 15min and then the food was much later. We did not see our waitress often and when she came by she would say, I am going to get you a refill on your drink, and then we wouldn't see her for 10 min and she would come back without drinks and say, I am going to get you that refill. I only got one refill in an hour or so that we were there. Overall, food that was not great and service that was worse. read more

It's not true Chicago style deep dish pizza, so if you go expecting that experience you'll be disappointed. Otherwise, it's . . . ok.