Stopped in for a few beverages. They have a large selection of beer on tap and we're always looking for variety. Their beer choices include domestic and craft on tap as well as bottles and cans, imported and local. Our bartender was attentive and informative. They were crowded compared to our last few visits and there is always great music playing. They have a full menu with salads, Italian dishes, pizza and burgers, we have sampled some items and they're good. While they have a full bar ... WE ARE HERE FOR THE BEER!!! read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - The bar area. - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

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Service was good but salad was bad But pizza was good My husband had spaghetti and meatballs that was good. Might not go back read more

Loved this place. Went to a business meeting dinner, decided this place was a good choice. The atmosphere was good and friendly the service was good, the order consisted of 1House Wine (Bruschetta w Marinara and Buffalo Chicken Rolls. read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - Happy Hours Menu - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

While in Lawrence for a business event we arrived late in the evening and were fortunate to find that Old Chicago Pizza was still open, as many other restaurants had already closed by this time. I was greeted warmly by several team members as they were beginning to close for the evening. These guys were very hospitable and supportive. While they are primarily a Pizza shop, they also offer numerous sandwiches, salads and similar fair. As we had Pizza the night before, my wife and I were interested in other items - to which we were pleasantly impressed with the two "California Chicken " sandwiches which consisted of a "Grilled chicken breast, Swiss & avocado, lettuce, tomato". I also believe the sandwich also included just the right amount of a "seasoned" type of mayonnaise or similar spread, all contained on a hearty bun. I asked for Tots - my wife requests regular fries. It is impossible to express the true delight of these sandwiches ! What is so remarkable about an otherwise basic Chicken sandwich? ? Let's see: By far the "star" of the show was the generous chicken breast that was PERFECTLY char broiled. I don't know how they pulled this off, as I am an avid outdoor griller- I would be hard pressed to replicate the perfection of how it was grilled, including how moist - almost juicy the chicken was, including just the right amount of char around some edges. This alone was simply incredible. The sandwich was nicely balanced with a few slices of tomato, shredded lettuce and a light touch of their "secret sauce", a nice slice of Swiss cheese and a generous slice of avocado, all within a near perfect hearty bun. Both our fries and tots were equally impressive. Our sandwiches and fried / tots far exceeded our expectations, especially for what would otherwise be just a simple sandwich and fries. read more

This chain is one of our favorites. We are still judging the quality of the food & service - and this location didn't disappoint. The beer was cold, the choices immense! The salad was perfectly dressed, and the deep dish pie was bomb! We will visit again - it was just wonderful! read more

We moved my youngest to Colorado and on the way we stay in Lawrence Kansas. Right next to our hotel was Old Chicago. You could smell it from outside our hotel and it smelled fantastic. We had a group of six and we all ordered something different and all of the dishes got high praise. I ordered the thin tavern pizza with onions and green olives and a pineapple smash beer. The meal hit the spot after a 9 hour drive. read more

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Very nice staff and easy parking. Good food and large serving. Chicken parm frankly best in town. Huge beer list. Give it a try.

Two bad experiences, first both of our burgers that were ordered were severely under cooked. A month later we decided to give it another shot, but didn't even get a chance to because we waited for ten minutes after being seated and no one came over to even get our drink order. Looked to only have one waitress and bar tender at the time. Seems to be under very poor management. read more

great food, fast service, and all the great energy you expect on a game day at Old Chicago. Rock Chalk and Beers Old C's!!!! read more

I started coming here for awhile now. Wanting to expand my horizons, became friends with the staff and customers too, Bring my OC mug which is decorated, most of the mugs are plain and boring. When I bring my mug in everybody's wants to see it, I feel at home even if this is not my home store, always enjoy the food and special. This location is own by private and not corporate. Which makes it nice, they have a garage door on the patio, which u will find me lot, none of the corporate stores don't have a garage door. read more

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We always have a great time at Old Chicago! Their food is awesome. The staff is always fun and upbeat. We get the s Sicilian rolls for an appetizer and I got the deep dish pepperoni. Others with us got a pizza hand tossed, a burger and the kids got a personal size pizza. read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - Old Chicago - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Food was uninspired with a Santa Fe Salad with no pico and regular ranch dressing. The waitress was nice. The atmosphere was really, really quiet for the dinner hour. We also had the spaghetti, which my husband thought was good. He is very easy to please. Maybe we just hit it on an off night, but I was instantly reminded why we haven't been here in over 10 years. I hope you catch them on a better night. read more

Place is big and clean. Greeted kindly upon entering and had fast service. I ordered the beer cheese burger with sweet potato fries which I thought was amazing. I even had it cooked medium well and it was incredibly juicy. Fries were crispy and perfectly salted. My husband ordered the calzone which he didn't care for. He said it was too much bread not enough stuffing so he left half of it on the plate. But overall enjoyed the place and would come back. read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - Calzone - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

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Even with Covid going on it is good to see that Old Chicago is still going strong. Having almost completed my 5th beer tour I have been here a lot over the years. It is always good to know when you go to any of their store that the food and beer selection is going to be good! Staff was friendly and food came out quickly and tasty! read more

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Like most restruants, this one has taken significant steps to suck more. for 80$, we got 3 doughy pizza's with little more than dough, cheap tomato sause, and a thin layer of low quality cheese. waste of money after a suggested 40% tip on their ripoff checkout system. let them go out of business. i guess maybe if you were unsophisticated and obese you might like the place. read more

Pretty good. Friendly service and good food. I haven't been to this chain for years. I would come back to try some more items.

I called to ask if they had a late night Happy Hour because their hours didn't match, and they said no. Someone told me they saw it advertised, so I checked again and was told no, again. Later I decided I wanted deep dish cheesy pizza so I went for dinner. I ordered the "og" Chicago style and got basically an overcooked thick crust Pizza Hut pizza. Not Chicago style, not cheesy. There was also a sign on the table advertising the Late Night Happy Hour....set to begin at the same time they closed. Overall, disappointing and unimpressive. I'll order Pizza Hut next time for half the price. read more

We were in town for a baseball tournament and being from Chicago I decided we needed to check out Old Chicago and I'm glad we did! The pizza and pepperoni roll ups (not the actual name ) were delicious!! Just like my hometown! The restaurant was clean and our server was friendly and attentive! Highly recommend read more

Awful food. Awful environment. Not welcoming. Used to be an awesome, proud restaurant. Now just a dump run by people who are just fine with taking your hard earned money for microwaved food. Would get ZERO if I could. read more

We often will hit OC for Happy Hour on a Friday. Morgan is a top notch bartender and makes every visit fun. The beer selection is great. Food is always excellent. They have some excellent Happy Hot specials and a rewards program for regulars like us! read more

I would say I had a pretty standard service here. Nothing that stood out and nothing that went wrong. We were seated quickly and our waitress was attentive to us as we waited for our friend to come by. It was a Sunday night and they werent terribly busy. When our friend arrived, we ordered drinks and some pretzel sticks. They came out very hot and were soft and delicious. We ordered a double deckeroni Chicago thick crust and it came out in a timely manner. The crust was crunchy and the cheese and dough in the middle was nice and soft. The pepperoni was cooked well and some had a nice crunch to some of them which I enjoy. It came out hot and fresh. Our waitress served each of us a slice before leaving the pie. Overall, it was a good experience and I would definitely come back again read more

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Lawrence has not had an Old Chicago Pizza restaurant from that chain since the one on South Iowa closed a few years ago. But now a newer and better one has opened in West Lawrence at the intersection of 6th St. and Wakarusa. While the menu has not changed by much, the dining room of the new restaurant, which just opened today, if much better. We were there during happy hour, which is 3 pm to 6 pm on Mondays through Fridays. We got the Italian Edamame appetizer and glasses of the Canyon Road wine at the happy hour discounts. We also got the Mediterranean Salad, which was good. But perhaps most striking was the fact that we were able to order something that is no longer on the menu. We ordered the Tomato and Mozzarella Caprese salad. It has not been on this chain's menu for many years, but they did it for us. It is unusual for a chain to be willing to prepare something that is not on the menu, but we were impressed that they were willing to do that for us. We did not try the pizza this time, but we will next time. We plan to order the Thin Crust Margherita Pizza next time. That particular intersection in West Lawrence now has many pizza restaurants, so the competition is high. We will be interested to see how their pizza now compares with the others at that intersection. read more

Not bad. I thought the pizza and the quality was good. The atmosphere itself was decent. Definitely a place for those that want to drink a few beers and watch a game. I would say that this establishment is more geared towards the college crowd. We had two servers; I really liked the young gal that brought our drinks. The guy, not so much. Overall, not terrible but I wasn't wow'd by anything. read more

My first and unfortunately maybe the last visit. My wife and I ordered a Chicago 7 OC Thick pizza large.. there was nothing fresh about the pizza. The cheese was cold and snapped easily. I could hold the pan with my bare hand and the toppings look like they had been on there for a day. Definitely not something I would ever ordering again being that it seemed like it was a microwaved pizza. read more

While obviously not a substitute for pizza from Chicago, I've always been a fan of the meals at Old Chicago. I visited the other day and utilized the birthday reward they sent along (works for up to $17/off a pizza) and was hoping to get a deep dish. Disappointed to learn they got rid of deep dish due to not as many people ordering it. I ended up with a thick crust which was still good, though not as good as deep dish. The pizza was hot and fresh and service was friendly. read more

Wow, super disappointed. The service was awful. You have some young lady 'training' the new guy. She was unpleasant, not helpful, and just miserable. How can you assign her to train someone? No wonder service was terrible. Please, don't go here. I shouldn't have. read more

First the waitress was nice and doing her best. My son got food with hair in it and totally forgot some of his food. The manager came over and apologized and said they would get food right out not only did it not come out fast when he finally did get it, it was just warm like it had been sitting. Then charged us full price it for his crappy meal. Would not recommend. read more

I discovered this place in Lawrence accidentally and it became my favorite place now for 2 months at least. They do make amazing pizza, calzone, stromboli. Excellent wings too. They also serve a great variety of beers, so one can always find something they like. The servers and bar tenders are caring and responsive. Many many thanks. I just hope the place will keep doing that well in the future. read more

Great deep dish pizza after a long day on the road. We did the veggie and the Chicago pizzas. They were wonderful. Lots of TVs with baseball and football on every one of them. Our server (didn't get her name) was friendly, attentive and on the spot with refills and follow-up visits. Repeat trip is required! read more

Always great pizza love the Lawrence and Olathe places!! Just found out about the Lawrence one. I like it not crowded has a great group of staff members and some really great customers read more

This is a new location for Old Chicago in Lawrence. The first time we were here, my husband's pizza and the Italian nachos were great! My calzone was a bit disappointing though. Today is our second visit and "winner winner chicken dinner"! The thin crust pizza was fantastic. My husband's deep dish pizza was great. The service at the bar was great as well. Another big bonus for us is that they have Buzztime trivia....and their trivia tablets are always charged and clean, unlike the other places in town that offer this entertainment. One of our new favorite places! And totally worth the drive across town! read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - Beeeeeer! - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Came here on a Sunday afternoon with family and our two year old for pizza. I haven't been to Old Chicago since college when they were at a different location but remembered the pizza was good. I got their double deckeroni pizza which was extra pepperoni and hot sauce in an individual size. I really liked the flavor it was delicious I probably could have eaten more. The waitress was really attentive to my daughter to make sure we were able to enjoy our meal which was really nice. She got her food going fast and every time she dropped a crayon she was right there to pick it up. Will definitely be back again. read more

Started my tour at old Chicago today! Alexander is the best bartender I've ever had. The family atmosphere is unbeatable! And the chicken pesto Mac is to die for hot food and cold beer. Can't go wrong! read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Upon arriving we found several people at the podium, they stated it would be about an hour wait, however the place seemed pretty open. I definitely felt she was trying to get us to go somewhere else. We didn't want to drive and figured it would be a wait everywhere so we decided to wait. After waiting 5 mins we were seated. Weird right? Ordered a calzone... it was made incorrectly. They offered to make it over. So I waited. They burned the next one. So I waited again. Obviously everyone else was done eating and I hadn't seen my food. Waitress asked if I wanted my food to go and still tried to charge me for the calzone. Food was ok. Had the waitress repeated the order this problem would have never happened! read more

We had great service! Nice garden salad. Disappointed that the medium pizza REQUIRES you to get the thick crust. My husband and I opted for individual pizzas with the ale tossed crust. Quite decent. Needs more sauce with more flavor and the pepperoni could be more flavorful. Best crust we've had so far in Lawrence ! Over all pretty good. read more

Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom - Pizza Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

My kids enjoyed their pizzas and burgers. We ordered online to pick up I was in town visiting family. I ordered a Waldorf salad it would not allow you to continue without putting in a dressing so I made a note "make with herb dressing" once we got home AFTER the three girls up front almost let us leave without half my order We get back and our "Waldorf" salad looked Delicious and was served with RANCH..... nobody eats a Waldorf salad with ranch. Literally 12.99 in a salad that's still sitting in the box today. Very extremely disappointing. read more

Let me preface that I have never been to an Old Chicago until today. I didn't really go there, I had take out. We placed an order online and it was supposed to be ready by 7pm. I do not get my food until almost 25 after. I made a rookie mistake and forgot to check the bag. Once I got home, I noticed that I did not get my French fries, or garlic bread. We also got extremely skimped on the onion rings...there were 4. If you are going to up charge for onion rings, make it worth my money. We will probably go back and eat in, maybe. I doubt I'll ever do take out from there again. Super disappointed in the timeliness, customer service, and execution of our take out order. read more

OK this review is a little late. This review should've been given on Mother's Day because that's the day that I ordered a special meal in memory of my mom. I made it plain that this was one of my mothers favorite restaurants before her passing and that I really wanted to order one of her favorite meals to eat in honor of her. I ordered the Chicago seven with a side of artichoke dip.The artichoke dip was wonderful, I really enjoyed it but my mother was a true fan of their pizzas so I was really expecting the Chicago seven to really blow my mind and all It did was blow the air out of my hopes. The pizza was on a thin crust which I did not ask for that. The toppings were very skimpy for it to be titled Chicago seven. I couldn't even count seven toppings on it. Last but hardly the least was it was over baked. It was like chewing on cardboard. Everybody has an off day, and everybody makes mistakes but also everyone should own up to them. Admit, apologize, and correct, it should be the standard of every restaurant. Considering that this is the day where mothers are honored for their hard work in bringing precious lives into the world and raising them to be productive citizens, you would think that this place would do just a little better in making sure that every mother gets the same treatment. I'm glad my mother wasn't alive to see one of her favorite places not live up to the love she had for it. read more

My wife and I decided to try this place out. We were fans of the other one when it was in town so we were excited it made a return. The new location is 1000 times better and the whole place is open and integrated. The service was attentive and polite and the pizza lived up to my expectations. We are certainly looking forward to visiting again and possibly checking it out for some sporting events as they have a great bar. Thanks for coming back Old Chicago! read more

The menu is overpriced, and your portion size isn't worth the money priced on the menu. Had the same experience in Manhattan, and Lawrence. I'll never go again. read more