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    Parlor Pizza Bar - River North

    4.0 (523 reviews)
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    Open 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Brendan the bartender

    Garlic cheese roll, banging! For $7 you can't beat it. Sit at the bar - you won't be sorry. Service is incredible and friendly.

    Maggie D.

    Pizza restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, but it is consistently packed so a reservation is needed. Unfortunately, the service felt disorganized from the start. Our hostess walked us halfway into the dining area then left us for a bit. Throughout the meal too, staff didn't seem fully coordinated, which led to multiple issues. The seating itself wasn't great either, with wobbly chairs and tables. While they do offer gluten free pizza, the menu notes that gluten cross contamination cannot be avoided. Their gluten free pizza is 13 inches, which they refer to as a medium and was good for two people. Our order also came out incorrectly as a margherita pizza, which we didn't order. When we asked about it, the waitress seemed confused and didn't really answer the question. They were also out of the sauces we requested. The cauliflower crust pizza was flat and greasy, and overall the experience felt rushed. Our table, drinks, and condiments were cleared while we were still eating, only about 40 minutes after being seated. Overall, the experience felt uncomfortable.

    Cookie skillet
    Ananya M.

    worst management experience ever. Pizza was good and our waiter was very nice. We got the cookie skillet and it was so burnt on the bottom it wasn't edible. We told our waiter, and asked if they can just remake it for us, not comp it or anything. The manager comes and says, oh you guys ate about half of it (we didn't, there were 4 of us and we had put it in our plates, she could clearly see that it was just sitting in our plates) so we'll charge you half for this and then charge you for a new one, and we were like...why would we pay for this when it's clearly burnt and also pay for a new one. So we ended up just not even getting any dessert and with that experience I really would not go again, there are better places for pizza anyways

    Brandon G.

    Great pizza, fun outdoor setting, and the service was great! They were busy when we were there but the service was on top of things.

    You make me corny pizza. Mexican street corn pizza!  Awesome!
    Jeff S.

    Stumbled upon this place and sure glad we did. Great little joint doing some crazy good things on thin crust pizza. We had a great local hazy IPA to start followed by a hot chicken pizza and a Mexican street corn pizza. Both were unique and both were amazing. Service was on point! Cool inside bar vibe and the patio where we sat was great. Pizza was delish and creative. Definitely recommend this place.

    Personal deep dish pepperoni pizza
    chevon a.

    Stopped in for a quick bite to eat. Ordered the lunch special, personal deep dish and Parmesan garlic fries. Pizza was good. I ordered pepperoni and didn't get much pepperoni flavor but it was cheesy and the pizza sauce is spectacular. Fries were ok but they came out cold.

    Two employees looking at TikTok's instead of working on our order
    Christine J.

    Dessert taco was fine, customer service was abysmal. The cashier and the employee who was supposed to be making the dessert tacos were chatting with each other with their backs turned to us, literally looking at TikTok's, had a full on obviously personal conversation for several minutes with a third employee who popped in from the main restaurant, all right in front of us while we waited. We waited so long we thought they were frying the waffle taco shells fresh but after several minutes the girl just pulled them out from wherever they keep them behind the counter. We finally asked how much longer it was going to take and lied that we had a car waiting (we did not) and the girl finally actually assembled the desserts in just about 90 seconds. Will not be going back.

    Debutante cocktail
    Kenny Z.

    Pizza Parlor is a great spot that is conveniently near my office in river north - ive come on several occasions for outings and have always been satisfied with my visits The place is large and can easily accommodate large parties, including a pretty cozy patio area that has heat lamps The pizzas themself are cooked in wood ovens and come out fresh, making for toasty and tasty slices of goodness - slightly pricey IMO for only having 12in sizes but overall perfect for sharing - they're cut into 6 pieces with a decent selection of choices to pick from The happy hour deals for BOGO pizzas and cheap drinks really sell this place as a go to for us when craving pizza! The staff here have always been amazing as well (service reasonably slows down during happy hour periods), only further adding to the pleasant experience each time we come

    Espresso martini
    Jakob M.

    Wonderful place downtown to grab some drinks and food. Their menu has a lot to offer. We tried their classic sgt pepper pizza and they had an option to make it heart. Very delicious and big enough to share you two people. We also had their calamari which was great and came with 2 really good dipping sauces. Cesar salad was also good and also had fresh croutons. Server was amazing. Constantly checking on us and very sweet. The manager also came up to us to check how we were doing. The restaurant is very large on the inside and a lot of table. Very loud though but it fits the vibe.

    Margherita Pizza
    Timothy B.

    We were seated and greeted quickly. Drinks arrived quickly. We then placed our order for pizzas and a chopped antipasto salad. The salad was outstanding! The perfect amount of dressing and the portion was enough to serve 3. The timing on the pizzas was very good. They showed up just we finished the salad. We got margarita pizza with spicy sopprasetta and a how stracciatella got her groove back. Both were hot, fresh and had great flavors. Would definitely recommend but be prepared for slow refills on drinks.

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    Bill T.

    Fabulous location! Sitting outside initially, food soon! Soon we'll get our pizza's & pics coming! Sorry! Ate it all too fast!‍

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    Lorri P.

    Went here for HH with the office crew! My first time and wow the pizza was amazing! Finally some good pizza was had in Chicago! For HH, it's BOGO on the pizza which is a smoking deal! We ordered pretty much each pizza! The cheesus, Mary and Joseph pizza was incredible! Wow! That was my favorite! Our server was awesome! The place is great for large parties which is so much fun to do. The space is accommodating to that. I can't wait to return!

    hummus
    Tony D.

    Everything was good. My family and I enjoyed our meal. The service was good, not amazing. We were looking for pizza near the hotel and the Parlor was there. My wife and I enjoyed the hummus platter and pizza. I think the kids enjoyed the dessert bar next door better.

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    The pizza and appetizers here never disappoint, Parlor Pizza is a must try for anyone in Chicago!

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    When does the 'You Make Me Corny' / summer menu start? I'm ready for it!

    You Make Me Corny and other new summer menu items are starting this week, Thursday May 16th!

    Is there only high top tables?

    There are Booths , high tops and bar seating

    Is the patio dog friendly?

    Yes! Our patio is dog friendly.

    Any gluten free pizza crust?

    No---we don't have gluten free pizza, but we do have other gluten free options! Some customer favorites are: Brussel Sprouts, Salads, Grilled Calamari and our Half- Chicken.

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