Deep dish pizza never disappoints me especially this one. So hot and fresh The pizza sauce is to die for and I can't say that about any other pizza place. I'm not sure about the rest of the menu because I always order pizza but it's really good. I live in the suburbs and I make the 40 min drive just for the pizza .!! read more

I delivered for this place for a few months and to be honest, I like it better when Pete owned it. Nancy's pizza bought it and they expanded the menu and the quality went down. The thin crust is still good and they have a lot of drivers so delivery service is decent. But they don't supply their drivers with warming bags for the pizza. They ask the drivers to bring a blanket in the car. But that doesn't work in the winter. As soon as you leave the car and ring the bell and get buzzed in, your pizza has been sitting in freezing temp's for 5 minutes. It is not a good thing. Pizza, especially thin crust has to be served fresh and hot or the crust gets soggy and the cheese congeals. The worst part of the place is the manager she is a raving lunatic with no people skills what so ever. She used to run Penny Lane Pub and how she got this job I'll never know. Every driver and pizza maker in there hates her. She was nasty to me and luckily I didn't need the job and I told her what I thought in front of the staff as I walked out. Pete used to have a place across the street next to the bowling ally and he built the new place and the place was always full. Can't say that now. But the do huge delivery business. At any given time they can have 5 to 10 guys in the kitchen, most making pizza. The dough is from scratch. Thankfully Debbie the manager hasn't managed to ruin that. If u see her tell her I said to "Piss Off!". read more

If you want to know about Pete's, read another review. Mandi G loves this place, and has written a great review (plus a snarky update), so start with hers. This review is more about me than it is about Pete's. Sorry about that. Like many of you, I have eaten a lot of pizza. I mean, a LOT of pizza. I imagine a good 20% of my excess body weight is due to pizza alone. And like a lot of you, I have my favorite places, and the places I'll never order from again. I have places I order from out of habit, and places I order from because they deliver quickly or late at night. And then there's all the rest. Pete's falls into that category. It's not Pete's fault; it's my fault. It's not you, it's me. I've ordered from Pete's a few times, because they always turn up on those "best pizza in Chicago" threads. And they do a good pie -- I've got nothing bad to say about them. But they don't stand out in my mind at all. There's nothing that makes me say, "OMG, I've got to order from Pete's!" Which makes me sad, because there are so many people who feel that way. I want to be one of them. But it's not to be. So here's to you Pete's, and your perfectly fine pizza. Perhaps our paths will cross again. Till then, adieu. read more

I thought I finished this review but apparently I did not. I love everything about Pete's Pizza from the atmosphere to the food. Large portions food taste great and the pizza is out of this world. read more

I made my inaugural visit here on a Sunday afternoon. We had a group of 12 people. We enjoyed several different kinds of pizza and some appetizer combos. This place has a lot of room available and was able to handle our group easily. The servers did a good job of taking care of us too. I am sure it helped that the place was very empty. The food here was good. I can't say say it was the best pizza that I ever have had but it was tasty. They were very generous wth the toppings and did not skimp at all. This is a solid place and I can easily see myself coming back for more quite often. They did a solid job taking care of us. read more

What a crock this place is! Their pizza stinks! I ordered when I was at a friend's house over the weekend. We waited almost 2 hours for our pizza and when it finally came I asked the driver what took so long? He said "I just deliver the stuff, do you want it or not?" WHAT THE HECK!!! Great customer service! I should have told him where he could deliver that pizza and slammed the door on his face, but I was starving. The pizza itself was gross and freezing cold. The cheese was greasy tasted processed and the sauce had no flavor at all. On a side note, has anyone read the past 9 reviews??? All five stars...not bad Pete's pizza...and all in the past 4 days....great job Pete! All nine of the reviewers are brand new to yelp or have closed their accounts. All 9 have only filled out the basic info to start yelping. All 9 have not reviewed any other businesses or they have given a local competing restaurant a 1 star review.... SUSPECT!!!!!!! Ya know Pete...you should spend less time on the net trying to get you're rating higher and more time working on your own place and making your product and service better. Then you can raise your star rating the right way. After checking out this yelp page you're service and sub par food is not the only thing that leaves a funny taste in my mouth. p.s. you gatta sort by date to understand what im getting at, and teri D. posted just before i did. UPDATE: looks like someone smartened up and took down the fake posts...thanks read more

Best crust EVER! Yeah, I said it! In this town, those are fighting words, and I'm ready to put up my dukes to defend Pete and his marvelous pan pizza. After a long day of moving, Boyfriend and I were famished. And exhausted. We wanted food, but it had to come to us. Hello, Pete. We called him up (although you can order online... we were feeling old-school) and a hot, delicious pizza arrived at the new apartment quite speedily. We went with my favorite topping combo (pineapple and pepperoni - try it). Pan crust is a little thicker, so this baby can pack on the toppings. Zippy pepperonis and juicy pineapples were liberally sprinkled throughout, covered in melted cheese. Fantastic. Now, the crust. Usually, I am very much NOT a crust-girl. I eat the toppings-part of the slice and leave the crusts on my plate. They are generally dry and tasteless - not my style. However, Pete's crust has made me a believer! Crispy yet soft; a mild buttery taste - I couldn't get enough. For breakfast the next morning, Boyfriend and I munched on cold pizza (yeah, we are Classy-with-a-capital-C). And... still good! Pete's is aces! In closing, our tired, move-addled minds thought it would be hilarious if Pete changed the name of the restaurant to "Pete's 'Za". Say it out loud. Oh yeah, you can have that gem for free, Petey. read more

Pete's is my go-to for thin crust (and the occasional stuffed!) pizza in my area. The crust is the perfect thickness/thinness and is just crisp on the bottom layer and soft in between sweet tomato sauce and delicious cheese. Their toppings are great and they always pay attention to order notes. My only reason for 4 and not 5 stars is inconsistency. Once in a few orders I'll get a pizza that isn't up to par. Otherwise, I absolutely love it. If you love true thin crust pizza with a sweet sauce and moist cheese, you'll be very, very satisfied! read more

The food is good. I will not discredit that. However, they have really disappointed me twice now, thus the 2-star review. The first time I let it go. I was not completely satisfied with the end result, but I let it go. Their driver had apparently either dropped or slanted my hot pizza (delivery) and when received, more than half the cheese had slid off and onto the cardboard box. They asked me to eat the good half and return the bad half and they delivered a replacement HALF of the large pizza with a small one. They should have given me a refund and a free pizza voucher, but there was no courtesy given in the form of refund or future discount. I had hoped that it would be an isolated incident and there would not be any more problems, should we order again. This evening (at 5:54pm), I ordered a pizza for pickup (we were too hungry to wait for delivery, and I was also wary because of what had happened before.) I expected a fabulous pizza. I arrived in 15 minutes, paid, and stood there waiting another 20 for my pizza, which they'd told me would be ready in 30 (strike 1.) I brought it home, only to find they'd put it in a paper pizza BAG, inside of the pizza box! "Why in the world," I thought, "would they do that?" Upon opening the bag, I found all my cheese stuck and melted - fused really - with the top of the bag. There was no possible way to get the cheese separated and put back on without eating paper (strike 2.) Needless to say, I was upset. We were really hungry and now I'm not able to eat my pizza, which by the way I paid $22.44 for! I called (6:52pm) and was PROMISED a replacement pizza in 15 minutes. No mention of any other courtesy (strike 3.) I waited, and waited. 39 minutes later (at 7:31pm) I called again, asking where my pizza was, and was told it would arrive in just a few minutes. I asked to speak with a manager and express my disappointment. I spoke with "Bill," who explained that they were out of pizza boxes and had to use the bags. I asked him why, then, did I receive both? He did not know. Despite my disappointment, the only concession he offered was a $5 credit towards my next order. Just then the doorbell rang and I finally received the replacement. I ate very little of it, because, frankly, I was too disgusted by the situation to enjoy it any longer. Unfortunately, I won't be back, so my $5 credit is worthless. My pizza: 1 Medium Thick Margarita Pizza 16.75 Garlic 1.80 Mushrooms 1.80 Subtotal 20.35 Tax 2.09 Total $22.44 read more

Pete's Pizza - My messed up pizza. :( - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Holy freaking disc-o-cheese, Batman... I echo the statements made by Yelpers before me re: the stuffed crust: weird, thick, dry crust, WAY too much cheese (and I LOVE cheese), and little to no sauce to be found. Taste is just so-so. Good thing is that it's cooked through and through. Don't need a doughy mess on top of all that. I've never eaten in-house but from the sound of it, that may not be such a terrible thing. Last time, I ordered a large stuffed crust pizza and a side of sauteed spinach with garlic. I got the pizza, but they brought me a really kind of nasty decaying spinach salad - and it wasn't even baby spinach, it was the tough, nasty yucky kind. The salad was significantly more $ than the side, too. Bleh. Also, they'd told me it would be about an hour, so after an hour had passed, I called to check the status. The guy who answered acted like I was COMPLETELY wasting his time and told me in a smarmy little know-it-all way that *I* ordered a stuffed crust pizza, and those do take a little longer, sweetie. "Sweetie"?! I was completely pleasant - just asking for status - so what the hell? I was only going off of what I was told when I placed the order. It's been a long time since I was a Pizza Slut, so I don't know how much longer stuffed crust 'za takes to bake. So, everybody, Pete's Pizza's stuffed crust pizzas take a full hour to bake, and provided you don't have a huge order on a busy night, the minimum delivery time should be quoted at 1:15. If you want a bland, albeit monstrously cheesy pizza and you don't really care about the accuracy of the order or the dickish 'tude from the employees, have at it. read more

I dont know how anyone could give this place less than 5 stars. I'm shocked. I moved and I still think about this place. THE PIZZA ALONE IS 10 STARS. Weve ordered from here for over 30 years, and not once has the pizza been less than amazing. Quality ingredients and so flavorful, the crust is perfection....the sauce is the perfect balance....the cheese is great... THIS IS THE BEST PIZZA IN ALL OF CHICAGO. Maybe even the whole world tbh. This should be the golden standard of what pizza should look like and taste like. I really couldnt tell you about the rest of the menu, but the thin crust pizza will not disappoint. The restaurant is also great for dates or gatherings. Has a nice vibe and its nicely decorated/designed.Service was great the few times we went there too. read more

They deliver wine, which earns them a star. The pizza was literally inedible. I ended up throwing it out and just drinking the wine from the bottle and getting drunk instead. Seriously. Inedible. read more

Its not the best place around They have a lot of hiccups. When they screw up, they promise discounts on your next orders, but I think they just say that to appease you, because they never live up to their promises. I have made several comments about their nasty fries. You would think they might look into a better supplier, but no. I get a hypothetical middle finger. So, I stopped ordering them. They are nasty. 1)I never get them HOT, and 2) once they go cold, they are just disgusting. They are over priced. Because they just aren't that great. Their online ordering site messes up way too much. Too many glitches. Right now they had a technical failure and lost all their information. so all my history is gone. I had to regive my address and everything. I got ripped off with my cole slaw I can tell you that. I do wish they would get it together. read more

Awesome thin crust pizza..! Reminds me of a classic good pizza taste, I don't know how else to describe the overall flavor. The thin crust is a bit thicker than the regular cracker style that's pretty common in Chicago, and the sausage we got as a topping was great stuff. We also ordered a burger and loaded potato skins, both were very good.. Their fries were some of the best I've had. Online ordering can use some work, I started to order online but couldn't figure out how to make certain requests for the food. If possible I'd love to see a notes/comments section per item to say "no tomato" or "extra pizza topping", etc.. read more

After a hot day at a music festival, we returned home completely famished and ordered a bunch of food from Pete's. That was two hours ago. It never showed up and they never called. When I called to find out what the problem was, I got their answering machine. Damn you, Pete. I'm so goddamn hungry. read more

Wow... I never thought I'd be able to review Pete's publicly... This place is a huge part of my childhood. My father was a delivery driver here (a couple of times, actually). This was back in the 1980s (my father's first stint here was when the Chicago Bears won the Superbowl and I was in first grade!) At the time, it was owned by a family. The mother and father, whose names I have sadly forgotten, owned the place (and lived upstairs -- you don't know how HOT it was there above the restaurant!). They had three sons, Joe, Vito, and Tom, and a daughter named Chris (I think) who was a waitress. Joe and Vito were big Italian guys, and they worked hard in the kitchen everyday. Very, very nice guys. Tom was a little alcoholic wife beater and he hated children. Anyway, I spent many formative years in the kitchen of this place hanging out with the cooks and the delivery drivers (my father couldn't always afford a babysitter, and he was raising me by himself because he's awesome). The second time my father quit working for Pete's was because Tom was pissed off that I was in the kitchen and called me a little bastard (my father almost dropped him on the spot). Actually, he was surely pissed off about something else, probably a gambling loss, but he used the fact that I was standing off on the side in the kitchen as a reason to blow up and berate me (I was about 8 at the time). I used to help his mother peel garlic for the food... Audrey, one of the women who took phone orders was also a babysitter for me once in a while... She lived in a bad neighborhood and one day while I was learning to ride a bike, a teenager that lived next door threw a rock at me and busted my head open (I was seven at the time). I still have a scar on my head from that (I'm 30 now)... Fast forward 10 years and I was a bit of a hoodlum in my junior year of high school at Lane Technical High School ... Audrey still worked there... they had started selling pizza by the slice and she was always yelling at the high school kids not to steal the parmesan, pepper, and oregano shakers... I never understood why anyone would want one... One day I got annoyed by that and ... stole the oregano shaker ... every time my father ordered pizza after that she yelled at him to make me bring the oregano shaker back (which I eventually did). Her daughter, who also used to babysit me when I was a kid, was murdered somewhere right around that time... I still remember the two of them running my bleeding head under the faucet in the kitchen... I remember a lot more about that place, like learning to speak Spanish (¡Hablo Español bastante bien!), learning how to stop a spinning quarter so it balanced on edge, learning how to spell things like "nitroglycerin" and "chief", and all sorts of other random stuff... I met a wonderful young lady at Lane Tech who became something of a surrogate sister ... one day we were picking up a pizza for my dad and she decided to give me a huge hug in the parking lot ... and I subsequently dropped the pizza face down on the asphalt ... in the rain. Thankfully, my father didn't notice (it was wrapped in paper and the top is always wet from the oil anyway) ;-) Anyway, the food was great back then. Pizza, lasagna, and mostaccioli were at the top of my list. I've since grown up and moved to California. As you might imagine, I have a thing for cooking Italian food. I've been here for nearly ten years now, and I've never missed a Christmas in Chicago the entire time. It's pretty much a ritual for my father and I to order from Pete's on the way to his apartment after picking me up from the airport. The restaurant was sold several years ago. The food is still pretty similar, although my father swears it's entirely different. I think it's still very good and I wouldn't hesitate -- as a proud Chicagoan -- to take the friends I've met around the world to Pete's as a representative restaurant. To this day, a few of the drivers who were there when I was in first grade are still there, and they're great guys! read more

This is by far my favorite pizza in Chicago! How can it be this good!? My husband and I order every Monday...forever our stay at home date night with Pete's! We have only ordered delivery or carryout but everyone has been very friendly and helpful! read more

I enjoy Pete's thin crust pizza. It's tasty. However...their stuffed pizza? Not so great. The crust is weird and dry, and there's too much cheese. And maybe this was my mistake, but when I ordered a "regular large pepperoni pizza, not the stuffed kind" last Saturday night, I assumed that the pizza that arrived would be either thin crust or non-stuffed dough-y crust. Nope. I got a ginormous stuffed pizza (and the delivery dude was gone by the time I opened the box). I guess this explains why my large pizza was 20 bucks! Sadly, I'm not a huge fan of stuffed pizza, so that was a total waste. The extra-embarrassing part? In an effort to not waste a whole pizza, I walked a block or two over to the Wrigleyville bar area and offered it to assorted Saturday night drunks and bums. Nobody would take it! Not one person wanted a free, untouched stuffed pepperoni pizza - and I don't think I look like a creepy or dangerous person. Failure. read more

Ordered the BBQ chicken pizza. The sauce they used was neither typical tomato sauce, nor BBQ sauce. It tasted like ketchup and others that ate the pizza agreed. We ended up tossing half the pizza because we were so disgusted. I am not a food snob and I enjoy a late night bacci's like everyone else. For me to throw out a pizza means it's THAT bad. read more

I love the pizza at Pete's its well worth a 20 min ride to pick it and take it home especially on a Monday with the Special pizza one large pizza and a two liter pepsi for $13.17 great deal but more importantly great pizza! Thanks to Chicago's Best for the tip on Petes Pizza!!! read more

I've eaten at Pete's before and had no problem with it. This last time was the exception, however. We came on a late Sunday afternoon, and for some reason the parking lot was jam packed. Odd for a Sunday afternoon. After finally getting a spot and entering the restaurant, we saw a large party inside. I thought to myself, "There's plenty of available booths, please don't sit us behind the party." Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened. I know it was difficult for the servers to get to us, but at times we were pretty much ignored. There were booths available in other parts of the restaurant, so it left me wondering why we were seated directly behind a large group. We ordered the works pizza, and it was pretty disgusting. The pizza was barely edible. I do hope they were just extremely busy that night, because the food was subpar. I've had the works before and enjoyed it, thus why I was surprised as to how bad it tasted. Overall, it was a disappointing experience. But I'm always willing to try a place again, in case it was just a bad day. read more

I've had Pete's delivered a zillion times but until tonight had never "eaten in." In the circumstances, it was perfect. Imagine the waitresses' challenge from our table of 27: 8 or 9 goofy, hungry and loud soccer players and their parents. Our two friendly and relaxed waitresses were pros. You could tell the challenge we presented was routine. Miraculously, all the cheese pizzas for the kids and all the other somewhat more sophisticated parental pizzas were delivered hot and promptly. The place is lit like Denny's, decorated worse than Leona's, and feels a little sterile and lacks any design charm whatsoever. But hell, it's a pizza parlor when stripped down. A pizza parlor with a pile of parking, too! read more

I was extremely disappointed with my order. I ordered fried chicken dinner, fried mushrooms & carrot cake. The fried chicken had batter on it that was very hard & crusty & I never got the piece of carrot cake. I read all the reviews before placing my order & really believed them. However, my experience was not good either with the food itself or the accuracy of my order. They did arrive within the specified time frame. I will never order from them again. read more

THIS is the go-to place for pizza, sit-in or delivery. Awesome pies, highly suggest the Wise Guy. They have a way with toppings. Never stingy, always pile em on. I've been ordering from Pete's for the past few years and have yet to be disappointed. Highly suggested :) read more

I hadn't heard too much buzz about Pete's until their ginormous menus began to show up in my mailbox. After checking out some Yelp reviews I decided to give it a whirl and ordered from here Friday night. When it comes to pizza, I am a thin crust girl and I am NOT that picky. I mean, pizza is pizza is pizza. I even am learning to look past the whole Chicago party slices thing. Annoying but I'm dealing. So Friday I call Pete's and order an 18-incher with roni all over and pineapple on half. I was going to order some wings but when I saw the price on those babies, wo. Fuggitabout it. I stuck with my family-sized pizza. The dude on the phone told me it would be one hour at least which I guess was OK because it WAS Friday night (and I am at home with my cat ordering pizza? Sweet). Eagerly awaiting this mother of a pizza, the delivery guy appeared about an hour later. The pizza looked awesome. The toppings tasted awesome. But what in the flip is up with the CRUST? Oh man. Drier than a FART. It was as though they put all the great toppings, cheese and sauce on a family of Saltines. Grossity, gross, gross. I wish I had ordered some extra soda to moisten that crust up. Yelch. I get dry mouth just thinking about it. So Pete's, based on your thin crust alone, I will have to say "Nay." You almost had me but I can't get over that cracker-crust. I am not usually a pizza snob so I don't understand. Next time I go back in the Atkins, I may give you a call. read more

When I was a kid, I thought Lunchables were really great, and if you did too, you can relive those things with Pete's Pizza because the crust is identical. It's dry, bland, and sort of resembles a soft version of St. Louis style crust - thin but not cracker like as others have pointed out: like Lunchables. Most of the toppings are really good and fresh (not the spinach) and make up for the lackluster sauce. If you order a cheese pie, you'll see what I mean. The sauce is heavily seasoned and overdosed on sugar so if you order a plain pie, it falls shorts of balance and tastes kind of like Domino's or Pizza Hut. Then again, Chicagoan's seem like their thin crusts to resemble St. Louis more and more.... ew. I pretty much like all their food but the pizza. I'm in love with the sliders. Mini-burgers served with battered and fried onions. I kind of have a soft-spot for places that deliver beer. read more

Next to Piece, this is one my favorite pizza places. We found it accidentally during a move-in and decided to try it. It looks like just another local pizza/bar restaurant but I was really surprised when I tried their pizza. It isn't deep dish - their specialty is the regular thin crust pizza. It has the perfect crust - not too thick, yet firm enough to hold the right combination of toppings. The toppings and the cheese seem to be in just the right proportion because nothing drips or drools all over your plate. They have a liquor license, which means you can have beer with your pie - making it more fun. The interiors were recently upgraded so it's roomy and modern. I highly recommend this place for thin crust pizza lovers. Note that this isn't NY style or any other limp-crust style pizza. read more

I went here just the other week with a group of around 12 people or so. It was early in the afternoon on a Sunday (the dining area is rather large, and there was still plenty of seating available.) We were started out with appetizer combination bowls, which were filled to the brim with breaded and deep fried, cheese sticks, zucchini, cauliflower, chicken tenders, broccoli, shrimp, and onion rings. They were served hot and fresh with marinara and cool ranch for dipping. I love all things deep-fried, so yes, I was very happy. We ordered around 5 different types of pizza. A Hawaiian pizza with ham and pineapples, a plain cheese, cheese and sausage, peperoni, and a supreme. I really enjoyed the crust. I hate thick crusts on pizzas, and was happy to note they have a very thin and tasty crust; and they did not skimp on the toppings, either. I also like a little sweet when it comes to the pizza sauce. This was neither spicy nor sweet, just a bit on the bland side. But the service was beyond impressive. The staff was extremely friendly when it came to drink refills and the such. And during the course of the meal there were at least three servers whisking around the table, clearing glasses, empty plates, and just making it an enjoyable experience. They also have a long bar area near the front with at least 5 large flat screen televisions at different angles. I'm sure it would be a great place to sit down and relax and enjoy a game. read more

By far my favorite pizza in the city. Followed by D'agostinos. My family has been ordering from here for years. Since the remodel the dining room is very nice. SUPER quick delivery. Great thin crust pizza. read more

Et tu, Brutus? What the hell happened to Pete's? When I used to live in Lincoln Square, they were on my speed dial, we ordered delivery very often and dined in a few times. I moved away, and something happened. Did the glamor wear off? Did the spell they had me under fade? I don't know. But my family and I made the trudge from Lombard to Pete's during a blizzard because we were just going crazy for some good pizza. And what a horrible disappointment it turned out to be. The once flavorful and almost-perfect thin crust pizza had been transformed into a bland, dry, and completely unrecognizable ghost of its former self. Three hours round trip... and what for? For shame, Pete's, for shame. I'm giving you 3 stars for the memories. read more

Don't get the spinach salad w/mushrooms. This salad stunk for $8.95. It was the highest priced salad on their menu, along with the Buffalo Chicken salad and the Chicken Portabella salad. Seeing that it was the same price as the other and sans any protein..except for the "shaved Parmesan", I thought the cheese would be out of this world. or it would be a really big salald. WRONG. Not only do they use the cheap button mushrooms, but get this....the cheese isn't shaved at all. It is SHAKED Parmesan cheese. Yes Shaked, like the Kraft in the green can that somehow can be left sitting out. I called to complain that they didn't give me the cheese, which is why I expected I paid the premium price for a salad. They guy had me on hold for a really long time. But I stayed on, I was now angry and hungry. When I spoke to the manager, he tried telling me that it was my fault for using an old menu because they always use the canned cheese. Uuummmm no, I used a new menu and it is on their website. That was it, no apology, no discount for a future order. Bad customer service. The guy had such an attitude on the phone, I could almost hear his eyes rolling to the back of his head. read more

Wow factor achieved ... Crust - crispy good consistency Toppings - good, sausage is exceptional Sauce - savory, with a hint of sweet read more

I have been going to Pete's for a long time but my friend Laurie that was obsessed with this place passed away a few years ago so it makes me sad to go there anymore. She turned me on to this place a long time ago and it seemed that nothing every really changed. The servers were always the sweet neighborhood girls and Lane Tech student busboys. The place really caters to families, just like the places I spent countless hours in as a kid. Places I don't spend enough time in anymore. Excellent thin crust pizza, generous toppings, decent sauce, gooey and yummy cheese. Iceberg lettuce salads with Ranch dressing. Just writing this is making me nostalgic and really miss my friend who tricked me into going here a few times a month. read more

This was pretty tasty pizza. In fact, Pete actually delivered it to my house! (At least he said he was Pete) The guy delivered the pizza without much fanfare. He called my daughter 'little girl,' which was accurate. He didn't stumble or seem drunk at all, so that gets them another star. As for the food, it wasn't bad. I had a pizza with broccoli. I felt that the health benefits found within the broccoli would cancel out the non-health benefits of the pizza. I think I was wrong. We also ordered an anti-pasta salad. As I've said before, I'm more pro than anti pasta. This particular antipasta salad was not super. The lettuce was a bit too icebergy for me. I don't mind icebergs in the arctic, but would prefer they stay out of my salad bowl. The pizza box was colorful, and generally elevated my mood. It also had a cartoonish photo of some italian chef on there. I imagine his name might have been Pete, but more likely it was Luigi or Vincenzo. Rant over. read more

*update* Despite the fact that i had tried to call tonight and order a Cheeseburger pizza tonight, I was told I couldn't and that it wasn't on the menu anymore. Less than 20 minutes after I wrote the review below, and sent a copy to Pete's, the manager called me and apologized. She said that despite the fact that they had taken several of my favs off of the menu, that I could still call in and order them just the same. So I'm bringing Pete's back up to five stars. The fact that they care enough about their customers to listen take that kind of quick action is what separates them from the other chains and pizza restaurants. I am humbled by their awesomeness. *thanks Pete's!* I used to love this place, I seriously order here about once a week. I went to order tonight, and used the new menu they sent out and to my utter dismay, they have removed almost everything on the menu I love. No more Cheeseburger Pizza, which is one of the best pizzas I've ever had. No more Baked Ravioli, which i thought was delicious and wonderful for about $9 No more Eggplant Parm Sandwich No more Pasta Con Pesce. NO more Calamari No more Jalepeno Ravioli Plus they got rid of quite a few other appetizers and pizza toppings. Seriously, what's the point? Why would you cut your menu in half? I'm actually infuriated. This was one of the few pizza places near my house that I loved. read more

Horrible service, with the half of place empty, Frank Z. was our waitress for 12 persons and he forgot a lot of items of my friends and I, We ask for water and he keep forgeting about it, he bring me a beer that I don't ask for, he bring me the wrong plate, the kitchen take forever to make my plate, I was the last one to be served. The taste of my plate wasn't the best, I don't finished. The free bread was hot and really good. Not coming back. read more

Uhm. It's okay.... it's okay. The other night I was jonesing for some pizza. It was a Sunday. It was late. But I *needed* pizza. So I grub-hubbed it and found Pete's, a place I've never tried before. The menu wasn't bad and the price was definitely right so I placed my order. I was given a wait time of 1 hour, 10 minutes. There's really not a whole lot to post, to be honest. The pizza arrived at exactly the time I was given. The driver was nice enough.. not terribly chatting and not surly. Just sort of there. Which is fine - he's the delivery driver, not a server, right? Anyway! I paid for the pizza, brought it inside, took a bite and... it was okay. It was... okay. Not great, not terrible. But okay. There were plenty of toppings evenly spread around the entire pizza. The mushrooms were obviously from a jar or can and not fresh (kind of a minus for me but not a huge deal) but there were plenty of them. The entire flavor was kinda bland... not bad, not exciting. It was sufficient. Know what I mean? Would I order from Pete's again? Yes and if I crave pizza after 10pm on a Sunday again, I might very well order from them. Will I ever, at 5pm, say to my friends, "Oh wow, I am REALLY in the mood for pizza - and it's got to be Pete's or nothing?" Nay. read more

The worst delivery and customer service experience I have ever had. Sadly, after waiting 2 hours for my order. Over an hour after it supposedly be on its way I have decided to call the place and after addressing my concern the person on the other side hangs up on me (?!) After calling back and talking directly to the manager I am inform that my order has been misplaced and I do understand that people make mistakes but a phone call will sure make a difference. So disappointing and very unprofessional. read more

I haven't had anything other than Pizza here, but then I haven't felt the need to. They make an outstanding traditional, thin crust pizza. The best part is the toppings are generous. If you ask for a topping you're going to get an amount that actually covers the pizza. They also know how to make a pizza with the right cheese and sauce proportion, which is a quality in short supply in a town so proud of its pizza. Their pizza is truly delicious and they have quickly become my regular pizza place. The only bad thing is that I now have a regular pizza place. read more

When I came home last week, I was greeted by a stack Pete's Pizza delivery menus in the vestibule of my apartment. I was all like, "Hooray! They'll deliver to me even though I live all the way over by Pulaski!" (While I don't think Pete's is the best pizza in Chicago, I do like their sauce and sausage, and find their prices to be pretty reasonable. Delivery is usually pretty speedy too.) So last night I called, all excited about the prospect of eating pizza on my couch in my underwear while watching The Office, only to have my order taken by one of the rudest women EVER. When she had to enter my address into the computer since it was my first order at my new address, you would have thought I'd asked her for a kidney. I had to spell my last name for her no less than FOUR times (I didn't realize five letters could be so difficult..... Silly me!). Then, I dared to pay with my debit card, which apparently only annoyed her more. And after she took my number and expiration date, she just hung up on me. No total, no delivery time, no 'good bye'. I call back. She answers, and I'm all "You were just taking my order. Did you hang up on me?", to which she denies that she was the one who took my order. When I say that the person who took my order sounded EXACTLY like her, she changed her story and denied hanging up on me instead. Finally, with apparently MUCH effort on her part, she gives me a total (how dare I want to know how much I'm paying!) and an estimated delivery time. At this point I was so irritated that I almost called back and cancelled my order, but I was starving and it was already a quarter to 8. To top off this experience, the delivery guy forgot the 2 liter of soda I had ordered. Grrrrrrr! (The situation was somewhat rectified since he came back about 20 minutes later with my coke, but I was still pretty aggravated.) On it's own, the food would warrant a rating of 3.5 stars, but the service definitely knocks it down a notch, leading to an overall rating of 2.5 stars. However, there's no excuse for being as rude as this woman was, so I'm rounding down to 2. So there. read more