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    3.9 (173 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Mac Masala Twist with Chicken
    Sasha J.

    We Ordered the "one for you, one for the kids" deal which comes with one specialty pizza and one 2 topping pizza. We chose the butter chicken pizza for the specialty pizza and a white sauce Canadian bacon with garlic chicken pizza for the other one. Both on original crust. And then we added on a Tikka masala Mac and cheese to try. Pizzas were great. I only wish there was a sweet sauce to top off the butter chicken pizza. like a drizzle of sweet chili sauce or a drizzle of the sweet/spicy sauce that sometimes comes with samosas. The crust was perfect to me and the amount of toppings was good. I would not order the Mac and cheese again. Honestly it was Kraft Mac and cheese with chicken, cilantro, ginger, and onions. I was disappointed because in my brain I imagined a cheesy tikka masala sauce essentially got Kraft. I'm not a picky person but I could not eat that. BUT - I hope that doesn't deter anyone from ordering other food from here. I will order the pizza again, even the 2 topping pizza was great. This was ordered through YELP and they delivered. Delivery was timely and everything was still hot.

    Vegan Cheese Garlic Breadsticks
    Marilyn E.

    Pizza here is very different from what you'd expect and in the best possible way. The flavor is amazing. I love that they have vegan options and they don't skimp on toppings. We had a vegan butter chickn with cilantro and some other added toppings and an order of vegan garlic cheese bread sticks. We loved everything and are glad we decided to stop here during our road trip!

    One of the pizzas on the specials menu
    Scott F.

    It's pizza but with a twist of either Mediterranean or Indian flavors. If you like one of those or both you are in for a treat! Or if you like pizza in general they have some other great flavors. I wasn't too hungry but we ordered one of the combination pizzas. There were a lot of toppings and the crust was just right, not too doughy and not too crunchy. They do offer dine in but it looked like there were only 2 tables available inside. If I come again in the future I'm coming on an empty stomach and will order some Indian pizza.

    C1. Chicken Tikka Masala Pizza
    Aisha M.

    What could be better than having your TWO favorite things ever combined into ONE?? Chicken Tikka Masala PIZZA? Yummmmm! We've ordered a few times but this last time we asked for extra sauce & it was phenomenal. Full of flavor & deliciousness! The staff is super friendly & food is always prompt!

    Butter Chicken Pizza
    Ashley C.

    We ordered pizza tonight through DoorDash and it arrived in under 30 minutes! They have all of your traditional pizzas but you gotta come here for their specialty pizzas. We ordered a large Butter Chicken pizza, because c'mon, where have you even seen this creation before?! It arrived nice and hot, and smelled amazing. All of the colors made this pizza stand out! It tasted delicious, but I'd probably ask for no tomatoes next time. It overpowers the butter chicken flavor too much. The actual dough/crust is really fluffy though and I ate every last bite, even though normally I don't like the crust! I hope to come back and try other specialty pizzas sans tomatoes, perhaps I'll go with the chicken tikka masala one next time!

    Butter Chicken Pizza
    Felisha L.

    What a great alternative to enjoy Indian flavors! During quarantine, we ordered Indian pizza takeout here at this shop. We had two types of pizza. The butter chicken pizza was great. The flavors are all there. There is a hint of creaminess and Indian spices. All that flavors and chicken on top of a pizza dough. The Tiki Marsala veggie pizza was also tasty. The smell of roasted veggies was very appealing. The pizza was excellent with all the roasted veggies. The only recommendation is the pizza dough was a little thicker. Overall, I would order here again.

    Alfredo Chicken Pasta Twist Create Your Own Deep Dish Pizza Buffalo Wings
    Angel T.

    It has been so long since we came here! We decided to stop by to eat and the food is DELICIOUS AND FRESH AND SAVORY!! Great & quick customer service! The food is amazing! Definitely recommend!!! Will come back again!!!

    Butter chicken pizza with extra cilantro. Yum!
    Stephanie D.

    One of our most favorite pizza's! The crust is excellent and we enjoy every bite. So much flavor and fun to switch between all the different twisted Indian options. It can get very spicy so we tend to order a mild option. Excellent service too.

    Paneer Tikka Masala Chicago Style Pizza
    Sarah B.

    When you can't decide if you want pizza or Indian food, stop by Chicago Pizza with a twist and you can get both :D  My cousins and I decided that we should go for a Picnic party at the park(since the weather was so good over the weekend) and someone suggested we should get pizza and we stumbled upon this amazing place! Our order was take-out, it took them about 20 mins to process my order. The pizzas were hot, the toppings were fresh, they gave enough cheese and pepper sachets, the portion size is great too. I had ordered three large pizzas and it worked out great for 12 people. The spices were perfectly balanced, the pizzas did not taste bland or too spicy (they usually ask you how spicy you want them to be).   We tried three of their pizzas, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken pizza and paneer tikka masala pizza and trust me they had such spectacular flavors to them. Surprisingly, the Paneer Tikka Masala stood out to be the best! The paneer was soft and firm, the sauce on the base was amazing, it was thick enough and really flavorful. It is a crazy blend of pizza and paneer. The butter chicken pizza was amazing as well, all right flavors, not too spicy and not too sweet (which sometimes happens with butter chicken), perfect amount of herbs used, overall great in taste! The Chicken Tikka Masala is where I would say it was a 4/5. The pizza felt it was too garlicy and lacked the true flavor of CTM.  But 5/5 to this place because creativity and Pizzaaaaa ;)

    Front counter and menu area.
    Josiah H.

    My boys were in the mood for pizza yesterday, so we decided to go here after several other locations seemed to be closed when they're hours said they were open. We went inside and it was slow day, there was only a couple in the booth area besides us. Since my youngest is picky with pizza toppings, I knew we were already getting pepperoni. We decided on getting a Large and the guy at the counter let us know that they had a take out deal, 1 large pizza for $6, and you could still eat it there. A large pizza for only $6? How can you beat that? We also wanted to get a couple of drinks, and they have a Yelp deal where you spend $10 and get a free small drink...but our large pizza and 3 small drinks didn't even coming to 10! I don't eat pizza every often, but I had already decided that this place would be one of our new pizza spots...that is until we got the pizza. The pizza itself wasn't bad, my kids liked it, and for me it was ok. The issue I had with it, was the pepperoni....where was it? It was like Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego, or like trying to find Waldo. When I first opened the box I thought they had given me a cheese pizza, then I realized that the pepperoni was UNDER the cheese. A little weird as I've never seen a pizza made that way before, ok not a big deal. But I started looking for the pepperoni after that, and I don't think any of the slices of pizza had more then 1 slice of pepperoni each. So that was pretty disappointing. I get the pizza was cheap, but that was the "deal" they were promoting. I don't think that deal should have to mean going cheap on the topping(s) as well. OVERALL: Clean and quiet establishment, good current deal on a large pizza to go, disappointing pepperoni pizza. I'd call it a cheese pizza w/pepperoni, since it lacked the pepperoni. Not a bad place, but for me not worth going back even if the pizza was cheap.

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    Great service and pizza. Staff was very welcoming and helpful. Menu had a lot of options. Will keep coming back.

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    are you crazy or what?

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    Have ordered from here many times. Friendly employees and make DELICIOUS pizza. My go to place for pizza. Very tasteful delight.

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    Ask the Community - Pizza Twist

    Are there vegan pizza options?

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    Came here for a special occasion and made a reservation for dinner. Definitely out of the way and…read morein a pretty random spot, a true hole-in-the-wall kind of place, but we were seated immediately and the inside was much more charming than the outside. Very family-owned vibes while still feeling nice and welcoming. Service was great throughout the meal, and our waiter gave us some really good recommendations and information about the menu. They also corked our wine and kept it on ice, which was a nice touch. To start, we ordered the fried stuffed ravioli and bruschetta. We were also given complimentary fresh bread with olive oil and balsamic, which was a great addition. The fried ravioli was very good, kind of like a fancier mozzarella stick, and the marinara it came with was flavorful and balanced. The bruschetta was perfect: crusty bread topped with sweet, fresh tomatoes. So simple but so good. For mains, we ordered the carbonara and the wild mushroom ravioli. The mushroom ravioli was excellent, meaty and earthy in an addicting truffle cream sauce where the truffle flavor really shines through. The carbonara came out extremely hot, so it was initially hard to fully taste the flavors, but once it cooled a bit it was delicious. Maybe it could've used a touch more salt, but still very good overall. The pancetta was nice too, maybe just a little crispier and more rendered would've taken it even further, but it still brought that fatty, salty flavor I love. For dessert, we ordered the tiramisu along with the chocolate and caramel cannolis. The cannolis were good, not anything especially memorable, but still a nice treat. The tiramisu completely stole the show. It was made fresh, which I was initially unsure about since tiramisu usually sits for a while, but the texture was amazing because the ladyfingers still had a slight crispness to them. We took the rest home, and after firming up overnight it was somehow even better the next day. Honestly the best tiramisu I've ever had. Great food, great service, and I'll definitely be back, even though I'm usually not even a huge Italian food fan.

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    I don't normally write reviews because I always hate how I end up coming off haha but lately it has…read morebeen hard to find a restaurant that truly satisfies my desire for high quality customer service and culinary excellence. But every time I visit Paesanos I get both of those things. On my most recent visit to the restaurant, I had the pleasure of being served by Clemens. He was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and helped me find the perfect meal(Fettucine Arrositi) to fit my current dietary restrictions. He also helped my grandma find something on the menu that wouldn't be too carb heavy since she is diabetic. He was pleasant all around, he was patient with my grandma all night and made me feel like he truly valued our time and didn't rush us. He is everything you want in a server-kind,direct,knowledgeable, and dependable. I would come back any time just to get customer service like that. Now on to the food, I had the Fettucine Arrositi which I believe is their signature dish. I have had it before but this time it was especially delicious. The sauce has a flavor like no other pasta I've ever had it's rich but not too rich creamy but not too creamy and the thing that sets it apart from other creamy pastas is the subtle Cajun flavor. It tastes a bit like old bay and Tabasco to me with some other amazing things in it I'm sure but it was delicious 9/10 My grandma likes to order a lot of things for the table because she never got to have that so she ordered a bunch of things for herself to try and for me to finish. We had the meatballs and they were fantastic but she felt they were too big haha 9/10. Then we had the calamari which was my favorite of the appetizers we ordered. I'm hoping next time to try the polenta fries. Then for her main course my grandma had the wedge salad which she loved but she did mention she wished it had lots more bacon and I can't blame because I too always want more bacon on things. All in all it was a great experience and I will be back very soon.

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    **This isn't about the food**…read more We've dined here several times and have always had a great experience, which made this visit especially disappointing. We arrived at 6 PM without a reservation and were told the wait for an inside table for two would be about 30 minutes. We happily grabbed seats at the bar to wait and remained patient and understanding throughout the entire process. Unfortunately, after nearly an hour of being repeatedly encouraged to sit outside (despite clearly stating we'd prefer to wait for an inside table), we were told that indoor seating was reservation-only. Ironically, I was able to make a same-night dining room reservation on the app for 7:30 while at the bar. Problem solved, apparently--though that solution didn't seem to be well received. The biggest letdown, however, was the bar service. Our bartender was unfriendly, inattentive, never refilled our drinks or water-- while still checking on everyone else around the bar-- she intentionally skipped us multiple times, and gave the distinct impression that she'd did not want to serve us. Maybe because we were the only minorities at her bar...? Not to mention she looked super irritated when I asked for a water refill... after sitting there for over an hour! Who knows what her issue was but she was absolutely awful. It was my birthday (6/30), and after waiting an hour and a half just to be seated, I found myself wishing we'd celebrated elsewhere. The food may keep us coming back, but the service this time left a lot to be desired.

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    Came here for our 15 year anniversary :)…read more Customer service: Felt welcomed, seated quickly ( we did have a res ). Intimate but spacious, everyone greeted us politely. Waiter Sara (I think that was where name) she was very nice and felt no rush from her at all. Very attentive as well. Will def come back because of the nice service. Food: It was soo good. Not atonement but did have likable options. I had the ravioli of the day ( mine was stuffed with crab and shrimp with a white sauce 10/10 recommend. My husband got the 12 layer ravioli which was also very good 10/10. For appetizers we got the bread basket $5, beef tips $24, and fried calamari $18 all of it was good. Def worth a try prices are not bad and portions were perfect leaving us full but able to finish :) For us we will be coming back.

    We enjoyed the cozy, friendly staff and attentive service. Reservations are recommended but we were…read morepassing by and were able to get a table. There are so many delicious menu items I'd like to come here again and again. We shared a delicious appetizer and then indulged in our favorite Italian main dishes. The "Jeanne" martini was scrumptious. The wines were spot on. This evening it was a toss up between going to Grange or here, totally different experiences with equally delicious food; parking was easier here. The acoustics are a little loud, mostly because people' are enjoying themselves and chatting it up.

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    I've been here twice now, and both visits have been great. The music is at the perfect volume;…read morelively enough to create a nice atmosphere but quiet enough that we could actually enjoy a conversation. Cory, the manager, checked in with us both times to make sure everything was going well. She was incredibly friendly and even made sure our parking was validated before we left, which was a thoughtful touch. My favorites are the Bruschette Assortite and, of course, the tiramisu. Both are absolutely worth ordering!

    Our server, Marcelo, was competent and the setting has a welcome old-time majesty, with soaring…read moreceilings and plaster fleur-de-lis decorations on the walls. The bread, though an added surcharge, was warm, yeasty, and pleasant. The cons were more substantial. The fusilone in basil cream was okay: the sauce was tasty, but the pasta was slightly overcooked. The menu says the pasta is made in-house, though this dish did not have the texture or character I associate with fresh house-made pasta. The beet and arugula salad was straightforward. The dressing leaned acidic. Given personal preference, we did not hold that strongly against them, but it is worth noting for anyone who does not enjoy a sharp, mouth-puckering dressing on greens. The half roast pollo toscano was the biggest failure. It tasted old, dry, and lacked the easy-to-achieve magic that a good roast chicken can have. As a former chef, it had the texture of chicken cooked ahead and reheated for service. That technique can work, but it did not work here, or at least not on the night we ordered it. At $34, I do not expect unusual or stellar flavor combinations, but the protein needs to be cooked correctly. The nutmeg in the mashed potatoes was also a bit heavy-handed. I did not complain at the table because I do not like asking to be comped, especially in an industry as difficult as restaurants. But for the same reason, I would not feel right accepting a reduced check and then softening an honest review. I do not have anything against Il Fornaio, and I hope they improve, but this particular meal was disappointing.

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