Consistent great pies. Highly recommend. Great beer selection and cocktails as well. Service quick and nice booths inn the front.

Delicious food and such quick wait times. My friends and I split a large 1/2 cheese 1/2 pepperoni 'zah and I swear it was cooked and on our table 5 minutes after ordering. The overall consensus was positive. The crust was perfectly crispy on the bottom and slightly charred along the outer rim. There was the perfect amount of sauce and it was flavored well. And there was just the right amount of cheese. While this is not the type of pizza that'll fill ya up and make you feel ill, it is tasty and was the perfect prelude to getting frozen custard around the corner! read more

Pizzeria Serio - 1/2 cheese 1/2 pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

(5 stars for food, 1 stars for service, so I went with the mean in this review). "Honestly, I'm not angry, I'm disappointed" sort of sums up how I feel about Pizzeria Serio. Their pizzas are delicious, no question. Let me say this LOUDLY. The food is very, very good. If you are walking past and can eat in, do it. But, if you're ordering delivery, the terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE service overrides how good their food is. Every single time we've ordered from this place (because we are gluttons for punishment, it's been about 5-6 times) the food has been ridiculously late. It starts out showing a reasonable time of delivery thru Uber Eats, then quickly gets pushed out again and again, but because they don't use Uber Eats drivers (guessing this is part of the problem) there's no physical tracking. Tonight's order was due to be delivered in 40-60min window (already a reasonably long wait time for an order place at 5.40pm) and I'm now writing this review a full 2 hours later, with no pizza. I called the place, was put on hold 3 times for 15min (total) while the staff in the background ran around and apologized to customers for the lateness (I could hear everything happening). This happened last time I ordered too, when I had to call and see where my food was. This time, clearly my order hadn't even been filled, because the nice guy (all the staff do seem nice and are always apologetic) I spoke to was like "we'll get that in the oven and our to you ASAP". Pizzeria Serio, get your kitchen in order. You have a great product, and you could be a great business, but you're killing any chance of success with these logistical inadequacies. SORT IT OUT. read more

Get the Margherita pizza. We also ordered the Meat Your Heart Out (pepperoni, italian sausage, canadian bacon) and while it was good, there was just something so special about the very simple Margherita. The tomato sauce... *gurgle noises* And to be honest, after eating a hundred Margherita pizzas, I thought I was burned out on them. But after the first bite I was reminded why I liked them so much. You just can't beat the classic and they do it so well here. They're neapolitan pizza are heated in a gas oven that goes up to 700 degrees which means your lovely pizza should be done in approximately 3 minutes. Just enough time to second guess your pizza choice and sip on a drink. By the way, don't waste your time on the Long Beach ice tea which was just sugar mix. Just get a beer here. read more

Pizzeria Serio - Meat your heart out and long beach tea - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Fantastic pizza. My girlfriend and I came here on a Wednesday night, which meant all the appetizers were half off. The garlic breadsticks are amazing. Crispy, salty and garlicky on the outside, warm and soft on the inside. They come with a marinara sauce for dipping. You must order these. We also tried the bruschetta, with was loaded with chopped tomatoes. This was better than I expected, but I could only have two pieces before it got too rich for me. We split the large cheese pizza and I thought it was fantastic. The cheese was on point. The crust had the same crispy outside/chewy inside that the breadsticks had. I thought the sauce was a little bland. Could have used some spices in there. Still, I devoured my half of the pizza quickly. Service was a little lacking. We got one water refill only right before we left. Not sure if our server was overwhelmed or what. Still, the pizza and breadsticks were very much on point. I will happily return and bring some friends. read more

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If you like waiting hours for just pizza pie, this is the place for you. I ordered a simple pie about 2.5 hours ago and guess what it is not here yet. Very unpleasant, the wait staff continues to lie, I've called and the problem is not fixed , I'm becoming hypoglycemic at this point. Never felt so disappointed in my whole entire life. Wow , good luck. I'm done! 0 stars if I could!!!!! The audacity. read more

Pizza was very good and the antipasto salad was delicious. First time I had a sweetened Italian dressing and it was outstanding.

Hosted a surprise party for my husband in the upstairs party rental space and couldn't be happier. I emailed a lot of restaurants and party venues before settling on pizzeria Serio and none were as easy and pleasant to work with. Food was great, service was stellar.... The bartender was so great to our crew of 40ish people, and I know we kept him busy. The space itself is gorgeous, clean and very open. You guys make me wish I could throw more parties!!If I ever do.... You'll see me again! read more

THE WORST SERVICE!!! We placed an order for delivery over 2.5 hours ago and still haven't gotten our pizza. I have called several times and the rude man answering the phone told me 15 mins, I called back and he said oh it came out of the oven 15 mins ago. I called back and asked to speak to a manger and he hung up on me and when I called back again he picks up the phone and hangs up. Who operates a business like this and treats customers so poorly. We will not be coming back! I've never seen anything this this! read more

I love Calzone with some extra ingredient in it. Soft cheese, artichoke, and olive are good combinations with calzone. I see all the staff being nice to customers whenever I visit, and they serve very fresh, healthy, and yummy food. I am lucky to have Serio as my neighbor. read more

Pizzeria Serio - Calzone - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

A fantastic local pizza place. Brick oven perfection yields a stellar hand tossed style pie that I find a little more in line with my roots in New York/Boston style. It's reliable and delicious. The salads are great to go along with the pizza too. The cheese is good, the big cheese is even better. Def try those before venturing into all the other specialties and loading up with everything else :) read more

I started eating clean. -Meaning I mainly eat what I cook myself with organic ingredients. That said I still eat cake etc when I make it or I know the ingredients. I like to eat out too as cooking all the time gets tiresome. Since beginning a clean diet my body is acutely aware when there is added sugar, poor quality ingredients, high MSG etc. I either get a headache from the high sugar/MSG or my stomach will ache from the poor quality immediately after. That said this place is top quality. You can taste the freshness of the ingredients and the overall taste of the food is excellent. I had the margarita pizza and my husband had the pineapple pizza. We will be ordering from this place for years if it keeps the ingredient quality as high as it currently is. Order with confidence. If you like fresh Italian style wood oven pizzas you will love this place. read more

Wow, I've missed this place. Delivery hit the spot during shelter in place. Consistently great neighborhood pizzeria, as it's been for years. Can't wait til I can go back for Wednesday 1/2 off wine and appetizer night. read more

Pizzeria Serio - Large 16" pizza- chicken and artichokes. - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Amazing pizza, poor environment. The environment is like a sports bar, so this place is great on game days or for takeout, but otherwise, forget dining in. read more

With so many pizza choices, how do you choose? I highly recommend adding this to your must try list! The crust is fantastic. The ingredients seemed fresh and it's an overall delicious pizza. We started with a calzone craving one night - they were amazing. Get the garlic sticks. We then evolved to try the pizza. Worth a try and will be going back! read more

Couldn't recommend Pizzeria Serio enough for your next event! We hosted our engagement party here and it was a huge success. Food, service, and ambiance are fantastic. Plenty of space for your family and friends. read more

Never disappoints! Garlic sticks, Italian salad, diablo pizza and nutellazones for dessert with raspberry coulis. Plus the beer selection was outstanding! Great service from Jeff and Katie read more

Pizzeria Serio - Diablo pizza! Delish ... - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love this place! The brick oven pizza is so good. I love the cheese they use on the pizza. The beer selection is always great. I have never had bad service. You can bring the whole family here, or make it a date night. I only wish I lived closer so I can go here more often. read more

Pizzeria Serio - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Neapolitan American styled pizza pies made in a brick oven. A lot of times when I see these brick oven, wood burning, etc, mentions, I wonder as to whether it's really good or not at all. These pies are different to me than what is my traditional, deep dish or stuffed. I've been to many hand tossed spots and tried all these so called awesome joints and walked out still wondering, was that pie great? It's rated 5 stars, but I didn't taste them in the mix. Okay, that was a random rant. So, I travel through this area often and was lucky to come across a Groupon so I got one and that's what began my relationship with this pizzeria. I dig that it's one size suits all when it comes to pies. No thinking needed; a fifteen inch pie with about eight slices which you order as you like or order a specialty pie. There are many great options with tons of good flavor. If you happen in there during the cold season get a seat in the BACK!. It's where the oven is and where it's warm with nice smells. As far as parking, you're limited to the street, but that can be often found. It'd be good for you to bookmark this spot. If you have a chance it'd be worth it for you to check them out now, because I promise you they will be busier in the warmer weather. PS has a private party floor which is a second or third floor rise and has windows overlooking the street. If they opened up that area for seating during the warmer months, I'll have to forgo my usual pizza routines and make more visits here. read more

Every. Single. Time. It's a banger! Pizza is delicious, service is incredible. Thanks for always catering to my cravings.

I don't have the strongest pizza opinions in the world, but I do have strong Pizzeria Serio Opinions. And they are- pizzeria serio has some of the best pizza in the city, and they should be your go to place to order a non deep dish pie. My favorites are the margherita pizza when I'm feeling classic, the sweet heat when I want flavorful, unique toppings, and the Italian salad on the side to balance it all out. The crust is this place's crowning glory, chewy and thin without being floppy or overly greasy. Thanks to their wood fire oven, you can see and taste the delicious char. I also gotta give it up for their red sauce-I always order a side of marinara to dip my pizza crusts. It's chunky and garlicky and flavorful. My ONLY complaint about them is the amount of basil leaves on the margherita pizza, they could do more, but they make up for it with the perfect mozzarella cheese distribution which is CRUCIAL for this classic dish. The service is quick and cordial, and in non covid-times it's a great place to stop in for a dinner with friends and/or a beer at the bar while you wait for them to prepare your takeaway order. I try to call and place my order directly with them so they don't have to pay Grubhub or delivery service fees, and they're always very friendly and helpful on the phone. Last but not least- go for the garlic sticks appetizer-they use the same crust as the pizza and make these light fluffy breadsticks and the garlic version is better than the cheese version-trust! read more

Brick oven pizza! Boston transplant relatively new to Chicago and was missing thinner crust pizza than the traditional deep dish. So glad I found this place. I thought the pizza here was delicious. They have your traditional pies and some unique ones like the Sweet Heat. Crust was crispy (no flop) and chewy. The pies were really cheesy, but not doused in oil so you know the cheese was high quality. Service was great and would overall recommend Pizza Serio to anyone looking for brick oven pizza! They have daily deals. We went on a Tuesday and it was buy 1 large, get the 2nd large 1/2 off + $3 off well drinks. They're begging you to order two pizzas and I can tell you it's 100% worth it! Can't wait to come back. read more

One star for inconsistency. You need to be very clear apparently about the Tuesday $15 special, "it gets kind of confusing" is what I was told so make sure you are very clear on your order and what you'll pay. Can't offer a $15 special and then look to charge everyone full price, easy way to lose business. Happened to me twice just called back and ordered the same thing to verify. Not cool read more

Delightful food, nice chewy crust on pizza. Would order the spinach artichoke dip with their homemade flatbread EVERY TIME just for the delicious flatbread. I'm glad we gave this a try. Yummy read more

I have been wanting to try Pizzeria Serio for about a year now, and thanks to Groupon Now, I finally did! We ordered the Spinach Salad and the Eat Your Veggies Pizza. The salad was outstanding! It has the perfect amount of goat cheese and walnuts. Our pizza was also wonderful. The thin crust certainly had that brick-oven flavor, and it was perfectly cooked. Our server was quite friendly, and the restaurant had a very comfortable atmosphere. I would definitely return! read more

Pizzeria Serio - "Eat Your Veggies" pizza - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came here last weekend to watch the Bears game with some people in their upstairs area. The ambiance was nice, very chill and the pizza was great. I really enjoyed the greek pizza. I'd love to come back and try something else off the menu besides the pizza. read more

Pizzeria Serio - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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On 2/19 I called 3 different times between 5 and 6 PM to try and place an order. Nobody answered. Not even a message system. It just hangs up on you after 6-7 rings. Just not something that should be an issue in 2021. read more

I had read some good things about this place and wanted to check it out. Our "Gang of Four" stopped here on Saturday afternoon after the Blackhawks training camp festival. Nice airy atmosphere in this place. Exposed brick walls, dark wood, big brick oven towards the rear of the building. We ordered four pizzas. Margherita, Veggie, Sausage + Peppers, and the Meat your heart out pies. Our server asked us to be certain that we wanted four pizzas. We did. When the pizzas came, we then knew why she had asked us again just to be sure. They are pretty big and four pizzas would feed eight people. We were thinking that they were going to be more individual sized. Ooops on our part. The manager had to re-seat us from a booth to some tables since there was not enough room for the pizzas. He also asked about us, how we heard of them, etc. and explained that their pizza is a hybrid between a New York style and a Neapolitan pizza. Accurate description. So.........it was still a good choice since we got to try four different pizzas. As for the pizzas, very good. Nice crust with a little bit of that smokey, char flavor from the oven. The ingredients were very fresh tasting. All were good but the Margherita was the table favorite. Were they perfect? Nope. I have not found the perfect pie yet and what is the perfect pie? I will know it when I have it. My quest continues. Anyway, these were some excellent pizzas and I would definitely go back and also easily recommend them to others. Very good pizza, nice atmosphere, friendly service. Four stars in my book. Check it out for yourself. Cheers to All read more

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Really great wood fired pizza! This place is VPN certified too, meaning it follows the legit Neapolitan pizza process (OK, I probably just butchered explaining that!) I came here on the pizza tour, so we weren't given any pizza ordering choices, which I'm honestly glad about. Our group had 3 styles of pizza to choose from- margherita, meat lovers, and spicy salami with pepporcini peppers. The marg was going fast, so I had slices of the meat and the salami pizza. This pizza was perfectly cooked, chewy and fantastic. I was surprised how much I liked the salami pizza. It had a good kick of spice, and a great flavor balance with the peppers. I liked the taste of the pepperoni too on the meat lovers. I enjoy a good wood fired pizza, but overall prefer a crispier crust. I also had a Manhattan while I was here. They had interesting looking craft cocktails that were certainly boozy by everyone's account. This place has a really nice ambiance and friendly staff, it was disappointing to see how empty it was at 830 on a Saturday. I hope it was just the weather deterring them! read more

Pizzeria Serio - Spicy salami and pepporcini! Really good! - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I found this on a list of some of Illinois' best pizza places. It is totally worthy of the title. I rarely eat the final piece of crust, but I do with this place. It's like eating really good bread. Soo delicious! read more

Just ordered this for delivery and its easily the most delicious thing Ive had during Quarantine. Sweat Heat Pizza is amazing. Thanks for being there during this hard time! read more

After recently moving to the neighborhood, wd were eager to try their pizza. We called at 5pm on a Saturday for carryout and our order was ready at 5:15 for pickup. We ordered 2 pizzas, Cheesy Flatbread, Spinach and Artichoke drop and a Caprese salad. All items were fantastic, the pizza crust was amazing! We will continue to order. read more

We hosted our daughter's first birthday upstairs at Pizzeria Serio and it was a great experience! The team was flexible and easy to work with as we planned for the event - they made headcount, menu planning, and setup really easy. They are only open for events during the day, so you can tell the kitchen and team's entire focus is on making your event a success. The day of was great - both bartenders working the event were friendly and helpful, people loved the food (we love the sweet heat pizza) and they helped us create a little common area for the kids the play. If you are looking for a reliable team, a flexible space for 25+ people, and good pizza this is the right place for you! read more

Great pizza, great service, love the Tuesday pizza special price! The sauce has a good flavor, the brick oven singed crust is perfect and not over cooked, great cheese blend. read more

Hands down, our favorite pizza. Best crust ever! Sometimes we get the margarita and sometimes we build our own. We always get it delivered. Also get the spinach salad, the dressing is citrusy delicious and you'll feel more healthy while you stuff your face with pizza. read more

Order a mushroom pizza. The crust was so light and delicious! We just moved to Roscoe and this place will definately be our pizza spot go to! read more

The BF and I came here because we had a LivingSocial coupon and being a big fan of pizza, I thought my bf would be in heaven. We were right. We step in on a snowy night and the atmosphere was cozy and laid back but still had some games going on and plenty of people in the place (which is always a good sign). We ordered a couple beers (small but decent selection) along with some spinach/artichoke dip, which came with warm pita bread and it was amazing! We also ordered a spinach pizza and added sausage on it (which ended up being a great idea) and it was tasty! Im a huge thin crust fan so I thought this pizza was perfect. It was light, crispy, but still very flavorful without being overly rich. Overall, we left feeling super full and still had half of the dip and pizza left. All in all we spent around $30 for a pizza, app and 2 beers for dinner AND lunch the next day. I'll be back! read more

Pizzeria Serio - Spinach artichoke dip - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I'm like Denise, in the sense that I pretty much know this place from doing Simpsons trivia here since 2013, and still do to this day. I've always had a great time here, so I figure it'd be appropriate to do for review #600. Anyway the specialty slices and salads I tried were decent(unfortunately you have to ask for these, from the chefs downstairs), that a friend of mine on my trivia team(and who's gluten-free) specially asked for them to prepare herself. The staff(cooks up to the bartenders) have always been great, and I agree with Denise about the thin crust slices being cooked well, but also not being overly greasy either. Surprised I didn't know there was slightly more beer selection downstairs, though it's okay since the bartenders went out of their way a few times in the past to grab a beer down there, that wasn't available upstairs. One of these days, I'll go to their new sister restaurant in Wicker Park, called Craft Pizza. read more

We immediately fell in love with Serio after moving to the area and have been several times for dine in and take out. Love the open loft bar space, service is usually pretty quick, and beer/cider options are good as well. But what really draws us in is the pizza! (Duh) My favorite is the Margarita con Carne with pepperoni. Serio makes some of the best, most consistent brick oven pizza I've found in the city. Their crust is medium thickness (my fave) and the sauce is delicious. Lunch time specials are well priced, and they also offer weeknight drink/food specials as well. If you're looking for non-chain, non-deep dish pizza in Chi, definitely check it out!! read more

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They have gotten better. Food and service has improved since the last review. I hope this keeps up