Delicious pizza! We live nearby and love getting their pizzas and goat cheese breadsticks! They are soooo generous with their portions! The pizzas are larger than normal small/large. For a couple you can easily get one small if you have a side and still will have leftovers! Also have an amazing deal on pizzas on Tuesday's! Be sure to check them out! read more

I flew all the way from ATL to host my baby shower here. I picked this place to celebrate with my Chicago family and friends and I immediately regretted it. We were overcharged, received horrible service, and my guest that arrived later in the evening was left with cold pizza. I contacted Laura the same night and received a response a week later because she was out of town. I simply shared my experience with her in hopes that it would provide a better experience for future guest. Tonight....weeks later....after I left the experience behind.....while I'm also 9 months pregnant......the owner decided to send me a series of rude emails defending his unprofessional establishment. I have never communicated or met this man and instead of him getting a clear understanding of what went on, he spent his time trying to defend his viewpoints. If you want to pay over $500 for spinach dip and cold pizza, this is your place!!! Update: I have now attached screenshots since the owner accused me of making false statements. He also quoted things that I did not say. The menu she sent stated that we would get the room for up to 3 hours and the buffet for 2. We received no room for 3 hours and NO BUFFET for 2 hours. Food came out around 4:40 and was NEVER REPLINISHED or REPLACED. My original time was 3:30 to 6:30 as requested on GATHER. As you can see in the emails, I was asked to push my time back my start time to 4pm which should've also pushed back my end time. Laura stated in the attached proposal, that I would receive an updated proposal and she never sent it. Scott responded stating that he sent 1 email when I clearly received 2. He told me that it's not his fault guest arrived later and food does not get replinished unless it's all gone. It pizza dude. The shit gets cold. Who expects someone to pay to eat cold pizza. Spinach dip was gone and STILL not replaced. My main issue wasn't with the time. It was with the rude ass server, the cold food, and being overcharged. I call BS. The proof is in the pudding. #LetItGo #TakeTheFeedback read more

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It's not the best or memorable pizza place but if you live in the neighborhood it's worth checking out and we find ourselves getting it once every month or so. Recommend the cheese bread (basically pizza with cheese), pizza and their salads are all nice. All the staff is also very friendly although we have only been there for pickup due to COVID read more

Love this place. The spinach salad is great as well as the margarita pizza. Customer service is great.

Our favorite pizza in Chicago! Fabulous brick Oven style pizza. I promise try it once and you'll be hooked. Also, when the doors open back up for dining in it is a super family friendly place! Great beer and wine selection too! We love it! read more

This review is about the service mostly, takeout to be more specific, called for an order, someone answer told me to wait to take my order, waited for more then 10 minutes (I usually don't but i was just curious listening to the conversation in the background) then they hang up the phone. Pizza is above average not the best it's just convenient little closer to my house. Advice: Train your staff better or hire more people if you don't have enough, otherwise don't advertise takeout and delivery. I would have told you this over the phone but you don't answer that often. read more

Oh my gosh was this pizza goooood! We got there about 15 minutes before they opened on a Saturday for lunch, but they seated us promptly. Since we were the only ones in the restaurant at the time, we got our waiter's full attention, so the service was really good. As far as the menu goes, the pizzas here are thin crust Italian-style pizzas. They also have a few salads and pasta dishes, but I think their main offering is the pizzas. The pizza oven is right in back of the restaurant so you can see the yummy pizzas going in and out! We went with the garlic sticks as an appetizer and let me tell you, EVERYONE needs to eat these. They were to die for! Simple. But delectable! For our pizza, we went with the Margherita pizza and this too was excellent. It reminded me of the Margherita pizzas that I had while I was in Italy! It really brought back some nice memories and it was excellent. All-in-all, the service was great, atmosphere was nice, and the food was excellent. No question they get a 5 star rating from me and we will definitely be returning! read more

Pizzeria Serio - Garlic sticks! - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I pass this place every day on my way to work, finally I had to try it. I have no complaints. 4 stars because the pizza was just okay. I don't have any complaints about the service. Overall, the experience was, meh. If you live in the area I think this place would be great for a pizza craving. Not really anything you need to go out of your way for. I did enjoy the little cheese calzone bites. If I go back I will order those again. read more

Pizzeria Serio - Little cheese calzones from the appetizer menu - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Enjoyed the caprese salad and the meatballs. Everything was fantastic. Meatballs cooked perfectly. Restaurant is small, but feels comfortable and "homey". Bar staff interaction was very minimal. He didn't come by and ask how my food was. However, when I was finished he did asked if I wanted anything else. I politely declined. Would have been 5 stars if the staff was friendlier!! read more

It's been some time since I visited, and it was when they first opened. They usually help out with donations to my daughter's school Jahn Fine Arts so I wanted to be sure to visit to support. The pizza, and salads were so DELICIOUS!! The pizza was so flavorful, I LOVED it. I thinks it's my new favorite place!! read more

This place is very close to our apartment, so we come here a bit more often with friends. Pizza is not better than average, price a bit higher but I like to meet here with friends. I know the staff here and they are not really friendly, sometimes rude. I think 2 stars for this restaurant is a fair rating. read more

My boyfriend and I are sticklers about our pizza. Aside from my favorite pizza in the United States (which I will not disclose), we have our go-tos in the city for delivery - Pequods and Bartolis. We've tried Petes and Pats, and those are ok. Delivery and service was not great, so we stopped using them. So when the opportunity arises where I move into a new apartment, in a new neighborhood, I decide "let's try a new pizza place". We found this one as I am not too far from it, and after looking at the pizza toppings (the capicolla got us), we decided to give it a shot. Best. Decision. Of. The. Day. The pizza came, it was nice and hot, and we got down to eating. So. Good. Wood fire, different than Pequods and Bartolis. Had a great crust, not a lot of cheese which I like, a good amount of sauce to cheese ration, good amount of the 2 toppings that we got (not too little but not too much either). Overall, we were very impressed and will definitely be getting this again. Grubhub said it would take about 60-70 minutes, and it arrived within that timeframe.No complaints from us, other than we wish we had gotten this pizza sooner! read more

Holy crap, I can't believe I haven't Yelped about this place yet. These days when I'm asked about my favorite pizza in the city, I say Pizzeria Serio, hands down. (I got hooked on this pizza back when they had "Simpsons" trivia on Mondays.) The four-cheese specialty pizza they have on the menu is what makes this my favorite, though all of the pizza I've had there is fantastic. The goat-cheese appetizer is more than enough for three to four people. I always order that, though, and use the leftovers for lunch the next day. Not only is this great food, but the service has been exceptional as well. I can picture our waiters from the past three times, and each of them was courteous and attentive. Dine-in: yes. Delivery: yes. I hope this place is around for a long time. read more

Amazing pizza! I shared a Margherita and Eat Your Veggies Pizza, and they were both perfect. Thin, chewy crust, perfect amount of cheese and toppings. Service was friendly and prompt too. read more

My new favorite pizza place. The turnaround from ordering ( I use the Slice app) to pickup has been 15-20 minutes even on a Saturday! They do get busy so it might be longer but it's totally worth it! read more

First time reviewing after many visits: Pizzeria Serio is one of my friend group's favorite places for thin crust pizza in the city. They have a great location in West Lakeview just down the street from Scooter's Frozen Custard (aka where you'll be getting dessert afterwards). They take reservations but you can almost always get a table, even on a weekend night, which is a godsend in Chicago. Really good craft beer list which normally features a particular brewery each month. They also typically have a $2 tallboy deal too. Tons of different pizzas on the menu. Most recently we had the Diavola, Devil in the White City and Meat Your Heart out, all good! You can build your own pizza too. The smaller sized pizza is good for 1-2 people while the large is better for sharing. Pizzeria Serio. Serious pizza. Seriously good! read more

I love their pizza, probably one of my favorites in Chicago, after Spacca Napoli. Very tasty and chewy crust and flavorful sauce. I'll take this pizza over stuffed pizza any day. Easy to order online or over the phone. Their salad is fresh and well paired. If only I could eat pizza everyday... read more

Pizzeria Serio - margarita pizza - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Had my son's first birthday party here and it was fantastic. Working with Laura was a breeze. She was so accommodating, sweet, and provided excellent service (and conversation!). All of my guests loved the food, the private room was the perfect space, and we were able to play our own music. :) Would absolutely recommend Serio for a birthday party (and dinner!). Keep up the fantastic job! read more

The pizza here is really excellent. I also like the atmosphere. Good beer. Welcoming to families. Gets busy on the weekend. My only issue involves take out. We recently picked up food. Unfortunately they have you go to the bartender to deal with pickup orders. I must say, as a customer, whenever places have you go to the bar for pickup, it kinda sucks. This place was no exception. On a busy Friday night, I am standing at the bar with 7 other people, trying to get the bartenders attention, simply to pay and pickup. He was not a friendly dude, and was also very busy. We had to wait 25 minutes past when our order was supposed to be done. I suspect they just hadn't made it. Another woman picking up actually had one of her orders done and another order not made at all. Hey, stuff happens and places get busy and occasionally screw up. I get it. In this case, the screw ups didn't seem to be handled well. I would highly recommend that you do not have the bartender handle pick up orders, particularly on a busy weekend. Just have people dedicated to only handle pick up orders. Maybe someone who only handles orders on the phone as well. And please, only have people working with positive attitudes. Your clientele seems mainly adults with kids and honestly, having to try to get a bartender to notice you and take care of things is a huge turnoff. We have all done that BS a million times and that is enough of a turnoff that I would have to at least think twice before ordering for take out next time. Ie: am I in the mood to deal with that crap tonight) So that's it. On the weekends you will likely have to wait. When it's busy, their take out procedure sucks and needs improvement. The pizza rocks and if you are able to sit and eat, you will likely have a great time Covid update: This place is a covid disaster. They are so slow and consequently make too many people wait inside to pay and to get their food. Make people wait outside!! Take payment over the phone. Get people read more

Pizzeria Serio you are totally remarkable, I had an incredible experience here yesterday. Atmosphere is very unique and fun. The Caesar Salad that I have ordered had so much flavor and was very yummy. The staff was outstanding and extremely accommodating. Pizzeria Serio - I would not hesitate to come back here. read more

Best pizza in Roscoe Village - consistent every time! The hot heat and prosciutto are our favorites!

East coaster and lover of thin crust pizza. Some of the best thin crust, classic pizza in the city. Both takeout and dine in are great. We got the sweet heat pizza most recently and was excellent. The service is fantastic with an excellent beer list with our waitress offering suggestions and tasters. I never write reviews but had to leave one because of how much we love this place! read more

Saturday my boyfriend was craving brick oven pizza so we came to Pizzeria Serio. It was about 2 and the place was pretty empty besides 1 person at the bar. We had the chefs pick which was the pride pizza which was AMAZING! Service was great and fast. Since we had the place to ourselves we picked the table by the window that was wide open since Saturday was a beautiful summer day. Definitely be back! read more

I live two doors down from this place and I have never written a review but I decided to share. The pizza is amazing and come out fast. The pizza oven is amazing and as soon as you order you can watch them toss your dough and put it in the oven. The ambiance is excellent and the staff is friendly. The beer selection is decent; they could have a few more. There are about 7 beers on tap. The word I would use to describe the menu is weak. The pizza menu is just fine and there are good apps but there needs to be more of a pasta selection. I prefer white sauce with my pasta and there are only red selections and there is only a couple. The only qualms I have about this place is that they fly a bears flag outside and the one time I wanted to go there for Bears monday night football they were closed. They are closed on mondays which is annoying. Other than the place is great. It also does not bother me to come home from work to have my apartment smelling like the best pizza in the world. read more

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We have been ordering from them for years. They have amazing brick oven pizza!!

A pizzeria in Chicago that doesn't serve deep dish, heavens!! Well, surprise!!! Most of the people I know actually prefer thin. Deep is just too much food. Not really much to say about Pizzeria Serio, they know what they are doing. Good sauce (FYI -a tad sweet for you people that don't care for it) Good dough, thin Nice crust Fresh ingredients (recommend going for the the fresh mozzarella) Spinach salad was fresh with a really great vinaigrette Staff is kind of on the young side and were goofing off more then one occasion but it was really slow that night. One dropped the f-bomb and I looked over, he mouthed sorry and I nodded. Scary, when the thought of myself being the adult-like person in the room. read more

A friend visiting from DC purchased an online coupon for Pizzeria Serio (PS) for when he visited. With all of Chicago's great eats, we never made it there. With a week left before expiration, my partner and I used the coupon our friend left behind--Score! You step in to PS and feel as if you're entering the arched brick pizza oven. All the walls are brick, possibly since the structure originally served as a former recording studio. Pretty neat. The second thing I noticed is all the kids and families. This is a forewarning... I thought it was kids-eat-free night (Sunday) but I was wrong. I think it's simply due to the surrounding West Lakeview neighborhood (must be good schools there or something). Once I got over all the screaming and trampling footsteps around my table, I concentrated on the menu with a fair amount of wines and beers, plus Mexican Fanta and Coca Cola in the glass bottle (made the right way!). The menu is Italian-influenced with homemade dough and sweet tomato sauce smoothed out onto their NYC pie-style pizzas and calzones which are baked in the stone oven at 800* (say 'Ciao' to Chicago deep-dish for a day). The dishes are served on circular metal pizza baking sheets which is a fun idea. I ordered a calzone which is humungous and serves 2 people (or one very large Italian man) but only goes for only $10. If you'd like to give it a try, they also serve two mini calzones as an appetizer. You can customize your calzone to your liking, with a price. The crust was outstanding in flavor and crispiness. I'd recommend it! They also have some Serio Weekly Specials (serio as in 'serious'): Tuesday-Buy one pizza, get one half off Wednesday-Half off bottles of wine Thursday-Pizza & Beer Night Sunday-Kids eat free (beware.) Serio surely takes their food serio, now if we can only lock the kids upstairs...And maybe get some staff that takes their jobs a little more seriously. All in all, 5-stars for the food. read more

Last night, I recommended Pizzeria Serio as my current favorite flat crust pizza place. The fact that it's in my 'hood doesn't hurt, but this place is worth a ride on the Belmont Bus. With thin crust pizza, it's (naturally) all about the crust. Pizzeria Serio has a brick oven in the back (open to the seating area so you can watch). The crust thus attains that delicate crispy/chewy combination. One large pizza is the perfect size for two people. Like most pizza places, they have a list pizza topping combinations they make but also let you customize. This is perfect for groups with picky eaters. I've never had trouble getting a table and service has always been fantastic - this only increases the likelihood that I will pop in unplanned on days when I don't want to cook. Also, it's right by Scooter's Frozen Custard - a complete meal is right at hand. read more

came for dinner and ordered bruschetta margherita con carne pizza diavolo pizza the crust was chewy and stale, not worth the price. read more

Pizzeria Serio - meat your heart out - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Pizza Serio is closed on Mondays, but once a month, they host Simpsons trivia there and I went for the first time August 18. I wasn't going to eat any pizza (honestly, I've been trying to be good lately!) but when it came out, and it was so hot and smelled good, I decided one little slice was okay. Plus, it was thin crust, you know, and brick-oven baked, not oozing with grease like fast-food pizza, you know? One slice turned into two, and later, a couple more . . . The garlicky white pizza was amazing! The bar staff are all friendly and great, and the beer selection is very nice (although it's worth the trip downstairs for more, less hoppy, choices). Can't wait to go back! read more

My husband and I went with 6 of our friends so we were able to try a good variety of items. The pizzas here remind me of Spacca Napoli's but I liked it better here as I felt there was more flavor. We also enjoyed the spinach artichoke dip and the italian salad but the real star of the meal was the calzone. Delicious melted mozzarella oozed out of it and adding the ricotta to it was pure genius. I will come back just to eat one of those again and take advantage of their Tuesday buy 1 pizza get one 1/2 off special! read more

Best Margherita pizza I've had in a loooong time! We came in on at 10-15pm on a Friday night when they were almost closing down and we were hungry. We got a large margherita pizza and a small "Eat your veggies" pizza. And a small custom pizza with onion peppers and pepperoncini. They were all delicious but the Margherita pizza was the best. Made with fresh mozzarella, delicious base and flavorful tomato sauce, it is the classic NYC style pizza that I absolutely loved!! read more

I had ordered once before from here and it didn't seem to be anything special for the price, but I stopped in recently for dinner and was thoroughly impressed. It was a Wednesday and they had half price bottles of wine and appetizers, we had the Goat Cheese appetizer which was fantastic, a bottle of the super tuscan wine which was a great value, and the pesto margherita pizza with Italian sausage added and it was awesome. One member of our party, a self-proclaimed Italian, thought there was too much pesto on the pizza, but rest of us with more refined palates disagreed. However, it probably could have done without the balsamic reduction, it was a little too sweet. In any case, I am glad I stopped in and will definitely be back. I'd like to try some of the other specials and their brunch menu is intriguing. read more

I regret ever ordering pizza from here! I'm always craving it now! D'Agostino's is my go-to pizza place, but I wanted to try something new. I've passed by Pizzeria Serio many times so I decided to give them a go. I went with a pepperoni pizza and it did not disappoint! The crust is so light and crispy and the cheese had excellent flavor. I finally dined in and the place wasn't packed on a Saturday night, which was good! We got a table right away and the pizza didn't take very long. We made our own, and my half had artichokes which are my favorite! Their Thursday deal ($20 for a large cheese pizza and pitcher of beer) is calling my name right now.... read more

Service was terrible for how NOT busy it was in there. Very disappointed with my experience. Pizza was pretty good but didn't sit very well. Our waiter got my margherita pizza wrong and didn't add the hot sopressata that I asked for. I enjoyed the pizza special, 'Sweet Heat'. Lots of tasty draft beers, it was a pleasant surprise to see a local brewery on the menu called Off Color. My boyfriend ordered a bottled beer and it tasted old and off, which they replaced for us. In a city full of amazing pizza joints, don't waste your time at a place where the staff makes you feel like you're wasting theirs. Horrible, sarcastic attitudes and unprofessionalism from the staff who all hung out at the end of the bar being quite obnoxious. Also the restaurant is set up awkwardly and the lighting is bad. I won't be returning or eating my leftovers either. read more

Great food and drinks! Open for dine in again and can easily order via QR code on each table.

I'm feeling very generous today so I'm going to give Pizzeria Serio 5 stars! I'm not much of brick oven pizza kind of gal, so I was a little skeptical trying this place. We ordered the Diavolo PIzza and it was excellent. Definitely exceeded my expectations. It had just enough spice so it was not overwhelmingly hot and it was very flavorful. It contains red onion though so I wouldn't order this on a first date - lucky for me I went with my husband so lets just say there wasn't much canoodling that night! ha! To start we had goat cheese flatbread which was also very apetizing. We went on a Saturday night and there was no wait at all and service was good. The place has a full bar and TV screens and an upstairs which we didn't get to see. Great experience and will come back again! read more

Their margherita pizza is totally legit!! We went there late on a Fri night. Our group of 5 walked in after 10... they were almost closing down.... but they were really sweet and let us in. Their service was very good... they didn't rush us even if it was close to their closing time. The margherita pizza is delicious.... as good as it gets. The veggie lovers was good too. I would definitely add this place to my list of fav brick oven pizzas. read more

Called pizzeria serio tonight to ask if I could place an order for 330 delivery tomorrow as I am running the Chicago Marathon and hosting an after party two blocks from where the restaurant is (the bar allows outside food). Instead of trying to help me out because I will be a little preoccupied tomorrow, they told me that the order would get lost with how busy they are tonight and have no chance of accommodating me. I again explained to them I am a frequent customer who lives in the neighborhood and i appreciate the fact that they cater to a vegan but was still met with resistance. I thanked him for his time and told him I'll take my business somewhere else in the neighborhood. Another pizza place in the neighborhood took my order and offered me a discount because I am running the marathon for charity. I will be giving them my business going forward. Great customer service Serio! read more

Amazing! Our go to pizza delivery. Need to dine in soon. We get a different pizza every time and they're all good.