Staying at Starved Rock Lodge with my minions and 12 yo pipes up with "what's for dinner?" After…read morechecking on site options (plentiful) they still wanted Pizza. Leap into the Yelp-scape for something close but not a chain. Boom CortiLeno's pops up. 10" Pie for $12? We are all in. Walked in about 6pm Monday night quiet. Great bartender took order of one extra pepperoni sans cheese and one traditional pepperoni and cheese. "I'll be back in 20. Should I pay before I leave? No thats fine." Back 20 mins later a bit more crowded and pizzas ready to go. Ambience of space is not my vibe because I dislike the electronic gaming. Thats a me thing On way out chef/owner/dude.."I killed that one pizza with pepperoni." He did indeed. Happiness all around. Great sauce, amazing crust (soft so if you want crispy give them an alert) perfect amount of cheese and toppings. Great job!

The food is 5 stars. The service is 5 stars. The ambiance with a cool sports bar vibe is 5 stars…read more My wife and I dined in at the bar on a Monday afternoon. The bartender provided good service! I ordered a cheeseburger with pepper jack cheese with fries. My wife ordered a cheeseburger with American cheese and fries. My wife had a sprite to drink and I had a water. The soda is 1 dollar!! Both our burgers were fantastic, tasty, and juicy! The burgers are 1/2 lb burgers! The frozen fries here are awesome ! We loved our lunch and we will be back!

Definitely love their deep dish pizza - the cheese-stuffed crust is DELISH! And we also always…read moreorder a side of Joe's bites - so tasty and better than breadsticks! It is a bummer that you can't eat there (it is take out only), but if they ever open their doors, we'll be there!

I think they closed, we both got food poisoning. Won't let me leave NO STARS, or I would.read more

What can I say? Sams has been an icon here in the Illinois…read moreValley for as long as I can remember. Sam serves pizza. That's it. Pizza. But what a pizza it is. Never have we been disappointed with it. The thing that gets me is, you call to place your order and he never writes anything down. Ever!! He puts it all in his "computer" lol. That's his noggin if you haven't figured that out. Anyway, give him a call, place your order, wait 49 minutes, and dig in!!! You'll be back..... We all go back. Enjoy!!!

Amazing pizza. Sam is hilarious. A big reason for me to visit this area was to eat from his…read moreplace. Unfortunately it appears he is now retired and it seems that he is permanently closed. Hope he can sell the business and train someone on how to work his magic. He sure is something special and will be missed

Absolutely the best pizza place I've had so far. We had a school team of 12 arrive and even without…read morereservation, they were very welcoming and accommodating. Service is absolutely PHENOMENAL. It's a cozy family environment and everything was perfect. The staff, especially Mandy and Paula were amazing and just about as sweet as people can get. Food was BEYOND amazing as well, came out piping hot, very fresh and honestly worth every dollar. I recommend this place to anyone traveling through or staying near. Super close to the freeway, 3 minutes off the road. 10/10 would come again if I travel by

Food was amazingggg and fresh. A great mom and pop fresh pizza joint. My goodness, we loved it!…read moreEveryone was incredibly friendly. Prices were good. It was definitely worth the mile or so drive off the highway! Planning to stop back on our way back home to Wisconsin!

Definitely a cheesy pizza. Everything cooked to order. Great service as well. Surprised to find…read morethis in Varna.

They've done a great job updating the decor, adding more to the menu and expanding their drinks…read moreselection. This is a very cheesy pizza! Come check it out!

On our way through the country, my dad decided it was high time to get his hands on some Chicago…read morestyle deep dish pizza. He's not really that technologically advanced which is surprising because he was an electrical engineer at one point in his life. Anyway, he kept trying to find pizza places along our route and every time he found one that was either in the opposite direction from where we were going, was closed, or wasn't making deep dish. I finally pulled over and we found Lou's. We placed our order over the phone, and made our way towards the restaurant. It's not much to look at from the outside, sort of run down or outdated. Inside it's better, but still remnants from another time remain. My dad picked up the pie and we took it to the car because it was wicked hot and we were traveling with my dog. The pizza didn't look that impressive from the start, but that was before I inspected it intently. I picked up a slice and it was the most massive cheese pull I've ever experienced in my entire life. I have never seen that much cheese on a food item ever. It was by far the most massive cheese dose I've ever seen, and nothing has come even close. The taste was good, but I prefer a ratio of more sauce to cheese. The crust was tender, the sauce was hot, and the cheese was chewy, but none of it was anything too out of the ordinary. The extraordinary part about it was definitely the sheer volume of cheese on that deep dish piece of magnificence. I would likely return if I were in the area, just to re-experience the cheese-tastic inundation of their pie. Price is good, service is fast, selection is decent and people are fairly friendly. Bathrooms and restaurant are dated but relatively clean, and the food is good but nothing gourmet. Not standard by any means, but come for the deep dish cheese pie and prepare yourself for a cheese landslide!

The pizza was ok. Not great, not bad, but, the hand tossed crust was a little "dough-y". Decent…read moreamount of ingredients. Next time I order I will ask to have it done a little longer. It just felt like about 3 more minutes in the oven would have helped tremendously.

Bianchi's downtown is terrible. They burn the pizza every time, even when we asked them not to burn…read moreit. R. Grotto has a lot better pizza and better service and they are cleaner. The inside of that place is so dirty. They need to get some actual cleaning spray and clean the place. It seems like they are using just water when they do wipe off a table. It is so dark in there, probably to hide the dirtiness from everyone. They also only take cash which is inconvenient. There really is no excuse for not taking cards in this day and age. So my advice is clean up and quit burning your pizzas!

Really neat atmosphere, fast and friendly service. I really enjoyed the thin crust on this pizza…read morebut thought that the sauce was trying too hard..Sausage was average, but again that crust was on point. I would go back, even just for the atmosphere, which felt like it took us back time.

We ordered here from an AirBNB on New Year's Day. Not only was the delivery quick - but the pizza…read morewas loaded with topics and was delicious.

The pizza was awesome. I ordered the thin crust and it was nice and crisp. The order was ready on…read moretime as I did take out. The staff were friendly. I will definitely order from them again.

Delicious!!! We looked for a place to stop and eat on our way home and found Joe's pizzas. The…read morepizza was amazing. They don't skimp on the cheese. Friendly people and fair prices. It's just a basic place that many might overlook at their loss. I definitely look forward to coming back again and bringing my family.

Best pizza in Central Illinois,Great service,Friendly people, great service,Try they're beef roll ..read more

The food is great and offering American, Italian and some Greek dishes too. The pizza is really…read morewonderful. Salads are very good as are the dressings. My favorite is the garlic. Their warm bread is to die for. Their Fried chicken is some of the finest in the illinois valley area. And the service is great.

My experience with Angelos Restaurant was not pleasant. My family is from out of town and were…read morevisiting another family member at a nursing home in Spring Valley. We ordered the following items for takeout and next to them are the listed issues. We will not be returning to Angelos as their food is repulsive... Fettuccine Alfredo - clumpy sauce, as the milk it was made with was possibly curdled. Not an ounce of seasoning was present in the alfredo. Southwest Chicken salad - Yellow iceberg lettuce, no seasoning on the chicken and thrown together as if it was made in a hurry. Spaghetti with meat sauce - bland, no taste and again not an ounce of seasoning involved. Gyros sandwich - Lamb was way too well done and the overall flavor again lacked seasoning. I want to take the time to say our overall experience in Spring Valley was enjoyable, just not in regard to Angelos. The scary thing is that Angelos was full of customers, yet the food we received was completely inedible. Never again...