Chicago-exclusive pizza in burbs

My buddy from Cincy is coming in this weekend and wants to meet for pizza. They're staying in Hillside. "We have a giodarnos here so want to try your exclusives" he says. Where can we take him? HALP

Q's Pizza. http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=22970

You might want to try Gulliver's for pan?
http://gulliverspizza.com/oakbrook
17W517 Roosevelt Rd. Oakbrook Terrace 60181 Tel: 630-691-1888
Su - Th 11AM - 10:30PM Fri -Sat 11AM - 11:30PM
or
Fox's in Hinsdale
http://foxspubandpizza.com/menu
Gateway Square
777 N York Rd
(630) 734-1400
HINSDALE
SUNDAY
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
MONDAY - THURSDAY
11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria
483 Spring Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126
http://www.robertosristorante.com

If the location fits, must consider. All around better than good.

Q's is very good - if they're staying in Hillside this is your answer
Gulliver's is good
Fox's is just plain bad

Great thin crust tavern style, a step back in time

Rocky's Pizza
10421 W Cermak Rd,
Westchester IL 60154

If you enjoy East Coast style pizza, check out Little Pop's in Lisle. The guy is from New Jersey. They also have great subs.

... or you could take a half hour and get the absolute best...

Vito & Nick's Pizzeria
8433 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago
(773) 735-2050

I can also second the recommendation for Q’s.

I had Q's in 2009 (I found my old post) and it was very good, but I'd probably make the time to head to Vito and Nick's if I had a special guest and they were in Hillside. Don't forget to go to Chickie's for a beef.

Can't go wrong with either Vito and Nick's or Q Restaurante for both great pizza and old-school ambience.

For authentic Chicago-style deep dish - a "Chicago exclusive" style that you can't get elsewhere - you can never go wrong with Lou Malnati's. The pizza is delicious and it's consistent from one location to another. The nearest locations to Hillside for carryout and delivery are in Elmhurst and Broadview. If you want to dine in, the closest is in Oak Park, still only three miles from Hillside.

nsxtasy wrote:For authentic Chicago-style deep dish - a "Chicago exclusive" style that you can't get elsewhere - you can never go wrong with Lou Malnati's. The pizza is delicious and it's consistent from one location to another. The nearest locations to Hillside for carryout and delivery are in Elmhurst and Broadview. If you want to dine in, the closest is in Oak Park, still only three miles from Hillside.

Of course! Malnati's is usually the go-to for my out of town guests to try the best deep dish (and my favorite pizza of all) - but only dine in. It's never as good when it's taken home. Always order with buttercrust!

Not long after the...

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1038 Lake St, Oak Park

... had opened, we decided to see how it was. Ordered deep dish with crumbled sausage.

One of the owners, a gray haired gent, stopped by, just working the crowd, and I happened to mention that while the continuous layer of sausage was good it was a little over the top.

He mentioned he prefers a thin crust with easy sausage.

Straight shooter, I liked him.

Panther in the Den wrote:...
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1038 Lake St, Oak Park
...One of the owners... mentioned he prefers a thin crust with easy sausage.
Straight shooter, I liked him.

I like Malnati's thin crust sausage pizza a lot. I think it is the best of the thin crust pizza options around me.

Q's in Hillside all the way. A simple large thin crust sausage will do every time. It gets a little crowded around dinner time, and also on the weekends. They use to have a two for one pizza deal on Wednesday, but they may have changed the day. You can never go wrong with Q's. It's a true neighborhood institution. It's the one place that everybody from the old neighborhood comes home to after they have moved away.