Cheap, GOOD flat pizza in Naperville?

Hey all!
My sis in Napersthrill is having a party on Saturday which will require her to order LOTS of flat pizza. I come from Mr. Beef and Pizza land but sis says you can't get an 18" with one topping for less than 20$. Any suggestions? She lives around 75th and Wherli (College). Thanks.

There is a Suparossa on 75th and 53... it's just East of where she's at. They have very good thin crust pizza and they also have very reasonable pizza catering coupons... this is the link for the menu and coupons.

http://www.suparossawoodridge.com/carryout.html


Also Uncle Steve's on Ogden and much farther North, has always been good although there have been some misses in the early transition to the new owners... http://unclestevespizza.com/files/Uncle ... zaMenu.pdf

That said for the number of pies she needs and location she should not be disappointed in Suparossa.

Hi,

Today at lunch we were talking about pick-up pizza. There are some people who will pick-up a pizza partially baked to finish the baking at home. Potentially you could buy reliable pizza in your area ordered partially baked, then finish it at your sister's home oven.

Regards,

I don't know if it's still valid, but about a year ago the Suparossa in Woodridge had a special of five 18" one-topping pizzas with five 2-liter bottles of pop for $74.95.

Traverso's has excellent thin crust pizza. It is a bit west of where your sister lives, but they deliver.


http://www.traversosrestaurant.com/7.html?sm=12351

I think we're going to go the Suparossa Route. We grew up on the stuff! Thanks for your help!!!

Hi,

FYI - I was at Costco today. Their 18 inch pizzas are $9.95 with a combo variant.

Regards,

Uncle Steve's used to be my favorite.

when I lived in Naperville we used to get Uncle Steve's, Uncle Petes, or go to Warrenville for Al's Pizza.

Al's Pizza
28w241 Warrenville Road
Warrenville, IL.

jimswside wrote:when I lived in Naperville we used to get Uncle Steve's, Uncle Petes, or go to Warrenville for Al's Pizza.

Al's Pizza
28w241 Warrenville Road
Warrenville, IL.

Al's and Uncle Pete's were the 2 places I went to when I lived in Warrenville. I miss them. I haven't found anything as good yet in South Elgin.

I agree. I lived in Warrenville and Al's was the bomb.

Cogito wrote:I agree. I lived in Warrenville and Al's was the bomb.

I was at Al's last Saturday. Ordered on "extra well-done" with sausage and pepperoni. This is some of the better thincrust I've had in the Chicago area. My kids love it as well.

the Town Tap is a little more tolerable with the abolition of smoking.

Im glad to see all the love for Al's on this thread.

It use to be our main place to get pizza from back in the day. I think I need to make a return trip for a Southside Irish (saasage & mushroom) pizza in the near future.

Traverso's is my preferred N'ville pizza. There also is a Vito and Nick's II now on route 59 near the south edge of Naperville/north edge of Plainfield. Have not tried this particular outpost so I cannot comment on it specifically, but V&N's does generally offer one of the best thin crust pizzas in Chicago (IMHO). This one seems to be another member of the family, but I hope the recipe and preparation are the same.

We tend to order from Old Tavern Pizza for the office - it is next to Fabulous Noodles. I find the pizzas just okay (crust is not as thin as I like and I find the sauce a bit sweet and canned in flavor), but they seem to be a hit with most others.

I have not tried Al's or Suparossa to compare.

Has anyone tried Vito & Nick's II? The bit about franchising on the web site is, um, worrisome.

Vito & Nick's II
12443 S Route 59, Plainfield - (815) 254-5555

For future reference, there's a Jake's on Washington just south of 75th. I live in the city but grew up in the burbs and have always liked that pizza. My brother-in-law lives out there and that's where I order pizza from.

saps wrote:

Cogito wrote:I agree. I lived in Warrenville and Al's was the bomb.

I was at Al's last Saturday. Ordered on "extra well-done" with sausage and pepperoni. This is some of the better thincrust I've had in the Chicago area. My kids love it as well.

the Town Tap is a little more tolerable with the abolition of smoking.

Are they still in the dumpy little spot next to the bar?

My favorite was an Al's Special w/peperoni instead of sausage. They were great.

She wound up ordering from a place called Little Italian. It was decent. The crust was good, the meat toppings tasted a bit like Pizza Hut. My favorite meat topping pizza is from Mr. beef and Pizza on Harlem in Chicago, though.

Cogito wrote:

saps wrote:

Cogito wrote:I agree. I lived in Warrenville and Al's was the bomb.

I was at Al's last Saturday. Ordered on "extra well-done" with sausage and pepperoni. This is some of the better thincrust I've had in the Chicago area. My kids love it as well.

the Town Tap is a little more tolerable with the abolition of smoking.

Are they still in the dumpy little spot next to the bar?

My favorite was an Al's Special w/peperoni instead of sausage. They were great.

Yep. still dumpy. Both places make a pretty good buck, and none of it is reinvested into the decor- and I wouldn't want it any other way.

JeanneBean wrote:She wound up ordering from a place called Little Italian. It was decent. The crust was good, the meat toppings tasted a bit like Pizza Hut. My favorite meat topping pizza is from Mr. beef and Pizza on Harlem in Chicago, though.

Little Italian has been around forever. I worked for the City of N-ville in the mid 1970's and we would get Italian beefs there all the time. Don't remember their pizza though.

If you can't remember it, you probably had some.

Any tips for deep dish other than big chains? We used to get Colutta's a lot.

Cogito wrote:If you can't remember it, you probably had some.

So true, and of so many things.

^ Vito & Nick's II in fact is franchising (my wife's friend and her husband are in the process of opening one), but I believe that there is a fairly extensive training process -- hopefully the quality control will remain intact. FWIW, I have not tried the one in Plainfield.

I frequently order from Little Italian -- it is okay (good, but not great). I also occasionally have ordered from Jake's (again, good but not great). I have memories of Jake's on Ogden in Lisle (where "Pete & Johnny's" now is)...It never was known for it's outstanding quality.

IMHO, for deep dish you cannot do better than the chains (Lou's and Gino's, specifically). If anyone knows of anywhere that serves better deep dish than Lou's, I'd love to know about it.

saps wrote:Yep. still dumpy. Both places make a pretty good buck, and none of it is reinvested into the decor- and I wouldn't want it any other way.

nice,

been looking forward to a return visit to Al's for a couple weeks now(after at least a 10 year hiatus). I think Wednesday might be the night. Curious how Al's will stack up to my memories.

This thread reminds me to mention a relatively new place in the area that I haven't seen discussed on LTH. Tutti's Pizza opened in the location that formerly housed Jake's Pizza in the Hawthorne Square shopping center (this strip mall also formerly housed a Gino's East). It is a small, family-run place (there really is no seating), with better-than-average thin crust pizza (they also can do extra thin). In addition to pizza, they have some Italian specialties and sandwiches on the menu. They make their sausage and meatballs in-house. In my opinion, it is worth trying if you are in the area and looking for another option.

http://2tspizza.com/

Tutti's Pizza
1783 S. Washington Street
Naperville, IL