Obbie's Pizza

Three recent experiences in Obbie's has caused me to rethink my super-thin pizza rating. Vito & Nicks and Villa Nova have just moved to numbers 2 and 3 respectively. Obbie's has really knocked it out of the park. Same genera as the aforementioned others. I'm not much of a poster, but Obbie's is on the ball.



Obbie's Pizza
6654 W. Archer

During my family's year stint living with the Inlaws overbythere, we ordered Obbies every Friday. Great sausage, nice sweet tinge to the cracker crust, and if you ever want to be memorized, order the pizza for pickup and arrive early just to watch the 3 pizza makers (aka "The Machine") roll dough and churn out product at an ungodly efficient rate. So damn entertaining.

Also, I go with 2 mediums, well done. Better crust that way...

Word.

had a pie from obbies today,it is very good.
i put it with fasanos on roberts rd. little franks on 79th
i will be back.
but it ain't no W B .

Just had it today for the very first time. I have to agree, this is a solid example of Chicago thin crust. I didn't order mine "well done" or anything, but the crust came out nice browned on the bottom and crispy, even after the 15 minute drive back home. The crust is flavorful and thin, probably about Vito & Nick's thinness, if not thinner. They are generous on their toppings (I'd prefer a little less cheese, personally). The sauce is pretty straightforward and neither sweet nor too salty. I'd say it's the best pizza I've had along Archer. Better to my tastes than Falco's, Danny's, Just a Pizza, etc. It's not on the level of Vito & Nick's, but it's among the best tavern-style pizzas I've had in the city.

I have had Obbie's pizza and did enjoy it. Was the "machine" reference above to the use of pizza rolling machines, or is that just a nickname for 3 guys tossing dough?

The men. They are a machine

I have been eating Obbies since it opened and it has always been one of my favorites. Another place on Archer I would recommend is Villa Rosa located about three blocks east of Central on the north side of the street. Obbies and Villa Rosa along with Just a Pizza I would consider the three best along Archer from Halsted to Harlem. I do miss Chesdan's which was a couple blocks west of Kedzie. I think it is a Mexican restaurant now.

I used to love Just-A-Pizza as a kid. Either my tastes changed, or they changed, but the last two times I've been there (once this year), it just didn't do it for me. I do miss Chesdan's though. (Although if you want to head up to Homer Glen, you can still have it.)

metro man wrote:I do miss Chesdan's which was a couple blocks west of Kedzie. I think it is a Mexican restaurant now.

It's now one of the El Venenos.

Binko wrote:I used to love Just-A-Pizza as a kid. Either my tastes changed, or they changed, but the last two times I've been there (once this year), it just didn't do it for me. I do miss Chesdan's though. (Although if you want to head up to Homer Glen, you can still have it.)

I remember enjoying pizza at Chesdan's on Archer. I tried their pizza in Homer Glen almost two years ago and it didn't please me as much as it used to. Very sweet sauce.





Chesdan's Pizzeria & Grille
15764 S Bell Rd
Homer Glen IL
708-301-8300

Rene G wrote:I remember enjoying pizza at Chesdan's on Archer. I tried their pizza in Homer Glen almost two years ago and it didn't please me as much as it used to. Very sweet sauce.

I haven't been to the Homer Glen location, but there are a few folks in my neighborhood who make the pilgrimage out there and claim not much has changed. Chesdan's, as I remember it, was always one of the "sugar sauce" places, like Palermo's and Aurelio's. I generally don't go for the sweet sauces, but every once in awhile, Chesdan's (as well as Palermo's and Aurelio's) would hit the rotation just to mix things up. They're all good examples of the style, in my opinion.

yes i think maybe next well done
thanks binko for reminding us for the well done.

philw wrote:had a pie from obbies today,it is very good.
i put it with fasanos on roberts rd. little franks on 79th
i will be back.
but it ain't no W B .

W B translates to Wells Brothers in Racine, Wisconsin.

I work in the neighborhood, and while I haven't had the pleasure of trying Obbie's myself, my employees all swear by it. They also recommend the "double dough" option.