Chicago Style Pizza

Having been to Chicago and trying their deep dish pizza’s, I was excited for this adventure to try Hamilton’s Chicago style pizza. I have to admit I had by far a better culinary experience here than in Chicago for many reasons. First was the sense the community I witnessed in this establishment, by sitting down and observing, everyone was smiling and enjoying themselves, also there were a lot of guests who seemed familiar with the staff. I enjoyed this because it meant that they are doing something g truly special here. Our hostess Jennifer was amazing and made us feel comfortable and ensured all our needs were attended to. Steven came out and suggested a couple things on the menu and the food surpassed all my expectations. I would come back in a heartbeat and have already been telling my friends to come check this place out. It’s cozy, welcoming and the food with the exceptional service is top notch. You can sense the family vibe and the pride in their work. 5 stars accross the board!

Solid chicago style deep dish pies. It's not traditional pizza and if you're a purist make sure you know what you're getting yourself into. But for what it is it's pretty solid. Portions are enormous. 2 small pies will easily feed 5 hungry people. It does take a bit to get ready but they do mention that upon ordering. The staff were nice and the atmosphere is cozy and friendly. Prices are very fair.

Wow what a warm friendly quality place to dine or take out. Limited seating, but the end result of the deep dish pizza once we got home to dig in - um you don’t need a dip. The flavour profile of the sauce is light and flavourful and delicious crust. The cheese and fresh ingredients make the pie the best I’ve tasted in a while. Thank you staff, my first experience was memorable for sure.

This is a must try! I ordered the spinach manicotti. The sauce was rich and delicious, the and they stuffed it very well. The rest of the table ordered pizza. The stuffed pizza was loaded with lots of toppings and the cheese pull was so long! My only issue was the service. Our server, Anna, was pleasant. But she didn’t check in on us. We also were served our appetizers far apart from eachother when we ordered them to be sent out together (battered mushrooms, then 10 minutes later we received our bruschetta). We were not told “hey, your bruschetta’s on the way” so, we assumed our server had forgotten about it. We also ordered some things to go, but had to wait around 10 minutes after getting the bill to get the rest of our food (when there were other customers waiting for our table)

The Chicago style deep dish pizza that they’re so well known for is not for the feint of heart! It’s a massively thick, cheesy, heavy pie that easily serves 6 people! It’s very good, and if you like sausage in your pizza, you’ll enjoy their special. Our companions shared the Caesar salads that came with their pasta dinners. Salads were delicious. My favourite dish is their Stracciatella Italian egg soup. Be patient as your deep dish is going to take a while to cook, but is well worth the wait! Note: soda is served by the can. Wine menu is limited. The take out counter was one of the busiest I’ve seen on a Saturday evening although I prefer to eat this style of ‘za in house, immediately out of the oven. You can learn more about this Hamilton landmark on line, as this restaurant was featured on “You Gotta Eat Here”. It’s a very small venue that doesn’t accept reservations so there’s often a wait during busy times - be prepared.

Yesterday, during our day trip to Hamilton, we decided to have lunch at Chicago Style Pizza, and it was the perfect choice! The service was outstanding—Jennifer was incredibly friendly and attentive, making our experience even better. The restaurant itself has such a cozy and welcoming atmosphere. Now, about the pizza—simply one of the best we’ve ever had! Huge thanks to Steven, the amazing chef, for making it so delicious. We absolutely loved it! Highly recommend this place for anyone craving great pizza.

Omg!! You want a Chicago style pizza in Southern Ontario .. you gotta go here. The food is amazing. Small place - make reservations. And all the other food choices look amazing! Fast and friendly service!

The pizza was just amazing. Love the tomato sauce and the freshness of the cheese. Definitely would go back to get some more. Truly a hidden gem Hamilton.

Delicious deep dish - large filled us 3 adults Had our first deep dish ever in Chicago Sept 2023 - this place was so Much better! Highly recommended

I came here with my husband after a long day of hiking Hamilton waterfalls. We were SO hungry and this place truly did not disappoint!!! Of course, we wanted to try their most famous dish (the Chicago style deep dish pizza). We were told it takes 40min to prepare, so we decided to order their Ravioli, and were pleasantly surprised! I really wasn't expecting such a amazing pasta dish from a pizza place! We ordered the spiced meat filled ravioli in their famous homemade meat sauce. Must try! 5/5 For the deep dish pizza, we ordered a small stuffed pizza (deep dish) with bacon and pepperoni. At first, we thought that it would not be enough food, but boy were we wrong... The "small" pizza was actually HUGE! It came with 6 giant slices, each with a thickness of 3-4 regular slices stacked! I was stuffed just by eating a single slice! You can easily share this amongst 4-6 people. The pizza was cooked to perfection with gooey, stringy pull apart cheese, and filled with meat. Absolutely delicious, but in moderation. I personally thought it was a bit too filling to eat more than a single slice (since it felt like eating an entire brick of cheese). Great for sharing though. 4/5.

Once upon a time when I was in Chicago, I fell in love with the infamous deep dish pizza. Nostalgia overtook me, and I decided to try this joint in Hamilton that's been there for as long as I could remember. I pre-ordered the Chicago Special over the phone at 4:30 pm with a pickup time of 6:30 pm. That should give them more than enough time to cook the pizza. They told me that a deep dish pizza needs 30 minutes to cook. When I went to pick up the pizza, a staff member told me it's almost ready and asked me to pay. A few minutes later, I heard my name being called. She told me that they made a mistake and served my pizza to a table. I could see she was upset about the error. She was so kind and said they would remake another one for me on the house and that I could also keep the pizza that was for the other table. That, to me, was ultimate customer service along with the repeated apologies. The 2 deep dish pizzas were definitely deep, like the ones i tried in Chicago. They were filled with tomato sauce, so if you love your tomatoes, you would be in heaven. I look forward to my next order.

Some of the best eggplant parmigiana I have ever had! I want to try their Chicago style pizza next! The prices are reasonable too.

Very good food most of the time I have been a client for many many many years and will continue for as long as they exsists always a sucker for surprise bag food

This place does great Chicago-style (deep dish) pizza. I wanted to have "no self respect" but my dining companion had self respect so we went for the Chicago Special. They told us the expected wait time before we paid, which most places don't do, so that was nice. The pizza was really good. It was appropriately gooey, with delicious Italian sausage. Cheese & sauce were both generous & the sauce was unusually tasty. The crust & edges had a nice crunch & the crust was (almost) strong enough to support the massive weight of everything on top. About the only downside was that the pizza was so tasty, I ate it too quickly and burnt my tongue, but that's on me, not the pizza!

This place makes a mean deep dish pizza. 1 slice is equal to 3-4 regular slices. They do both take out and eat in.

Wanted to update this as our recent visits have been better. With that, we have to consider our first visit as an outlier. Pizza is good. We can see why this place has so many 5 star ratings, so please visit and check them out for yourself.

Why do people eat this?! Given the reviews, I thought I must have received a dud, tried again and it was just as bad. Pillsbury dough stuffed with cheap mozzarella, smothered in canned sugar-pasta sauce. The parts made worse when summed up.

I love this place! The pizza is great and the service is kind. Please check out my other review

Amazing food. Very nice to eat there or pick up and the staff are always helpful and friendly. If you haven't tried this place you should you won't be disappointed.

When several "best of Hamilton restaurants" all pointed to this modest location, I was a little dubious, but the garlic-heavy sauce on both pizza and pasta is top notch. Stuffed pizza is the real draw, but locals seem to like the traditional and thick crust ones for dine in and take out. Popular place with no reservations can mean a frustrating wait, but ordering your pizza while you wait for your seat is a recommended work-around. Wish the tiny soft drinks at least had refills (and no plastic straw and half ice), but the pizza is so good that I'd overlook these faults. For a hungry group of 4, a small stuffed pizza, large salad and large linguini with the meat sauce was the perfect meal.

#1 best Lasagna in town and as for the Pizza 5star all day long! Service is outstanding as well!

Best pizza in Hamilton hands down!!! Go ahead and prove me wrong. I've gone to several mediocre so called best in town pizza joints yet I've been disappointed. This place is in fact the best in this country.... Period!

This is a cute shop. A lot smaller inside then I expected. I got there early right when they opened to avoid the lineup. Staff was super friendly. And seats were comfortable. We ordered the fried ravioli. That was good. I didn't get a picture because we were so hungry I ate it before the camera ate first. And we ordered the combo bread. This was very tasty not to salt just right. We also ordered the fettuccine alfredo, this was probably my favourite..Super creamy and just the right consistency. I added 2 sides of meatballs. Very good. Meatballs had a lot of flavour and add the right amount of salt for the pasta. And last but least we ordered the deep dish small No self respect which was stuffed with LOTS of cheese and lots of meat! It was super cheese and good but a little on the salty side for myself. Overall I rate this place a 5 because I think it was really good and worth the trip.

OMG! First time having deep dish pizza and I was definitely not disappointed. My party and I arrived at 5pm on a Saturday evening and the line was almost out the door! We were seated at 6pm but was very glad that we were able to order the deep dish pizza in advance, as it normally takes around 30-45 minutes to make anyway. When we sat down at 6pm, the pizza came out shortly afterwards and we were able to order other items on the menu. We opted for a large caesar salad and a large chicken alfredo penne pasta; for dessert, we had the tiramisu. The deep dish pizza was out of this world !! We only opted for pepperoni as a topping but felt that it was enough, as the pizza was so incredibly dense. The amount of cheese in the pizza was no joke... if you're lactose sensitive like I am, be sure to take some digestive enzymes! The caesar salad was fresh, and the tiramisu was delicious as well. The only let down of the evening was the pasta, as we felt that it was way too saucy and salty. Service was surprisingly pleasant, considering the number of diners and people waiting for their tables.

Sat. June 10th. for dinner, had italian soup, ravioli and meatballs, black forest cheese cake for dessert. Took home a 8 slice pizza to try the next day. Food was fabulous, large portions, nice and hot and service was spot on. Aleesha did a great job. Highly recommend . Stay away from Barbara Cafe in stoney creek, unless you want high prices, very small portions and lousy service.

My husband and I tried this place the other night and really enjoyed our food. We were very hungry and ordered the appetizer platter, but should have saved our appetite for the pizza. Our custom stuffed pizza's hot peppers kicked up the spice! Great flavors, nice service. I could do without TVs in my dining experience but for some people it might help pass the wait time. We left with 2 big slices. The toaster oven reheat the next day didn't do it justice - try to eat it while it's fresh! Looking forward to ordering a different pizza next time - yum!

How could I not try a place called Chicago Pizza??! I am very happy I chose this to be one of the few places I went during my trip in Ontario!! The pizza was definitely some of the best I've had, and I have had some good pizza from NYC. The pizza crust was THICK with 3 C's!! The cheese pull was never ending. I enjoyed every bite of that pizza!! On top of that it was only $22 USD. The only thing is that the pizza took 30 mins to cook, which is on the menu(my fault). I wish it was a little bigger, only came with 4 slices. If im back in Ontario, definitely going back there!!!

This place is a glutton's dream. I think that if you were a huge deep dish pizza fan you would love it but for me I found the pizza just okay. The dough is quite nice and I really like the toppings however I found the pizza a bit too heavy handed. Its a super hot Hamilton spot though so be prepared to wait up to an hour or more at peak times to get in. Hot tip: while you wait, order your pizza so you can eat it right away when you get a table. They keep them fresh for you and they take a really long time to make so this will prevent you from getting hangry as you wait at a table for your food.

One of the few places you can get deep dish Chicago style pizza. You probably gonna end up waiting for 30-60 minutes and pizzas get prepared in half an hours so make sure to order in advanced. Go with premium toppings like roast beef.

Definitely worth a try, was my first Chicago style pizza experience. For some reason the leftovers taste even better than when fresh!

Absolutely fantastic place for that Chicago style deep dish pizza. this is a new account unfortunately due to this site losing my last account so pics are unavailable. i have been to Chicago a few times and this place takes me back. Ok! Even better. The meat lovers version is my fav. I get a large and when i get to Etobicoke from Hamilton its is still steamy hot. We did one sit down visit and busy isn't the word. But that tells you alot. Service was great and very friendly. This is definitely a go to on my list.

Picked up order #130003 of a large Vongole & small vongole and caesar salad. The pasta could have been been primo $1 a can sauce with a small portion of a can of clams, although my small portion only had 1/2 a clam. It was accompanied by a sub bun which has to be minimum of 3-4 days old, judging by the sound when hit on the table. Costs have increased exponentially while quality has drastically decreased. It seriously would have been more flavourful to boil some pasta with a jar or sauce! Horrible food and value!

Sure you may think the price is a little much, but it's absolutely jaw dropping. The food is AMAZING! This is definitely a place to go for when you want to treat yourself!

Went here at 4:15ish. Right after they open (they open 4:00). Because i did not wanted to wait the line. Anyway we ordered chicago pizza and cream fettuccine chicken pasta. The food came out super fast. I was wondering the pizza was actually cooked well. The pasta. It was not even warm. It was cold that i could even see the fat that is divided from cream. Also i could tell that if was came right out from the can. It was just horrible. Disappointing. Pizza. I came all the way from Toronto to have this. And it was undercooked. I was a cook at pizza place so i could tell that it was undercook. It was disappointing Restaurant

I've been here 3 times and it's always a delight coming back to this spot. My guest & I ordered the small Deep Dish w/ sun dried tomatoes & mushrooms. Expect a food baby . Things to remember: Arrive early in case there is a line up. The restaurant is pretty small and fills up quick. Usually there is a line up before it opens, so try calling in to find out if you can put yourself on a list Getting the small deep dish pizza is enough between 2-3 people. No need to add too many toppings since it's already packed with a lot of cheese and sauce

Gave this place a one star because there is no negative 5 to give it. Saw this on the show you should eat here and I thought it would be worth the drive from Toronto. We waited about 40 minutes for a table since the restaurant is extremely, small probably seats about 40 people max. Let's just say this was an oversized McCain pizza pocket. The sauce tastes store bought(but the bad kind that goes on clearance) with a large dash of Heinz ketchup. I've had Ragu sauce that tastes better than this. Pepperoni in pizza was awful. Quality of the toppings was poor. We also ordered a veal parm to share. The sauce again was horrible the spaghetti came out cold. I would never return. On another note: the staff is friendly, the place is clean and modern.

Massive deep dish pizzas. Be careful not to order too much you will not finish it. Well prepared by what looks like a local family. Great tomato sauce.

Whenever I am down in Hamilton, I try and make an effort to get a deep dish pizza here. Finding a good deep dish pizza in Canada has been tough for me but this place certainly has not let me down. I usually get the basic deep dish pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms and green peppers. You have to wait quite a bit for the pizza (30-45 mins) but this is just part of the magical process that creates this work of food art. The end result is a deep dish pizza with a crispy crust, a generous amount of toppings, and an amazing taste. I've eaten in and taken out from here as well. The dining area and atmosphere is clean and comfortable and the service is great too. Overall, this place is excellent and is doing the Chicago-style deep dish pizza justice.

Best Italian in town the Anti Pasto salad is my absolute favourite and the fried ravioli is amazing!

So this was the famous Hamilton Chicago style pizza place that was featured on tv .... Well I thought I would give it a try ! I have had Chicago pizza before ...Real Chicago pizza in Chigao and i can honestly say after ordering it here it was pretty good . Actually I can say that it was just as good and I probably couldn't or wouldn't be able to tell the difference if I was in Hamilton or Chicago ! The service was friendly a little slow but friendly the place is very small so you could be waiting a while to get seated but we didn't have that problem ! The ONLY issue I had was my wife ordered pasta and they upcharged $6 to make the sauce Rose Yes $6 for rose sauce ! I mean it's not the money to be honest i trust think that's a little crazy to mix a little white sauce in with red when most places never upcharge or if they do it's like $1-$2 not $6 And the waitress should have said yes we do rose but just so you know they charge $6 .. But like I said it's not the money even though it sounds like that's my complaint ! It's not it's the fact that it should be written on the menu or wait ideas should let you know ! ANYWAYS...other then that little upcharge The place is nice and cute and the food is good ! If your in Hamilton try them out !

Shared a small (6 slices) meaty (i forget the name now) stuffed pizza with the bf. Had to wait about 5-10min to be seated at around 6pm on a Saturday and another 40 min after we ordered. Well worth it!!! So much cheese and meat in the pie.... The bf can barely finish his 3 slices. I was dying after one and a half and had to take the last slice to go (had it for brunch the next day, still delicious as ever). If you ever drop by Hamilton, you should come here.

Great little restaurant, the deep dish pizza is great! The pastas are also great, especially the Alfredo! Portion sizes are really good, I always have leftovers. Highly recommend!

A neighbour told us about this place a while ago but we kept forgetting about it as we would have had to drive there. She tipped us off on the new delivery potential. They increased their delivery area!!! Now we are within the delivery area in the lower city of Hamilton. This is now the ONLY pizza permitted to cross our threshold, as per the boss. In our first ever order we just ordered two medium pizzas, thought it was a bit pricey but... Enough for the two of us for a meal with little if any left over, from any other place. These two pizzas fed us for two and a half days! That's three meals a day for a total of seven meals for two. Each topping of the pizza covers the entire surface, not just a few scattered pieces, with five toppings it becomes very heavy! They were also quite thick! On delivery we have been told as long as 1 1/2 hours and it shows up far faster, just over half an hour often.

I had been waiting to check out this place for a long time. As a pizza enthusiast, I was eager to join the debate on whether deep dish pizza counted as "real" pizza. This was my first experience with a real deep dish pizza, and it lived up to my dreams. We ordered the bruschetta as an appetizer because we were told the deep dish pizza took about 30 minutes to make. The bruschetta was fantastic. The bread was incredibly light and fluffy, and the bruschetta topping was generous and so flavourful. I could have eaten the whole loaf. Then the pizza. Phenomenal. It was filled to the brim with delicious stringy cheese and wonderful tomato sauce. We went for the "No Self Resect" option for toppings, which was obviously a wonderful choice. Between four people we were not able to finish the whole thing. (I definitely could have, but I was getting funny looks for the noises I was making while eating. It was that good.) The service was friendly, though we had to wait a long time for a seat. Almost an hour. It's a small restaurant and can't accomodate very many people. But it was totally worth it. I can't wait to go again.

Has been there for many years and the food is always, always delicious!! The portions are huge as well. I get to enjoy it twice! We even get delivery on my birthday every year, if we can't make it there. If you go on the weekend, go early or be patient.

We went Saturday night during dinner tIme 6:00 -7:00, had to wait for almost an hour. Restaurant is quite small so there's limited seating spaces but the food is so good! Stuffed pizza is the best.

I came here on Sunday night. We ordered 2 large spaghettis with meatball and italian sausage. I'm definitely coming back for their spaghetti - it's around $10 per plate and you add on the sides (meatball, italian sausage etc.) I wasn't a fan of the deep dish just because there was so much filling ... but then I that's pretty much the point. The waitress made all the difference in the world though. As we were ordering she pointed out the difference between a deep dish (the actual Chicago style) and a thick crust (a regular pizza type) & let us know the Chicago pizza would be a 30 minute wait. She kept on saving us $ as we were ordering! She told us garlic bread wasn't a good idea as we were already ordering too much carbs and it would fill us before the pizza/pasta came & brought us the complimentary bread right away. Hands down one of the best experience at a restaurant. The only con is that if you come here on a weekend you'll basically be waiting forever since there's about 10 tables and seat roughly 30 people.

Ratings: Food: 9/10 Drink: n/a Service: 9/10 Value: 9/10 Hygiene: 10/10 Aesthetics: 8/10 We were looking for food around the area, and decided to check out this store as my dad mentioned it as being one of the better restaurants in Hamilton. Of course after looking at the menu I had to give their specialty deep dish pizza a try. While it definitely wasn't a Chicago deep dish, I was not disappointed. I didn't set any expectations on this place and ordered the toppings that I thought would mesh together. The pizza was loaded with toppings and it was like eating a cheese filled pie, Yum! The service was great and staff was friendly and helpful. I thought the price was a little steep at first but after seeing and eating the pizza, I could definitely understand the value The store itself is a cozy, but it can still host quite a few guests. The looks are simple and nothing over the top. I definitely recommend this place if you're craving cheesy pizza.

I had high expectation for this place because of the legends you here from family and friend talking this place up, i don't know about you but im the kind of person that can't stand chunks in my pizza sauce. We ordered from here and not only was it overated but it was gross, there were whole cherry tomatoes in the sauce and what wasnt whole tomato was disgusting, they cover up the nasty taste with a unhealthy amount of cheese and there dough is not good. Honestly i feel like the hype is because its the only place that serves you obesity in a pizza box.

I don't know what all the hype is about this place. 2 stars for the amazing customer service. Other than that; none of the food tastes good. The pizza is gross af lol. The portions are o k. Nothing huge like everyone claims. Won't be back.

I think this place has undeserved fame due to the TV Show "You Gotta Eat Here". The pizza was alright but it's not really chicago style. The topping choices were limited, and very expensive ($40+ for 1 small sruffed pizza after 4 toppings). The top dough layer is kinda watery when you chew it. Also it's extremely busy, so you'll have to wait in line to be seated, and once you're seated service will be slow. We got lucky because we went at 3:50 before they even oppened and were the first to be seated, but I saw the line that formed outside while we were eating.

Stuffed pizza was sooo good. I love it with garlic and sausage! Pasta is ok and staff can be pretty abrupt sometimes, mostly because it gets very busy and hectic. Long wait times for dinner but I will definitely get pizza here again.

Great place. It's deepdish so how can it go wrong. Heard of this place via You Gotta Eat Here and we weren't disappointed. Don't think less of the place on first impressions. Very non-descript in appearance and parking may be down the street and around the corner, but don't let that dissuade you.

Worst food I have ever had I ordered the roast beef and it tasted like lunch meet I would buy at the store and I also ordered the Chicago style pizza and that was ok it was close too the real thing the sauce was crap and the service was horrible they sat us down and we waited for 20 mins just too order drinks and it was not that busy all and all I would not recommend this place

OH MY GOSH...I am a 64 year old lady and have finely had the best lasagna ever...I will crave this delicious dish...the small dinner is enough for 2 meals...I ordered the large for my mother which will stretch for 3 meals!!! I would highly recommend the best lasagna ever! I would recommend during this pick up time that you should order the night before to have it ready for dinner on the day of...great spot that a lot of folks know of their delicious food...top chefs... Thank you Chicago...worth the forty five minute drive!

Never had a bad experience here and always enjoyed the food expect today after placing an order for pick up I came home to find a long black hair inside a piece of nookie, gross

My son saw this place featured on 'You Gotta Eat Here' and wanted to try the stuffed (deep dish) pizza so I relented and we want over to check it out. The place wasn't packed but we had to wait 10 minutes to get a table. Once seated it did take 30 minutes for them to make the pizza, but they let us know from the start. I was actually aware of that so I had brought things for my kid to read and watch in case he got bored. It was well worth the wait, but stuffed pizza (ours had pepperoni, ham and bacon inside) was amazing! The staff was very friendly, it was quiet and a nice place to hang out. I enjoyed coming to Chicago Style Pizza and will not hesitate to visit again. The food was amazing and even the little guy loved it! Recommended if you want some amazing homemade pizza!