vito & nick's pizzeria

vito and nick's is a legend in chicago, theplaceclaiming to have the best tavern style pizza in the land.  this is a local spot, where everyone comes in for a drink or pizza throughout the day.  it's cash only, so be aware in advance.  we decided to try it one day, getting the garlic bread with cheese to start before the sausage pizza came.  the garlic bread with cheese was filling and good.  the pizza itself was flavorful with the cheese and cracker crust.  however, my family thought that the cheese should be more greasy, hence filled with flavor.  this was in part due to the sausage they used.  the sausage wasn't anything special, though it was lean, not having much grease to soak into the pizza.

possibly my favoriteplacein the world. grew up eating pizza here and in my 47 years on earth i've never had better pizza. theplacelooks exactly the same as i remember it and that only adds to the experience. from the tinkle lights over the bar, the dirty cracked tile floor, the guys tossing the paddle back and forth in the kitchen, to the black oven dust on your perfectly juicy yet crispy squares of heaven...i adore everything about this place. see you thursday!

tastefully thin. if your a thin crust fan, this is your place. it was not a cracker crisp crust like i was hoping for but tasty. the sliced beef they do is out of this world.
i tasted a typical pep pizza. their homemade sausage pizza. yes their sausage is amazing.
then of course their sliced beef with the gardineieres! all washed down with some tasty pbr!

our service was awesome. i suspected it not to be, happy to be wrong. our waitress provideded us with some laughs and kept our beverages full. as busy as thisplacewas, i was impressed.

my only annoyance was a guy whom kept bumping into my chair while i was eating. its tight quarters! atmosphere was positive. seemed to be a good mom and pop place.

thisplacehas been on the bucket list for several years. it was a long arduous drive to the south side for me today taking the back way in -- but so worth it. the pizza is perfect. some of the best i've ever had - and i've swallowed a lot of pizzas. far exceeds any hype. so glad i went and i will be back anytime i'm in chicago.

their site says they are open until 1:00 am on saturday nights, but we just drove all the way here to find theplacedark and closed.

truly delicious and unique. this is not aplacethat gets much acclaim from food writers, and i never would have found out about it without a friend telling me that it was featured on food network. i went to the site, found a clip, and have been really longing to go for a while.

when i was finally able to make it to chicago to try several pizzas, this was theplacethat i was craving. i had set the bar so high in my mind, i was worried about disappointment.

the atmosphere was so old world, but impressively bright and clean for a bar. i knew i was in the right place, but what about the pizza? amazing! the crust was crunchy and almost unleavened, but the flavors on top were just spot on. a lot of food writers will distinguish pizzas served in bars as "bar pie". this is quintessential bar pie, and it puts most pies to shame.

a neighborhood gem. had i driven by vito & nick's i would've never guessed that it was a chicago must have. its facade borders dive bar, replete with its old style sign hanging over the sidewalk. this is a blue collar neighborhood eatery, where everyone at the bar knew everyone at the bar. i bellied up, ordered my old style and a small sausage pizza. the atmosphere couldn't have been more chicago. not chick chicago but thirty year-ago chicago neighborhood. if you're looking for snap of the finger french service head towards uptown. if you want friendly, will probably drink a beer service, pull up a stool.

the pizza came out; cracker-thin but traditional soft, buried under just the right amounts of sauce and cheese, and a generous amount of italian sausage, cut into one by two inch squares. my first few i thought to myself, good enough pizza. my third it clicked and i wondered if everyone in here knew how special thisplacewas. in chicago pizza is art and this was a great example. i devoured one delicious square after the other driven on by my taste buds until, nearly through the whole pizza and my second old style, my stomach tapped out.

stop in just after five, wear something comfortable, experience chicago and what pizza can taste like.

worst service ever. visited the restaurant today after hearing so many good things about your pizza. i was really disappointed. the service was awful.

theplacewas 2/3 of the way full and there was 3 servers and we had the slowest server of the bunch. i had to find her to come and service our table. once we finally ordered, i waited 40 min for jalapeno poppers and an additional 30 min (a total of 1 hour 10 min) for the pizza. while other tables who arrived later than us, with different servers were getting there food faster. once the pizza arrived it was really browned, dark brown almost black. i'm not sure if this is how it always comes but it was a little too cooked for my liking. the pizza was fine though.

i was a server for 5 years so i try to be as forgiving as possible but the service really tested my patience. i will not be returning, i really wanted to like theplacebut the the horrendous service really ruined my dining experience.