Dante's, Chicago Ave
29 people recommend, 1 warns against itcounted across its outletsvia r/chicago, r/chicagofood30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 11 threads.
What people say, in short
Across its Chicago outlets, Dante's receives recommendations for New York-style pizza, including named recommendations for Armitage and Chicago Avenue. One Chicago Avenue diner calls it a comfort spot, and another calls its slice the best they have tried. Without naming an outlet, one diner praises rotating slices, another likes vegan pepperoni and a third finds the large pie stretches across meals. Caveats include pizza one diner finds pricey, a crust another finds floppy unless ordered well done, and a third who enjoys it mainly with the Sunday deal.
Address
Dante’s Tavern, 1936 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- New York style pizza, Vegan pepperoni
- Best for
- Groups
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Alchemeleon in r/chicago · Aug 2024taste
Won the NYC-style category over Dimo's.
- Recommendsu/catfooddogfood in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024
Recommends Dante's as a pizza option.
- Caveatu/Gatorbug47 in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024price
Says Dante's price is robbery.
- Recommendsu/Iwillhavetheeah in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025variety
Enjoys it, notes rotating slice selection.
- Recommendsu/Busy_Visual_92 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025
Lists it among favorites.
- Recommendsu/Biergarten1872 in r/chicago · Aug 2024taste
Lists Dante's among places better than Middle Brow in Logan Square.
- Recommendsu/cesareatinajeroscion in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024portion
Says the 20-inch can feed a couple people for days.
- Recommendsu/salsation in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024taste
Describes Dante's as New York style and says it is worth trying.
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- Recommendsu/Drinkdrankdonk in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024taste
Prefers the crust on the smaller pizza and recommends ordering it.
- Mixedu/destroys_burritos in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024value
Says Dante's is fine when the Sunday deal is on.
- Recommendsu/blipsman in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024
Lists Dante's among pizza recommendations.
- Recommendsu/Woke_Almond in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024taste
Likes Dante's, though rates Matta a bit higher.
- Recommendsu/dharmavoid in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025ambience
Comfort spot, loves everything about it.
- Recommendsu/NinongKnows in r/chicagofood · May 2025
Names Dante's as their go-to for pizza and wings.
- Recommendsu/Adorable3930 in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024
Calls Dante's a great recommendation.
- Recommendsu/DinoJockeyTebow in r/chicagofood · Jul 2026
Names Dante's.
- Recommendsu/KyaLauren in r/chicagofood · Apr 2025taste
Calls Dante's great New York style, only wishing slices were bigger.
- Recommendsu/bright-lanterns in r/chicagofood · Apr 2025taste
Likes Dante's pizza slightly more than Piece, calling both very good.
- Recommendsu/mildchicanery in r/chicago · Aug 2024taste
Eats vegan pizza and finds Dante's vegan pepperoni delicious.
- Recommendsu/Balancing_tofu in r/chicago · Aug 2024taste
Misses Dante's.
- Recommendsu/bjketter in r/chicagofood · Dec 2025
Names Piece and Dantes.
- Recommendsu/fu7ur3pr00f in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025
Names it as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/tftf055 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025
Says it is great.
- Recommendsu/Gimmick89 in r/chicago · Nov 2024
Names Dante's as favorite.
- Recommendsu/Virtual-Garbage4930 in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024value
Mentions Dante's offers cheap random slices through an app.
- Recommendsu/chihawks in r/chicagofood · Feb 2024
Suggests Dante's.
- Recommendsu/Ootguitarist2 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025taste
Best slice they've had anywhere.
- Recommendsu/anavram in r/chicagofood · Feb 2025
Names it as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/No-Zone-3429 in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024
Recommends Dante's as a pizza option.
- Recommendsu/_jtron in r/chicagofood · Feb 2024service
Seconding; call ahead to seat the group together.
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