Pizz'Amici, West Town
24 people recommend, 7 warn against itvia r/chicagofood, r/AskChicago30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 10 threads.
What people say, in short
Pizz'Amici draws strong praise for thin, tavern-style pizza, including a diner who singles out pepperoni and giardiniera. One visitor describes a small, busy room and advises reserving ahead. Pizza opinions remain divided: diners also report excessive salt, overly dark crust or variable sauce and cooking from visit to visit, while others describe excellent results.
Address
PIZZ'AMICI, 1215 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Tavern style thin crust, Pepperoni and giardiniera
- 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/pashadha in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024taste
Calls it the city's best tavern pizza and praises the starters and sauce.
- Recommendsu/TheTeeg007 in r/chicagofood · May 2025taste
Calls it their favorite tavern-style pizza in Chicago, worth the hard-to-get reservation, and likes the interior.
- Caveatu/throwaway1098654 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Pie was too well done, dry, burnt crust, wanted more sauce; dining room noisy and cramped.
- Mixedu/bigbodybup in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Likes the pizza including overdone parts but won't return due to Dorsia association.
- Recommendsu/chitowndown773 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Says it is their favorite tavern style right now and recommends the garlic and spicy pepperoni.
- Recommendsu/sourdoughcultist in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025
Notes that Pizz'Amici has been popular lately while listing Chicago pizza styles.
- Recommendsu/rmac1228 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Calls it probably their favorite thin crust in Chicago, ahead of several other spots.
- Recommendsu/JakeLake720 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025
Says Pizz'Amici is much closer, would just go there.
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- Recommendsu/fandango1989 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Having eaten it twice, rates it among the best tavern style, with perfect crust, good sauce and not dry.
- Caveatu/Elegant-Bird-6150 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Pizza was otherworldly salty.
- Caveatu/Dubious_Titan in r/chicagofood · May 2025portion
Says it's alright but not substantial, calling it a snack pizza.
- Recommendsu/Worried-Fly-8729 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Praises Pizz'Amici while suggesting that a disappointing pie was overcooked.
- Recommendsu/Da_Stallion-JCI_7 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025taste
Describes tavern-style pizzas as surprisingly crave-able and worth checking out.
- Recommendsu/purpleprose_ in r/chicagofood · May 2025taste
Says it lived up to expectations and reheated well.
- Mixedu/mencival in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026consistency
Likes it when made well but says quality and sauce amount vary, and a photo looked more burnt than usual.
- Recommendsu/Living_Supermarket70 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2026taste
Says Middlebrow is nowhere near as good as Pizzamici even on a bad day.
- Recommendsu/v_kiperman in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025
Agrees that Pizz'amici is legit.
- Recommendsu/heat3check in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024taste
Says the pizzas were the best thin tavern pizza in a long time and apps were excellent.
- Mixedu/goodbyewaffles in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Unimpressed first time but calls it the best leftover pizza cold.
- Recommendsu/minerNiner in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025
Recommends Pizza Amici, noting it's small and gets packed.
- Recommendsu/candy_luvr in r/chicagofood · May 2025
Says it's so good and they're going back.
- Recommendsu/PantherKing515 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2026taste
Ranks Middle Brow second to Pizz'Amici.
- Mixedu/Brendannelly in r/chicagofood · May 2025taste
Found it too salty, overpowering the flavor, though still the best in the area.
- Recommendsu/PostComa in r/chicagofood · May 2025taste
Calls it the best pizza they've ever had.
- Recommendsu/spate42 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025taste
Prefers Amici over Middlebrow for flavor and crispness.
- Caveatu/allenqb1 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Finds it super salty.
- Mixedu/Gennaro_Svastano in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026price
Has been a few times and says it is not the worst but way overpriced.
- Caveatu/GGate7 in r/chicagofood · Aug 2026taste
Had a similar otherworldly salty experience.
- Mixedu/alaboos in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Says the pizza was just ok, not the best, and Caesar too anchovy-heavy.
- Mixedu/sheetmaskandpizza in r/chicagofood · Jan 2025taste
Found the pizza burnt and unimpressive though salads and meatballs were good.
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