Reviews for Martino’s Italian Cuisine & Pizzeria in Chicago, IL
Decent tasting food, but not worth the money. Also, there?s no kids meal?s for to go orders, only for those who dine in is what... they told me... they charge for parmesan packets too, even when you order an XL pizza! I must say, they?ve got the biggestItalian beef that I?ve ever seen. Read more
We have been coming here for years. This still is my husband's favorite pizza place. 15 years ago we 1st dated we have been a... fan of the thin crust family size pizza. Read more
I've ordered from Martino's before, and I've never had an issue. Previous orders have been for a cheese pizza and breaded... mushrooms, the pizza has good sauce and the mushrooms were fresh and crisp, but I was very displeased with my order fromyesterday night. In this order that I placed for the whole family and I spent over $130 for individual meals instead of a pizzato share, and I can tell you that I had several issues with this order. First, my oldest daughter ordered fried shrimp withfries. They had given her 6 small shrimp and fries, the shrimp itself was okay in taste but only 6 small shrimp was unacceptableand the fries had no flavor at all. To pay $17 for that meal was ridiculous. My husband had Chicken pizzaiola, they took onechicken breast spilt and cooked it, the flavor was fine but nothing special, and again a very small portion for nearly $20. Myother daughter had a meatball sandwich, again the taste was just okay and the fries were completely bland with no flavor. Myyoungest daughter just had the chicken fingers appetizer, she liked the taste but again they should have given more for theprice. I myself has shrimp piccata, I honestly could Not believe the tiny portion that I received for again like $22. I onlyreceived a small bowl of pasta with like 5 tiny shrimp on top, I could have made that myself and saved the money. The taste wasokay but Not great. I also ordered a salad for everyone to share, surprisingly the salad was the cheapest thing I ordered andwhere I received the most food. The salad had many veggies, it was fresh and their garlic dressing was very good. The salad wasthe only thing I ordered that I was pleased with. Also, I ordered 2 cannoli's for dessert, these were decent but again couldhave had better taste especially when they're $12 for two. Honestly, I don't understand how they can charge you so much and youreceive so little food, and obviously the taste was Not what I would expect from this restaurant. The entire meal e Read more
First time trying this place. It was a last minute decision and glad we did. Definitely my kind of thin crust pizza. Delicious... sauce, even better buttery crust, delicious cheese and pepperoni. I thought the portion for the fried mushrooms was a littlesmall, but those were delicious as well. I cant wait to try sausage and onion on thin crust as well as other menu items. Don'twait to try it! Picked up the order and ate at home. Read more
This was a good experience. The staff were so friendly and nice. My 18m son was definitely doing what kids do and the staff... didn't make us feel bad that he was making such a mess. The food was good. The only down side was the parking. This placedoesn't have a lot of its own so you need to find street parking. Because we went at an off hour it wasn't too bad but still itis my only complaint. Read more
I had a thin crust sausage pizza. Everything about the pizza was excellent. One of my favorites on the Northwest Side. The crust... was perfect, thin and crispy. The sauce has excellent flavor, just the right amount of sweetness and spices. The sausage is topnotch. The people are always friendly and helpful. They have plenty of tables and it's clean and comfortable inside. It appearsthey have a full bar for drinks. I didn't see any outside seating, but it looks like they have enough space along the side ofthe restaurant. I will continue to support the restaurant. Bicycling: It's located on Peterson which is a busy street. But,it's also right off a residential street which should be comfortable to ride. I did pay attention if there were any bike racks. Read more
What a beautiful experience in this old style Italian Restaurant. We were greated by the owner, she also was our server since we... were there in the middle of shifts change I guess she was the only ones in the restaurant, she was really kind and helpful a theend of our meal we also met the daughter and we discovered than that was a family business with one daughter in the kitchen onein the front and the Mom at the head of everything. What a nice family atmosphere in this place and what really surprised me wasthe incredible cleaning in all the restaurant. Everything was just clean at the perfection from the ceiling fan to the restroomand this is really hard to find in the restaurant. We were just visiting Chicago but I'm sure if we were locals we want diningthere once a week at least. Read more
GREAT PIZZA... however my last experience wasn't so great. I placed my order over the phone for pickup. Although the pizza... tasted great they got the toppings wrong. What I didn't like is when I called just to see if I was charged for the toppings(asked for extra cheese did not seem like extra cheese compared to other places) and I asked for half onion and onion was on thewhole pizza. So I know what I ordered. My kids don't eat onions so I know I said half onion. The rude lady who answered thephone tried to say I ordered it wrong which is total bull. If you make a mistake own up to it. Terrible customer service. Noteven an apology. Just instantly blamed it on me. Saying her "girls" repeat the order back. Yes they repeated it but thatdoesn't mean it couldn't have been typed in wrong or the cook couldn't make a mistake. She tried to say well this is your timeordering here so how would you know if that was extra cheese. I have ordered before just from a different phone number. So no itwasn't my first time. Just definitely didn't feel welcomed or valued as a customer. I do love the pizza but being the way I wastreated I probably won't be back. Treat your customers with respect. You made the mistake not me. Read more