Laurie’s

Gang related murder in the restaurant.

these guys have closed!

How can one adequately describe a joint that so easily placates a multitude (ok, it’s two) of deadly sins? Is the pizza good? meh… It for sure BEATS Chicago’s Till 5p though! The pizza is decent. I wouldn’t go overboard on the ingredients; ie, if you like freshy-​fresh things like SPINACH, you are going to be very disappointed.
See, what Laurie’s has over everyone else is; stick with the basics of pizza… Though, mozzarella sticks are rather tasty, so is their BLT… A 6 pack of beer or an ass-​pocket of whatever booze you may be able to think of and a pack of cigs, and it is DELIVERED to you. Until pretty stupid o’clock in the morning.
Now, I’ll put up Laurie’s Pizza against Sarpino’s and Chicago’s… it ain’t saying that much, but it’s not a bad pie though. Add to the fact that you can have a 6-​pack and a pack of cigs delivered to your lazy ass… These are things that Sarpino’s and Chicago’s can’t do.
If you cannot make it to a local 7 – 11, be it ill timing or forgetfulness or distance, Laurie’s has your Sloth-​ass covered by placating to your Gluttonous nature. Yea, I’m sure we can argue GREED in there, but greed is first associated with money, and you are the one coughing it up.
Sloth and gluttony are good enough.

It places like these that make me love coming to Chicago. This pizza joint is gotta be one of the most bizarre in the whole city, because it’s literally a hybrid liquor store/​pizza joint. The pizza by the slide sits in a heated tray at the register, and that’s the only site of pizza to be found in the entire place. This is your typical skid row liquor store, making up the corner of Foster and Broadway in Edgewater. What gets me is the huge sign outside that illuminates the sky, it reads «PIZZA LIQUORS», the combination is so zany, and only in uptown will you see something ridiculous as this. Its like being in NYC all over again. But, something that’s even more funny is that the NY style pizza here is actually some of the best, if not, thee best in the whole city! I’m not lying! Everytime I come back home to Chitown, I come here; it;s like a ritual we have with my friends. This place could easily be a setting in a Jean Claude Van Damme movie, since you are right there in Argyle. The characters around here, I swear! I highly recommend coming in here, just for the experience, and the laughter. Places like this make me love Chicago more than anything. So unpredictable!

This place is the bomb. Fast delivery till the wee hours, what more could you want?

Coming from NYC, I missed those fat, thin, foldable cheap eats that WE call pizza … While Laurie’s isn’t perfect, it’s a great stand-​in. Good pizza, so-​so everything else. Get it delivered and avoid the Berwyn El stop locals — plus, the staff is so, so nice.

This review will be an amalgam of the others, basically. When we used to go out til 3:40-something over on Clark, we’d bolt over there to get booze for after-​hours. They’re open til 4 (5 on Saturdays); booze selection is both limited and pricey, but hey. I wouldn’t recommend their food when other places are open (skip it for order-​in on an early movie night), but at 3 a.m. their burgers are pretty damn good, as are their pizza slices, then again most are when you’re hammered. Don’t walk in there with too much cash or any unmentionables in your pocket, you could get rolled in the parking lot, or hauled off by the cops.

Sure, most of the food isn’t that great. But you don’t go here for most of the other food. You come here for pizza, tobacco, and booze. I can see how the bums and loiterers might be annoying. But sometimes it’s worth the trouble. There’s nothing quite like folding and then inhaling a slice of sausage and watching bums fight or listening to the spiel of a guy selling Playstation games and socks out of his trunk.
My personal best is four slices of sausage. I love Laurie’s and think of her often.

I am of the philosophy that you don’t really know a place until you’ve stepped inside. Seeing Laurie’s Pizza on Foster for many years, I was hungry and it was about 10pm, so I decided to slip into their door. I was kind of turned off by a handmade sign outside that said, «Do not give money to people standing outside!» I walked in and was utterly confused, on my right appeared to be a window where I could potentially order food. On the left was a fully stocked liquor store.
Baffled, I looked to the left and asked the South Asian man if they were still selling pizza. The guy told me to come around the turnstyle towards the liquor store side, which confused me even more. Then I saw it, two pizzas in a warmer thingy on the counter, so I ordered a slice of pie for $ 2.23 (tax included). I thanked the guy and headed my own way.
Rolled out, began to bite into my crispy thin pizza and was delighted. For $ 2.23, I got myself a hot slice of pizza with sausage and slowly walked across the street with a slice of pizza in my mouth. Since the pizza slice was so big, I folded it in half and started nibbling my pizza to oblivion. While Laurie’s is a hole in the wall, it’s affordability and efficiency (particularly late at night) makes it a must-​go when hungry, but be once again warned: there is nowhere to sit!

I ordered from this restaurant nearly two and one half hours ago. I have ordered there frequently. When I phoned to ask about my order the owner got on the phone and proceeded to tell me that they had called and knocked on my door and that no one answered. Then he demanded to know what the hell was going on in there and that he would see if he could get the driver out, after he has already charged my credit card. 1) I was right near the door watching TV. 2) My cell phone has no record of anyone calling me. He lied. I am still waiting 50 more minutes later not sure if I will even receive what I ordered. To say that I am angry would be an understatement. Will I order from here again. No. Emphatically not.

GOOD PIZZA! Been going there and ordering there since 1992. Entrance is on Foster. There is no dine in. It’s a small late night liquor store/​pizzeria. I would recommend delivery or order for pick up. They do have slices but they are the best when they are really out of the oven.

2 Nights Ago … I learned to never order a salad from Lauries Again…
Antipasto Nightmare should be the title… A antipasto salad served in a pizza box on a thin bed of lettuce covered in slices of different meats cucumbers, black n green olives tomatoe slices radishes green onions and pepperchinis. Omg it was a flat mess of put together slop stacked ontop of a pizza box with old olvies stinky melted cheese… YES …do not order this salad untill they learn to serve it fresh and cold and right…
positive the pizza was good.”.for a late night option”

This bitch gave me food poisoning and I *still* order from her! OK, maybe it wasn’t food poisoning, but it was nasty. But it was two years ago, and we’ve made up.
In part I order from Laurie’s because I know she’ll deliver almost any time I’m (still) awake. The other part is Eliot Spitzer syndrome. I can ask Laurie’s to do things I wouldn’t ask from a more respectable restaurant, and she’ll keep my secret. If I go on an alcoholic binge and order 2am pizza from her every day for a week, she’ll understand. Not that I would do such a thing.

Laurie’s has some positive sides to it– before you totally condemn them (looking at some of the other reviews) — let us take a look.
1. they deliver alcohol
2. they deliver alcohol that does not come in a can
3. they deliver cold alcohol that comes in bottle form
4. they deliver cold alcohol in bottle form with hot pizza
5. they deliver cold alcohol in bottle form with hot pizza (that tastes good) and accept plastic to pay for these delicacies
They have saved me multiple times when I have been stuck at work and I have invited friends over, have not had time to pick up any alcohol or cook, and had not had time to go to the bank. They are a great option to have. Delivery is quick, service is always friendly, coupons come with the pizza for the next time, and they do not over charge for additional ingredients. So keeping all of this in mind, they are not a bad option! To Laurie ‘s I say Thanks for saving my butt !

OMG Walking into this place is definitely an experience. You walk in and you aren’t quite sure if you are in a pizza joint or what… it’s kind of like a convenience store with aisles and shelves but half the shelves have food on them. We weren’t really sure what to do and finally a guy came out from somewhere and stepped behind the counter and we placed our order. Meanwhile two guys that looked like street bums were sitting on boxes by the door to the kitchen area. Oookay. Luckily behind the plexi glass window of the kitchen everything looked fairly clean and orderly… fairly. I remember standing there thinking «I will be friggin amazed if this pizza is any good.» and I think I even vocalized tht thought to my husband.
It was really good and really greasy. Ooo and they sell neopolitan ice cream here in their freezers. I looooove neopolitan ice cream. Now I send my husband to pick up the pizza. No way I’m walking into that place again.

i give laurie’s 5 stars for convenience. the food is nothing special… at all. we ordered a cheese pizza (which was actually alright) and cheese sticks (not so great).
okay, the convenience part… you can ask them to deliver just about anything! for reals. we ordered some jack daniel’s whiskey and i’ve heard you can also get condoms delivered if need be. but there is a price to pay for convenience. the bottle of jack daniel’s was 30 bones! way too expensive but like i said, there’s a price to pay for being real lazy.

A friend recently ordered us a Deep Dish and a Thin Crust from Laurie’s at a party.
Each bite was a soggy, flavorless flick in the nuts.

Ok, Lauries is a hole in the wall, but I can honestly say that this is the place to get one of the best thin crust pizzas in the city. Lauries does a great job delivering hot, diet-​breaking food in a hurry. I try not to order from here too often but it is perfect for poker night or having the friends over to watch a sox game! The onion rings are fabulous. I have no idea how they are still crispy after delivery but they are amazingly delicious. If you understand that Lauries is no fine dining then you can appreciate it for what it is, a pizza joint. My only qualm is that they aren’t open until 5pm on Sundays, when I really need them at noon for my Saturday night recovery…
Post update: Definitely never pick up the pizza yourself, make them deliver! The delivery guys are really polite so don’t deal with the bums that hang out near the bricks and mortar.

Best thin crust pizza?! HELL NO!
Ok, I will admit, I can be an alcky, I like to get lit.
Laurie’s does nothing to help me get to feeling good and going to bed sweet. I ordered two slices of Sausage at 3am, didn’t make it through the first slice, too damn salty. Seriously, if I had some napkins and some water, I would’ve given it a bath and then maybe. thought of taking another taste. My stomach was turning, I thought maybe they wiped their ass with my slice and served it. Gave me the runs.
Another suck, they’ve got bums in front of the door, ready to nail your ass for cash as soon as you walk out. Some are nice about waiting to take whatever you offer, some will just follow you right back to your car!