Pizza Metro

So last night my sister and I were watching the Godfather and I suddenly craved cannoli. (I’m still craving it now) Anyway, besides cannoli, I told her to guess what else I was craving. It took her forever to finally guess and the answer was PIZZA! She got all excited and asked, «Want to order from Pizza Metro»?! My heart started beating faster and I couldn’t stop smiling. HELL YEAH I WANT PIZZA METRO. What kind of freaking question is that?! A beautiful one, that’s what. So we busted out the menu and got our usual Prosciutto e Arugula. I still wanted something sweet, a nice tradition cannoli would have been great but we got something just as magical, if not better. It’s called the torta di ricotta. Please try it, I was super surprised at how yummy it was. It was such a gorgeous meal. Pizza, beer, and the Godfather. What more could you ask for?
Thank you pizza metro!
(and if you haven’t seen the Godfather, please stop what you are doing, order pizza from pizza metro and watch it — you’re welcome)

Good pizza, unique in its own right so it gets bonus points for that. The Rosemary and Potato is excellent and a surprise ‘sleeper’ appetizer is the quite cheap, but delicious potato croquettes, a buck fifty per, worth it for sure.

First time we ordered from them, the order was 40 minutes late, cold, and missing pieces. Second time we ordered from them we ordered 2 mediums (one veggie) and they sent a half-​and-​half large. Called and they refused to rectify the situation. Worst pizza place I’ve ever ordered from. Avoid.

Super Nice pizz ! I really like! it strongly recommend! Try it and you’ll fall in love with it!

Although eating pizza while riding the metro (DC, Paris, wherever your little heart desires) may seem like a questionable plan, you can be assured that the folks at this place have thought out all the trigonometry. Unfortunately, they are still working on the angles and applied physics so one has to settle for eating in a stationary position. That being said, the potato rosemary pizza was quite top notch, although a little pricey, and the crust was reminiscent of a warm summer day in the rolling hills and villas of the old country. I’ve also enjoyed their quatro formaggi style and consider roman-​style fare a valuable addition to our american deep dish brethren. Also, parking is just as difficult on Division during the weekend as it is in St. Peter’s square during Easter. Plan to bike, jog, or skip to both.

This place is legit good. I got the minestrone soup, which was huge and delicious. I also got 2 slices of pizza (Chicken Pesto and Garbage). Both were equally good and everything was filling. Highly recommend !!! :’)

There are a few events in my life I note as significant: learning to walk, entering college, dropping out of college, moving to Chicago, and finally, consuming the worst pizza imaginable.
I’ll try to paint the picture. I live a block from Pizza Metro, and I’ve skipped it for tastier– and healthier-​looking diversions near Division, until my tum tum decided it was craving pizza one fateful evening. I walked in, sat my greasy butt on a bar seat, and ordered what most Unilocalheads order here: The Garbage Pizza ($ 14.50 for a Medium — yikes), a medley of veggies (zucchini, «fresh» tomato, black olives, blue cheese, mushroom) and carnal indulgence (pepperoni, sausage). I also asked the fellow taking my order for appetizer recommendations — the Suppli (deep-​fried risotto) and the garlic bread. I obliged and 20 minutes later, I had a steamy pizza box and a doggy bag full of fried and garlicked goodies. The wait was a bit unnerving, as the staff seemed really stressed out and in an odd mood. Tension…
The pizza’s appearance was underwhelming — like a Lunchable’s you’d slap together in middle school — lacking in both authenticity (they claim to be a real-​deal italian joint) or greasy, sloppy indulgence (what their Wicker Park-​ish, late-​night inebriated clientelle likely expect). Their dough is pre-​made (probably that morning?) and stacked a couple feet high on a counter. The pizza did not feature any zucchini or tomato that I could find, the black olives were briney and the blue cheese was a light fairy dusting ontop. The only part I found acceptable were the mushrooms, which I can’t imagine not enjoying on a pizza. The toppings cannot compare, however, to the atrocity that was the sauce+cheese+dough. The half-​burnt and half-​uncooked dough tasted like cardboard (you may ask: have you eaten cardboard? yes, dear reader), the cheese fresh off the petroleum freighter, and the sauce, besides being almost nonexistent, was almost certainly canned and lacking any flavorful spices. There’s not much more to say. Bland in extremes as sure as the day is long.
The Risotto puffball is a step down from what I’ve had at other joints, but I never enjoyed those to begin with. Carny food! The garlic bread tasted like it was snatched off the shelves at the nearest Jewel’s, and was stale to boot.
In firm conclusion, kittlings, I’d recommend Domino’s, Pizza Hut — just anywhere but Pizza Metro. This is cafeteria-​tier garbage intended only for the drunkest suburbanite Wicker Park wanderers who, unfortunately, dine amongst us and continue to shape the local scene.

My first experience here! Headed to Starbucks next door for an espresso but it was close due to power issues that’s how I entered Metro pizza. Ordered cappuccino and couldn’t resist smell of broccoli soup so ordered one to go! So glad I did! My cappuccino was superb too, quite like one that you would have if you went to streets of Italy. Pleasant surprise! The staff is welcoming and helpful. I’ll be back!

We came to Chicago expecting the obligatory deep dish pizza. This place, tucked in a nice little area on Division, changed our perception of Chicago pizza. What is striking about the pizza is the amazing crisp they achieved while still allowing for a savory feel. The sauce on both our pizzas was relatively sweet, which matched well with the salty parmesan flavors. Highly, highly recommended. I’d go for a small instead of the slice, mainly because you are going to want more (no matter how much you eat). Really great service as well!

This place is legit. Thin crust pizza with quality toppings. We got grilled chicken and margarita. I thought both were delicious. Note though I may have been slightly inebriated.
Garlic bread was also amazing. Bread was baguette style, and it came with marinara dipping sauce.
Server was kind and service was fast. Don’t order on Unilocal,according to the server there are coupons and deals that are available if you call.
What more can I ask for? Awesome late night joint for the late night munchies.

Good price. Quality toppings. Fast delivery.
The crust is unique so you will either love it or hate it. (More fluffy and breadlike than traditional crust).
Two words of caution:
1. Order delivery, don’t eat in. It’s pretty empty so your dinner will be eaten to the sound of staff chatting (loudly).
2. Sometimes I don’t feel like mozzarella and order a marinara pizza with goat cheese. Unfortunately they treat goat cheese as a topping to be sprinkled (VERY) lightly and not as an alternative cheese. As you can see from my photo, there is hardly any host ease on the pizza. Pretty disappointing.

Nope.
I’ve had some good experiences with Pizza Metro over the past few years, but this is my second disaster delivery, and that’s two too many. I’m not a frequent Unilocal user, but when you leave someone waiting over 2.5 hours for a pizza, they’re probably going to find a way to fill their time, right?
When they’re on their game, they make a pretty good pizza, but when you catch them on a bad day, you get… well, I wouldn’t know, because it’s still not here, but I’m not expecting it to be anything but a cold, congealed mess, stuck to the bottom of the box. We had some good times, Pizza Metro, but I think we should see other people.

I stopped by for a quick slice while waiting on someone. How could I not try the something named garbage pizza. I ordered a slice and I was expecting a New York Style slice of pizza, because I haven’t had pizza by the slice in any other style, but this pizza had a plesant thick and light crusty with just the right amount of crispness. I thougth that this particular combination was also a pretty good one.
Everonye has an idea of things that they want to top a pizza. I have to have mushrooms and some type of cured meat and from then on everything else is kind of optional. This lived up to both of those. I sometimes get neervous when ordering black olives on a pizza because sometimes they can have a very cheap briney taste. That was not the case witht this particular slice. All things considered I have to admit this is a pretty good cheap and quick option.

We went here for a quick saturday afternoon lunch. The salads we ordered were tasty, the service was friendly and our food was served fast enough. We tried some pizza on the side but ended up liking our salads more.
We sat outside to eat. There was a guy outside working on his own somewhat strange but very creative art. It made for some nice background entertainment. Even if not meant as such.

DISCLAIMER: This is a review for late night delivery on a weeknight. And food, I always review the food.
Delivery was fast– about 40 minutes. Food was lukewarm, leading me to believe the food was actually done about 20 minutes prior to delivery. Anyway, I’m a pizza snob; that said, this pizza was pretty good, albeit a little small. It may still have been good had I not downed 2 bottles of wine at happy hour. I don’t get the super negative reviews. It’s by the best pizza, but for fast food, midnight delivery (on a weekday)…shit, I’ll take it over Papa Johns, Doninoes, any of those.
The delivery guy– super weird. If it were socially acceptable to hurl the pizza into my apartment and flee as fast as possible back to his car, this guy would dominate. I could barely get the word «hi» out before he threw the box at me and spun on his heel. Didn’t ask my name or even if I had ordered food– just a warm body willing to accept a hot delivery past midnight. (That was unintentionally dirty, and I’m totally leaving it).
I will order again, and just hope for a slightly less fast food experience.

Great location and byob. We had the garbage pizza and I brought sangria. The man that served us was really nice. I’ll have to go back soon.

Come here if you want to eat pizza the size of a toothpick.
Extremely overpriced, given the portions. Don’t go here. Just don’t.

Walk-​in pizza made on the spot, cut into piping hot squares with fresh ingredients
I recommend potato Rosemary and marinara. Staff are always friendly, fast and attentive. Tables outside to sit and people watch in the summer but I always love going in to eat with a friend a little bit after the Dinner rush so that we can get a seat at the bar.
The only downfall once was they accidentally brought us a cheese slice instead of a prosciutto arugula one and they came back with the toppings not baked, but slapped on. I don’t think that was how it’s supposed to be cooked?!

Biggest complaint was that in an empty shop it took over ten minutes to get us a slice of pizza. Seemed very silly.
I think all pizza is good, even dominoes type places — after all you’re eating melted cheese on bread. So sure, this was good, but it wasn’t great. Instead of slices you get a couple of small squares, which is a huge rip off for five bucks. Also, the margarita wasn’t really margarita if ya ask me.
The free soda for checking in was a nice perk.

My friends and I got some drinking munchies and spontaneously stopped in at Pizza Metro on our way to the train station, excited to happen upon a by-​the-​slice joint. Expecting just to grab a flimsy slice of cheese pizza, I was impressed by the plethora of options on their menu. The place kind of looks like a dump, but everyone eating there really enjoyed the food.
The only thing that turned me off a lot was their stack of pizza crusts (?) sitting on the counter. I guess that’s how they’re made, but having it so visible was definitely not appetizing.