Tel-Aviv Kosher Pizza

Some great food here that I crave. Falafel balls are amazing. Shakshuka is off the chain. Chili burrito is pretty darn great. The Pizza is good most of the time but sometimes it’ll be jacked up. For example; almost no sauce or crust is too thick or its way overdone. It hasn’t stopped me from coming back many many times because when they’re doing it right it’s really good food. The service is also great 90% of the time.
Tip: if you order a pizza extra thin it’ll usually be amazing.

About the only thing worse than the pizza is the service. Both are completely horrible. The sauce us so tasteless and disgusting. The cheese is horrible and the crust is soft and tastes stale

Being a long time customer, i love when i have a chance to pop in Tel Aviv. One of the owners Moshe is the nicest you can be. He is Either In town Or in Israel.
I just came here with my daughter for the first time. She loved the pizza and the cheese on the fires.
My father order a eggplant Parmesan and loved it. PLEASE BE CAREFULL the plate its cooked in is VERY hott!
I always order the nacho cheese delux, melted.
I like to call it a self service place since its recommended to clean up your own dishes. I dont mind doing this at all since ive worked in the service industry before.
I will always come back here for as long as i can. I love this place!

poor service
great pizza
dont park across the street in the parking lot
very limited dairy free options

The food here is absolutely delicious. I have had it on more than one occasion and have loved it. Delivery is great and the food ingredients taste great too. I hope to come here again.

I concur with Robert (see the rating below)
I keep kosher– so don’t really have a choice.
However this place has poor service, and the food is nothing to «write home about».
I would also offer the opinion that its location on California is not the nicest, and also is hard to park at.
So pretty much, poor quality food and service. There you have it. Not sure what else I can say.

I just moved to this area and while browsing through the areas offerings on Unilocal I ran across this establishments reviews and decided I’d give it a try. I have to say I was totally underwhelmed by the experience.
I had 2 slices of cheese pizza and it was almost totally flavorless. The crust while cooked nicely tasted as bland as cardboard. The cheese was equally bland and boring. The only part that had even a hint of flavor was the sauce and that was bordering on bland too. I can understand why folks who are eating a Kosher diet would eat here since it is a Kosher restaurant, but since I’m not one of those folks I’ll gladly go to just about anyplace other than returning here. I know there’s a Subway nearby and I’ll have to check that out and see if they serve pizza there since I know they do in some locations. If so that would be a hundred times better than this place.
As far as the service goes I found that also to be underwhelming. I wasn’t treated badly, but it was the most neutral interaction with restaurant employees I’ve ever had. I dealt with both a man and a young lady and both of them did thier jobs while never once even trying to fake a smile or welcoming words.
I’m really amazed this place manages to stay open. I’ve heard there’s a pretty large Jewish population close by so I guess it must be those folks who are on strict Kosher diets that keep this place afloat since I can’t imagine most non-​Jewish people choosing to go here.
While the pizza was bland and boring and so was the service there was not anything bad other than the blandness so that’s why I’m rating this place at 2 stars. If there’d have been any negative flavors or negative attitude it would have gotten a 1 star review from me. Unless you’re on a Kosher diet I say save your money and go someplace else. If you’re on a Kosher diet it probably would still be a good idea to search on Unilocal for other Kosher restaurants where you’ll probably get more flavorful food and warmer service.

Before checking out Tel-​Aviv, I read most of their reviews. The details found therein are almost all correct and came to pass as you sit and dine. It’s mainly vegetarian but with the inclusion of eggs & some fishes that Jewish people eat. Everything is Kosher, dude. No really, it is Kosher. Their signage indicates pizza but I wouldn’t say that’s their biggest draw. The offerings are either cheese or with veggies. $ 2.25 for cheese or $ 2.95 for veg slices. The taste: Slices with a pastry crust and easy sauce. Suits the style with a clean taste which isn’t heavy. It’s mainly ordered by passers-​by (because they offer slices) and Mom’s ordering a quick pie for their hungry family after school. They also offer pizza puffs in veggie or cheese.
Alike one reviewer commented, I’ve often seen a Rabbi sitting in the corner booth switching from English to Hebrew from conversation to conversation. Hebrew when business is being discussed. Many of the diners know each other or pass regards as they come and go. The place hosts neighborhood folk and transients alike.
It’s food when you need a meal. If I was eating with someone that had strict dietary restrictions I might bring them here. Kind of looks like a dated Jewish delicatessen. Except there aren’t any deli meats.

This place had great pizza, they also have really good vegetable soup. The workers are very friendly and they just started accepting credit cards. I would recommend first time customers to try the tuna melt it is real filling: it’s a pita bread with tuna, mozzarella cheese and tiny bits of tomatoes. It is my favorite, Enjoy!!!

I’ve eaten here twice, each time ordering pizza. It’s all kosher, and the place is pretty clean. It’s a decent place to grab a bite to eat without giving up an arm and leg. It’s a pizza place, not 5-​star dining. It delivers on your basic expectations of a pizza place…

This review is based on an experience from over a year ago so this place may have improved so it may be worth a trip if you’re in the area.
Had gone here with a friend who keeps kosher to share a pizza. I vaguely remember the restaurant kinda creeping me out since it was so bare rather than your typical restaurant.
On the flip side, the pizza was very good. Thin crust, veggie pizza. It was a while ago but not much different than your typical pizza joint except that it has no meat options which is fine by me.
I’m thinking though, I’d probably order pizza «to go» from them if I lived in the neighborhood.

My review is based only on my take out experience; We had some Israeli friends over, and having had no previous experience accommodating kosher guests, I was in the brink of driving myself crazy. Tel-​Aviv came to the rescue with a reasonably priced, yet, very generous and tasty kosher food. Our guest said they enjoyed the eggplant with marinara (cheese-​less) and loved the baked Tilapia. I ordered the large humus and falafel platter and even got to try it myself — very good indeed. Friendly service and quite large portions.

This has always been an option of last resort. Kudos for bringing a shuk like atmosphere to west rogers park.
I came in wanting a pizza slice for 2.00. I see «extra ingredients .25» and order olives. A dollar is added since on another part of the menu there is a caveat of «veggies 1 dollar extra». I take out my credit card and am told there is a $ 15 minimum. As I turn to leave the guy says, «just get fries and we’ll make an exception» I get fries and magically my total goes up to 7.50. The food is OK, the customer service is very meh, and their salesmanship is stellar.

I love this place! It has fantastic food… all different choices. If you like middle eastern however, their Israeli plate is DELICIOUS! There prices are really cheap and they deliver. Their customer service is fantastic! I wish I lived in the city because I would eat here all the time!

This restaurant is the grizzled veteran of Chicago Kosher establishments. The food is excellent, the prices are cheap, and the owner is the best. If you come regularly Moshe, and Georgie in the kitchen are like family. The food is prompt and fresh. The thin crust is the best in town. If you are into lighter fare the chef salad with tahini dressing is the best value in town at $ 6.50. The greasy stuff is also good. Cheddar fries and Fried cauliflower are legendary. The Israeli and the mexican dishes are outstanding as well.
If you are in Chicago and you want some cheap eats stop by. If its not on the menu and it doesn’t have meat in it ask Moshe and he’ll make it for you.

Its great to have a kosher food establishment that isn’t just a deli. The pizza here is as good as or better than non-​kosher pizza. The service is however the worst in the city. Rude, unappreciative barking-​down-​at-​you business owners that make you feel that they definitely don’t need your money.

I lived about half block away from this place and have tried it few times but this place or its food has never impressed me. It used to be a dirty hole with old furniture and flies all over the place but they have just revamped the whole place.
Pros: Nice place to sit down and eat Kosher Pizza. You can park in the parking lot right across from this place.
Cons: Gang bangers are always roaming in front of this place, cursing and fighting.

If you like good cheap kosher food this is the place. If you are looking to be pampared and fawned over, go somewhere else.
They are no frills for sure but the food is good and you can trust it is kosher.

On a whim I decided to call up Tel-​Aviv and order a small cheese pizza. The man taking my order on the phone seemed angry. «OK, come pick it up!»
When I got there, everyone was eating nachos, pasta, french fries, and other assorted greasy fare. Nobody was eating pizza, though, and I got a bit worried about my choice.
I got more worried when the surly man behind the counter asked me my name and what I ordered, right after I told him «I ordered a small cheese pizza, for Lee» He sulked into the kitchen, and a moment later was asking again what I ordered and what my name was. When I repeated the information a third time, the cook looked at me and screamed «YOU ORDERED A LARGE CHEESE!»
Instead of arguing and waiting for another pizza to be made, I decided to just take the large. The surly man came over and mumbled the price, opened the cash register, and slapped a quarter down in front of me, all without looking in my direction. How did he know I was going to give him fifteen dollars exactly? My wallet wasn’t even out yet.
«This had better be good,» I thought to myself.
Well, it was. Damn good, in fact. The cheese was salty and bubbly, the crust was light and fluffy, and there was a lot of garlic involved. My roommate and I wolfed down the whole thing within 20 minutes, and we kept commenting how good it was.

Tel Aviv Kosher Pizza is unimpressive from the outside. In fact, the sign is so dilapidated that the first time I passed by I assumed it was out of business. It looks like your typical run-​down burger and fries joint sans burger or any other kind of meat but inside it’s surprisingly clean.
All I’ve tried so far was the pizza but that was enough to make me want to go back in the very near future. The pizza was thin and though it wasn’t the tastiest cheese I’ve had on a pizza, the crust was perfection. The very bottom of the crust is crunchy in the most satisfying way — not in that dry, crackery crunchy way. I did feel weird for being one of the only non-​Jewish people in there but I’m getting used to that.
Oh, it’s also cheap! I think it’s about $ 2.50/slice and $ 8 for a whole pizza.