Monical’s Pizza

Still awesome! Ordered from here on Super Bowl Sunday and it was great! The online ordering process was probably the best I’ve seen. Very detailed and had the option to give special instructions on just about anything. Still a favorite for me!

This particular Monical’s has been around since I was a kid growing up in Pekin (30+ years ago). My parents would order take out every Friday and it has a special place in my heart.
With that bias in mind… it really is a uniquely special pizza. The restaurant itself is relatively nondescript on a busy street across from a random golf course (down the hill from the high school and next to the liquor store my best friend worked at growing up :)), but the pizza is truly unique and memorable,. Their thin crust pizza (the one I grew up with) is my favorite, but the «pan» (not a Chicago style pie but a respectable thick crust) brings all of the taste along. There’s something about the corn meal crust and the sauce that really makes it special.
My mother used to swear by the salads, but I always get the bread sticks. Basically soft pretzels encrusted with coarse salt with nacho cheese for dipping. Can’t say it’s goo for you, but damn.
My mother used to jokingly note every Monical’s at which she had eaten… but this is the one the put «Happy Birthday Phyllis» on their sign every September 18^th.
My family and I go back (more than once :)) every time we’re back.
P. S.: Oh, and they’re excellent with kids. Friendly and helpful, and they never complain about random kids running around :)

Food is good, but if you have it delivered, don’t expect for it to be hot. Not sure if they wait for multiple deliveries before they leave, but have to heat it up every time. Still, the food is good.

I enjoy Monical’s Pizza. Good place, a bit awkward to pay first and then get food, but that is the worst negative I can find. Go and enjoy, this location has been getting better and better over the years…