Johnnie’s Chicago Style Pizza

The real deal. True Chicagoans will admit a love for deep dish, but have a passion and prefer Chicago Thin Crust. As authentic as it gets. This is my second pie, and will now go out of my way to be a regular customer.

I first came here about a month ago or so, we have lived in the area for a few years but for some reason we always settled for Pizza Hut, Dominoes, Sardellas etc. One day after church, I really wanted good pizza and I wasn’t willing to settle… I had been to Chicago, IL before, but all we had was Chicago PAN pizza (which was great, just not my type) so I thought that’s what «Chicago pizza» truly was. As I drove to Johnnies I was just thinking «eh I won’t love it but why not just try it» … Man was I wrong. The crust was perfect, crispy, sauce… Oh man, incredible. Truly could of are a whole pizza by myself. My family and I are obsessed. Not too long ago we went and they were closed!!! (Family went on vacation. Good for them!) So I grabbed my sister and my children and we headed to another pizza place and we almost felt disappointed, not because the pizza was horrible (yes I’m being nice) but because we were really craving Johnnies. Thank goodness they’re back, we went and had dinner last night, and this time I brought my mom along. She is a Johnnies lover now well.

This is a fun local place with real care and love put into each pizza. Fun Chicago memorabilia if you eat there. Good but slightly high priced pizza and wings that are way over priced and not the great.

I think my expectations were too high going into this just based on the Unilocal reviews. We ordered a sausage and cheese pizza, well done. We picked it up right when they told us it would be ready and we live less than 1 mile from the restaurant. It wasn’t very hot and definitely not well done. I thought about putting it in the toaster over for a few minutes, but I was lazy. I’m also not a fan of the sweet sauce. We would have ordered from Dino’s, but they’re closed on Sundays. Overall, not worth the calories.

Another perfect pepperoni pizza from Johnnie’s! They really make it impossible to eat pizza from anywhere else!

I have been trying to get in here for years but our schedules never agreed, that was until yesterday !!
This is hands down THE best pizza I’ve ever had, my husband took one bite and said «I guess we don’t have to go anywhere else to get pizza from now on!» Everything about it was perfect, the beautiful thin tatsteful crust, the evenly melted mouth watering cheese, with perefectly placed green peppers and red onions, and to top it off we added pepperoni and their world famous homemade scrumptous sausage IT was divine. I have to admit I think it tastes even better cold, and I don’t eat cold pizza!!!
1000 stars great job in keeping the family tradition alive!!!

I love the pizza here!
The pepperoni is very good!
And the home made sausage is also very good!
This is thin crust pizza so if your looking for deep dish it’s not here!
They also are now open 6 days a week 3:30pm to 9:00pm Tuesday Thur Sunday.
Well it’s Sunday I think it’s another day for Johnnie’s!
This is by far the best tasting pizza in all of the Phoenix metro area!

Great service and it was heartwarming to see his son working with him! I’ll definitely be back! Great pizza and wings!

Best pizza in North Phoenix. Simple Chicago thin crust pizza. The sauce is a little sweet and works great on the pizza. I have only done carry out here but they do have a dining room. They have recently expanded their hours. If you like Chicago thin crust pizza, give this place a shot.

I ordered for the first time from Johnny’s tonight based on Unilocal reviews. The pizzas were awesome, especially Johnny’s Deluxe. Prices aren’t cheap, $ 49 for 2 pizzas but ingredients were fresh and tasted great. We will be back for more.

Friendly service, good pizza. All of the employees were busy at work. They offer pizza, wings and salad — that’s it. When you’re good at what you make, you don’t need a bunch of things on the menu! We had the sausage pizza (homemade sausage-​yum!). The sauce is sweet, so you may have to add some spices if that’s what you like (they have jars). Cooked perfectly! Love supporting local businesses!

For over 10 years Johnnie Dees has been a family tradition for us. My daughters get to choose any restaurant in the Valley for their birthday dinner. Over ten years now they still choose Johnnie’s. My vegetarian daughter will eat the sausage here. It’s that good! I am glad to see Johnnie’s daughter and son-​in-​law taking over the place after Johnnie’s passing this past year. They have made the place look a little newer, fresh paint, added wings to the menu an are now open 7 days a week.
Try the sausage pizza, you will not be disappointed.

I can’t select stars since I have not tried them yet, but the pictures of their pizza look amazing. So, i will be fair and choose 3 until I try it.
Although, I have talking to people who are from Chicago and they said true Chicago pizza is «the thicker and the cheesier, the better». So, not sure why Johnnie ’ s boasts being authentic Chicago pizza. However, I don’t care. I love a good pizza and can’t wait to try it.

Love this pizza. The thin crust that is conservative in sauce is fantastic. If it is warm outside you might want to consider taking it to go. It seems to get very warm in the restaurant.

Excellent. Pizza is delicious. They serve a very thin crust pizza that is absolutely great. Family owned and operated. Owners are super friendly. We had passed by this spot many times but never stopped. We are glad we finally checked it out. Now we are regulars.
No alcohol served but it is BYOB. Bonus!
Go there & try it. You will like it.

Amazing pizza! I love that they changed their hours. It always seemed when we wanted to order GOOD pizza they were closed!
I can’t say enough about their pizza tho! I love that the owner himself answers the phone and takes orders makes it even better! Hard to find a nice mom and pops pizza place these days!

Well, you guys did it now!!!
My parents came to visit for the 1^st time since we moved here from Chicago. We were supposed to go out to dinner last night, but they were tired from traveling and wanted a pizza. Now, my dad is late 60s and grew up on the South Side of Chicago and has lived on the North Side for almost 50yrs with local-​family pizza joints EVERYWHERE. Contrary to popular belief, Chicago is NOT all about Deep Dish and Pan Pizza. A lot of us LOVE a proper, crispy, square cut thin crust. Not that floppy pie cut NY Style thin crust.
Having tried the regular crust a couple of times, I decided to give the Medium Crust a try with Sausage and Onion, and easy on the cheese (An owner favorite I might add)
Fantastic job! My dad and I were both impressed! «Kid, you found yourself a great pizza joint out here» were his words!
Whether you’re from Chicagoland and craving a family style pizza joint that knows what they’re doing, or just curious to try Chicago Style Thin Pizza, THIS is your Spot!
Quit messing with floppy NY Pizza and make the switch! You won’t look back…
Just a tip about Square Cut Pizza. We eat the outside crust pieces first, and work our way to the middle. The Middle pieces without a crust edge are the ideal pieces to have leftover the next day. COLD! We don’t reheat pizza!!!
Bravo guys!!! The only thing my dad was missing were the crinkle cut fries and some garlic bread from his local Chicagoland Spot! No big deal, more room for pizza!!!

Great Chicago-​style pizza with great customer service. The cheese, crust, and sausage were amazing. They don’t sell beer but allow you to bring your own. They brought us cold mugs for our beer. The décor was dated and lacking.

My husband just got home from Chicago and wanted to go here for Father’s Day. We have driven by it countless times but it has never been open. Turns out it is only open from 3:30−9 Thursday through Monday. So we came, and we came for the pizza. Because that is all they have on the menu (no wings, garlic bread, mozzarella sticks, nothing). Pizza is what they do best, and it is all they do. And they do it well. The cheese was so delicious and tasted high quality. We had the standard crust (thin) on one Hawaiian pizza (loved!!!) and the medium thick crust on the Johnnie’s Deluxe (also loved!!). Sausage was awesome. The décor was completely lacking, but like I said… you come here for the pizza, not to be wined and dined.

Another 5 star review from me — but no surprise here. We were heartbroken to hear about the sad news this summer but incredibly happy Johnnie’s reopened. We’ve been regulars for over 6 years now. Favorite pizza place ever. You guys are the best.
Awesome thin crust pizza with a great tangy, sweet sauce. We love the veggie version: olives, mushrooms, onions, green pepper, and sometimes we also add pepperoncini to half. They have really good side salads too. Lots of toppings and we sometime refer to them as our cheese salads for the extra helping of our favorite topping they give us.