Cicero’s

I’ve heard so many great things about this place and I will happily confirm them to be all true. The atmosphere was hip, they had live music which I enjoyed. This was more like going to a laid-​back Italian club who serves really great food. I wish it wasn’t so crowded but that’s to be expected from a popular restaurant. Our bill topped out at a whopping $ 130.24 tip included. We wanted to sample a bit of everything.

On Saturday night my boyfriend and I had dinner in the loop and as we were finishing he mentioned he’d like to go somewhere and listen to music. It was about 9:45 and I looked at the Blueberry Hill and the Cicero’s websites to see what they had and Cicero’s had Pepperland, a Beatles tribute band. I said let’s give it a shot. We got there right before 10. They had started at 9 but they played until almost 12:30. For a last minute decision I found Pepperland to be very entertaining and exactly what I wanted to see at the moment. I hadn’t been to the music room in Cicero’s in nearly 20 years. It looks exactly the same. I made the comment that the last time I was in that room I remember it being filled with smoke. The beer selection is excellent, the room was fine for what it was, but this place could use a little facelift. The crowd was very eclectic at this show. There was everyone from old hippies to a young guy walking around with a ferret, which I personally thought was not only odd but had to be a violation of some kind of health code.

Worst service ever. Went here for lunch the other day and we only had an hour. Walked in and sat down and ordered our drinks and food. The whole group ordered burgers, so nothing complicated. The restaurant only had a few tables in it since it was right at 11 o’clock. 30 minutes in the server said it shouldn’t be too much longer. Finally 45 minutes later the server came back and said she was sorry and it shouldn’t be too much longer. We told her we had to go and she said the food was coming up and she would box it up for us. We told her it was okay and the manager came to the table. She said she did not know what was going on and the cook was new. She said she was not going to make any of us pay for the bill. It was nice of the manager to do that but she should have known what was going on and helped the cook if he was struggling. I will not be going back at all. Haven’t been impressed the others times I have been there and this made my final decision.

The food is too mediocre for the price (I tried the pasta). The waitress was also kind of rude, and really slow despite the restaurant being nearly empty. Good location and bar.

Love the food but service is god awful slow today. Painful actually. It’s not even that busy in here. Lottsa frustrated people her for certain. I will add the server was great as was hustling and the pizza is one of my favs. Would be a five if it wasn’t slow.

Nothing better than amazing atmosphere and free beer along with knowledge. Beer school is the ultimate Wednesday night.

I’ve been coming here a good amount lately, and it’s a great spot. I’ve only sat at a table a couple of times; one server was good and one was not so good, so I can’t really give an informed review of what service in the restaurant section is like. The bartenders are all great, though– they’re all really friendly people and usually very attentive to their customers.
All of the food I’ve ordered here has also been solid at worst and phenomenal at best. I really like the buffalo chicken dip (served with fried pizza dough), and the spicy wings are solid– not the absolute best I’ve had, but very good.
They also have excellent happy hour specials on weekdays from 4 to 7. All in all, definitely worth a stop (or 2 or 3 or 20).

Been here many times:
Today our waiter was Denver and he is what made our lunch a GREAT one.
You guessed it he kept the tea flowing, and was right there anytime we needed something.
We both ordered BBQ Chicken Wraps and they were pretty good.
The food is always at the top of our list. Pasta is FANTASTIC …
This is a great people watching place no matter if your outside on inside.
We recommend you drive out of your way and try this place .
Walk around the Loop and enjoy a day of looking at all the shops…
Well worth the trip…

Love cicero’s! I am here often just because it is so close to home and its one of those places if you want to meet up with friends everyone can agree on cicero’s.
Monday night is game night! how fun :)
They have a lot of drinks to chose from, martinis to cocktails to shots to draft and many bloody marys! My only complaint is SOMETIMES the bartenders are so busy its hard to order! not their fault, its a small bar… they are always nice though. Their bloody mary’s on sundays are $ 5 and delicous! (too good almost.)
There is also a cute mini concert venue in there. I have never been inside. It looks intimate and fun. I will check it out sometime.
Food is fine! Nothing crazy. a nice selection of bar food. May I suggest the loaded pizza chips!!! They are my favorite. I order them almost every time I am here.

This is a great spot and the food is the best. Service needs to step up their game… because this place is on the map in the STL.

If I could give a negative star I would. Went in with my family, and we had a terrible experience! The host looked like she was coming off heroine and was all over the place. She sat us, and for the next 15 mins no server came and asked us even if we wanted a drink. They would even make eye contact with us and keep walking! I would never give them my money!

We’ve been here several times for weekend lunches. Always great food. Try the jambalaya pasta and pizza chips.

Went there Sunday (01−31−16) Was put on the waitng list after 20 some minutes & at least ⁷⁄₈ tables were cleaned & opened, still wasn’t seated. Finally we just sat at one of them & asked for the manager. She said it would be a while because of the kitchen. After several more minutes & still no server, we left. Went across the street to Witch Wiiches. Had our food & walked back to our car & people were sitting in the table we left, still waiting. No food.
Will not go back because of the lack of service & attitude of the manager.

St. Louis is known for a few things. One of the things it’s most known for is its large variety of good local restaurants. Cicero’s ranks highly in my book as one such great restaurant. I haven’t been in a couple years and as with most things over time, things have changed. Not to say that that’s a bad thing, but just to say that there are certain things about this place that are different than the last time I was here.
Cicero’s has excellent pizza! Thick and thin crust are both fantastic. The lasagna and burgers are also very good. The extensive menu here offers something for everyone, so even the pickiest of diners will find something to enjoy. Bread used to be offered to everyone freely, but now you have to ask for it (The fleecing of America as I call it smh). I had their buffalo chicken dip appetizer tonight though and it was not very good.
I came here tonight for a business meeting with a colleague for dinner. Little did we know that Tuesdays have now been deemed as «family night» at Cicero’s, in which there was a table-​magic magician and balloon-​twisting artist named «Nerdy» walking around the dining room. As corny as the jokes were, I loved it! I got a balloon hat and everything! That’s not something you’d expect from a casual bar and restaurant with live music and beer school. Also on Tuesday nights, kids eat free with an adult meal purchase.
Cicero’s has always offered guests weird gimmicks and nightly specials. One of my all-​time favorites was all-​you-​can-​eat lasagna night every Thursday. I’m not sure if they still have this or not but for about $ 5, you got unlimited/​bottomless lasagna and it was delicious!
Happy hour is also very good with $ 2.50 well drinks that you can make into a double for $.50 more! You cannot beat this folks! My experience with the service here has always been hit or miss. I’ve had superb service sometimes and then poor service other times. My service tonight was interesting. Our waitress seemed really comfortable with us which can sometimes be a bad thing, but she was decent.
People can say what they want about this place, but it will always have a special place in my heart. I’ve gone on many dates here, had a low-​key grad school graduation gathering here, and had many lunches and dinners with friends and loved ones here over the years. It will always be one of my favorite STL eateries, for all the good memories that I’ve had here if for nothing else.

Disappointed in service today. Ordered Chicken Bacon Club salad and asked for dressing on side but came out with dressing on it. After I asked, they re-​made salad for me, however it had no bacon. We sat and talked after our check was paid, but never were offered any additional drink refills, even when I had a bad coughing attack and tried to flag our server down. On the upside the BBQ wings were excellent.

Today I enjoyed a nice Stone/​FourHands IPA and my favorite Ballast Point Sculpin and washed it down with an excellent hand tossed crust pizza. The service was genial and the price was well worth it. I felt instantly comfortable. I’ll be back!

I saw this place on an episode of Andrew Zimmerman, and I was really excited to give it a try. When we were seated we were told that our waitress would be right with us… flash forward 10 minutes and no one has come by.
Eventually a another couple is sat next to us and their waitress showed almost immediately (less than 2 minutes, I timed it) she left them after getting their drink order. She brought their drink back promptly and now after 15 minutes a staff member acknowledges our presence.
She took our order instead of our assigned waitress and brought us water back quickly. The entire time I had the beer menu in front of me, yet no one asked me if I wanted a beer. For a place that really seems to like beer, you would think they would ask…
Our assigned waitress later brought out our appetisers and left without saying a word, not even a sorry for making you wait so long someone else had to cover for me…
The fries were good and soon the pizza was out of the oven. The pizza was good, but damn I can’t get over how shitty the service was. To top it all off my water was empty nearly the entire meal.
If you want to get treated like a customer, or a human, there are many other pizza places you can eat at, and they actually offer beer.

I love this palce because they alwaya accommodate my needs when it comes to my foods. I love alfredo pasta but I dont like fettuccine noodles. So I asked them can i swap out the fettuccine for shell noodles because thats all they had but that was fine with me. When they brought my pasta out it looked so good and it taste good. Their pasta wasn’t wet like most alfredos, the sacue was very attached to the noodles and it was just right for me. My boyfriend and I had our first date here where we had drinks and it was very nice. I love this place because it right up the street from my house and the service is pretty good. I always come back

The WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! I ordered the Cajun chicken pasta, first of all it wasn’t Cajun at all. The chicken in the pasta was bland and looked as if it was cooked in a bag. I told the waiter about what I wasn’t pleased about. His immediate response was to add more Cajun spice. I declined due to the look of the chicken. The manager (nice bald man) stopped by and asked can he get me something else… I said yes I’ll take the MOZZARELLA STICKS. They brought out what I thought was mozzarella sticks but it was Monterey Jack sticks (gross). I would think that when I asked for mozzarella sticks they would HV informed me me that it wasn’t that type of cheese. So I left hungry and they did not take the Monterey sticks off my check. I will NEVER GO BACK… Ever!

My fave in STL for thick crust pizza and a decent house salad. Also a good venue for live music, Cicero’s has been a U-​City staple for a few decades. Laid-​back, low-​key, downscale hipster atmosphere.

9÷6÷15 Pizza review.
I judge all pizza places by their mid size sausage pizza. (The only way to compare apples to apples)
In this case I ordered the 12 inch pizza. It looked a little small to me so I measured it, 11 inches.
The good: The crust and sausage was excellent, although, I would have preferred smaller sausage chunks with better coverage over the surface area.
The bad: The sauce could have been sweeter. The cheese seemed to be less than I’ve come to expect from a good provel. Perhaps if they bought a better blend.
The service was excellent.
Unfortunately, they claim to have the best St. Louis style pizza. Fortunately it’s just not true. I will keep searching.

Pleasantly surprised!
I’m from out of town and wasn’t expecting much.
Got seated right away on a Saturday.
Our server was super upbeat and helpful. They had a huuuge beer and cocktail selection.
The mozzarella sticks or whatever their version is, were really good!
Both mine and my dates entrees were delicious, the menu was larger than expected.
I had a wrap, he had a chicken sandwich. Both really good.
Ranch is a little weird, and fries are lacking seasoning. Probably just frozen. But everything else was fantastic!

When you walk in to an Italian place (at least by the name of the place) in a nice little area of STL you would have decent expectations.
I went with few colleagues and we wanted to eat dinner there. By the looks of the place inside, and that we were already in there we limited ourselves to beer. All 3 of us had sampler flights. 3 out of 4 were meh and one was good. Service was OK at best. Will I come back? NOPE. Should you go? Unless you ran out of options. Cheers!

I’ve eaten here more times than ANY other restaurant!
Wish they’d bring the Deep Dish Pizza back!

I love the pizza and the environment. Was full and still wanted to eat the pizza. The wings are awesome, at least that’s what my wife says. I can’t do hot and spicy.

had my friend a birthday dinner it was so much fun and the food was delicious. THE JAMBALAYA WAS GOOD!!!

Decent service. Outdoor seating a plus. Decent beer. Stingy pours. Other than that tough luck. The food is awful.
Stale rancid sausage on the pizza. The pasta sauce tastes like ketchup.

Wow… I’m literally sitting here waiting for a takeout order as I write this. I’ve been here for 15 min. & the last time someone spoke to me or made eye contact for that matter was in the first minute I was here. I know it is busy & can totally understand. However, it’s not to much to ask for a heads up or some type of communication.
This seems to be a trend as of late. You sit & wait. A lot. Amongst other things. It’s sad.
As much as I love this place the service lately is truly enough to make me STOP coming here. Ugh!
It’s now almost a half hour later. Still sitting. Patiently. Yikes. I think I’m done. Forever.

A St. Louis staple for beer, bands, and pizza since 1977. Music venue is in a separate, basement-​type room, and hosts everything from local pro-​level talent to young musicians playing their first gig. The crowd varies with the music, but a super-​casual atmosphere with friendly staff and good times are standard.

FUCK. YOU.
Worst service in St. Louis and that is saying a LOT. Here’s some advice: when your life depends on tips maybe you should treat your customers with a shred of decency.
I’ve never been impressed with this shithole. Food is passable, service ALWAYS sucks, but the other night took the cake. Got seated and was amongst literally 3 other tables so it’s not like it was busy. Waited 45 minutes, FORTY FIVE MINUTES folks, while all 5 on shift wait staff members passed our table by, repeatedly, making eye contact and everything… yet no one approached. 45 minutes without so much as a glass of water? And ALL of yall are aware we’ve been sitting here? Yeah, fuck you. I realize this was likely the hostess’s mistake not telling the server they’d been sat but seriously? SOMEONE take some damn initiative.
We got up and left, and I remarked sarcastically to a waiter on the way out the door, «EXCELLENT service. Thank you SOOOO much!» As I put the menus back on the host station myself. He looked befuddled and simply replied «What!!!» I’ll never go back.

A Classic in The Loop!
I’ve been struggling to write this review. Frankly, I have a love/​hate relationship with Cicero’s and many businesses on Delmar. Overall, I am a fan of the food and the beer selection, but let’s look at the pros and cons of Cicero’s.
I don’t particularly hide my distaste for The Loop. The area has its problems, and in some ways, much of it has seen its heyday. However, that doesn’t mean the area is irrelevant. Cicero’s is one of the highlights of The Loop.
However, the service here never seems to impress me, and I’m sure that part of it deals with the traffic that the place gets. We went in on a weekday, and it was busy. I asked for specials, and the waitress didn’t seem certain what was available at the moment. Ultimately, I ordered something that wasn’t on special when I had the impression that I was getting a discount. And it was slow. So very slow. They seemed a little understaffed, even though it wasn’t a prime night for business.
Cicero’s does make up for it with the food. I hadn’t enjoyed their pizza in years, and I was definitely looking forward to it. I ordered the Sausage Fest: Italian link-​style, andouille, and Cicero’s sausage. Also, I made it a thick crust. The effort was very nice. It was one Sausage Fest that I didn’t mind attending!
As for beer, Cicero’s is one of many places stacked with craft beer. However, it might have the best, even better than Blueberry Hill and Three Kings. I don’t know how someone can walk into the joint and not have a beer. The options are endless, and I know that they have specials. However, from my last visit, I couldn’t tell you what they are.
Finally, you can catch some pretty great local shows at Cicero’s. They have a separate room for larger music events and also host musicians out in the dining area. I’ve been there both as a fan and a musician. Definitely a cool place to watch and to play!
Heading to The Loop? Make time for Cicero’s.

One of the staples of St. Louis, in my opinion, there is always something on the menu that you have a taste for. I’ve been eating here for years, not sure why I’m just now writing a review. There are sooo many items that I’ve had here, I can’t possibly list them all, but here are some of my faves: Salmon Roll-​Up, Buffalo Wing Dip, House Salad, Ragin’ Cajun pizza, Cajun Chicken Fettucine, White Chicken Lasagna, Meatball Sub, Tricia’s wrap and Philly wrap. Whew, that’s alot! LoL. Like I said, a staple of the Lou, if you haven’t been there, go there now.

My family visited Cicero’s while vacationing in the St. Louis area.
We were pleased with our food. I had manicotti and it was cooked perfectly and tasted great.
Our server was wonderful and we had a great experience. I guess my only complain would be that it’s a little grungy.
All in all, I would recommend eating here.