Gold Coast Pizza Company

Ok, so I was really hungry last night and craving for some good pizza. This place is right around the corner from where I live and I have often passed. I stopped by and ordered a veggie pizza, o forget which it was. It turned out to be just tones of cheese on bread that tasted like oil or grease. Worst of all, it’s not that cheap. Not going back probably, and won’t recommend it to anyone else either.

I love thin slice pizza. And living in deep dish country, I find myself craving it a lot. I’ve walked past this place almost daily and decided to try it today. I was quite disappointed.
First off the staff was great. Not disappointed in the service at all. They were very friendly and helpful. They served me quickly and cheerfully. I enjoyed them.
The price and quality is what left me surprised. I got two slices of thin crust pizza and a can of Mountain Dew. My bill was $ 13.25. That is horrendous. There is much cheaper places to get Thin Crust. I was not expecting that big of a bill. Kind of a rip off. It was decent, but with a dry brittle crust and heavy taste of dough, I won’t eat there again.

Really just not good. Be drunk and/​or have daddy’s credit card. Hardly any flavor, small, scorched crust, and 6.50 for one darn slice…

Wow, was this bad! And it wasn’t even that late in the evening. It was cold, but not sure heating 2-​day old pizza would have made it any better.

Pizza was better than it looked, but over $ 5 for veggie slice was not worth it. Seems like a place only made for drunks. Wish it was better, because usually pizza places that cater to drunks are pretty good.

My friend and I had such a weird experience with this place the other night.
I was hanging out at his apartment on Michigan and Chicago, and we wanted some pizza. I named off a couple other places, but he then suggested Gold Coast pizza. I had never had it before, but he swore by it, so I thought, «hell, why not?»
So we decided on some toppings, and he called the order in. He went through giving the guy his order, giving his credit card info, address– all the goods. The worker then proceeded to tell my friend that they weren’t going to make it all the way to his place to deliver the pizza– and then he proceeded to hang up on my friend.
It was weird– Chicago and Michigan is super close to division and state (where Gold Coast pizza is), and it made no sense that they couldn’t deliver. Nonetheless, we figured that the order was a no go, and we decided to order delivery from pizano’s instead. Then 30 minutes later, Gold Coast pizza knocks on the door, with the pizza they said they couldn’t deliver. So weird.
The pizza wasn’t all that good either. Huge pizza, with huge soggy slices. Not my kinda pizza. And since they said they couldn’t deliver, but then proceeded to deliver anyways, we were stuck with two huge pizzas.

No pizza place should take 2 hours to deliver, especially when it’s so close (Gold Coast to River North). But that’s what this place, AKA Chi-​Town Pizza, has to offer. The deliveryman was rude to boot! And the pizza was mediocre. As a delivery outfit, this place fails. But, I’ll give it a star for being open late night, for dealing with the Division Ave drunks, and for having much shorter late night lines than Five Faces across the street. Hey man, when you’re hungry, even that mediocre pizza will hit the spot.

So i really avoid writing reviews for places where I don’t entirely experience the whole «dining experience,» but here goes.
I came here with two friends after hitting a bar on division at the promise of their «speedy gonzales fries.» I’m from california, and I have yet to see or have carne asada fries in chicago… and boy have I been looking. I saw a sign for «speedy gonzales fries» — steak, cheese, fries.
The place looked janky, sure, but we were so stoked to see that there were carne asada equals that we were willing to overlook the 5 or so flies flying in and out and the pizza sitting there without heat lamps.
We stood in line for 5 – 10 minutes. with only one person ahead of us… ouch.
When we were about to order, my friend asked the guy what kind of cheese they put on their fries. He answered. nacho cheese? uncertain.
Flies we could bear with. An establishment that didn’t look the most sanitary, we could deal with. Nacho cheese on carne asada fries? PEACE OUT.

WOW! Just a terrible slice/​pie of pizza. With the highway robbery prices I would at least like to enjoy my meal. I made it a point to take pictures of this delivery as it was one of the worst i’ve received living in LA/​NY/​CHI (I delivered pizza in NY for 4 years). I made the mistake of ordering onion rings which the top dogs over at Gold Coast Pizza obviously took as — throw a dead onion with butter on it in some tin foil. Worst onion rings I’ve ever had accompanied by the type of pizza you would get at a roller rink out in Skoakie in 1992. With such great food/​pizza in Chicago I can’t understand how a place like this can still be operating.

The slices of cheese were okay, but in Chicago, I could definitely do way better.

Horrible place for pizza by the slice… Can’t tell you about anything else because I’m never going back. $ 5 for a cheese pizza slice is way too much. We had a cheese slice and veggie slice $ 6, and both tasted bad. They were served to us luke warm even after I asked whether the slices were hot.

Ok… this is a review of the Gringo Killer pizza. I’ve ordered this particular pie about 4 or 5 times over the pat year. The crust and cheese are nothing special as I’ve noticed with their other pizzas. The Gringo Killer is the only real reason to eat/​order from here unless your drunk and looking for a little hangover padding.
The Gringo Killer is a simple mix of crust, cheese and something kind of sauce that is out of this world hot. The last time I ordered was via Seamless. About 2 minutes after I ordered, the restaurant called and asked if I knew what I was ordering or if I needed an explanation. They wanted to make sure I was aware of the consequences of ordering this pie due to numerous complaints about it. I stated that I was as I had ordered it previously. When the driver came with the pie, he had me sign and looked at me like I might be crazy and said to be careful as it is very hot.
On to the pie…
1. It’s effing hot.
2. Read number 1 again and be warned.
3. It’s best, IMHO, to order this when your feeling a bit honoree. If you try to eat this and your feeling like a typical Wicker Park hipster, you better change your attitude to something a bit more fierce. You won’t survive otherwise.
4. Have lots of carrots handy. They’re great at cutting the heat.
5. Good luck to your anus tomorrow morning.
Other names I would give this pie:
Devil Killer
Devil in a box
Devil out your bung hole
I gave this a 4 because of this specific pie. If your looking for a great pie, look elsewhere. If you’re looking for ludicrous madness in a pizza, you’ve found your new home.

Rubbery cheese.
Undercooked.
Lame sauce.
Inept delivery person.
Negative.

I’ve only ordered individual slices here. They’re big, but not big enough considering the price. The sausage slices I’ve had are OK, but the pizza itself isn’t so great since it sits out and then is just reheated in their oven. I don’t know how they can really improve upon the taste of pizza that sits out and lets the cheese get waxy — I guess that’s a downside to just ordering a slice. I’ve never ordered a fresh whole pizza, so maybe they’re better…
My guess is the thing that keeps them going isn’t their high quality food, but the mass amounts of drunk people throwing money at them late at night.

just got my oder from this place, literally the worst pizza i have ever had… I think cardboard and ketchup would have been more appetizing. I ordered two SLICES of pizza and a two liter… and it took 51 minutes to deliver… and I only live 4 blocks away! clearly NOT impressed. please don’t go to this place or order from here… It doesn’t have the quality of food or service to call itself «chi-​town» pizza.
the one positive note… the delivery driver was a pretty nice guy. Can’t say the same about his manager though.

This is THE ONLY option for a decent fourth meal in the area. With that being said, we ordered ahead for pick up in the wee hours on Sunday and had to squeeze our way into the place while heavy crowds littered about on the tail end of their saturday night fun. Almost stood in the projectile path of a guy’s hawked loogie. Eck!
Besides the usual greasy offerings of one topping pies, we ordered the margherita pizza and happily indulged after we lugged it back to my place. With a plethora of decent options during the day, I consider Chi-​Town Pizza our go-​to after-​hours.

Chi-​Town Pizza? So that’s the name of it? I’ve tried to find this place on The Unilocal several times without any luck because I never knew the name of it. And we all know how bad the Unilocal search function is; search the adjacent businesses and something in Rogers Park comes up. Nice. Anyway, somehow I did finally find this place either on the general feed or in someone’s reviews, probably thanks to the main picture. Winning!
Chi-​Town Pizza is a hole in the wall pizza joint nestled in between some pretty scummy bars on Division. They have the pre-​cooked slices in the display case as well as things like Italian Beef. A guy working the door will check to make sure you’re thoroughly drunk before you’re allowed to enter. Just kidding.
The slices at CTP are actually not bad. And the beef is pretty good too. It’s just that it scares me to get food from the place. I’ve walked in and walked out more than once because it just feels so scummy. When you are in CTP late at night, it feels at any given moment like someone is going to puke everywhere or that a riot is going to break out. You don’t want to hang out in CTP or directly in front on Division for very long. Trust me.
CTP is decent slices and pretty good beef. If you have to have late night grub when hammered on Division, it’s better than Five Faces across the street, which is even scarier. It’s the lesser of two evils in a block chock full of evils.
Three stars.

Looking for food after midnight around the Rush/​Division clubbing district? I’d recommend Chi-​Town Pizza for a quick bite — pizza slices are quite large and filling, but a little soggy and soft.
Honestly, that late at night and in that area, this is a decent option, but I wouldn’t seek to visit here otherwise.

Being a lover of late night food, I have a soft spot for this place when partying on Rush/​State & Division. Usually a long, obnoxious line full of drunkards, but once you take a bite into that big, floppy slice of pizza, it is well worth it. They have other options for your munching pleasure if you don’t want pizza.
If you are partying in the area, this should be a serious option for you

There’s a time in life when you like this pizza. it’s usually when your effing inebriated and you’ve lost sense of taste. Those times when you can’t walk or move anywhere else and because of how close you are, you opt for an expensive greasy slice. I have never ordered a full pizza or any other food item. Tourists may like it or find its location awesome during late drinking nights. Chicagoans know better.
It’s plain Jane pizza and cannot be recognized with the awesome of Chicago pizzas.
Is it good for groups? Heck no. But during those heavily populated drinking nights at Rush and Division, the wait in line can be related to waiting to get into the only nightclub in town. I never have nor will eat their pizza sober.