Pizzeria Milan

Came in for a slice of pepperoni with a soda and I was pleased to say the least. The place was small and empty, but I kind of expected it for being a Wednesday afternoon. I feel that I can’t give a full review without trying out some of the other things on the menu. Luckily, Pizzeria Milan is located in the heart of Pilsen so I know that we will cross paths once again in the near future.

Little hole in the wall with great slices, prices, and customer service. I usually grab a slice of cheese and a pop here before a night of drinking in Pilsen. Typical greasy fare but it does the trick. Never had a bad experience.

Pretty great for the prices, and the marinara they give you with the calzone is really good. Chicken nuggets look like they came from Costco, but are about the same price, haha. Calzone was big, cheesy, and delicious. Fried raviolis were great. Definitely a good hangover/​drunk munchies stop.

don’t mind all the bad reviews here. this place is perfect. certainly not the best pizza in Chicago but its a damn great slice of cheese. Thats all ive had so far, but every time its good. Cheap prices and really nice family that runs it. Old school signs in a small little pizzeria ran by good people who put out a quality slice. Put it this way, its defiantly the best pizza in Pilsen hands down.

the original restaurant i was trying to go was closed that day.
since this was the first restaurant i saw when i turned around, i decided to give it a try.
ordered 2 slices of pizza. i couldnt believe it. it was nasty. i ate half a slice and threw the rest away. everything on the pizza tasted like it was made with low quality ingredients. it was rubbery and oily. looked nothing like the pizzas from the pics on here! much rather have little caesars pizza…

I’ve always loved this pizzeria, family oriented, friendly staff, freshly made sauces and pastas. You may wait a little longer for take out but that’s because they don’t do frozen, they freshly boil or bake their pastas, their homemade sauces for the strombolis are delicious and their hawaiian pizzas are really good! I’ve never had any problems in the years I’ve been ordering from the old location or the new location and it’s not expensive either!

Good place to go if you have a large group and want a chill environment to nom on some pizza and have some beers. We went here w/​a party of 7 on a Tuesday night and they were able to seat us immediately. There’s a huge selection of pizzas — a bit overwhelming for me, but some people like having lots of options. The prices are fair: the girls ordered salads, the guys all got a small pizza to themselves, and we all split 4 Be warned though that one of the trains is right next to the restaurant, so you’re able to hear it every time it passes by.

If you are not a hipster and you eat real chicago pizza you will think this place sucks. I mean sucks real bad… You have been warned

Honestly, this place has some of the best food you can find in the near South Side of Chicago. This place needs to market itself better, because it is an Absolute gem. Their mushroom hamburger was so delicious and perfectly prepared I had to call them and thank them. Very pleased, so happy that this place is within a mile of my house!

If you go in for a slice make sure u specify u want it well done. Will make the difference of it tasting like a mediocre ny slice or a cheap uncooked frozen pizza… Taylor street is only 8 blocks away

This place was a definite miss. Came here before a concert because the wait at another place was too long. Sat down and there was grease all over the table, probably should have left then. But we ordered a slice of cheese pizza and poppers, not expecting much… that is what we got. The pizza sauce tasted like cheap canned tomato sauce and the cheese and jalapeños in the poppers were very cold. It was 5 $ for 6 which is ridiculous considering they were either frozen or pre made nuked. Either way they were a disappointment :(

I live near by so it is a perfect place for me. I wouldn’t make a special trip. Great place tho. The owner is always there. And is wear they are always open.

For being a real hole in the wall pizza joint there slices of New York Style pizza are great. I was served a slice of pizza on a Christmas decorated plate weird…
Tip: Don’t ask for onions they just throw them the pizza on and look for coupons.

Ordered carryout but I think I’d prefer delivery with this place, it just smells funk in there. I placed my order and was told it would ready in 20 and it was indeed ready when I arrived for pickup.
We got the XL 18″ veggie with a Caesar salad (no chicken as we were dining with my girlfriend who is vegetarian). The guy on the phone kept trying chicken to the salad order too. The salad was actually kinda boring, lettuce some croutons and parm cheese, perhaps that’s why they kept asking about chicken. Of course we ate it, it just wasn’t anything special. The pizza was okay, nothing special there either. I wasn’t WOW’d but I wasn’t turned off either.

I was tricked by you hipster Unilocalers. This place is nothing special. This isn’t even new York style pizza. This is a weird style style pizza. Growing up in Chicago, there were tons of these neighborhood Mexican taco/​pizza places around. All of them tasted like this — sweet and cheap sauce, cheap meats, and cheap chewy cheese. Unless you’re a hipster Unilocaler from the suburbs or some small town across the nation, you won’t think this pizza is anything special.
And also, there were two times when I called in my order for pickup in advance. I get there twenty minutes later and the guy still hasn’t even started making the cheap ingredient pizza. So I had to wait another twenty minutes just to pickup my pizza. Bad customer service!

I’m not sure about New York Style Pizza. I thought it would be thinner. This was like a DiGiorno Pizza to me. I thought the pizza was okay. The toppings were fresh, but I really like the crust on the end.
Jalapeño Poppers were good, but nothing to go gaga about.
I might return to try that pineapple/​chorizo pizza that’s mentioned.

Tried this place based on the other Unilocal reviews and glad I did. Dough is just the right texture, crispy on bottom and just chewy enough on the top. The toppings were very fresh and plentiful (I got the special). I would have preferred a bit more sauce and will ask for it next time.
The poppers are a great! Great breading and plenty of cream cheese inside. Dip that in the sauce provided (same as the pizza) and you have a flavorgasm in your mouth. The sauce is rich in smoky tomato flavor with a hint of sweet that pairs perfect with the jalapeño. It was my love of the sauce with the poppers that hade wishing for more on the pizza.
The icing on the cake, when my order was delivered he brought me a free 2 liter of soda. A small but thoughtful gesture. Now that is good service!
Can’t wait to try some of the pastas and get some more of those poppers!

I guess for NY style its good, I do prefer more sauce on my pizza-​thats just me though. The crust is good.
We did pick up and it was ready pretty quick…
The place is pretty small, you could miss it if you blink…

Pizza Milan, how could you?!
You’re ending our long-​time love affair by not delivering to me in Printer’s row.
Dear Owner:
Your pizza is honestly the best I’ve had in Chicago, I would pay extra if you could drive the additional mile out of your delivery-​zone. Since my partner moved out of Pilsen you never get my business anymore. I live with 3 other twenty-​somethings that are always wanting Pizza, if you delivered here we would be oh-​so-​loyal.
Shucks. Now I have to settle for your unsatisfying corporate competitors.

Ok, Unilocal,I wrote to tell you the old location was closed. But I still ventured out in tonight’s bluster hoping against hope that Unilocal had updated the address.
Since the business itself is still using menus with the old address, well, I can’t get too upset. Plus this New York Style Pizza was worth the additional stops:
On another Unilocaler’s suggestion, we tried the poppers. They are tasty enough to be home made.
The Pizza was good. Thin (for Chicago, not for Rome) crust was crispy on the outside, chewy throughout, and slightly sweet. The sauce is also slightly more sweet with less oregano than your typical Chicago fare. We had fresh spinach, sausage, and pepperoni. Pepperoni was thickly sliced, again probably by hand. A medium is 14″ and was enough for 3 hungry or 4 regular people. Nice touch is the paper bag they use instead of a cardboard box.
The rest of the menu is typically Chicago: appetizers, calzones, sandwiches, burgers, fries, wings. Pizza available by the slice or roll (Stromboli!).
Free parking in back of restaurant. Open 7 days a week from 10:00 a.m. to midnight.
Worth the trip.