Pizza - Chicago

Truth be told, I never was a fan of frozen pizza. To me, it was tantamount to eating frozen White Castle hamburgers. They don't compare to the real thing, right? Well, I've changed my mind. Not about frozen White Castles. On a whim, I purchased one of Home Run Inn's Classic sausage pizzas at my favorite grocery store. Pop it in the oven at 450 degrees for 20 minutes and enjoy. I loved it. I've been a fan ever since. Thin crust, chewy, just enough cheese and tomato sauce, plenty of sausage. Just the way I like it. I should have known. Home Run Inn is a Chicago tradition. Located at 4254 West 31st Street, in the South Lawndale, North Lawndale and Little Village neighborhoods, it is the flagship of an old school local chain of family owned restaurants that serve an assortment of pizzas, pastas and burgers. Since 1947, the original corner tavern that has become famous for its thin crust Chicago pizza has grown into a two-floor family restaurant and event space with seating for up to 550 people. Open from 3 to 9 Monday through Thursday, 3 to 10 on Friday, noon to 10 on Saturday and noon to 9 on Sunday, Home Run Inn offers everything from garlic bread to bruschetta with garlic cheese bread served with marinated plum tomatoes, onions, garlic and fresh basil to Italian sausage pasta with penne pasta tossed with marinara and crumbled Italian sausage to a six-inch patty melt sandwich with a buttered ciabatta bun toasted wth crumbled ground beef, melted mozzarella, cheddar cheese, caramelized onions and special sauce to our specialty, a 16-inch extra large cheese pizza with butter crust, the house's pizza sauce and Italian sausage. It's fun to partake in building your own pizza by choosing size, crust flavor, pizza sauce and gourmet, garden and premium toppings.

We got take out so this is not a full review. I had this pizza 30 years ago and Ive always wanted to have it again. We were leaving the city so we got a cheese pizza to go. It was as good as I remembered. Thin crust is the way to go

Leaving Chicago and stopped by to grab a breakfast sandwich before my 7am flight. Order process was relatively easy. The problem I had was with service. The young lady working was RUDE. SLOW. seemed ANNOYED. The poor customer in front of me was treated so badly. To add to my bad experience your employee was actually serving Home Run Inn coffee however, drinking Duncan Donuts coffee while working. I have not yet eaten this breakfast sandwich I just purchased however, I assure you I will not be back. Home Run Inn Pizza Chicago Midway Airport

Perfect pizza!!! But only at the 31st St. location. It took me right back to my childhood and I'm 51. I actually forgot how good HRI pizza really is because I've been visiting the Evergreen location. I will only ever eat at this location.

Our favorite pizza by far! Only one I buy! Every time I serve it to a friend they go out and buy them. The crust is the cast in the sauce is great!