Wise Guys Pizzeria
Italian, Pizza
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Location and hours
Location
375 E State St , South Elgin, IL
(847) 742-0222
Hours
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Reviews
Overall rating
(4.3)
(195 reviews)
December 4, 2024
EXCELLENT FOOD, SERVICE, PRICE, STAFF IS ALL VERY FRIENDLY. SERVICE WITH A SMILE. PERFECT ! THANK YOU 1
May 30, 2020
Best pizza, great ribs.
November 22, 2019
The food is always great. This is a small family owned Italian pizzeria/restaurant who's on top of their game. They are more geared for delivery/carry out however eating in is always pleasant as well.
October 7, 2019
This really isn't a place to eat in. It's under construction, and while they have tables to sit at, they don't even have cups or ice...they served soda in cans. Thankfully the hostess allowed up to take our pizza home instead of eating here.
August 30, 2019
The pizza had great flavor with lots of ingredients.
August 16, 2019
Kevin (the owner) always greets us with a smile and the food is always excellent! Server could be a little more ‘present.’
January 31, 2019
This a nice place mostly carryout The food "pizza" is always top notch. This time the Owner served us himself. This is our go place for pizza..
January 31, 2019
This a nice place mostly carryout The food "pizza" is always top notch. This time the Owner served us himself. This is our go place for pizza..
July 22, 2018
Wise Guys is primarily a great carry-out restaurant, however it is a good place to drop in for good hot meal.
October 5, 2016
Food is always great!
August 17, 2016
Always great service, food and drinks
May 17, 2016
Our service was great and our pizza had plenty of fresh ingredients and the best pizza crust around.
May 3, 2016
Pizza is very good and wait staff is excellent.
May 3, 2016
Great Pizza as always (have been coming regular for last 4-5yrs. Service from the bar was lacking however and I finally went to the bar and waited for a bartender to arrive behind the bar to get some beers!
March 16, 2016
The Caesar salad I ordered was only a plain iceberg lettuce salad with Caeser dressing on the side. The waitress removed the extra charge from our bill.
December 7, 2015
Food is always good. Service is always bad. You can count on it. We had salads and lasagna. And, wine.
December 7, 2015
Food is always good. Service is always bad. You can count on it. We had salads and lasagna. And, wine.
December 7, 2015
Always great food
August 16, 2015
We visit wiseguys very frequently. Tonight was very disappointing. The pizza had very very little cheese. The edges had a good inch of sauce showing. We were very very upset
August 16, 2015
Great pizza.
July 6, 2015
Everything was prepared when ordered. Worth the wait and could taste the difference compared to quick short orders.
April 28, 2015
great food, nice, clean atmosphere, and good quantities of food.
March 12, 2015
we actually did carry out, but everything was as we ordered
January 9, 2015
running errand after work,called for pick up on way homegreat Italian dinners
November 24, 2014
Great food. Great employees
October 28, 2014
We've had the gift certificate for years, but just got around to using it. The food was great! I wish we had come earlier! We'll definitely return.
September 22, 2014
We chose to sit in the bar since it had more ambience. Unfortunately, there was no bartender at the bar and all the tables were dirty. The bartender did eventually come out but disappeared again. We placed our order with the carry out counter since we didn't know where she went after we got our initial drink order. Most of the time we were there, no employee was present at the bar. There was a couple at the bar and another table of people having a party in the bar. Tables need to be kept clean and bar needs to be tended when customers are present. I would order carry out or delivery but not do sit down again. The main restaurant is not very inviting with it's plain tables and chairs.
September 15, 2014
Pizza was awesome!!!
September 3, 2014
Love that veggie supreme!
September 2, 2014
Their food is outstanding. Love it.
August 17, 2014
Long wait for food, pizza, salads ....
August 4, 2014
We actually didnt dine in... BUT when I spoke with them on the phone they were so nice and answered all my questions and were super friendly.
August 3, 2014
We were seated in the bar area at a table. Bartender was the only one waiting on tables. Very slow service.
August 3, 2014
The waitress was young but very professional and attentive. She was helpful, engaging both thr adults and my son to ensure we were happy with everything. She was fantastic!
July 24, 2014
The pizza was very tasty!
July 23, 2014
service was terrible..... waited more than 20 minutes after being seated before a waitress came to our table. minimal attention given to our table through out the visit.
July 21, 2014
there was only one person working front counter and so we did not have waitress, we sat at our table waiting for a server and after 10 minutes, I finally went up to the counter and the lady was very frustrated and said she can't serve us cuz she is only one person, so we ordered our food at the front counter. The dining area was getting pretty busy too. Our appetizer of boardwalk fries were so gross and greasy. They should take that off the menu. Pizza is good as always though. Just dining service was awful.
July 21, 2014
I don't know if it's their cheese, sauce or crust but something about Wise Guy's pizza in South Elgin is FANTASTIC.
July 21, 2014
Great food. Very friendly.
July 13, 2014
LOVE the Italian beef and hot giardiniera pizza in the northwest suburbs!!!!
July 13, 2014
Service was bad, not enough help.
July 13, 2014
My husband has been to Wise Guys a few times and raved about the pizza, so when we had a guest from out of town, we took her there. How disappointing. Our large, thin crust pizza was delivered to us soggy in the middle (yes, we had about 4 ingredients) and also the order was incorrect. We were missing one ingredient. Our waitress was kind enough to not charge us for that one ingredient. We asked for lemon with our water. The lemon was not fresh, but mushy and warm. Not appealing at all. We had to switch tables twice (sat in back by the bar) because the tables were not level and kept tilting. It was not a very busy night, (Wed.) but it took a long time to receive this large pizza.
May 3, 2014
Food was good. Ate there and took some home.
April 25, 2014
Good food and great service!
April 24, 2014
Lasagna is excellent when you have it with meat sauce. Yumee!
April 24, 2014
Loved the pizza... took awhile to be served, and it seemed like it took awhile for the pizza to be served. The dining area feels a little cafeteriaish/cold... and you're not sure if you should order at the counter or just sit down (we learned when we went to the counter). Not sure how you overcome that in the current setting?
January 26, 2014
Best pizza around! Jody is the BESY!
January 24, 2014
As I recall, we were there on a Wednesday, not crowded or busy. The service for drinks was very slow. When tthe pizza arrived at our table, it was room temperature. Not even close to hot, but room temperature. I thought I should call the manager/owner to let them know of our bad experience, so they could adjust. But, never did.
January 24, 2014
It was very cold in the restaurant and we were not the only ones complaining. I realize the outside temperature is cold, but they really need to figure out something for the inside. We ate with our jackets on. :-(
January 23, 2014
they have delicious pizza!
January 20, 2014
we carried out our pizz...no dine in
December 21, 2013
Service was mediocre. The waitress was young and did not appear very knowledgable.
December 2, 2013
Jeff was great!
October 24, 2013
The staff are very friendly, and the food tastes great.
October 24, 2013
just did a pickup
October 22, 2013
the staff is always friendly, the prices are good, and so is their pizza.
September 21, 2013
Wise Guys has great pizza with the most delicious crust. Cooked to perfection, fresh ingredients. The service was also outstanding.
September 6, 2013
staff is always very nice
August 26, 2013
We ordered pizza carry-out--great pizza! We arrived almost 20 minutes ahead of the scheduled pick time, and our pizza was already boxed and sitting on the counter. I'm glad we were early!
August 5, 2013
We had sandwiches. Neither was the best, meatballs and italian beef. Warm, not hot. But we had a veggie appetizer plate and caeser salad which were fine. Will go again, but will try pizza.
August 5, 2013
very good pizza and the app was great too
August 5, 2013
The pizza was delicious & the service was outstanding!
August 4, 2013
lasagna was dry
August 4, 2013
For the baked mostacolli, no taste to the sauce
July 18, 2013
over all was enjoyable, no drastic things, pizza was greattttttttttttt
July 15, 2013
staff is always very friendly
June 28, 2013
This was our 1st visit to Wise Guys and it is a wonderful place to eat. THe staff was excellent, food outstanding and restaurant was clean. Would definitely visit again.
June 28, 2013
The food was very good but took a long time to be prepared. The service of the waitress was excellent.
May 27, 2013
Only one waitress. She was hustling, but had a lot of tables to serve.
May 18, 2013
Food and service was very good
May 16, 2013
it was a great pizza place, everyone was friendly. The best pizza I have had.
May 16, 2013
The food was delicious! The salad was crisp and fresh. The pizza was also very fresh and yummy! I would go here again.
May 16, 2013
Awesome Pizza!! A new favorite place to dine! We have been there twice now and both times the server takes a bit to get to our table.
May 16, 2013
Party of 10 but each group paid their own tab
April 11, 2013
Homemade flavors shine through every item. Generous portions. Best soup ever!
April 8, 2013
Pizza was wonderful! Was surprised on how cheap the food was. Will definately be coming back!
April 4, 2013
The Minestrone soup tasted like res sauce and green beans (not good). Hard to ruin Chicken caesar salad.
March 25, 2013
LOVE the gluten free options
March 21, 2013
Food was good. We were seated quickly and the waitress was. very good. Only issue was that my wife's pizza took too long to come out. They served people who arrived after us and that didn't feel good at all.
March 19, 2013
Great food, italian, pizza, sandwiches
March 19, 2013
The thin crust pizza was not thin. It was much thicker than typical thin crust. They give a good size pizza. If you like the type and taste, it will be very filling.
March 19, 2013
The pizza was excellent! The pizza crust was crunchy, the topping were enormous and I have found my new pizza restaurant. Thanks for the wonderful experience.
March 19, 2013
Great service --- great owner. Kevin is the best!!!!!!! And so is his staff. Keep up the good work and never get too big to provide the extraordinary service that you do today!!!
March 11, 2013
Food was very good and they had a young ladytaking orders and serving and she was a delight.
March 10, 2013
Two members of our family need to eat gluten-free (celiac), and their pizza is the best around! Excellent choices for everyone.
March 4, 2013
Always good food and good service. Everyone is happy they and it shows!
February 24, 2013
They need more tables and I guess they are expanding very soon. Good Pizza
February 16, 2013
Everyone that works there was very friendly and helpful.
February 16, 2013
the only problem was another party that came in were unusually loud obviously did not care about the other diners.no fault of the restaurant.
February 16, 2013
great food, great service
January 22, 2013
I do not like that you have to order through a waitress. Why do I have to tip a waitress when I get my own drink and silverware. All the waitress does is bring you your pizza. I like it when it was Pizza Cucina and you could order at the counter and not deal with a waitress.
January 20, 2013
Pizza is good. Service is a little slow but they seem to be giving a good effort so it is no problem. Friendly, nice and very casual. I would recommend.
January 17, 2013
Clean dining facility. Staff friendly. Pizza is really great and the discounts are appriecated.
January 17, 2013
The food was wonderful and friendly service.
January 17, 2013
We always have a great time when we come to the restaurant. We made it there at the perfect time because 15 minutes later there wasn't any extra tables...whew! It was very cold in the restaurant through. I know it was because there were so many people coming into the restaurant and it was very cold outside, but just thought I would let you know.
January 7, 2013
Great food! You don't have to search for the sausage in the sausage pizza as is the case in some restraunts. Perfect thin crust.
January 5, 2013
Good pizza and service.
December 7, 2012
We really like Wise Guys Pizzeria-our server seemed new or just not confident in herself in her job and I actually felt nervous for her. I have Celiac and ordered the GF pizza and the only issue was that when the food was brought out the "normal" pizza was put on the stand and the server put the GF one right below it and it might have been a crumb or two on there. So maybe just understand how that could be dangerous to a person to celiac. Overall very good and we will be back.
November 22, 2012
Crispy crust pizza was great. The kids enjoyed the Magic Man with the balloons.
November 14, 2012
Awesome pizza! What a great experience :)Will definitely be going back here again.
November 5, 2012
Pizza is great. Could be a little more upscale on decor.
November 5, 2012
We had a new waitress who needs better training: No plates with appetizer, Asked us if we wanted plates %26 silverware for pizza - should just be provided, not asked about, Didn't know what 'merlot' is. She tried hard and did fine with what she knew, but should be better trained before serving alone.
November 1, 2012
Pizza was great. My partner's beef and sausage combo was equally enjoyed.
October 30, 2012
Not crowed. Excellent service
October 23, 2012
A pizza ordered over an hour ahead has at times not been ready for an additional 25 minutes. Monday night is busy, but that is still an inconvenience when ordering ahead. Dined in not long ago, had ribs and shrimp pasta, and both were very good with prompt courteous service.
October 15, 2012
They worked hard on getting us a table a a busy Time
July 15, 2012
Oustanding food and service Thank you
July 15, 2012
great pizza! great service!
July 11, 2012
The pizza was excellent. My Italian Beef sandwich was good, but it could have used something else on it. The meat quality was good, but it was only meet with bread.
July 10, 2012
Pizza was great
June 22, 2012
Very good pizza and excellent service!
June 5, 2012
Our server was delightful!
May 20, 2012
Food was slow to come out and our three orders came out at different times. First three people were almost done when the fifth person finally got his sandwich.
May 20, 2012
always a nice experience family/casual dining...good food nice serving size enjoy the staff,,very friendly our server, Kelly always makes us giggle,,,,
May 19, 2012
Great restaurant and great service --- friendly people ---- great food --- you go Kevin!!!
May 16, 2012
Service is great
May 15, 2012
It was my birthday, and we knew that we would get a great meal regardless of what we chose. Can't wait to go back again.
May 14, 2012
Food and service was very good. However, please keep the temperature down, it was a bit on the warm side.
May 12, 2012
The food and service were great! Everyone was friendly and helpful.
May 7, 2012
Great service and great food!
April 30, 2012
Thank you for such wonderful service and food. We love Pizza Cucina so it was a no brainer for us to host our daughter's party there. What really did it for us in choosing Pizza Cucina for this event was the gluten free options. Thanks again. See you next week!
April 24, 2012
I was a little surprised at the people at the table nest to ours they thought the waitress was there to be at their beck and call and it seemed like they would keep thinking of things for her to get them including their refills on drinks one at a time. If they knew her and thought they were funny they were not some how some of the rest of us thought they were jerks and rude.
April 11, 2012
work in area - Pizza was excellent - minestrone homemade excellent soup
April 10, 2012
Great food and great service every single time we go there. Thanks again, Steve
April 10, 2012
Love this place! Best pizza in the burbs!!! Owner Kevin is the BEST!!! :)
April 9, 2012
Very surprised at how nice it was.
March 31, 2012
Food was great, portions were big. Waitress was very nice.
March 28, 2012
food, staff and management all 4 stars!!!!
March 26, 2012
Main reason we frequent PC is GF menu. Thanks for selection!
March 19, 2012
My calzone was outstanding yummmmmmmm
March 15, 2012
We enjoyed the chicken alfredo pizza, ... we like specialty items. It was very good. Server was so sweet! Nice place.
March 13, 2012
Great Food
March 11, 2012
Great experience! Great food and excellent service!
March 10, 2012
The manager and servers were very helpful and accommodating even though there were large parties during the time we there.
February 29, 2012
Very friendly people, and the pizza is excellent!!
February 28, 2012
Best service out of all restaurants in our area. Very accommodating for a large group. Would highly recommend them to others, particularly for group events.
February 27, 2012
outstanding food and service, just go
February 27, 2012
Our new favorite place to order pizza. Very good.
February 27, 2012
Need additional assistance with the servers, we had to wait at least 10-15 minutes before someone took our order.
February 26, 2012
we set out only for a beef...which was, so good! lots of beef on sandwich, gr8 bread..friendly place..we have only done take out...pizza we got to take home..yummmm
February 25, 2012
I was taking my grandkids out to eat for my grandson's birthday. They live in South Elgin and I searched for something in that area. It was a great choice. We loved all the food. My only negative comment is that when I was on their website to view the menu, prices were not listed for anything. I almost didn't purchase because I thought it might be too expensive.
February 22, 2012
Our favorite local pizza place! Try the Double-dough...it's awesome!!!
February 17, 2012
We are friends and love this place
February 17, 2012
A really great meal. Friendly servers and manager. Wonderful menu, good drinks too. Can't wait to go again.
February 12, 2012
The stablishent has two door on either side of the building. Every time we go there, its very cold. They need to turn up the heat. Otherwise, great place for pizza.
February 12, 2012
Food is always great! Restaurant is cold in the winter.
February 12, 2012
Great food. Fan service and cute atmosphere
February 9, 2012
Always excellent food and service
February 9, 2012
Pizza was awesome!!
February 6, 2012
The food was outstanding and very reasonable.
January 23, 2012
We had to wait a little bit before we were greeted. The spaghetti sauce was soupy and their sauce for their linguini with broccoli and shrimp was bland.
January 23, 2012
My husband and I had lasagna. It was delicious and large in size. Everyone else had individual size pizzas so they could have what they wanted. It was like they had presized pizza dough because it was a bit thick and not cooked all the way. Those pizzas had also burnt edges. We got there at 5:30 on a Sat night which was good. We were the first ones there. The place got crowded quickly and everyone else had quite a long wait for their food.
January 19, 2012
Pizza was good...service was great. One of the pasta dishes we had wasn't very good but we would go back for the pizza.
January 14, 2012
very nice atomsphere, however it was somewhat uncomfortable dining in as the air temperature was too cold inside of the restaurant
January 9, 2012
Excellent experience, thank you!
January 6, 2012
We had a great time. Took guests with us. Will go again soon.
January 6, 2012
Great place.
January 5, 2012
We were there the day they first opened. Love their fried califlower and pizza. Good taste and portions for the Money!
December 30, 2011
I have used these gift certificates from pizza cucina before and when I walked into the restaurant this past time, the woman behind the counter said we had to go up there to order, when before there was always someone there to take our order, there were 3 women working that day and I do not like how we had to pay for gratituity when we had to go get our drinks and order by the counter. Also, when we were eatting, there was a family that walked in and sure enough they got there order taken at the table, they didn't have to walk up and order.
December 23, 2011
Atmosphere is very nice. I enjoyed the mural on the wall. Pizza crust was VERY good. We will come back again. Thanks!
December 20, 2011
Food was great, but my wife developed stomach problems (possibly from the clams).
December 17, 2011
Had a big party in so we we're lucky to get last table. Quite noisier than expescted.
December 7, 2011
It didn't have many customers that night but it still took a long time to get our food. Don't go there if you are in a hurry.
December 1, 2011
Love the place! Great pizza. Will be going again when in the area. Friends go there too-said they love it as well.
November 21, 2011
Pizza Cucina has a wonderful staff and the food is very well prepared.
November 21, 2011
I have found my new favorite pizza place
November 18, 2011
Very good pizza, meatballs, italian sausage and pasta!
November 15, 2011
Nice place!! Good pizza!! and you get fried mushrooms!! Waitress was nice as well!!
November 13, 2011
Wonderful service and crispy pizza!
November 5, 2011
Have had delivery several times. This is the first time we ate in the restaurant.
October 24, 2011
PC is a super casual pizzeria- meaning few frills when dining in, however the pizza makes up for it every time and everyone who works there is really friendly. They have other really yummy items too.
October 24, 2011
We were there when Pizza Cucina opened orginally it'x great pizza and sides. Also love their other food when we don't have pizza.
October 18, 2011
We had a party catered. We got the baked mostacolli and meatballs, everyone commented on HOW GOOD the food was.
October 9, 2011
This was a catering order. Items were of exceptional quality. Highly recommend. Having the coupon was a bonus. We will continue to order for our catering needs. Thank you!!
October 3, 2011
Howey, as usual was great and his waitress was also very nice and attentive. Food was good but breadsticks seemed to have changed for the worse. Still ok, however not the same as before. Also seemed a little pricer than I remember. Pizza in general seems to be too expensive
September 30, 2011
We probably order your pizza on Monday at least two times a month but this was a chance for us to try what other offerings you had. Very good!
September 25, 2011
Great food!!!! And love service!
September 21, 2011
We had a catering order. The food was great, the service was wonderful.
September 20, 2011
Great Place!
September 20, 2011
Double-dough is the way to go!!!
September 17, 2011
Awesome food, loved the chicken lemon!!
September 8, 2011
Everything was great! The players and families loved the food. Thanks for all your help and service.
September 5, 2011
We enjoyed the meal very much, and will return in the future.
August 27, 2011
We were impressed with food, everyone who waited on us was very polite. The owner of the store came out and talked to us, a very nice and caring man. He will have our business again!
August 27, 2011
I do think your pizza is on the expensive side, but it is very good, and we really like the extra thin crust.
August 22, 2011
good food - nice service
August 18, 2011
Excellent food!
August 10, 2011
Pizza was overcooked. crust was hard to cut through and eat, and 50% of it was burnt. Waiter was not receptive when I complained.
August 8, 2011
Food and service were very good. However, you must get the A/C working correctly. Much too hot dining inside.
August 6, 2011
We regularly go to or order from another Pizza Cucina. We have liked everything except the dine in due to loud noises made by chairs being pushed in or pulled out. Because of this we started doing mostly carry out. We saw the coupon offer and decided to try this one even if a little father away. Much better dine in experience. We plan to make the effort to visit this one more often.
July 31, 2011
The wait time for pizza is very long. Other than that, everything is excellent.
July 29, 2011
On one occasion, the Calzone was burned on the bottom. Another time, the woman missed part of our order and later when we asked about it, she charged us. This was fair but was disappointing as our expectations were set that we paid for all of the food we asked for and we were on a budget. Another visit, the wings looked like boiled wings and had not browning to them at all. We sent them out.
July 29, 2011
Great experience. Friendly staff and patrons. Will return soon to try the pizza as we did not have it on our first visit.
July 22, 2011
We were very impressed. The food is amazing and the management/staff was great as well.
July 19, 2011
Friendly and helpful staff, good food quality, large portions, casual atmosphere.