Mama's Pizza & Grill

Well. I wanted to have this be my new spot since Rosati’s closed but their Chicago style is like Sbarros. And that’s cool but it’s not Chicago. The sauce was good super authentic. The dough was too thick no crispness on edge and to crip for top layer The sausage was also not Chicago style. It was slices not Italian sausage crumble balls. Very faint flavor. The cheese was ok. They gave the sauce on the side not the top. However, it wasn’t enough and def didn’t reheat well. Then it only comes in a 10” and is extremely high priced. We also tried their wings. Honey garlic. They are decent. Nothing to get hooked on. The place is small. We thought we would eat outside but the table is very small for pizza and wings. I don’t catch the feeling they actually wanted ppl eating outside. They are trying for sure just missed the mark for me on classifying Chicago style. It’s like a New Yorkers idea of Chicago style.

The vibe of this place and the service was amazing. We ordered one thing of Garlic Knots, a La Bonitas Chicago style pizza, and the Honey Garlic Wings. That Garlic knots had a soft interior and a crunchy outer, great texture but average taste. The La Bonitas Chicago style pizza tasted like a ham and cheese hot pocket and extremely greasy it soaked through the bottom of the box making a hole. To finish it off the Honey Garlic wings were had a nice glaze with a nice crunch.

My first time having Mama’s and I’m hooked! I ordered their pickle ranch pizza, and I added bacon and grilled chicken, let me tell you. The crust was cooked to perfection with the right amount of chew to it. Nicely balanced toppings to sauce ratio. Flavorful to the last bite. It came with a side of ranch which was also much appreciated. I can’t wait to try the other items on their menu.

Good food and quick seating, but there are a few things to keep in mind if you dine in! We came for dinner, and because they don't have blinds, the evening sun was glaring straight in our eyes (though it cleared up once the sun went down). The food itself was tasty—we ordered pizzas, spaghetti, and a stromboli. Unfortunately, our stromboli didn't come out with the rest of our food; in fact, it arrived about 10 minutes after we had already finished eating everything else. The waitress noticed our frustration and kindly comped our dessert, which was a great gesture. However, between the glaring sun, the delayed food timing, and an automatic 18% gratuity for dine-in orders, I’d recommend calling your order in ahead of time and enjoying it at home instead.