Pequod's Pizzeria

We were in Chicago for a marathon event and stopped by Pequod's Pizza for dinner. We ordered a large deep dish pizza with Italian sausage, meatballs, and onion. Our server advised us that our pizza would take about 45 minutes to prepare, but it was worth the wait! The sauce on our pizza was full of flavor and delicious, the toppings tasted fresh and high quality, and the cheese was gooey and creamy. These fantastic ingredients topped the tasty breading that made up the crust of the pizza. This was the deepest deep dish pizza I have ever eaten! After two slices, I felt full and satisfied. The service is a bit slow, but the staff is friendly and they have a lot of customers to attend to. But all things considered, if you have a little patience it will be rewarded with a truly superior Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

Legendary pizza. Unless you get there right at open, there will probably be a wait, but it is definitely worth it. Both the deep dish and thin crust are excellent. If you’re with a group, order both and the thin crust might come out prior to the deep dish and it’s like a pizza appetizer for your pizza main course. Friendly service and a very good beer list as well.

Quite an interesting place to say the least. I'm sure dining in would've an even wonderful experience. I got a 14 inch large pan with cheese, a 7 inch pizza with sausage, and mozzarella sticks all for $50. I thought the pizza was good. A little doughy to my liking but good. The sausage was my favorite with the flavor and compact fullness of it. Would love to come back here for an experience.

It’s been said, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” In turn, when visiting Chicago, you try the deep dish pizza! Everyone knows that Giordano’s is iconic, but before I give them a try I figure it would be good to try all the other deep dish pizzerias in the game, right? I’m a New Yorker to my core and know many a well loved pizzeria in NYC for that coveted slice of NY Style perfection. But I’m in Chicago and word on the street is that Pequod’s Pizza rivals Giordano’s any day. Okay…challenge accepted. I’ve enjoyed pizza in Rome, Tuscany, Florence, & New York City. Pequod’s pizza is so dang delicious that I will be returning for another medium size pie with garlic, basil, and pepperoni. I will thoroughly enjoy it on my own instead of sharing it. It was quintessential Chicago deep dish and the cheese pull on this pizza is like watching a perfectly edited pizza commercial but it’s happening in real life. The feel of the restaurant is like a cozy dive bar with exceptional food and very okay cocktails. I ordered a margarita and could barely taste the tequila because it was drowned in Roses Sweetened Lime juice. As a bartender for a solid 5 years in NYC, I’m boogie about my cocktails. Sorry, not sorry. Overall I enjoyed the vibe and looking forward to one more visit to eat some deep dish pizza before I return to NYC.

I liked the pan pizza a lot. More than enough in portions. The only problem was that my wife who is gluten free had a tough time finding anything to eat. They were out of gluten free crust is what the waiter said. The quality and taste were spot on. Wings could have been better and need to have an option were they aren't breaded.

Definitely over the top real deep dish pizza with chunks of sausage that were huge! Great taste...kills the competition! Just wish we could have dined in. Drove 2 hours from hotel just to eat here and found a 3 hour wait on a Monday night! Definitely make reservations way in advance...maybe even days in advance. Had to place order to go just to experience it...but so worth it!

We traveled all the way from Florida to try this pizza. We were greeted by a rude cashier/hostess. She told us we could not have any one of the empty tables, despite closing time is in THREE HOURS! So we decided to order takeout. She was rude taking our order and not explaining our choices. There was no paper menu and we were instructed to scan the code to see the menu digitally. Wait time was supposed to be 45 minutes but we waited outside in our car for over an hour. My husband decided to call them. The same girl rudely told us that our pizza isn't ready and that we will get a text when it is. Within two seconds, we got the text. Did she forget about us? Uncut deep dish to go for out of state visitors and we were not even provided with silverware to cut and eat this. Finally!!! We tried Pequod's. The crust is thick and hard like a rock and the toppings are on top, cheese and sauce are under it. The crust is thick and salty with no flavor. The sauce was bland. The burnt cheese edge around the crust was absolutely disgusting. It was not a great thing to eat at all. Very disappointed in such poor customer service and in the quality of their Chicago Deep Disp. Parking: Street parking, pay to park

Pequod’s is, without a doubt, the best Chicago deep dish. The pizza is cheesy and thick with the best crust ever. I could seriously eat an entire serving of just the crust…Be prepared to wait a while once you’ve placed your order 45+ minutes, but the wait is well worth it. Reservations are also highly recommended because the wait time is typically several hours for walk-ups. Staff is friendly and attentive. Pequod’s is my go-to place for bringing friends/family from out of town and I highly recommend it!!

This is an off the beaten path spot to get to but the opportunity to get traditional Chicago deep dish from one of the foremost spots is certainly worth it. We split a standard 10” pan pizza, which was more than enough for two people. This pie has a very thick crust, with a healthy layer of cheese and sauce layered on top. It is quite tasty, although I do wish we had ordered some toppings to add some diversity to the meal. One other thing to note, the wait to get a pizza can run 45 minutes or longer so if you are in a rush be sure to order ahead so it is ready to eat.

We had numerous Chicago locals recommend this pizza spot to us. It was a little out of the way but we were sat at a lovely table upstairs and were happy to split toppings on a medium pizza three of us with the cheesy bread appetizer we had more than enough food to fill our bellies! The toppings were overflowing on the pizza and just wonderful. We did half veggie and half meatball and pepperoni. Everything was great!