We walked over for dinner tonight. We stood there 15 minutes waiting for someone to seat us. After being ignored for 15 minutes we left! Won’t be going back!
patrick d.
Good burgers 🍔 and pizza 🍕 nice atmosphere.
Elenis Zamati
Been coming in for a while and just learned there was a fish and chips special. I would have loved for this to be advertised anywhere because I would have ordered it but seems to be a secret menu item. They said they have always done it on Fridays but we come in often and never saw it advertised. Bit pricy for quality and location, but the service is actually really impressive. The servers have large sections and do a fabulous job maintaining all tables. Every time we come in. The main thing I noticed and didn’t like was Upon paying, I was kind of confused that there was a “hospitality fee” included. Yes, the service is excellent, but I would prefer to tip on my own (I understand included gratuity for large parties, but this was a “hospitality fee.”) a fee for dining in it really only translates to? I called the server over and she said that it was a credit card surcharge, and would be removed with paying with cash. I get credit card surcharges, but I go out often, and they are always labeled as so. Wondering if the server was given incorrect information or if it was accurate, wondering if this institution refers to the credit card surcharge as a “fee” for cash paying individuals to look it over and pay extra that they don’t have to pay in the first place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Arthur S
A must-visit gem for anyone after thin-crust Chicago-style tavern pizza. The perfect combo of crispy crust, good toppings, fun local atmosphere, and reliable service. Ideal for a casual evening pizza with beers or cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Thin Crust Pizza
Diego de los Rios
Wonderful tavern style pizza in a very family friendly place that is perfect to watch sports. Highly recommend this for anyone in the north side looking to have some good pizza
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bobwhitebob !
Went back yesterday. Food is delicious, service is still great. Great selection on the menu. Thin crust pizza is outstanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gavin Sedelmaier
this place was very welcoming a 10 out of 10 would definitely come here again with my whole family
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aidan Lane
This is one of my go to pizza places because of the atmosphere. The owner is frequently there and is super friendly. I usually sit at the bar and the bartenders are super friendly as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
GoGo
Buoyed by the effervescent personality and spirit of a certain Sir Peter Vernon, Candlelite is guaranteed fun with delicious food & drinks at not bank-breaking prices: Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott
Awesome to see them expand into the city. Best Tavern style in Chicago! Fun place and good peeps
I don't know what all of the 7 deadly sins are, but that doesn't matter. I had the taco pizza here and this place 100% made me commit one of them: gluttony. 10/10, get the taco pizza, you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Balter
Candlelite is a tavern located in Western Rogers Park. It was recommended by someone at work who said that while its primarily a pizza restaurant, they had good cheeseburgers. Since it was close to the job and I had never heard of it, I saved it as a place of interest if I needed a lunch while at work. While the pizza menu looked impressive, i stayed true to the Cheeseburger recommendation and ordered the BBQ Bacon Cheddar burger. Topped with French fried onions, bacon, lettuce and tomato and put on a pretzel roll smeared with Merkts cheddar and BBQ sauce. I have to say that while the burger was predictably a mess to handle, the flavors here complimented each other well. Usually when Merkts cheddar is used on a burger it tends to be the star of the show, but the actual meat used for the burger stood tallest here. Very beefy flavored and some bites almost had a steak like flavor to them. The drippings from the burger took the taste of my side order of tater tots to a different level. The online order process was easy enough to use. But when I placed my order it said it would take 40 minutes, so I planned on it taking 40, but it only took 20 and I got a text when it was ready, So my order sat for 15 or so minutes which was detrimental to the texture of my tater tots. Anyone that knows me, knows that I don't care for pretzel rolls. This one was okay, but much like the taters, it softened up during the wait contributing further to the messiness of the burger All in all, I was quite pleased with my order. I don't think this is a $21 hamburger, but it was certainly delicious. I do plan to come back and try their pizza. It looks super promising, and when I do I'll make a further edit to this review and average the scores together.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amanda
If you’re looking for super tasty Chicago tavern style pizza with a delicious cracker crust, then definitely check this place out! The food was delicious and the service was great!! It was our first visit in and we will definitely be returning!
We walked over for dinner tonight. We stood there 15 minutes waiting for someone to seat us. After being ignored for 15 minutes we left! Won’t be going back!
Good burgers 🍔 and pizza 🍕 nice atmosphere.
Been coming in for a while and just learned there was a fish and chips special. I would have loved for this to be advertised anywhere because I would have ordered it but seems to be a secret menu item. They said they have always done it on Fridays but we come in often and never saw it advertised.
Bit pricy for quality and location, but the service is actually really impressive. The servers have large sections and do a fabulous job maintaining all tables. Every time we come in. The main thing I noticed and didn’t like was Upon paying, I was kind of confused that there was a “hospitality fee” included. Yes, the service is excellent, but I would prefer to tip on my own (I understand included gratuity for large parties, but this was a “hospitality fee.”) a fee for dining in it really only translates to? I called the server over and she said that it was a credit card surcharge, and would be removed with paying with cash. I get credit card surcharges, but I go out often, and they are always labeled as so. Wondering if the server was given incorrect information or if it was accurate, wondering if this institution refers to the credit card surcharge as a “fee” for cash paying individuals to look it over and pay extra that they don’t have to pay in the first place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
A must-visit gem for anyone after thin-crust Chicago-style tavern pizza. The perfect combo of crispy crust, good toppings, fun local atmosphere, and reliable service. Ideal for a casual evening pizza with beers or cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Thin Crust Pizza
Wonderful tavern style pizza in a very family friendly place that is perfect to watch sports. Highly recommend this for anyone in the north side looking to have some good pizza
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went back yesterday. Food is delicious, service is still great. Great selection on the menu. Thin crust pizza is outstanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
this place was very welcoming a 10 out of 10 would definitely come here again with my whole family
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is one of my go to pizza places because of the atmosphere. The owner is frequently there and is super friendly. I usually sit at the bar and the bartenders are super friendly as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Buoyed by the effervescent personality and spirit of a certain Sir Peter Vernon, Candlelite is guaranteed fun with delicious food & drinks at not bank-breaking prices: Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome to see them expand into the city. Best Tavern style in Chicago! Fun place and good peeps
Restaurantji Recommends
Yummy Pizza Pizzas!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fast service quality food 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don't know what all of the 7 deadly sins are, but that doesn't matter. I had the taco pizza here and this place 100% made me commit one of them: gluttony. 10/10, get the taco pizza, you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Candlelite is a tavern located in Western Rogers Park. It was recommended by someone at work who said that while its primarily a pizza restaurant, they had good cheeseburgers. Since it was close to the job and I had never heard of it, I saved it as a place of interest if I needed a lunch while at work.
While the pizza menu looked impressive, i stayed true to the Cheeseburger recommendation and ordered the BBQ Bacon Cheddar burger. Topped with French fried onions, bacon, lettuce and tomato and put on a pretzel roll smeared with Merkts cheddar and BBQ sauce. I have to say that while the burger was predictably a mess to handle, the flavors here complimented each other well. Usually when Merkts cheddar is used on a burger it tends to be the star of the show, but the actual meat used for the burger stood tallest here. Very beefy flavored and some bites almost had a steak like flavor to them. The drippings from the burger took the taste of my side order of tater tots to a different level.
The online order process was easy enough to use. But when I placed my order it said it would take 40 minutes, so I planned on it taking 40, but it only took 20 and I got a text when it was ready, So my order sat for 15 or so minutes which was detrimental to the texture of my tater tots.
Anyone that knows me, knows that I don't care for pretzel rolls. This one was okay, but much like the taters, it softened up during the wait contributing further to the messiness of the burger
All in all, I was quite pleased with my order. I don't think this is a $21 hamburger, but it was certainly delicious. I do plan to come back and try their pizza. It looks super promising, and when I do I'll make a further edit to this review and average the scores together.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
If you’re looking for super tasty Chicago tavern style pizza with a delicious cracker crust, then definitely check this place out! The food was delicious and the service was great!! It was our first visit in and we will definitely be returning!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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