Terrific thin crust pizza. Very happy with the different toppings and flavors!
Nicholas P
I was finally able to come here. I actually found this place through social media then I double checked the reviews on Google and Yelp, to ensure that it was good. It’s located in Pilsen. They do have free street parking but you have to look and double check the signs. It’s harder to find spots at night on a Saturday, when we went. You can also pay $3 an hour and park at the Ray Castro plaza.
When you walk inside, they have about 5-6 tables on the left give or take, then the bleachers on the right. You order then they bring it out to you. We ordered a 16” half margherita half longanisa & giardiniera tavern style pizza. It took about 45 mins. This pizza is good for 3-4 people. We ordered fries in the mean time to munch on. These are tasty since they are crunchy and not soggy. We also ordered an agua fresca ( made in house) and amor eterno drink. Both drinks were great. The service was half good half bad. The taller guy provided exceptional customer service. There was a shorter, skinnier guy that provided some very weak service. He looked like he didn’t want to be there. I had to ask him 3-4 times for a container to go. It takes 30 secs or less to do it. Minus half a star.
The pizza itself was delicious. The longanisa is a Filipino sausage that is on the sweeter side. The longanisa’s sweeter side helps balance out the giardinera’s spicier side. This was not overly salted. I don’t really trust reviews that can’t even provide a picture. No picture = did not happen. The margherita was delicious and savory. We also got ube and horchata ice cream, it comes in a good size cup for $7. The flavors taste great together almost like a Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal with ube. Overall it’s a 4.5.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Robert Runnels
Top notch pizza
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Juan Jimenez
Ordered the longaniza & Giardanada, Chicago tavern style and a cheese pan pizza. All 3 very different pizzas. The worst was the Chicago tavern pizza. Over salted and not edible . The longaniza was ok. Has a sweet sauce . For all the sweet sauce lovers . The pan cheese pizza crust has a intesting taste , but it's just not my style. Over feel I disappointed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Aya Ito
Love the pizza and friendly staff. Lattes are a bit overpriced though IMO
Matt Fitzsimmons
the service from the counter girl is so atrociously hostile that I'm going to eat at Bennys from now on. life is too short to put up with disrespect like that from someone who is supposed to be welcoming a paying customer to a place of business. shameful
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Brian Cho
This place has amazing tavern style pizza! Definitely recommend trying their longanisa as a topping. I'll be ordering from here pretty often.
Food: 5
Andrew Kelly
Finally made it to this local pizza shop. So great. Great staff great pie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Solomon Applebaum
The hype is real man
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Palomo
THIS IS THE ONE! I’ve heard the hype around Novel for a while and it’s WELL deserved! The famous Longanisa & Giardiniera is 10/10! 💥 Rumor has it, you HAVE to take it up a notch by adding Ricotta on top but we forgot. 🫣
GUESS I just gotta go back! Takes me 45 minutes to get down to Pilsen but it’s well worth it.
I also got half with the Hot Pep and it was phenomenal. The pizza is Tavern style so it has a great thin & crunchy crust with flavorful sauce & ingredients on top.
They also sell slices with the usual toppings AND some coffee courtesy of Drip Collective if you need to take some caffeine to go.
The place is a little small so during the weekend it’ll be a little hard to get a seat with a larger group.
Great pizza and coffee! We had the 1/2 cheese 1/2 Longanisa & hot peppers. Environment was nice and laid back. Also a great place to take kids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert
Someone brought over this pizza and it was amazing, not been there yet so have no idea about service or atmosphere
Food: 5
Felix Vogele (HUGWOLF)
Tasty!!! Very cool pizza place with an awesome vibe. 10/10 recommended 👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lizzy Selzer
Everything was absolutely amazing! My new favorite place. Haven’t stopped talking about it since went!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leo Padilla
I’m a vegetarian so maybe would have taste it better with meat. I just got a regular cheese pizza. I don’t know maybe it’s the sause wasn’t my fav not much seasoning idk, not for me but maybe someone else would like it, the employees are really kind.
Terrific thin crust pizza. Very happy with the different toppings and flavors!
I was finally able to come here. I actually found this place through social media then I double checked the reviews on Google and Yelp, to ensure that it was good. It’s located in Pilsen. They do have free street parking but you have to look and double check the signs. It’s harder to find spots at night on a Saturday, when we went. You can also pay $3 an hour and park at the Ray Castro plaza.
When you walk inside, they have about 5-6 tables on the left give or take, then the bleachers on the right. You order then they bring it out to you. We ordered a 16” half margherita half longanisa & giardiniera tavern style pizza. It took about 45 mins. This pizza is good for 3-4 people. We ordered fries in the mean time to munch on. These are tasty since they are crunchy and not soggy. We also ordered an agua fresca ( made in house) and amor eterno drink. Both drinks were great. The service was half good half bad. The taller guy provided exceptional customer service. There was a shorter, skinnier guy that provided some very weak service. He looked like he didn’t want to be there. I had to ask him 3-4 times for a container to go. It takes 30 secs or less to do it. Minus half a star.
The pizza itself was delicious. The longanisa is a Filipino sausage that is on the sweeter side. The longanisa’s sweeter side helps balance out the giardinera’s spicier side. This was not overly salted. I don’t really trust reviews that can’t even provide a picture. No picture = did not happen. The margherita was delicious and savory. We also got ube and horchata ice cream, it comes in a good size cup for $7. The flavors taste great together almost like a Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal with ube. Overall it’s a 4.5.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Top notch pizza
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ordered the longaniza & Giardanada, Chicago tavern style and a cheese pan pizza. All 3 very different pizzas. The worst was the Chicago tavern pizza. Over salted and not edible . The longaniza was ok. Has a sweet sauce . For all the sweet sauce lovers . The pan cheese pizza crust has a intesting taste , but it's just not my style. Over feel I disappointed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Love the pizza and friendly staff. Lattes are a bit overpriced though IMO
the service from the counter girl is so atrociously hostile that I'm going to eat at Bennys from now on. life is too short to put up with disrespect like that from someone who is supposed to be welcoming a paying customer to a place of business. shameful
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
This place has amazing tavern style pizza! Definitely recommend trying their longanisa as a topping. I'll be ordering from here pretty often.
Food: 5
Finally made it to this local pizza shop. So great. Great staff great pie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The hype is real man
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
THIS IS THE ONE! I’ve heard the hype around Novel for a while and it’s WELL deserved! The famous Longanisa & Giardiniera is 10/10! 💥 Rumor has it, you HAVE to take it up a notch by adding Ricotta on top but we forgot. 🫣
GUESS I just gotta go back! Takes me 45 minutes to get down to Pilsen but it’s well worth it.
I also got half with the Hot Pep and it was phenomenal. The pizza is Tavern style so it has a great thin & crunchy crust with flavorful sauce & ingredients on top.
They also sell slices with the usual toppings AND some coffee courtesy of Drip Collective if you need to take some caffeine to go.
The place is a little small so during the weekend it’ll be a little hard to get a seat with a larger group.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great pizza and coffee! We had the 1/2 cheese 1/2 Longanisa & hot peppers. Environment was nice and laid back. Also a great place to take kids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Someone brought over this pizza and it was amazing, not been there yet so have no idea about service or atmosphere
Food: 5
Tasty!!! Very cool pizza place with an awesome vibe. 10/10 recommended 👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was absolutely amazing! My new favorite place. Haven’t stopped talking about it since went!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m a vegetarian so maybe would have
taste it better with meat. I just got a regular cheese pizza. I don’t know maybe it’s the sause wasn’t my fav not much seasoning idk, not for me but maybe someone else would like it, the employees are really kind.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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