Paterno's Pizza
5303 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(773) 631-5522
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Sausage \u0026 Roasted Red Pepper Pizza Slice
Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza Slice
Sausage & Roasted Red Pepper Pizza Slice
Beef Barley Soup for 5 00 Bucks
Mushroom and Sausage Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza Slice
Italian Beef Sandwich
Chicago-Style Pizza
Cheese Pizza Slice
Philli Cheese Steak
Appetizers
Cheese Balls (15 pcs)
Hot Wings
Served with hot sauce, your choice of sauce, and celery.
Breaded Cauliflower
Tater Tots
Wisconsin Cheese Curds
Breaded Mushrooms
Onion Rings
Calamari Rings Breaded
Half pound order served with choice of sauce and lemon wedge
Mozzarella Sticks (6 pcs)
Mild Wings
Served with your choice of two sauces and celery.
Breaded Zucchini Sticks
Jalapeno Poppers (6 pcs)
Fried Dough
With powdered sugar or marinara.
Nachos
Nachos with Chicken
Combo Plate
Assorted appetizers.
Chips and Cheddar
Sweet Potato Fries
Nachos with Ground Beef
Chips and Salsa
Soups
Baked Chili Mac
Served with crackers.
Chili Soup
Served with crackers.
Chili with Cheddar
Served with crackers.
Chili Mac
Chili on spaghetti or mostaccioli with garlic bread. Served with crackers.
Salads
Garden Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Asian Mandarin Chicken Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Anti Pasto Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Tossed Chicken Caesar Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Apple Chicken Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Taco Salad
Choice of ground beef or chicken. Served on a bed of iceberg and green leaf mix topped with your choice of meat, tortilla chips black olives tomatoes, and cheese. Guacamole, sour cream and salsa served on the side
Julienne Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Greek Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Served with garlic bread.
Sandwiches
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Sandwich steak served with grilled mushroom, onions and green peppers on a garlicked french roll topped with melted provolone cheese with lettuce tomato and mayo
Turkey Melt
Served with mayo, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Italian Beef Sandwich
Reuben (1/2 Pound)
Served with Swiss cheese, 1000 island dressing and sauerkraut on grilled rye.
Italian Sub Sandwich
Served genoa salami, mortadella, capitola, and provolone cheese with Italian dressing, lettuce, tomato, onion, oil, vinegar, and oregano.
Reuben
Served with Swiss cheese, 1000 Island Dressing, sauerkraut on grilled rye.
Meatball Sandwich
BBQ Beef Sandwich
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Pepper and Egg Sandwich
Pepper and egg sandwich.
Polish Sausage
Served mustard, onion, relish, pickle, sport peppers, and tomato.
American Sub
Served with ham, Turkey, hard salami, American cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Corn Beef Sandwich
Served with mustard and pickle on the side on rye.
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
Served on garlic bread and melted mozzarella cheese.
Turkey Sub
Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Ham and Cheese Sub
Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Turkey Club
Cheese Dog
Served with mustard, onion, relish, pickle, sports peppers, and tomato.
Chicken Philly Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast with grilled mushroom, onions and green peppers on a garlicked feench roll topped with melted provolone cheese with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
BLT Club
Cold Beef Sandwich
Served with Swiss cheese. Lettuce, tomato, red onion, and horseradish mayonnaise on toasted rye.
Italian Sausage Sandwich
Chili Cheese Dog
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
Served with mayo lettuce, tomato, and onion on a brioche bun
Tuna Sub
Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Fish Sandwich
Served with mayonnaise or tartar, lettuce, tomato, and onion on a brioche bun.
Turkey and Cheese Panini
Turkey breast and your choice of cheese on a grilled panini, served with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and onion.
Steak Italiano Sandwich
Sandwich steak served with grilled mushroom, onions and green peppers, salami, on garlic bread topped with melted provolone cheese.
Grilled Veggie Sandwich
Served with grilled mushroom, onion, green peppers, zucchini, broccoli on garlic bread topped with balsamic vinegar, and provolone cheese.
Combo Sandwich
Hot Dog
Mustard, onion, relish, pickle, sport peppers, and tomato.
Chili Dog
Tuna Melt
Served with mayo, lettuce, tomato, and onion on grilled rye.
Corn Beef Sandwich (1/2 Pound)
Served with mustard and pickle on the side on rye.
Salami Provolone Sub
Served with Italian dressing, lettuce, tomato, onion, oil. Vinegar, and oregano.
Fried Chicken Breast Sandwich
Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.
Ham and Cheese Panini
Ham and your choice of cheese on a grilled panini served with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and onion.
Incredibles Sandwiches
Incredible Beef
Incredible Meatball
Incredible Chicken Sandwich
Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Incredible Eggplant
Incredible Sausage
Incredible Pepper and Egg
Incredible Combo
Choice of 2 meats.
Incredible Sub
Served with oil, vinegar Italian dressing, lettuce, tomato, and onion oregano.
Burgers
Hamburger (1/3 Lb.)
Served with ketchup, mustard, pickle, mayo, tomato, lettuce, and onion on a brioche bun
Cheeseburger (1/3 Lb.)
Served with ketchup, mustard, pickle, mayo, tomato, lettuce, and onion on a brioche bun
Pizza Burger (1/3 Lb.)
Pizza sauce and melted mozzarella on a brioche bun.
Patty Melt (1/3 Lb.)
Grilled onions, melted Swiss cheese on grilled rye.
Bacon and Bleu Cheese Burger (1/3 Lb.)
Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a brioche bun.
Turkey Burger
Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion on a brioche bun.
Mushroom Burger (1/3 Lb.)
Sauteed mushrooms and melted Swiss cheese on a brioche bun.
Southwest Burger (1/3 Lb.)
Served with cheddar cheese lettuce, tomato, chipotle mayonnaise, red onion, and avocado.
Thin Crust Pizzas
Cheese Pizza (18")
Served with pizza sauce and cheese base.
Cheese Pizza (14")
Served with pizza sauce and cheese base.
Cheese Pizza (16")
Cheese Pizza (12")
Served with pizza sauce and cheese base.
Butter Special Pizza (16")
Garlic butter base and mozzarella. No pizza sauce on this pizza! Like a huge piece of cheesy garlic bread!
Butter Special Pizza (14")
Garlic butter base and mozzarella. No pizza sauce on this pizza! Like a huge piece of cheesy garlic bread!
Butter Special Pizza (10")
Garlic butter base and mozzarella. No pizza sauce on this pizza. Like a huge piece of cheesy garlic bread.
Cheese Pizza (10" Extra Thin)
Served with pizza sauce and cheese base.
Cheese Pizza (10" Regular)
Served with pizza sauce and cheese base.
Butter Special Pizza (12")
Garlic butter base and mozzarella. No pizza sauce on this pizza. Like a huge piece of cheesy garlic bread.
Butter Special Pizza (18")
Garlic butter base and mozzarella. No pizza sauce on this pizza. Like a huge piece of cheesy garlic bread.
Double Crust Pizzas
Double Crust Cheese Pizza (18")
Please allow 50+ minutes for cook time
Double Crust Butter Special Pizza (16")
Double Crust Cheese Pizza (10")
Double Crust Cheese Pizza (12")
Double Crust Cheese Pizza (14")
Double Crust Cheese Pizza (16")
Double Crust Butter Special Pizza (10")
Double Crust Butter Special Pizza (12")
Double Crust Butter Special Pizza (14")
Please allow 50+ minutes for cook time
Double Crust Butter Special Pizza (18")
Special Pizzas
Paterno Special Pizza
Sausage, mushroom, onion, green pepper, and mozzarella.
Meat Lovers
Sausage, pepperoni and bacon
Vegetarian Special Pizza
Mushroom, onion, green pepper, tomato and mozzarella.
Florida Special Pizza
Super thin crust, olive oil, garlic, basil, pepperoni, mozzarella, and fresh tomatoes.
Philly Cheese Pizza
Sauteed onion, mushrooms, green peppers, and philly steak.
BBQ Chicken
BBQ sauce base, chicken, red onions and cilantro
Taco Pizza
Topped with ground beef, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, refried beans and salsa.
BBQ Pizza
Special BBQ sauce, pepperoni, sausage, and bacon.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Chicken, hot sauce and blue cheese crumbles.
Pizza Slices (Jumbo Pizza Slice)
Pepperoni Pizza Slice
Sausage Pizza Slice
Cheese Pizza Slice
Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza Slice
Veggie Pizza Slice
Paterno Special Slice
Sausage, mushroom , onion and green pepper
Tomato and Spinach Pizza Slice
Mushroom Pizza Slice
Meatlovers Slice
Sausage, pepperoni and bacon
Tacos
Chicken Taco
Served on a flour tortilla with chipotle mayo, lettuce, pico de gallo, & cheese.
Beef Taco
Served on a flour tortilla with chipotle mayo, lettuce, pico de gallo, & cheese.
Shrimp Taco
Served on a flour tortilla with chipotle mayo, lettuce, pico de gallo, & cheese.
Fish Taco
Served on a flour tortilla with chipotle mayo, lettuce, pico de gallo, & cheese.
Specials
Polish Special
One polish and small fries.
Hot Dog Special
Two dogs and fries.
Dinners
Chicken Parmesan
With marinara. Served with your choice of pasta with garlic bread.
Chicken Tenders (4 pcs)
Served with dipping sauce.
Shrimp and Fish Combo
Served with fries and coleslaw.
Fish and Chips
Eggplant Parmesan With Pasta
Served with marinara, your choose of pasta and garlic bread.
Shrimp Deluxe
Served with fries and coleslaw.
Eggplant Parmesan
Served with marinara and garlic bread.
Pastas
Linguine With Meat Sauce
Baked Mostaccioli With Meat Sauce
Linguine With Alfredo Sauce
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Homemade Lasagna With Meat Sauce
Linguine With Marinara
Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce
Homemade Lasagna With Marinara
Baked Mostaccioli With Marinara
Spaghetti With Marinara
Spaghetti With Aglio and Olio
Mostaccioli With Marinara
Mostaccioli With Aglio and Olio
Mostaccioli With Red Clam Sauce
Linguine With Aglio and Olio
Linguine With Red Clam Sauce
Rigatoni With Marinara Sauce
Rigatoni With Aglio and Olio
Rigatoni With Red Clam Sauce
Ravioli With Marinara
Eight jumbo filled.
Ravioli With Aglio and Olio
Eight jumbo filled.
Ravioli With Red Clam Sauce
Eight jumbo filled.
Linguine and Broccoli
With aglio and olio.
Rigatoni Broccoli and Chicken
With aglio and olio.
Spaghetti With White Clam Sauce
Spaghetti With Alfredo Sauce
Mostaccioli With Meat Sauce
Mostaccioli With White Clam Sauce
Mostaccioli With Alfredo Sauce
Linguine With White Clam Sauce
Rigatoni With Meat Sauce
Rigatoni With White Clam Sauce
Rigatoni With Alfredo Sauce
Ravioli With Meat Sauce
Eight jumbo filled.
Ravioli With White Clam Sauce
Eight jumbo filled.
Ravioli With Alfredo Sauce
Eight jumbos filled.
Rigatoni Broccoli and Sausage
With aglio and olio.
Sides
French Fries
Garlic Bread
Hot Giardiniera
Gravy Bread
Side of Meatballs With 1 Slice of Garlic Bread
Cheese Fries
French Roll With Butter
Loaf of Bread
Side of Meatballs
3 meatballs in sauce.
Pizza Bread
Garlic Bread With Cheese
Loaf of Bread With Butter
Egg
Sport Pepper
French Roll
Side of Sausage
Whole Pickle
Sweet Peppers
Jalapeno
Pepperoncini
Desserts
Fresh Filled Cannoli
Tube shaped Italian pastry filled with sweet cream, ricotta cheese, mini chocolate chips, and the ends are dipped pistachio nuts.
Cheese Cake
Fried Dough With Powdered Sugar
Beverages
Bottled Soda
Bottled Water
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Recent Reviews
My elderly neighbor is a retired Chicago police officer and has been going here for decades. He’s been trying to convince me that this is a great spot and I need to give it a shot. So, I went with him for live music on a Friday night and believe me we were entertained. There was a young Elvis impersonator that was so good and even had multiple costume changes. My husband and I tried the pizza and it was great. Tavern style piping, hot, perfect amount of cheese. When I was sick...
December 2025
the paterno pizza slice , crispy also tasty crust ! the fresh ingredients 🤌🏼 quality! heavy on the cheese and ingredients but no complaints here , the sliced hold it's shape good undercarriage . 🔥 will come again .
September 2025
I poured over Google maps in search of pizza by the slice, and boy did I hit the jackpot! This place is just what I was looking for! I ordered a slice of their Paterno's signature pizza and the price was so reasonable that I also ordered a grilled veggie sub to nibble on later and spent $15 ($20 after leaving a tip). The atmosphere was perfect! It's a large space and has a real feel, an old school feel, like on the show Cheers, not hoity-toity at all. There's a...
July 2025
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