My boyfriend and I call it the "bobs burgers pizza place". This is meant as a compliment in the most serious of ways. Its ran by a small family with a passionate voice. And it is immaculately good.
Its expensive, its slow, its a tiny bit loud. The food is phenomenal. Like the kind I'd expect to need to wait on a list to get a reservation.
You can tell when someone loves their food. They do here
I would like to start off saying that the soup we had was quite good. Unfortunately, it took over an hour to receive our food. No one came to our table until we had been seated for 15 minutes. We had ordered the soup of the day, and three separate tables who had arrived after us, one of which had also ordered the soup of the day, received their food way before us. We understand that it can be hard to give full attentiveness to a table if the restaurant is busy, but it wasn’t overly crowded, and no one checked on us, asked if we needed anything, or even just let us know that it would be a bit of a wait for our food at any point during our visit. Very unfortunate, as we had heard great things, but it was disappointing and we felt almost as if our table was being ignored or was forgotten.
Food: 5
Service: 1
Kimberly Andrews
Hours are odd , so can’t rely When Friends in town….
Happens every year…
Joe Hacker
Cute place on the Square! Great Pizzas and Service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
Brian Camp
Everything was absolutely devine. I had the Tune Nicoise and Shrimp Skillet. The son and wife had the Shrimp Skillet and Four Seasons Pizza. WOW is all I can say for Jacksonville, IL. The staff and Chef teuely care about their food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
Cynthia Mccombs
Ordered food. 45 minutes later we were brought our bread. 15 minutes later still had not received our food. We paid for bread and left.
Joshua Wilson
We stopped here on our way through Illinois. It is definitely worth it. We came for Friday lunch and were able to sit right down. Service was great. They advised us that everything might come out at once and it’s common to share everything. We did and it was very good. Caesar salad, whipped ricotta ( focaccia was amazing), the sandwich was very good, and the two pizzas choices were unbelievable. Definitely a treat. Would love to come back for dinner if we are ever back that way.
I absolutely love the Little Stove! The service is fast and friendly. The food and drinks were absolutely amazing. I have been here multiple times with my husband and with friends. We have tried the margherita pizza, Jones meat & locker pizza, focaccia bread with whipped ricotta, Caesar salad, and some of the cocktails. Everything tasted delicious! You can see them making the pizza in the brick oven behind the counter. Everything is top quality, fresh, and homemade. Highly recommend! I will be back again soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
A & T
We found this restaurant while passing through Jacksonville last weekend. What a great spot! The cocktails were so good! We all ordered stuff to share - pizza, salad & carpaccio. Our favorite was the carpaccio. Try a Bloody Mary too! So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hector Martinez
This is one of those small town restaurants that could easily be mistaken by the food as being created in a big city fine dining establishment. Everything on the menu is prepared fresh and delicious. I’ve been back several times and tonight’s Chicken Parmesan special was amazing. Every layer of this dish: mozzarella cheese, San Marzano tomatoes and the chicken was fresh. The wine pairing was on point thanks to my server. I love this place!
The little stove is 45 minutes from my house and I just drove there because I absolutely love their pizza. It's the best Italian style pizza outside of Chicago. I just wanted to order 3 pizzas and take them back to my family, but they DON'T do that. No take out allowed. It would make sense if it was a larger establishment and you could easily sit without feeling completely exposed but it's small. And if you have social anxiety like I do, you won't want to dine here by yourself.
My boyfriend and I call it the "bobs burgers pizza place". This is meant as a compliment in the most serious of ways. Its ran by a small family with a passionate voice. And it is immaculately good.
Its expensive, its slow, its a tiny bit loud. The food is phenomenal. Like the kind I'd expect to need to wait on a list to get a reservation.
You can tell when someone loves their food. They do here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza, Margherita Pizza, Pizza Bianca
I would like to start off saying that the soup we had was quite good. Unfortunately, it took over an hour to receive our food. No one came to our table until we had been seated for 15 minutes. We had ordered the soup of the day, and three separate tables who had arrived after us, one of which had also ordered the soup of the day, received their food way before us. We understand that it can be hard to give full attentiveness to a table if the restaurant is busy, but it wasn’t overly crowded, and no one checked on us, asked if we needed anything, or even just let us know that it would be a bit of a wait for our food at any point during our visit. Very unfortunate, as we had heard great things, but it was disappointing and we felt almost as if our table was being ignored or was forgotten.
Food: 5
Service: 1
Hours are odd , so can’t rely When Friends in town…. Happens every year…
Cute place on the Square! Great Pizzas and Service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
Everything was absolutely devine. I had the Tune Nicoise and Shrimp Skillet. The son and wife had the Shrimp Skillet and Four Seasons Pizza. WOW is all I can say for Jacksonville, IL. The staff and Chef teuely care about their food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
Ordered food. 45 minutes later we were brought our bread. 15 minutes later still had not received our food. We paid for bread and left.
We stopped here on our way through Illinois. It is definitely worth it. We came for Friday lunch and were able to sit right down. Service was great. They advised us that everything might come out at once and it’s common to share everything. We did and it was very good. Caesar salad, whipped ricotta ( focaccia was amazing), the sandwich was very good, and the two pizzas choices were unbelievable. Definitely a treat. Would love to come back for dinner if we are ever back that way.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza, Margherita Pizza
I absolutely love the Little Stove! The service is fast and friendly. The food and drinks were absolutely amazing. I have been here multiple times with my husband and with friends. We have tried the margherita pizza, Jones meat & locker pizza, focaccia bread with whipped ricotta, Caesar salad, and some of the cocktails. Everything tasted delicious! You can see them making the pizza in the brick oven behind the counter. Everything is top quality, fresh, and homemade. Highly recommend! I will be back again soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
We found this restaurant while passing through Jacksonville last weekend. What a great spot! The cocktails were so good! We all ordered stuff to share - pizza, salad & carpaccio. Our favorite was the carpaccio. Try a Bloody Mary too! So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is one of those small town restaurants that could easily be mistaken by the food as being created in a big city fine dining establishment. Everything on the menu is prepared fresh and delicious. I’ve been back several times and tonight’s Chicken Parmesan special was amazing. Every layer of this dish: mozzarella cheese, San Marzano tomatoes and the chicken was fresh. The wine pairing was on point thanks to my server. I love this place!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza, Margherita Pizza
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The little stove is 45 minutes from my house and I just drove there because I absolutely love their pizza. It's the best Italian style pizza outside of Chicago. I just wanted to order 3 pizzas and take them back to my family, but they DON'T do that. No take out allowed. It would make sense if it was a larger establishment and you could easily sit without feeling completely exposed but it's small. And if you have social anxiety like I do, you won't want to dine here by yourself.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza, Margherita Pizza, Calabrian Pizza
Excellent Calabrian pizza and focaccia bread starter.
Favorite place in town! Best food and drinks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Top 5 best pizzas I've had...ever. Jacksonville is fortunate to have this place.
Parking: Ample parking around the square (unless other event). However, there's still ample public parking lots nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Pizza
Need more stars … BROVO Chef !!
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