Wise Guys Pizzeria
Italian, Pizza
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375 E State St , South Elgin, IL
(847) 742-0222
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(195 reviews)
EXCELLENT FOOD, SERVICE, PRICE, STAFF IS ALL VERY FRIENDLY. SERVICE WITH A SMILE. PERFECT ! THANK YOU 1
Best pizza, great ribs.
The food is always great. This is a small family owned Italian pizzeria/restaurant who's on top of their game. They are more geared for delivery/carry out however eating in is always pleasant as well.
This really isn't a place to eat in. It's under construction, and while they have tables to sit at, they don't even have cups or ice...they served soda in cans. Thankfully the hostess allowed up to take our pizza home instead of eating here.
The pizza had great flavor with lots of ingredients.
Kevin (the owner) always greets us with a smile and the food is always excellent! Server could be a little more ‘present.’
This a nice place mostly carryout The food "pizza" is always top notch. This time the Owner served us himself. This is our go place for pizza..
This a nice place mostly carryout The food "pizza" is always top notch. This time the Owner served us himself. This is our go place for pizza..
Wise Guys is primarily a great carry-out restaurant, however it is a good place to drop in for good hot meal.
Food is always great!
Always great service, food and drinks
Our service was great and our pizza had plenty of fresh ingredients and the best pizza crust around.
Pizza is very good and wait staff is excellent.
Great Pizza as always (have been coming regular for last 4-5yrs. Service from the bar was lacking however and I finally went to the bar and waited for a bartender to arrive behind the bar to get some beers!
The Caesar salad I ordered was only a plain iceberg lettuce salad with Caeser dressing on the side. The waitress removed the extra charge from our bill.
Food is always good. Service is always bad. You can count on it. We had salads and lasagna. And, wine.
Food is always good. Service is always bad. You can count on it. We had salads and lasagna. And, wine.
Always great food
We visit wiseguys very frequently. Tonight was very disappointing. The pizza had very very little cheese. The edges had a good inch of sauce showing. We were very very upset
Great pizza.
Everything was prepared when ordered. Worth the wait and could taste the difference compared to quick short orders.
great food, nice, clean atmosphere, and good quantities of food.
we actually did carry out, but everything was as we ordered
running errand after work,called for pick up on way homegreat Italian dinners
Great food. Great employees
We've had the gift certificate for years, but just got around to using it. The food was great! I wish we had come earlier! We'll definitely return.
We chose to sit in the bar since it had more ambience. Unfortunately, there was no bartender at the bar and all the tables were dirty. The bartender did eventually come out but disappeared again. We placed our order with the carry out counter since we didn't know where she went after we got our initial drink order. Most of the time we were there, no employee was present at the bar. There was a couple at the bar and another table of people having a party in the bar. Tables need to be kept clean and bar needs to be tended when customers are present. I would order carry out or delivery but not do sit down again. The main restaurant is not very inviting with it's plain tables and chairs.
Pizza was awesome!!!
Love that veggie supreme!
Their food is outstanding. Love it.
Long wait for food, pizza, salads ....
We actually didnt dine in... BUT when I spoke with them on the phone they were so nice and answered all my questions and were super friendly.
We were seated in the bar area at a table. Bartender was the only one waiting on tables. Very slow service.
The waitress was young but very professional and attentive. She was helpful, engaging both thr adults and my son to ensure we were happy with everything. She was fantastic!
The pizza was very tasty!
service was terrible..... waited more than 20 minutes after being seated before a waitress came to our table. minimal attention given to our table through out the visit.
there was only one person working front counter and so we did not have waitress, we sat at our table waiting for a server and after 10 minutes, I finally went up to the counter and the lady was very frustrated and said she can't serve us cuz she is only one person, so we ordered our food at the front counter. The dining area was getting pretty busy too. Our appetizer of boardwalk fries were so gross and greasy. They should take that off the menu. Pizza is good as always though. Just dining service was awful.
I don't know if it's their cheese, sauce or crust but something about Wise Guy's pizza in South Elgin is FANTASTIC.
Great food. Very friendly.
LOVE the Italian beef and hot giardiniera pizza in the northwest suburbs!!!!
Service was bad, not enough help.
My husband has been to Wise Guys a few times and raved about the pizza, so when we had a guest from out of town, we took her there. How disappointing. Our large, thin crust pizza was delivered to us soggy in the middle (yes, we had about 4 ingredients) and also the order was incorrect. We were missing one ingredient. Our waitress was kind enough to not charge us for that one ingredient. We asked for lemon with our water. The lemon was not fresh, but mushy and warm. Not appealing at all. We had to switch tables twice (sat in back by the bar) because the tables were not level and kept tilting. It was not a very busy night, (Wed.) but it took a long time to receive this large pizza.
Food was good. Ate there and took some home.
Good food and great service!
Lasagna is excellent when you have it with meat sauce. Yumee!
Loved the pizza... took awhile to be served, and it seemed like it took awhile for the pizza to be served. The dining area feels a little cafeteriaish/cold... and you're not sure if you should order at the counter or just sit down (we learned when we went to the counter). Not sure how you overcome that in the current setting?
Best pizza around! Jody is the BESY!
As I recall, we were there on a Wednesday, not crowded or busy. The service for drinks was very slow. When tthe pizza arrived at our table, it was room temperature. Not even close to hot, but room temperature. I thought I should call the manager/owner to let them know of our bad experience, so they could adjust. But, never did.
It was very cold in the restaurant and we were not the only ones complaining. I realize the outside temperature is cold, but they really need to figure out something for the inside. We ate with our jackets on. :-(
they have delicious pizza!
we carried out our pizz...no dine in
Service was mediocre. The waitress was young and did not appear very knowledgable.
Jeff was great!
The staff are very friendly, and the food tastes great.
just did a pickup
the staff is always friendly, the prices are good, and so is their pizza.
Wise Guys has great pizza with the most delicious crust. Cooked to perfection, fresh ingredients. The service was also outstanding.
staff is always very nice
We ordered pizza carry-out--great pizza! We arrived almost 20 minutes ahead of the scheduled pick time, and our pizza was already boxed and sitting on the counter. I'm glad we were early!
We had sandwiches. Neither was the best, meatballs and italian beef. Warm, not hot. But we had a veggie appetizer plate and caeser salad which were fine. Will go again, but will try pizza.
very good pizza and the app was great too
The pizza was delicious & the service was outstanding!
lasagna was dry
For the baked mostacolli, no taste to the sauce
over all was enjoyable, no drastic things, pizza was greattttttttttttt
staff is always very friendly
This was our 1st visit to Wise Guys and it is a wonderful place to eat. THe staff was excellent, food outstanding and restaurant was clean. Would definitely visit again.
The food was very good but took a long time to be prepared. The service of the waitress was excellent.
Only one waitress. She was hustling, but had a lot of tables to serve.
Food and service was very good
it was a great pizza place, everyone was friendly. The best pizza I have had.
The food was delicious! The salad was crisp and fresh. The pizza was also very fresh and yummy! I would go here again.
Awesome Pizza!! A new favorite place to dine! We have been there twice now and both times the server takes a bit to get to our table.
Party of 10 but each group paid their own tab
Homemade flavors shine through every item. Generous portions. Best soup ever!
Pizza was wonderful! Was surprised on how cheap the food was. Will definately be coming back!
The Minestrone soup tasted like res sauce and green beans (not good). Hard to ruin Chicken caesar salad.
LOVE the gluten free options
Food was good. We were seated quickly and the waitress was. very good. Only issue was that my wife's pizza took too long to come out. They served people who arrived after us and that didn't feel good at all.
Great food, italian, pizza, sandwiches
The thin crust pizza was not thin. It was much thicker than typical thin crust. They give a good size pizza. If you like the type and taste, it will be very filling.
The pizza was excellent! The pizza crust was crunchy, the topping were enormous and I have found my new pizza restaurant. Thanks for the wonderful experience.
Great service --- great owner. Kevin is the best!!!!!!! And so is his staff. Keep up the good work and never get too big to provide the extraordinary service that you do today!!!
Food was very good and they had a young ladytaking orders and serving and she was a delight.
Two members of our family need to eat gluten-free (celiac), and their pizza is the best around! Excellent choices for everyone.
Always good food and good service. Everyone is happy they and it shows!
They need more tables and I guess they are expanding very soon. Good Pizza
Everyone that works there was very friendly and helpful.
the only problem was another party that came in were unusually loud obviously did not care about the other diners.no fault of the restaurant.
great food, great service
I do not like that you have to order through a waitress. Why do I have to tip a waitress when I get my own drink and silverware. All the waitress does is bring you your pizza. I like it when it was Pizza Cucina and you could order at the counter and not deal with a waitress.
Pizza is good. Service is a little slow but they seem to be giving a good effort so it is no problem. Friendly, nice and very casual. I would recommend.
Clean dining facility. Staff friendly. Pizza is really great and the discounts are appriecated.
The food was wonderful and friendly service.
We always have a great time when we come to the restaurant. We made it there at the perfect time because 15 minutes later there wasn't any extra tables...whew! It was very cold in the restaurant through. I know it was because there were so many people coming into the restaurant and it was very cold outside, but just thought I would let you know.
Great food! You don't have to search for the sausage in the sausage pizza as is the case in some restraunts. Perfect thin crust.
Good pizza and service.
We really like Wise Guys Pizzeria-our server seemed new or just not confident in herself in her job and I actually felt nervous for her. I have Celiac and ordered the GF pizza and the only issue was that when the food was brought out the "normal" pizza was put on the stand and the server put the GF one right below it and it might have been a crumb or two on there. So maybe just understand how that could be dangerous to a person to celiac. Overall very good and we will be back.
Crispy crust pizza was great. The kids enjoyed the Magic Man with the balloons.
Awesome pizza! What a great experience :)Will definitely be going back here again.
Pizza is great. Could be a little more upscale on decor.
We had a new waitress who needs better training: No plates with appetizer, Asked us if we wanted plates %26 silverware for pizza - should just be provided, not asked about, Didn't know what 'merlot' is. She tried hard and did fine with what she knew, but should be better trained before serving alone.
Pizza was great. My partner's beef and sausage combo was equally enjoyed.
Not crowed. Excellent service
A pizza ordered over an hour ahead has at times not been ready for an additional 25 minutes. Monday night is busy, but that is still an inconvenience when ordering ahead. Dined in not long ago, had ribs and shrimp pasta, and both were very good with prompt courteous service.
They worked hard on getting us a table a a busy Time
Oustanding food and service Thank you
great pizza! great service!
The pizza was excellent. My Italian Beef sandwich was good, but it could have used something else on it. The meat quality was good, but it was only meet with bread.
Pizza was great
Very good pizza and excellent service!
Our server was delightful!
Food was slow to come out and our three orders came out at different times. First three people were almost done when the fifth person finally got his sandwich.
always a nice experience family/casual dining...good food nice serving size enjoy the staff,,very friendly our server, Kelly always makes us giggle,,,,
Great restaurant and great service --- friendly people ---- great food --- you go Kevin!!!
Service is great
It was my birthday, and we knew that we would get a great meal regardless of what we chose. Can't wait to go back again.
Food and service was very good. However, please keep the temperature down, it was a bit on the warm side.
The food and service were great! Everyone was friendly and helpful.
Great service and great food!
Thank you for such wonderful service and food. We love Pizza Cucina so it was a no brainer for us to host our daughter's party there. What really did it for us in choosing Pizza Cucina for this event was the gluten free options. Thanks again. See you next week!
I was a little surprised at the people at the table nest to ours they thought the waitress was there to be at their beck and call and it seemed like they would keep thinking of things for her to get them including their refills on drinks one at a time. If they knew her and thought they were funny they were not some how some of the rest of us thought they were jerks and rude.
work in area - Pizza was excellent - minestrone homemade excellent soup
Great food and great service every single time we go there. Thanks again, Steve
Love this place! Best pizza in the burbs!!! Owner Kevin is the BEST!!! :)
Very surprised at how nice it was.
Food was great, portions were big. Waitress was very nice.
food, staff and management all 4 stars!!!!
Main reason we frequent PC is GF menu. Thanks for selection!
My calzone was outstanding yummmmmmmm
We enjoyed the chicken alfredo pizza, ... we like specialty items. It was very good. Server was so sweet! Nice place.
Great Food
Great experience! Great food and excellent service!
The manager and servers were very helpful and accommodating even though there were large parties during the time we there.
Very friendly people, and the pizza is excellent!!
Best service out of all restaurants in our area. Very accommodating for a large group. Would highly recommend them to others, particularly for group events.
outstanding food and service, just go
Our new favorite place to order pizza. Very good.
Need additional assistance with the servers, we had to wait at least 10-15 minutes before someone took our order.
we set out only for a beef...which was, so good! lots of beef on sandwich, gr8 bread..friendly place..we have only done take out...pizza we got to take home..yummmm
I was taking my grandkids out to eat for my grandson's birthday. They live in South Elgin and I searched for something in that area. It was a great choice. We loved all the food. My only negative comment is that when I was on their website to view the menu, prices were not listed for anything. I almost didn't purchase because I thought it might be too expensive.
Our favorite local pizza place! Try the Double-dough...it's awesome!!!
We are friends and love this place
A really great meal. Friendly servers and manager. Wonderful menu, good drinks too. Can't wait to go again.
The stablishent has two door on either side of the building. Every time we go there, its very cold. They need to turn up the heat. Otherwise, great place for pizza.
Food is always great! Restaurant is cold in the winter.
Great food. Fan service and cute atmosphere
Always excellent food and service
Pizza was awesome!!
The food was outstanding and very reasonable.
We had to wait a little bit before we were greeted. The spaghetti sauce was soupy and their sauce for their linguini with broccoli and shrimp was bland.
My husband and I had lasagna. It was delicious and large in size. Everyone else had individual size pizzas so they could have what they wanted. It was like they had presized pizza dough because it was a bit thick and not cooked all the way. Those pizzas had also burnt edges. We got there at 5:30 on a Sat night which was good. We were the first ones there. The place got crowded quickly and everyone else had quite a long wait for their food.
Pizza was good...service was great. One of the pasta dishes we had wasn't very good but we would go back for the pizza.
very nice atomsphere, however it was somewhat uncomfortable dining in as the air temperature was too cold inside of the restaurant
Excellent experience, thank you!
We had a great time. Took guests with us. Will go again soon.
Great place.
We were there the day they first opened. Love their fried califlower and pizza. Good taste and portions for the Money!
I have used these gift certificates from pizza cucina before and when I walked into the restaurant this past time, the woman behind the counter said we had to go up there to order, when before there was always someone there to take our order, there were 3 women working that day and I do not like how we had to pay for gratituity when we had to go get our drinks and order by the counter. Also, when we were eatting, there was a family that walked in and sure enough they got there order taken at the table, they didn't have to walk up and order.
Atmosphere is very nice. I enjoyed the mural on the wall. Pizza crust was VERY good. We will come back again. Thanks!
Food was great, but my wife developed stomach problems (possibly from the clams).
Had a big party in so we we're lucky to get last table. Quite noisier than expescted.
It didn't have many customers that night but it still took a long time to get our food. Don't go there if you are in a hurry.
Love the place! Great pizza. Will be going again when in the area. Friends go there too-said they love it as well.
Pizza Cucina has a wonderful staff and the food is very well prepared.
I have found my new favorite pizza place
Very good pizza, meatballs, italian sausage and pasta!
Nice place!! Good pizza!! and you get fried mushrooms!! Waitress was nice as well!!
Wonderful service and crispy pizza!
Have had delivery several times. This is the first time we ate in the restaurant.
PC is a super casual pizzeria- meaning few frills when dining in, however the pizza makes up for it every time and everyone who works there is really friendly. They have other really yummy items too.
We were there when Pizza Cucina opened orginally it'x great pizza and sides. Also love their other food when we don't have pizza.
We had a party catered. We got the baked mostacolli and meatballs, everyone commented on HOW GOOD the food was.
This was a catering order. Items were of exceptional quality. Highly recommend. Having the coupon was a bonus. We will continue to order for our catering needs. Thank you!!
Howey, as usual was great and his waitress was also very nice and attentive. Food was good but breadsticks seemed to have changed for the worse. Still ok, however not the same as before. Also seemed a little pricer than I remember. Pizza in general seems to be too expensive
We probably order your pizza on Monday at least two times a month but this was a chance for us to try what other offerings you had. Very good!
Great food!!!! And love service!
We had a catering order. The food was great, the service was wonderful.
Great Place!
Double-dough is the way to go!!!
Awesome food, loved the chicken lemon!!
Everything was great! The players and families loved the food. Thanks for all your help and service.
We enjoyed the meal very much, and will return in the future.
We were impressed with food, everyone who waited on us was very polite. The owner of the store came out and talked to us, a very nice and caring man. He will have our business again!
I do think your pizza is on the expensive side, but it is very good, and we really like the extra thin crust.
good food - nice service
Excellent food!
Pizza was overcooked. crust was hard to cut through and eat, and 50% of it was burnt. Waiter was not receptive when I complained.
Food and service were very good. However, you must get the A/C working correctly. Much too hot dining inside.
We regularly go to or order from another Pizza Cucina. We have liked everything except the dine in due to loud noises made by chairs being pushed in or pulled out. Because of this we started doing mostly carry out. We saw the coupon offer and decided to try this one even if a little father away. Much better dine in experience. We plan to make the effort to visit this one more often.
The wait time for pizza is very long. Other than that, everything is excellent.
On one occasion, the Calzone was burned on the bottom. Another time, the woman missed part of our order and later when we asked about it, she charged us. This was fair but was disappointing as our expectations were set that we paid for all of the food we asked for and we were on a budget. Another visit, the wings looked like boiled wings and had not browning to them at all. We sent them out.
Great experience. Friendly staff and patrons. Will return soon to try the pizza as we did not have it on our first visit.
We were very impressed. The food is amazing and the management/staff was great as well.
Friendly and helpful staff, good food quality, large portions, casual atmosphere.