Fat Chris's Pizza and Such

I’ve only ever taken out from here, but I LOVE this pizza spot! Their pizza has great flavor and a crispy crust — AND they have gluten free Detroit crust! I like it way better than Chicago Pizzas gluten free deep dish.

Really great option for Detroit style pizza. The recommended cheesy bread was excellent, if you're a fan of Faygo, this is one of the free places I've seen it in the city. My favorite was the Samoan though both the Hawaiian and Carnie were great as well. Their sauce is sweet rather than savory just as a heads up. The restaurant is unassuming but has a distinct character with why brick walls and fun decor. Service was great with helpful and cheerful staff.

Absolutely Fire a bit pricey but everything was fresh my only complaint is I wish they had an Italian beef and giardiniera peppers for a topping. Had a LG Detroit style meat lovers.

I’ve been looking for a good Detroit style pizza in Chicago for a long time, and Fat Chris’s is definitely the place to go! The pizza was cooked perfectly and was ready quickly. The prices are also pretty reasonable. I would recommend everyone try it out!

I’m really irritated. First time ordering, and it came looking like that. A simple hand tossed, cheese pizza. Why would anyone serve that? I’d rather my order be late and delicious, than early and practically inedible. It tasted and looked burnt to the point of dehydrated. I’ve never been served a pizza like that. Quality control goes a long way y’all.

I’d love to add a photo of my pizza and chubbies, but truth be told, they are already gone. I’m a native of Michigan, and a friend of mine (also from Michigan) recommended Fat Chris’s to me and said this was potentially the best place in Chicago to enjoy a legit Detroit-style pizza. He wasn’t wrong! There are two other places my Michigan friends have suggested to me in Chicago for authentic Detroit pizza, but Fat Chris’s is so good, I haven’t wanted to try anywhere else. The sauce is perfect, and cheese melts over the sides just right. The Goods pizza is my personal favorite, and you’ve got to try the chubbies (pepperoni rolls) with ranch dressing.

The owners response is now another reason to never be back. Hair in food and serving stale bread is acceptable them and then they bully customers who notify the public about it. Look at their other 1 star reviews, they berate anyone who dares say they received poor service here. This is a winning strategy I'm sure. Thanks for taking my money though. I'm sure I'll never see the refund you promised for the hot dog that ended up in the trash with the poppers, and for ruining my dinner after working a 12 hour shift. ----------------------------------- We’ve ordered from here occasionally for the last three years. Tonight will be the last. Before we always ordered pizza and had no issues, but tonight decided on hot dogs and appetizers instead. The Chicago dog bun was stale and the jalapeño poppers had hair in the ranch dressing and was in the package with the poppers. I did call about the hot dog and they offered to refund that. Unfortunately I went to try the poppers afterwards and found the hair. I’m sorry but this is so gross and unacceptable, we will never be back.

A friend told me this place was really good!! Man, were they RIGHT!!! 😋👍🍕I have ordered this Detroit Style pizza; 5+ times since then! I crave this pizza!!! The chubbies are bomb too!! I gotta try the Stromboli next time I order. Not many places in Chicago have Stromboli or Detroit Style Pizza. I got my whole office to order Fat Chris’s and everyone LOVED the pizza! I never had great Detroit style pizza before this!! Wow!! Fat Chris’s is special!!! Keep up the amazing pizza pie making!! My wife likes her Detroit style pizza with the sauce on the side.

Highly recommend this gem in Andersonville. The Chubbies (Pepperoni Rolls) with ranch and marinara are a crazy good appetizer. We'd never had Detroit-Style pizza before, and The Goods was phenomenal! Every pizza pan in this place will end up looking like my attached photo here.

Pizza is good but delivery is awful. Placed an online order at 6:33PM with estimated delivery of 7:36PM. Called the restaurant at 8PM and was told they were behind and my pizza was not ready yet. Per the app my driver arrived at 7:25PM and the pizza was finally ready at 8:18PM and at my door by 8:23PM. Poor guy waited for 50 minutes when it should have been a 5 minute drive. I tipped him an extra $20 cash because I felt so bad. Please do better on your estimates out of respect for delivery drivers and customers.

My go-to place for nachos. The Detroit pizza is also good and I do luv the Chubbies. I usually get the food delivered, but on some occasions I use the Toast app and pick-up. Friendly and quick pick-up service. Great, now I am hungry.

My husband really likes Detroit style pizza (I prefer thin or Neapolitan) and decided to order delivery. He got a Margherita and a Carnie. The pizzas were delicious and even held up the next day after reheating in our air fryer. This says a lot as my expectations have not been high trying other places here in the city.

Pizza's ok. The Detroit style breadsticks are amazing, but I'm not a huge fan of the sweet/garlicky pizza sauce that Detroit style is known for. I haven't had the customer service problems that other reviews mention, but other than the cheese sticks I don't think I'll be ordering from here much. Every time I go past the restaurant it looks pretty desolate, sooo.....not sure about ambiance.

Went to Fat Chris on a whim some months back. It was late and middle of the week. I thought the pizza just mid and way over priced.

Great Detroit styled pizza Easy for take out and there's a number of tables and sports on TV if you choose to eat in The crust is tender with a crisp outer texture which is great, the sauce is balanced and there's a great array of fresh toppings

The best. Chubbies are so good. Detroit style za is top tier. Friendly. Fast service. Always with a smile. Thank you.

Tried Fat Chris's as an alternative to Evanston's Union Squared. It was fine, but did not fully meet the mark for me. The pizza sauce has a unique flavor. I couldn't put my finger (taste bud?) on exactly what made it different than other pizza sauces, but there is something notable about it. Unfortunately, that was not enough to outweigh the dry corners of the pizza. The cheese and sauce did not go far enough to the edges, resulting in overcooked and bland ends of the corner pieces. Caesar salad was fine for the price, but not sure if amounted to the full 32 oz. listed on the menu. Apple strudel was tasty, though in my opinion probably $1-2 more than it was worth for the size, at least compared to local bakeries.

OK, here's the good and the bad. The good is that the margherita pizza is absolutely phenomenal. The bad is that the margherita pizza is absolutely phenomenal; because of that, I haven't been able to try anything else on the menu.

Everything over priced small portions rude Manager hangs up on you when you complain I paid $45.88 versus Detroit pizza and what was supposed to be an order of boneless chicken wings when I got was a chicken tenders about the size of a quarter dipped in wing sauce And then Smallest Pizza I've ever seen this place used to be good but it went so far downhill I'll never order from them again and the Petes is literally like 6" x 12" and it cost me $35. Duanne cost me another nine dollars and they're not even wings there like boneless chicken breast dipped in wing Sauce absolutely atrocious

Probably my favorite pizza place in Chicago. The ambiance isn't great (it's functional) but it's the perfect grab and go spot for delicious Detroit style pizza. It's dense with/ a caramelized crust. Friendly service behind the counter. It's a must try if you love a good slice!

Solid Detroit style pizza and a good introduction if you've never been to Michigan for the real deal.

Fat Chris's opened my eyes to how amazing Detroit Style Pizza can be! My brother ordered from Fat Chris's to celebrate the end of a crazy week and began telling everyone he knew how delicious it was -- including me. Not one to pass up a good food recommendation, I had to try it myself. My boyfriend and I ordered this pizza on a Friday night and we knew my brother was right after one bite! We ordered online for pickup and our pizza was ready in about an hour. We chose to go with the 8x10 - 4 slices with pepperoni on one side and ground beef on the other side and it was plenty for two. The crust is caramelized around the edges, which gave it a satisfying crunch. The cheese was also fresh and the tomato sauce unique and sweet. I dream about this pizza still. Long story short, if you're already thinking about it, do yourself a favor and buy this pizza!

If you are looking for a quick, no frills, delicious bite to eat in the area - look no further! My girlfriend and I were hunting for a last minute place to eat New Years weekend and stopped in. You order at the counter to do take out or dine-in. The dine-in area is pretty small, but it seems like they mostly do take out. You can build your own pizza (thin crust or Detroit style) or Stromboli/pizza fold for a reasonable price! Love that they have personal sized pizzas. I tell you I could sleep happily tucked into these perfectly pillowy soft garlic breadstick twists if I was that small. I have never experience dough that is so soft and fluffy. You have to order some. The Detroit style pizza was super tasty and crunchy. There weirdly seemed to be a lot of convenient parking on the side streets which was nice in the city on a Friday night. Definitely recommend for pizza and such.

Fat Chris's Detroit style pizza continues to be an excellent za! Always consistent, the delicious flavors never disappoint. This place is a real hidden gem. If you live in Andersonville and have spent money on the garbage that is Jets pizza, don't waste any more money just come to Fat Chris's for a far superior treat!

Trying to keep this short and sweet, went here a month or so ago with some of my family and enjoyed our first Detroit style pizza experience. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT. We ordered a couple pizzas, forgot what toppings we got, although the pizzas itself was extremely fresh, amazingly crispy edges, well seasoned sauce, and very crispy. It was very refreshing compared to a regular Chicago pizza experience. I believe the chef came out and checked on us as well, which was a nice touch. They also had outdoor sitting, although it seemed like most people were getting pizza to go. Highly recommend.

They're known for their Detroit style, rectangular pizza but to be honest, I've drifted away from deep dish, pan pizza, and anything that's thick like Detroit style. But why, you may ask? It's due to straight up greediness and gluttony. You see, I want to consume as much protein and veggies and cheese as possible and that means thin crust pizza!! :) And on this particular day, Foster Avenue was a bit too busy for outdoor dining so I decided to eat the pizza in the car and perhaps that enclosed space amplified the Cheesey, buttery goodness of the BBQ chicken pizza. After that first bite, I just knew I was hooked - the tangy BBQ, the chicken breast, red onions and that cheese - woah, I gotta come back for this. The other half was a traditional Italian style combo (the Goods) which was also very, very good. This place isn't too far from Jimmy's (Brooklyn style) and I would have to say that Fat Chris' has a leg up on the competition.

First time ordering from Fat Chris's. We ordered the Detroit style and it's delicious! We tried 2 personal pizza one with sausage and the other with pepperoni. The sauce on the pizza is delicious. We also tried a chubby and that didn't disappoint either.

I would not go again.The pizza is very average and the restaurant looks dirty, plus the bathrooms are not working.(isn't that a violation?) I also got bad vibes from the owner.Not good. Give it a miss.

Everyone was very nice. Food was surprisingly not good. Could have been an off day I suppose. But there are other pizza places I want to try before giving them another chance.

Hands down the best Detroit style pizza in the city. It's soo delicious!! This place is worth the trip!!

The best Detroit Style Pizza I've ever had, and that's saying a lot being born and raised in Chicago. Service is prompt and all called-in orders are ready upon pickup. The pizza was incredible, and I've had it a few times just to confirm before writing this review. It's worth a trip to try for those who want something other than deep dish or thin slice. It also takes less time to prep that style of pizza (about 20-30 mins), so if you're impatient and don't wanna spare 40-50 mins wait time for deep dish, this is it. The place appears to be under maintenance for the dine-in space, and sadly, there is no lunch buffet (as advertised or mentioned) at the time of this review. Other than that, this is a must-try spot.

My favorite type of pizza is Detroit style pizza. It's softer and less bready than Chicago style deep dish pizza. I ordered takeout driving 25 minutes from the north suburbs of Chicago. The drive was worth it. The pizza is delicious but not as good as Buddy's in Detroit. I will come back again.

A bit disappointed (but could be my fault). I went to try the best Detroit style pizza in Chicago and guess didn't know you had to specify you wanted Detroit style. I didn't know they had any other style. We ended up getting just a good ol circle pizza with triangle slices. The pizza was fine just not what I expected. I plan to go back someday and order Detroit style pizza...

I ran over to Fat Chris's for takeout during the pandemic. The staff was all masked up and I was in and out pretty quickly. If you're ordering here, you *must* get the Detroit-style pizza. It's the biggest differentiator on the menu. It's bready and thick, but doesn't quite have the crunch of a place like Jet's or Pequod's. The pizza has a very generous slather of sauce on top of the cheese, which I loved. The sauce here is quite a bit sweeter than you'll find at most pizza joints. We also picked up some Chubbies (pepperoni rolls) and I liked them, but I'm not sure I'd get them again. They tasted way better after I reheated them in a toaster oven so the cheese was melty. I'm not sure they're worth $2/roll. I imagine the pizza tastes incredible straight out of the oven. It didn't hold it's temp very well on my 20 minute drive home. The simple originality of the Detroit style with the extra sauce slather is worth a visit. I'm a fan of anyone who breaks out of the box with pizza.

Delicioso! Fast! Generous toppings A medium size pizza goes a long way, especially if you do the deep dish model.

This review is simply for their remarkable "Chubbies". Aka "Pepperoni Roll". As describe on their menu "Pepperoni, mozzarella, and provolone, carefully rolled into our hand-tossed dough, and baked to perfection." So allow me to elaborate, this is a amazing invention of delectable and flavorful thin hand tossed dough, that has pepperoni, mozzarella and provolone rolled into this fine dough and baked to ultimate fresh rolled pizza! No they are not 'stuffed', it's rolled. So you can taste the wonderful overlapping flavors and crunch of the perfectly baked dough. I think the may slater it with parmesan after it's out of the oven. They are really good. Get your chubbies now! Don't forget the ranch and marinara sauce, it's really good with it too. I have not tried their pizza but my family had it and like it too.

The bathrooms have been out of order for months and months, basically to stop the huge amount of delivery drivers from using their bathroom. This results in many, many delivery drivers using the homes (yards), driveways and alleys to urinate and defecate. Hand washing or any form of sanitation is not possible at all. Check the brown streak on your pizza box next time it is delivered.

Excellent pizza (as always). We are serious repeat orderers! The chubbies are THE BEST - you cannot go wrong there, and the garlic cheese bread is perfectly seasoned and delicious. The go-to for Detroit-style pizza!

What a nightmare. Called ahead asked if they had slices of Detroit style. The girl who answered said yes. So I go in she says no detroit style slices. So I order a regular slice to go since the pies are too big for one person and a fountain drink. Then she says "Oh we don't have to go cups" I'm thinking then why would you ring me up knowing this if I am ordering to go? So we have to get a Manager to refund the card. Anyway it's taking now 15 mins for a single slice and I have to leave so I say "I can just take it it doesn't matter if it's fully heated" She says "I'll bring it out when it's ready" and I was like "I'm saying it doesn't have to be heated I'm headed home" and the hippy dippy says to me it's a health code violation to take it it out of the oven once it's in. I'm like it's pizza and just cheese? she said they are made from scratch. Which totally sounds like she made it up. She comes our hands me the slice I say thank you she gives me a death glare I say thank you again and nothing. Wont go back here. The pizza wasn't good and the attitude even worse. Coming from strong Detroit ties this was a total let down and put me in a bad mood.

@fatchrispizza bathrooms closed wait staff unable to make root beer floats for a black male. Seems like a great place for me not to ever spend money. Only my twins birthday is the reason they'll eat here. They told my wife that the staff misunderstood. That they weren't supposed to tell me the couldn't make floats. They were supposed to say they didn't have lids. And the bathrooms are open for customers, the signs are for grub hub, etc drivers.

We were referred to this pizza restaurant by a friend that eats gluten free. We were hesitant to try a "Detroit style" pizza, but tried one. Wow! Yum! We have already been back for another last night now! Very chewy, crispy combo of delicious sauce and crust with toppings. A different take on the standard pizza and good. Workers are friendly and upbeat. Nice find in a city of pizzas everywhere.

Good pizza if you can get your order delivered to you correctly and for this I take off 2 stars because it's a big deal, especially if delivery order is done wrong twice in same night. Example: Ordered with credit card for (delivery with tip added) a large mushroom and sausage pizza with extra sauce and 2 liter of soda and bbq wings...Delivery person then tells me they will give me a ring when nearby so I can come down and get order from my foyer...Cool. After waiting 2 hours for phone to ring or maybe a text I go downstairs into foyer to investigate and find pizza,wings,soda all laying on the cold ground in outside foyer with people walking and stepping all over my now ice cold food...I call for refund and they tell me sorry and will send out the same order again but this time they will call for sure and give me a heads up to come down...Cool I wait another hour and 45 minutes and nothing....So I open my apartment door to go check foyer again and this time instead of foyer it's at my door step just sitting on the floor ice cold again...They didn't even knock on door to let me know they were placing it there...lol I'm done ordering delivery here for good...If I can't pick it up myself and check order then no way And oh yeah no extra sauce was put on either ice cold pizza...lol...I'm done.

I really wanted this place to be great because it's in my neighborhood and I love Detroit style pizza, but it just missed the mark. The sauce was way too sweet. I'll give it another shot because I really want to love it and will update the review accordingly.

**Vegetarian Friendly** Yummy pizza!! I love that they have options for everyone from Hand-Tossed to Detroit Style Deep Dish to Calzones. Service was quick and courteous. I would definitely be back! PS: They deliver off almost every third party app too!

For me it's the best Detroit style I've had in Chicago. I had just cheese. The sauce is perfect for Detroit style and they don't skimp like some do with this kind of za, though I ordered extra sauce anyway- good for the crust. I also ordered the cinnamon sugar bread dessert. When I opened that box I noticed no icing and almost worried, but when I took a bite I realized why. Wowwy. I would be fat(ter) too if I could make pizza and desserts like this. Thank god Grubhub delivers them to where I am, as I don't think that was always the case. If Chris had a locay in the Wicker Park/Bucktown area he would absolutely kill it, jussayin.

Decent pizza. First time trying Detroit style pizza. Not entirely a fan but willing to try other variations at new locations too. Overall the Chubby with marinara sauce was great. The pizza was good too but I think I prefer the taste of the sauce cooked under the cheese and toppings. Nonetheless good food

Dangerously Delicious. Cheesey sticks is a must. It's garlic break with loads of cheese. Burnt cheese crust adds a layer of crunch to the fluffy garlicky bread and is topped with gooey melted cheese. If you have giardiniera at home... putting a bit spread on top then dip in that marinara sauce, heavenly lol Their pizza is delicious too. Like i am mad i didn't order from Fat Chris's earlier

Wife wanted Fat Chris pizza. Ordered an eight square Detroit style pepperoni for carry out. If Calo had an italian son who grew up in Michigan this would be him. She likes the D. It's heavy. Full meal boy. Mwah. Support Fat Chris.

Oh. My. Gawd. I have been a disappointment to all my friends my entire life because I don't particularly like pizza. I just think it's kind of meh and totally not worth the calories. That is, until today. This pizza is amazing. Ah-maz-ing. The Stromboli and the Motor City sticks are also excellent. I am now a convert. I love pizza, as long as it's pizza from this place.

A friend told me this place was really good!! Man, were they RIGHT!!! I have ordered this Detroit Style pizza; 5+ times since then! I crave this pizza!!! The chubbies are bomb too!! I gotta try the Stromboli next time I order. Not many places in Chicago have Stromboli or Detroit Style Pizza. I got my whole office to order Fat Chris's and everyone LOVED the pizza! I never had great Detroit style pizza before this!! Wow!! Fat Chris's is special!!! Keep up the amazing pizza pie making!! My wife likes her Detroit style pizza with the sauce on the side.

I was not expecting Fat Chris's to be this good. I mean this in the most complimentary way, but it reminds me of a better version of Jet's Pizza. This is Detroit Style pan pizza. ..soft thick doughy crust, buttery layer of rich cheesiness with a generous ladle of fairly sweet sauce on top. The best part may be the crisp "Pequod-esk" perimeter. A small comes with four slices and is enough satisfy two moderately hungry adults. They have thin crust, but that's not their strength. I almost ordered wings too, but they didn't look appetizing. Glad I passed. .. they're possibly the frozen Tyson variety. This and the high price cost them a star. I'll definitely be back. I suggest trying if you're in the area and don't mind a thick crust.

Ordered via Ubereats on a Sunday evening. The best part of the meal was the cheesy bread, sufficiently cheesy and served with great ranch. The thin crust pizza really felt like it was a frozen pizza, I'm pretty confident the "dough" was a pre made frozen pizza crust that the toppings were added onto. The ends were burnt and the crust was bland. The toppings were not what we ordered but, things happen, not a critical error (unless you have an allergy). Was excited to try the Detroit style, as my husband has a new love for Detroit style pizza. Unfortunately, the crust was hardly thick enough to qualify as Detroit, it was similarly over cooked and lacked flavor. A much better option for this style pizza would be Pauly Gees. While we were excited to try something new, this experience fell short. In a city with tons of pizza options, it's not worth wasting a great meal on a sub-par product. If you're in a pinch and need pizza, this will do, but if you want a good, satisfying meal, move on to your next option.

Ordered delivery. 2.5 stars in my opinion. Felt like pizza was too saucy and salty. Didn't rely enough on the ingredients and crust. Got the Italian beef Stromboli. It didn't have a lot of flavor, couldn't really taste the cheese. Cheese bread sticks were fine, wish maybe there was some garlic or possibly added flavoring than just cheese melted on crust. Deep dish was pepperoni and sausage. As you can tell from the picture there is a sauce poured on top. I'm not a fan, I prefer to taste the ingredients and toppings on my deep dish. Sauce overkill for me. The chubbie was my favorite thing. It is almost like pepperoni and cheese wrapped in a croissant.

I'm convinced that anyone who doesn't like the pizza here has never had or simply doesn't like Detroit style pizza (which is fine - but don't order it and complain if you don't like it. Detroit pizza is made with Wisconsin brick cheese, which isn't like most other pizza cheeses.). It's like going to a NY style pizza place and complaining the crust isn't thick enough. This is one of the best pizzas I've ever had - and the ranch + marinara with the (heavenly) garlic bread is obviously homemade and a great texture. My only regret is my pitifully small stomach. Ordered through Toast and it arrived fresh + hot.

Had a family member order from here for delivery and wasn't notified it had been switched to a pick-up order until I called and realized there was a huge delay. They said the delivery system was turned off and they had the nerve to say we either have to pick up or we'll be charged 50%! For a mistake THEY made? And they also tried to say that issue never happened after getting told by someone that it just did... I understand mistakes happen but they didn't even apologize and even said we'd be charged for their mistake? Worst service ever. Edit: your response below is just petty. We know what happened and know what we put through for delivery and saw a charge for it as well. Unfortunately, the order got switched for pickup without getting notified before we were able to prove that. Whatever. I'm the last person to hate on a small business but your service was extremely disappointing. Didn't mention the 15% Bc we originally wanted a refund but thanks

It is good! I just went for the first time today and said where have you been all my life. Will be back soon. Pizza by the slice is a deal

We stopped in tonight for dinner. Honestly wasn't expecting much based on photos from a friend on Facebook, with a big roll of brown paper towels on the table, but gotta say I was pleasantly surprised. This is a no frills place....you order at the counter, it's BOYB and there are brown paper towels on the table (the kind you see in a bathroom dispenser). That aside, the food is pretty good. We ordered the Detroit style pizza, Chubbies (Pepperoni Rolls) and a Pizza Turnover. Gotta say that when I saw Chubbies on the menu, the first thing that came to mind was something of a sexual nature, then mini pizza rolls. Wrong on both accounts. The Chubbies were actually big ass rolls filled with meat and cheese, covered in garlic. We got the 6 to an order and only ate three between the 3 of us. The pizza was very good as well. We got "The Goods", Detroit style (cheese, red sauce, pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, black olives, and banana peppers). For those you who don't know what that is, the pizza has a crust that is extra thick, yet super-crispy on the bottom. And it is square shaped. In the days when I got this in the Motor City, these pizzas were cooked in industrial metal square pans that were used to hold metal parts. Not sure if they are doing this here, but Fat Chris has gotten the crust right. The crust is chewy and crunchy at the same time. Also the sauce is on the top and I love it! The turnover was nice too...I didn't get it but had a taste of my daughter's. She got pepperoni and brisket. I love the fact that Fat Chris let's you pick your toppings for the turnover. Next time, I think I will get one with brisket, green peppers and onions. Noticed that there were quite a few delivery guys in the joint, so I am thinking that they are going to make their business on take out. Also wanted to point out they they do a lunch buffet...not sure if it is every day or Mon-Fri, but it is $11 (all you can eat pizza, salad and fountain drink), kids 6-11 are $6 and 5 and under eat free. We had plenty of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. They have desserts but didn't get to try those....next time. Also please get some real paper napkins. Next time I will be bringing my own.