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Ach-N-Lou's Pizza Pub
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 2 pm
Mon-Thu 4 pm - 10 pm
Fri 4 pm - 11 pm
Sat 11:30 am - 11 pm
Sun 12 pm - 10 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
27 reviews for Ach-N-Lou's Pizza Pub
Review Highlights
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"Not bad, but not the best thin crust I've ever had." In 3 reviews -
"...they have Green River and DOG N SUDS Root Beer in bottles." In 4 reviews
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"The sausage and cheese pizza was so ooey gooey." In 3 reviews
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27 reviews in English
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Review from Cindy F.
Aurora, IL
1/2/2012
Fantastic pizza with loads of toppings and plenty of cheese for a super reasonable price. Their largest, most loaded thin pizza is under $20! Definitely a no frills place, you walk to the bar to order and pick up but that's probably how they keep the prices low. The kitchen is in full view and looks very clean and efficient. This is an old fashioned pizza place, with a cozy, neighborhood feel even though it's in a strip mall near I-88. Looks like the customers are primarily locals and local folk always know where the best food is.
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Review from John P.
Hinckley, IL
4/16/2012
Great pizza..complacent management leaves you without any response or acknowledgement to any requests. Also...great deals on premade, frozen pizzas... these are hit and miss though, because sometimes the meat is rotten, having been out all day (i assume). When its right, its awesome.
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Review from Brian S.
Sugar Grove, IL
4/5/2012
Best thin crust pizza in the area, hands down!
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Review from Jason P.
Chicago, IL
7/1/2011
One of my favorite places for thin crust pizza, but be sure to eat it in the restaurant, because it's not as good if you pick it up and eat it at home. Their sauce is unlike any pizza sauce I've ever tasted. It's a bit on the sweet side, but that's part of what makes it so fantastic. The crust is also unlike any I've ever had anywhere else. It's definitely thin, but not paper thin like a flatbread crust. It also holds up well (not soggy or floppy), but it's not crispy. It's perfectly chewy yet firm. You won't be disappointed.
I typically order cheese, sausage and mushroom or cheese, pepperoni and mushroom. Those ingredients are excellent. They use fresh mushrooms (not canned mushrooms like some places use). I've not tried their other ingredients. Also, the cheese they use is fresh and fantastic.
Whenever I'm out the Chicago Prime Outlets at the corner of I-88 and Farnsworth in Aurora, I call Ach & Lous about 1/2 hour before I'm done shopping to order my pizza. Then when I get to the restaurant, it's usually
read in a few minutes.
They do serve beer and wine and have two large dining rooms. They have both booths, regular tables, high tables, and a small bar. It's a unique family owned and operated pizza shop. -
Review from Tiffy S.
Oak Park, IL
2/26/2012
Late review, but gotta do it.....This place is nothing close to great pizza. Sauce and sausage taste very bland. Gross! Owners attitude suck too.
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Review from Karolyn S.
Chicago, IL
12/11/2011
Every time I'm out near Aurora, this is where I go. Used to go in high school years and years ago, and it's still great. Sausage, green pepper, and onion 10 inch is where it's at. And it's all for me. I take some home for later. Cheese bread=delicious. Fresh toppings, great sauce, great staff. I love Ach N Lou's.
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Review from Pat E.
3/6/2011
My uncle had his 50th bday party here, invited our softball team. He has a joke, when he dies, he wants a pizza from Ach N Lou's, and when everyone pays their last respects, they take a slice.
Really solid thin pizza! Fresh toppings as well! Hole in the wall place, have separate party room and a dining room. Would go again!Listed in: PIzza around 630
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Review from Princila M.
Cook, IL
3/5/2012
This place is GROSS! What is wrong with people? We stopped here because we were in the area (we live in Chicago) and were surprised by the rude counter service. I don't mind picking up my food but the service was just rude. The kitchen is in plain sight and it was dirty. The sauce is very bland and overly sweet. The quality of the cheese... Rubbery in texture, very low quality mozzarella. We ordered their house salad. We received packaged croutons and packaged salad dressing? Ridiculous. Horrible place, glad I don't live anywhere near it!
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Review from Grant T.
Irvine, CA
10/30/2011
Great little pizza place. We were driving home for Chicago when we stopped here. Great food, good prices, and large enough for groups.
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Review from Matthew W.
Aurora, IL
12/7/2009
Ordered a large cheese and large cheese and sausage just before 6 pm on a Sunday night......told wait would be 30 minutes......showed at 6:30 and there were 4-5 people in front of me....the dining room with the picnic tables was completely empty.....and got the pizza's about 6:40.
When I got home and opened them they were GREAT, perfect temperature, and no problems on the drive home.
I did get a beef for my dad, and it was VERY DRY -- tons of beef but way too dry to eat. He took 1/2 the beef off the sandwich.
Love this place for pick-up or to eat in.
Total - $31.08 for the two pizzas (they forgot the beef and I paid $5.75 or so for that) -
Review from Angel S.
Bartlett, IL
3/26/2009 3 Check-ins Here
I've been a customer for about 15 years. It's great pizza and sandwiches are also good. Not a place to go if you like to be waited on. It is a bit self-service with ordering and picking up at the same counter.
It doesn't matter, its all good. -
Review from Alanna K.
Sugar Grove, IL
2/23/2009
I went here for the first time this past weekend. I always remember driving past it when going to the outlet mall, but I never think to stop there. It's located in a mini strip mall. I didn't think the inside would be as big as it was. The place was pretty crowded, and most of them were locals because I remember seeing them from my job.
Anyways, a bunch of us were celebrating a friends birthday, and we got there just in time to nab 3 tables. This pizza place is one of those where you go to the counter and place/pay for your order, and then they call your name to come get it. A couple of people got the veggie pizza, and the others got a cheese and sausage pizza. I'm not a huge fan of thin crust, but I really liked this one. They also offer an ultra thin crust, which I'm assuming is more like the crackery version kind of crust. The pizza was DELISH! One of my friends told me that they use 100% real mozzarella cheese and such...boy was she right! The sausage and cheese pizza was so ooey gooey! And their actual sausage was good too. You know how sometimes sausage at pizza places can taste like poo in your mouth, or have too many fennel (sp?) seeds.
So I guess to sum it up, it's a great place to have a good ol' pizza and beer....or pop...or h2o. -
Review from Mick B.
7/13/2010
I discovered great pizza and more at Ach-N-Lou's.
As others have noted- it's an old school pizza "joint" with "nothing fancy" decor, just good food and drink.
The dining area is much larger than you might expect and groups can be accommodated with ease.
I haven't tried one but their "Taco Pizza" looks fantastic. Next time I will order it for sure.
Prepare for a bit of a wait and also to serve yourself for the most part, nothing wrong with that, just be aware. A tip is to call in your order in advance- it cuts down on the wait time if you want to have your pizza ready sooner. -
Review from Brian G.
Aurora, IL
2/9/2010
So good we had our wedding rehearsal dinner here! Why go to some place fancy when you can pig out on awesome pizza and pichers of beer? Of course, the wedding was fancy - but the rehearsal does not have to be. If you want a real community experience, go to Ach-N-Lou's.
The counter service is always fast and good - they know you by your first name if you're a regular. It's nice to be able to see the kitchen in full swing too - just makes it more original.
The pizza is always piping hot - becareful, but that makes it sooooo good.
The place is ALWAYS crowded! Never expect to be there by yourself - plan ahead and grab the tables before they're gone.
Only mistake Ach-N-Lou's made was to replace the wooden picnic tables in the back with plastic picnic tables.
Ach-N-Lou's perfecet for any event, get together, or just family experience. -
Review from Danielle S.
Aurora, IL
2/3/2009
All I have to say is I'm a fan of pizza that you can take home in a bag (if anyone has been there they know what I mean!) or in other words they don't put it in a box. Anyways, the pizza is good,and its a got a very cute family owned feel . You can tell this place has been around for a long time and has the regular customers to prove it. Plus they serve pop in pitchers. I love that!!
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Review from Sarah E.
Aurora, IL
9/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
Love this local place. Take and bake is great for winter (I don't use oven in summer). Beware of molten bbq sauce if you get the bbq chicken.
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Review from Ruperto R.
Peoria, IL
3/8/2010
I went here for the first time and I love the pizza! Its a cool little place to go and hang out and talk and eat great pizza. Im a fan of great pizza and this one is very good. I dont know what else to say but to go and try it for yourself.
Listed in: Mi Gusto
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Review from Scott M.
Naperville, IL
8/24/2010 1 Check-in Here
I've been here a few times with mixed experiences ranging from 'good' to 'Great' . The last I was here was the only time I wasn't impressed with the Pizza. For some reason it tasted bland and almost like it had been frozen. The staff is usually nice, although once, the woman taking my order seemed impatient and bored; maybe it her off day. I've certainly had my share of those. I must say that the buffalo wings are some of the best I've had! Tender and Juice with just the right kick, I could enjoy the wings with no ranch or blue cheese dipping sauce, which is a very good thing! My only want is for pizza to be a little more consistent and to have fountain drinks vs. canned. But, hey, it's a little family owned pizza joint who are more concerned with serving awesome pizza rather than aesthetics and mood lighting, which I am very okay with!
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Review from Jojo F.
3/2/2009
Bleh. I can't believe I wasted calories on this. Heheh. My husband ordered a deep dish spinach and cheese pizza from Ach's this past Saturday. I was cravin' honest pizza that night. Bad choice. First, the pizza was not deep dish. Cheese on the bottom, sauce on top, guys. Get it right. It was like gooey dough with a cardboard crust. Next. The pizza had spinach, mushrooms and (gasp!) bacon!? WTF? Like a surgeon, I picked the globs of flippin' bacon off. Gag. Gag twice. I managed to eat the pizza slices, yes 2 pieces. I was hungry. I became cranky. My chest hurt from the experience. My husband was fine with it. I could care less for this pizza.
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Review from Len W.
Oswego, IL
3/10/2010
Not bad, but not the best thin crust I've ever had. Prices are decent, and the service was nice. Best part for me was that they have Green River and DOG N SUDS Root Beer in bottles. I'll go back if I'm in the neighborhood, but I doubt I'd ever make a special trip there.
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Review from Bill C.
Aurora, IL
9/30/2006
Very good pizza, and yes, it's completely non-smoking.
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Review from Mike M.
Aurora, IL
4/24/2009
My family and I used to go here all the time until we found Gario's Pizza on Montgomery Rd. They are both great places.
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Review from Jeff F.
Aurora, IL
2/6/2009
Pizza is great! and that is what this place is, a pizza joint. They have some other menu options but I have tried and won't try again. I have lived in the Chicago area my entire life and this is the greatest thin crust pizza around. Stick with the pizza and a pitcher of beer, and you can't go wrong.
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Review from Carol B.
Aurora, IL
9/7/2010
the pizza is good, but nothing special. this place is jam-packed all the time, but i don't know what all the fuss is about. perhaps they all know something i don't know.
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Review from Mike C.
Aurora, IL
8/7/2011
Ach-N-Lou's is a staple on my go to pizzza joints. It's nothing fancy but is much bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside. They get really packed on weekends but there is additional parking and entrance in the rear. It's located in a strip mall which shouldn't be a deterrent if you're thinking about stopping by. The ordering system may be a little strange if you've never been here before. There is no wait staff. Basically, you go up to the register and put your order in, drinks are either in the cooler or you can get pitchers of beer or soda, then they call your order over the loud speaker for you to pick up at the counter. Like I said, it gets busy on the weekends and there is no wait staff so sometimes it can be hard finding a table but we've never had a problem yet. The other food and sandwiches they offer is ok, but we come here for the pizza. They have a nice sauce which is a little on the sweet side, which I think is delicious. They also load up on the cheese so there's no need to ask for extra cheese unless you really like a ton on your pizza.
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Review from dick w.
Batavia, IL
3/20/2011
I don't know what it is about all these glowing reviews this place is getting. I fell for them. All of them. I wanted to like it, I really did. I was sick and tired of every suburban pizza place disappointing me by being a Rosatti's or tasting like it. I hoped this would be my pizza place. This place fell dreadfully short of any reasonable expectation. First of all my pizza not only didn't wow me, but it became more of a commitment or a matter of principle to eat it. It was after all, my dinner for that evening. The crust was like cardboard and the items on the pizza were wet and didn't taste fresh. It was like they took the pizza out of a freezer and baked it for me. If I wanted that, I would have paid $2 for a Tombstone. That reminds me, the pizza was pricy. I'm not against pricy pizza, so long as it tastes good. I prefer Pizza Now! or Papa John's, or even Domino's, so much as it pains me to say so. As bad as the pizza was, it was nothing compared to the wings. In the spirit of full disclosure, I consider myself as sort of a buffalo wing aficionado. Growing up about an hour outside of Buffalo, NY, I know what a buffalo wing should taste like. I know how they should be cooked. I might be a bit of a wing snob, yes, but I gave the wings here a chance. I asked a battle-worn lady behind the counter who talked to people like she owned or at least ran the place if their wings were any good. She assured me, yes. I should have asked if they were fried, but who asks if buffalo wings are fried? That's the only way they are made. The only debate about a buffalo wing is whether or not they are breaded, I got my pizza and wings to go or else I would have sent the wings back. When I got home I realized that they were not only baked, but I'm not sure if they were even cooked all the way. The skin was still loose and fatty, the chicken hot and slimy. There wasn't even enough sauce on them to coat. I choked down one and thought I had better try and eat another one to try and get my money's worth. Big mistake. Ach-N-Lou's is a complete waste of time, that is, unless you enjoy hot, wet, circles of garbage and soggy baked wings with skimpy sauce.
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Review from patrick s.
Yorkville, IL
2/4/2009
awesome pizza, i would recommend their bacon, onion, and garlic 'za. a little on the expensive side, but you get what you pay for.
