Old Chicago Pizza

We love coming to Ol Chicagos Pizza. Some people might say, pizza it's too thick. Others say it's a great place to eat pizza.
My thoughts, I love it. Love the deep dish combination. Lots of meat, veggies, and cheese. If you don't like deep dish, get a regular pizza. Either way, you will be eating a delicious non-oily pizza.
They have a variety of beers, wines, and regular non alcoholic beverages. Of course, it's a bit noisy, it's a family place! Family and kids enjoy coming here and you should also!
If the place is not too busy, pizza order is about 15-20. Course if the restaurant is busy, be patient. You did just order pizza.
The building has a lot of history, so next time you are in, take a look at the menu and check out the history of the building you are sitting in that's written on the menu. Might be surprised by a few things
Oh, BTW there's plenty of street parking. Might have to walk a bit but guess what, you do happen to be in downtown Petaluma. A historic place. So enjoy your walk and your pizza!

Located on the top floor above the Christmas shop, there were about 4 other tables when we arrived on a Monday night. We were debating on which size pizza to get and whether we wanted to grab any drinks or sides. The beers they had on tap were just IPAs , which didn't really intrigue me at that time. We ended up ordering 2 sangrias ($8/ per pint size over ice). We are both fans of sangria and surprisingly this one was pretty good. It was the Beso Del Sol Red Sangria topped with an orange slice. It is a tad on the sweeter side, but sangrias are usually sweeter anyways, plus the ice helped tone it down a little bit. I would order this again, and I even went online to see where you could purchase it and it seems like it is very limited just a few places :/

For the food, we ended getting a medium deep dish pizza with mushrooms, bell peppers, onion and sausage ($31.35). We were considering a small earlier but since we got sangrias we figured why not get a bigger pizza. The server did try to get us to consider getting an appetizer or salad since the deep dish was going to take 25 minutes but we were okay with just sipping on our drinks and waiting. When the pizza arrived we were ready to dig in!

Before I could take a photo of the full pizza, the server already took the pizza server tool to help place our pizza slice on a plate. On the table there were the standard red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. She asked if we wanted any ranch on the side which I opted for. The side of Ranch was not listed on their menu so when she offered it I did not know they even had it. When the bill came, I did notice they charge $1 for each side of ranch so FYI there.

The pizza was overflowing with all the toppings (I can see why they say try to limit to less toppings on their menu). When the server placed the slice on the plate, the cheese was being pulled all over, the sign of a good deep dish pizza. The pizza felt light and heavy at the same time. The toppings with the cheese made it heavy, but the pizza dough was lighter. The crust had the crunch but not so hard that it was difficult to bite down on. I may opt for one less topping next time in hopes of getting more mushroom on it :)

Overall, we enjoyed our drinks and food and would definitely come back and dine again. This pizza joint is definitely a chill place to just come by and have a slice of pizza after a long day. Parking wasn't too difficult to find on a Monday, but unsure how it would be on other days.

The pizza and service was awesome. Definitely one of the best Chicago style pizza's I've ever head on the West Coast. Try the Ranch Dressing as well....we loved it.

In addition to the pizza, we also enjoyed the Pesto Bread immensely!

If you're in the area, DO NOT MISS A CHANCE TO TRY THIS PLACE!

Excellent pizza with wonderful service. Would definitely go back. It got busy fast and now we know why. I love that you can choose from 7 toppings.

Old chicago has the best deep dish in the bay area! I've tried a few other locations and will say without hesitation that this is the best.

My friend and I came in on a Thursday evening. It was a bit busy, but we were quickly seated. We ordered a side salad (not pictured) and deep dish cheese pizza. We also got a few sides of ranch for our pizza.

The salad came out pretty quickly and the vegetables tasted fresh and crispy. There was nothing special about the salad but it was a good appetizer for the cheesy pizza. The pizzas here take longer to bake, so don't come in expecting it to be ready right away. The tables have a holder for the pizza and there is a candle in the center to keep your pizza warm. The waitress serves you your first slice which is very sweet.

Everything about the pizzas here is delicious! The crust is super flaky and not too thick. I've never had the crust here be undercooked or over cooked which deep dish is more prone to. The sauce is very flavorful and I find that it's slightly more chunky than at other places which i love. The cheese is stretchy, melty, and abundant. Their ranch tastes like it's made in house and pairs very well with the pizza! I definitely recommend stopping by!

Disclaimer: I'm not someone who likes deep dish pizza and my only experience with it is Zachary's and a famous pizza place in Chicago (sorry, I can't remember the name).

Summary: I'd bring friends here. I recommend this place.

Anyway with that said, I enjoyed my food. We ordered a garlic bread and a large deep dish - half Hawaiian (Canadian ham and pineapples) and the other half with bell pepper, mushrooms, olives, lots of pepperoni.

I did not like the Hawaiian side - pineapples were good but what I did not like is the lack of meat (maybe my slice didn't have enough or it was probably just drowning from sauce) and over saturation of sauce. Overall, I did not think the pineapple was a good topping for that pizza. I didn't bother finishing that slice.

On the other hand, I enjoyed the other half. For some reason, I did not have that over saturation of sauce issue. It was rather perfect! I could taste all the toppings and there was good amount of meat. Oh and did I mention already, that pizza was oozing mozzarella.

Another issue that ruined the experience a little bit is the knife - mine was dull. So I had difficulty cutting my slice. It was difficult enough that my friend mentioned it to me at the end how he saw me struggling. (Note: I did not tell him about the knife, I thought I could work with it without looking helpless.)

The garlic bread, I'd order it again. Soft and moist bread. Enough garlic. Warm. I would eat it with pasta. I had to control myself from eating it otherwise I would have been full by the time the pizza came.

Our server is great! Sadly, I did not get her name. The only thing I'd recommend for all servers if this is not the practice already - is to inform especially new timers, as we informed her as our case, they charge for sauces like ranch, blue cheese, etc. Had I known that was the case, I would have informed her I don't need one. In fact we did not even finish one container, since I don't use ranch. Such a waste.

A teabag is $3.50?! That's insane! Common! They offer beers and wine both white and red.

The place is located on the second floor. Stairs are right outside Fantasia boutique. You won't miss the access to the stairs as it's by the walkway. I would describe the place as diner type of place - good for families. Relaxed vibe.

I've actually been to Chicago and tried two random pizzerias in downtown Chicago, but none of them were even in great comparison to the pizza I had here in Petaluma!! Sad story, but true! I've always heard about how amazing "Chicago pizza" is and I love sauce, but both places I went to while in Chicago we're kind of bland. Maybe they switched chefs or something?!

Anyways, this place was freaking amazing!! The server was incredibly friendly and helpful since I couldn't Decide what I wanted and I was able to change my order to make my half of the pizza a different version of the vegetarian since my boyfriend wanted a combo pizza with all the meat. Lol.

The ambience is very dark and reminded me of an old fashion speakeasy, but I really liked the atmosphere. Everybody seem to be laughing and having a great time! I really like the old Timey windows and how old-fashioned the building itself is also!! I did find the restrooms down the hall, a bit scary, since the hallway reminded me of that one scene out of the shining, but my boyfriend walked with me just in case. Lol I've seen too many late-night movies! I will definitely be going back here again And I could only eat two pieces and I felt stuffed!! I believe we got a medium and took the rest home and I ate the other pieces over the next three days but one piece is good enough as a meal!! At least for me! Hee

I got a small cheese chicago deep dish and it was one of the best pizzas I have had in a while. Additionally the service was great and the food came quick. Also liked the vibe and location.

The pizza was great, but the server ignored us. We ordered a small pizza, large salad and we both had water. The server tried to upsell us, but this was going to be enough food for the 2 of us, and we didn't want alcohol. Once the server figured out that the tab was going to be small, we had a hard time getting service from her.

When the pizza came (it takes a while to cook, be patient) she served us and after asking if we needed anything else, it was the last we saw her.

We were able to get refill on our water from another server. When we tried to flag down our server again, she avoided eye contact. We asked the host to let our server know we needed more water. We saw him talk to her, and she still didn't respond to us.

We even had to get the manager to get us our bill so we could leave!

Other wait staff seemed to be attentive to their tables, so it isn't a problem with the restaurant as a whole. But it was off putting.

Went here last night with my GF. I had been here many years ago, for some good deep dish pizza. Happy to know the quality is still great.

The ambiance was full of couples and families. Its a great spot for a nice casual date. The place is lightly themed with an old school Chicago vibe. Nothing overwhelming. Which is good.

For an appetizer we got the garlic loaf which was surprisingly toasted just to our liking and very soft on the inside. It was delicious.

Our deep dish pizza was pepperoni and red onion. Just a heads up it does take 25min-30min for the pizza to be ready, but it is well worth the wait. You can taste the high quality ingredients as well. I love that flavor in every variation of deep dish they have here.

Waiters were polite and kind. They checked in often and did their job, so no complaints there.

Will definitely come back again!