Gulo’s Pizza Paddle

You can’t beat a slice of pizza this good for $ 1 on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Really yummy! They were playing Step Brothers on the tv when I went in last week. Personally, I found it hilarious but I can see some mothers and small children not being so amused so fair warning on the atmosphere. However, the pizza is great! The service was good too, no complaints! Small place, good for a quick bite.

Pretty solid Chicago style thin pizza, with a nice crisp crust.
We had garlic, sausage, pineapple.
The sausage was very unique, had almost a cinnamon taste.
Definitely a carry out place, NOT a dine in type place, although they have
seating if you need to dine in.

The food is great!!! Had multiple items from the menu, and all were above expectations. Prices are the best around. Pizza paddle is definately a diamond in the rough.

It’s probably been about 10 years since I last went to Gulo’s — they were even in another shop in the same strip mall at the time. I recall that the pizza I had that evening had tortilla thin crust which was slightly burnt. My feeling at the time was that with all the great pizza places in the area, why go back to this one.
Well a decade later, I decided to give them another shot. Ordered my usual cheese and sausage pizza — a large (which always leaves me leftovers for a few more meals. The total was $ 11.10 for a 16″ pizza — pretty reasonable to me.
So over to pick it up and get it home. Looking it over, there’s a good amount of sausage on the pizza as well as cheese. The crust is still thin, but not the «tortilla thinness» that I experienced the first time. Nicely cooked — not burnt. And some pretty decent flavor.
Glad I gave them a second try. I still give the nod to Tortorice’s for thin crust in the area, but Gulo’s will be worthy of future business as well.

The Good: The thin crust pizza had a very good crisp bottom
The Bad: Not a real sit down place (which is absolutely fine), the location in the strip mall is about 50 – 60 paces away from the nearest parking spot, which is absolutely a first world problem for a carry out pizza joint.
The Ugly: Really cheesy, and I’m a person that absolutely loves cheese! But their cheese was laid on a bit too thick where if you don’t make sure it’s 100% cut through you’ll pull the cheese right off your slice. Burnt edges, very very bad mistake when I have to throw out all my crust! Not enough sauce! I read a lot of reviews where they commented on the sauce I wish I got to have some with my pizza.
Gulo’s, oh how I wanted to love you so much. I was yearning to find a hole in the wall pizza joint within a short drive from my place. I heard about how good the pizza was from a soldier getting deployed on his second tour in Afghanistan. He told me how he’s run into some Chicago Bears players picking up pizza from Gulo’s.
Yet when I opened the box and took a bite, I didn’t find anything about the pizza that makes it stand out over the dozens of other small pizza shops around the NW suburbs.
You will find a place in my heart and stomach somewhere between Burt’s Place and Sarpino’s. Maybe our first experience wasn’t the best, but it will probably be my last.

I get pizza hear ALL the time! Besides Lou Malnati’s this is definitely my number one choice. If you call in and get a pizza with one topping, mention that you want their $ 10.99 large special to save some cash. I usually go half pepperoni and half mushroom — but sometimes I feel like mixing it up a bit. I’m sure some day I’ll get to try all of their different toppings.

Very bland. I gave this place shot because it was the only non-​chain I could find in the area that was open before 4pm. I’ve had much better. The crust was very bland and the cheese wasn’t really anything to write about. If you know of a good non-​chain pizza place around Arlington Heights that delivers during the day, let me know. The search continues…

Great thin pizza. The crust was good but I think the sauce is what really did it for me.

This place is best for delivery as the location they’re in is nothing special. You get more atmosphere at Chucky Cheese.
But their pizza is to DIE FOR. Thin crust, double dough… either one is amazing. And the sausage is really good too.
Fast delivery, the delivery guy is really nice… I think he knows us, we order more often than I like to admit.

We’ve gone here forever. I just ordered 6 pizzas for my daughter’s birthday. Not the greatest pizza, I save that honor for Malnati’s but the Paddle is closest to the house and cheaper all around.

Gulo’s is a place I passed by for over a year — located in a strip mall — totally uneventful — it’s carry-​out. They have a couple of tables, but it’s got ZERO atmosphere — so I’ll call it carry-​out.
I finally noticed it — through those Entertainment coupon books, I figured — it’s a ½ price pizza — so it’s low-​risk.
The owner at the time… not sure if they’ve sold the place, but the pizza remains just as good — anyway… the owner told me — «are you new to the area?»
Apparently he has a lot of loyal clientele… he said, «Try a pizza and if you don’t like it — I’ll give you your money back… my pizza is that good!»
So — I tried it — and the best part is the sauce… the sauce is killer, it’s very tomato-​y in taste, it’s got the right kind of zest, the sauce is what makes that pizza.
They use real mushrooms (canned mushrooms on anything should be outlawed) —
The cheese is real cheese, not processed cheese food like at Domino’s or Pizza Hut (Uggh!!!)
and the crust is flaky — we get the thin crust.
I highly recommend.
They has a large one ingredient $ 9.99 special — try it, but make sure you say, «I want the 9.99 special — otherwise they will charge you $ 13…»
enjoy.