Armand’s Pizzeria

I’ve eaten here two or three times when I was in a rush and needed to grab something before I boarded the train. This pizzeria is located inside of Millennium Station. The service is fairly quick, and they give you two slices of pizza for about $ 4 (it’s a giant slice cut in half).
Nothing special, but definitely convenient.

Horrible experience,
Tasted like it was made the night before and reheated throughout the day.
The cashier cracked my credit card because their machine was acting up, lesson learned bring cash here.
Over all, I guess you get what you pay for $ 5 pizza, probably still not the best low priced pizza deal in Chicago.

A childhood favorite… well a family favorite and I was just a child forced to eat it. I always remember Armands growing up and a visit to my grandmothers apartment in Elmwood park, when our family would gather, we would order Armands Pizza for some odd reason everyone loved the super thin pizza this place puts out, and I agree they are good, my uncle would even go as far as ordering an extra crispy-​thin pizza for that extra crunch.
It was a staple for as long as I could remember, and Armands always brings up thoughts of my youth and now passed grandmother. As a young child I never knew or wanted to know what an ARTICHOKE was however I can remember my mother, uncle and aunt always getting the stuffed artichokes and daring me to try…
Try I did not… for it was gross (I was 10ish lay off)
However as I grew up and the Armands experiences continued I recall one dinner where I finally took the plunge and tried the stuff Artichoke, and Try it I did, I became obsessed and fell in love with Armands stuffed Cynara cardunculus, I fell hard and was sure to always get 2 or 3 every time I passed through town.
Now that I have not been in a long time I was amazed to see the famous Armands sign with artichoke and all hanging at millennium station and my heart began to pound faster and faster. I decided I would «treat» myself with my old mistress CC on the way back and enjoy every bite on my ride home…
I walked to the counter and screamed to the heavens «let me have the one they call Stuffed Artichoke»… and to my disbelief or maybe I pretended not to hear the waitress right
Like a dagger to the heart she said «We are removing that item from the menu»
I replied back feeling woozy «HUH? St-​st-​stuffed arti-​choke?»…
She again repeated we are removing that from our menu…
I staggered, I looked down at the floor, I looked to the walls, I tried see a sign any sign that would assure me THEY STILL HAD IT… I reached out and held myself up on the counter.
NOTHING…
the lady behind the counter even went as far to show me the menu and the final blow was made. speechless I stared at the menu in her hand with black sharpie marker crossing out my one true love…
Oh Cynara cardunculus say it ain’t so… say its just this location…
Cynara cardunculus come back to me.
bloody and beaten I walked slowly out of the store eating nothing hoping with each small step the waitress would call me back and say I was joking… but this was not so and I left, promising myself that one day I would find stuffed Cynara cardunculus again… and the eat the crap outta her.

Awful. I went at 1PM on a Friday (basically lunch hour on a work day) and the pizza was old, stale, and tasted like it had been reheated more than once.
I was super excited to go here because the Armand’s in Naperville is delicious and I was craving pizza, but I couldn’t even finish the slice, that’s how bad the pizza tasted.
No flavor, chewy, hard, and just not right.

awesome pizza at millennium station — underground in the metra pedway

Not a fan of super long reviews, so I’ll keep it simple.
I ordered a pizza through
. About an hour later I get a call from the delivery guy telling me that he doesn’t know where my place is. I was in the loop on Wacker Dr. in a big well known building. It really doesn’t get easier than that. He told me that because the building didn’t have parking or a place to stand (which is not true since there’s even a driveup in front) I should come downstairs and wait, which I did when he told me he was around the corner. 15 minutes pass and he’s still not there, so I called back. He tells me he’s close (again). He finally pulls over in front, gets me the pizza and didn’t bring the sodas I ordered as well. He was apologetic and at this point I was so hungry that I said no worries and let it go.
The pizza was super cold and stiff, and it tasted really bland. I won’t be ordering back from this place

I went today, super excited to use the coupon I’d been saving, and the manager didn’t accept it. Yes, it is for the Division Street location because my work catered from them one time (considering I work above Millennium Station, we would have preferred to use this location, but their catering service wasn’t reliable at the time), but I know very well how a coupon works. I’ve worked in retail/​food for years, and I am currently at a coupon company, so I am well aware that one can ring the item up as free. Not only did this store manager come off as full of sh*t, it makes the whole chain look bad.
Aside from this, the MOSTACCIOLI GETS 5 STARS. It’s so damn delish! And their parmesan cheese? Nom nom. It’s not traditional, but it tastes real good. The marinara’s like meat sauce because it’s so thick, and their pizza wouldn’t suffer as much if it had more of it. It’s pretty dry, and considering that’s what they’re known for, well… I waited over 15 minutes last time during lunch rush hour, and in combination with today, their poor service explains the 3 star rating.