Bacino’s On Clinton

Not a bad place for pizza during the lunch hour. Not the best pizza I’ve had, but definitely not the worst. I’ll be back!

The lunch special for $ 4.25 is really cool. The guy who handles the slices is nice and very personable. But the bottom line is the pizza doesn’t taste great. There isn’t much sauce, the cheese tastes very average, and the sausage barely even tastes like meat. Sorry, but I just can’t go for it.

Food Quality: 4 Stars — Their stuffed spinach pizza was really good. However the mixture of olive oil and vinegar to dip your bread in tasted like poison.
Health: 2 Stars — They claim they have the worlds first heart healthy deep dish pizza but let’s be honest. There is no way that much cheese is heart healthy.
Staff: 2 Stars — The staff was friendly but they seemed confused half the time and were not really quick with refills or anything for that matter.
Atmosphere: 3 Stars — Good lighting, bad choice of music, colorful plastic plates. Nothing really went together and it was just kinda weird.
Location: 5 Stars — Really nice location right downtown.
Overall: 3.2 Stars

Great non greasy healthier pizza. Delivery is always good and you never feel too guilty eating it. Very similar to Tonis pizza on Milwaukee.

Let me just say… I haven’t had the pizza yet — but the salads and sandwiches are absolutely wonderful! Ordered today for lunch and not only did the plates look beautiful, they tasted absolutely delicious! I had the tuna sandwich (Tintoretto), which came with a generous side salad with strawberries and honeydew mellon — awesome! and my friend had the tuna salad — both were perfect! We both said, we’ll have to make this our weekly ordering place! loved it!

Always great pizza. I go for the special thin crust. Just the right crispiness and amount of sauce every time.

Only have ever had their slices to go, so can’t comment on the dine-​in service. But the to-​go is fast, cheap, and freaking DELICIOUS. Better than Connie’s or any number of deep dish places I’ve been. Not greasy, perfect temperature, and you get a slice and a soda for $ 5? Heck yes!

Great pizza, nice environment, helpful staff.
Was dead empty at 11:15am, and by the time we left, packed to the gills with a line for slices too. Great lunch crowd.
No complaints.

It wouldn’t let me save it without a star, but I can’t actually ‘star’ it yet because I haven’t actually eaten there though I tried to, and here is why.
All I wanted in the world was a single slice of pizza, and to eat it there. But this is not possible. If you want a slice, you have to take it to go. This is what the guy at the desk told me with a straight face. I looked to my left into the near-​empty restaurant, and back to the worker. «I can’t eat it here?». Nope.
So even though I wanted to spend my money on this place, and told them it was just exactly what I wanted that day, I could not.
Weird.

Just when I thought I had found all the pizza in chicago (yeah right) another unknown (to me) contender arises. Now let’s not get carried away, I’m not talking in generalities after one visit but rather a specific wonderful offering. The stuffed spinach pizza at Bacino’s is just awesome. No frills, no gimmicks just an awesome balance of ingredients and for under $ 6 with a side salad its a pizza craving satisfying lunch you can’t beat. I am new to the west loop area lunch scene and am glad to find a local delight. Will surely return for an update.

I’ve only done the slice to go deal but it is the best deal in town — $ 4.15 for a deep dish slice and a can of soda? It’s cheaper than a value meal at McD’s…and way better tasting! Their spinach deep dish is really good… as good as the big names in town (Giordano’s, Eduardo’s, etc)
Reading the other reviews, I think I might have to branch out and try some other foods next time.
I am always surprised there is not a line out the door for these slices, but maybe the obscure location keeps people away… I’m not even sure if there’s a sign outside and I had to look at my receipt for the name of the place (after visiting there for 4+ years!)

the service i recived was terrible, i was over charged for the pizza witch is pretty pricy to begin with. ($ 28 for a large thin with delivery.) when i called to ask about the price i was told that i was explained cost for additional toppings but was never given a price. they ended up charging me for every topping, who charges more to take away a topping?
Any way they said they were going to correct it but my card still shows the overcharge.
the only reason i am even giving it 2 stars is becuase the pizza is pretty good, but not for that price or service.

My husband has been telling me for at least 3 years that Bacinos has really good pizza. I always nod and say yeah I bet they do and just kind of blow him off. We met here to meet a friend and sign some paperwork and I have to say, the trip just changed my mind. I think he might be onto something…
I started with caprese salad and it was so fresh. Great tomatoes, huge chunks of mozzarella, asparagus even? Perfect amount of balsamic, yes.
We ordered the stuffed spinach pizza with mushrooms and I have to admit I was a little nervous. I want to like spinach pizza but it frightens me. I like spinach but not THAT much. You know, like you’re biting into a package of thawed frozen spinach? Yuck. I like cheese and tomato sauce and crust. And enough spinach but not so that it smacks you in the face. And this was just that pizza, I was amazed.
And I ate leftovers for the next four days so I can definitely say that this is some damn good pizza. I stand corrected.

A note of caution when you walk in through the double doors at the building look right and walk up the stairs… thats where the restaurant is!
Bacino’s is a nice cozy little restaurant, they have a simple menu with the basic Italian staples. I love their small pizzas, my two favorites are the Pesto pizza and the Margherita.
Its not the cheapest place to go for lunch, on average for one person is probably about $ 10 without tip for dining in. Its good solid food and a nice place to go with a co-​worker in the middle of the day just to get away from a crazy work day.

I’ve walked past this place a million times and never bothered to stop in. Probably because the entrance is awkwardly placed making you go through a couple sets of doors to get in.
You’ll have two options here: 1. Get a slice to go or 2. dine in. A friend of mine and I dined in here for lunch and ordered a medium thin pizza with green peppers and pepperoni. We also had some garlic cheese bread for an appetizer. The bread for the app was really good and the garlic wasn’t too overpowering at all. The sauce however was really watery and somewhat bland. I was worried the pizza would be in store for the same fate.
Thankfully I was wrong and not all sauces are alike. The pizza was really good and the medium size was plenty for 2 people with some left over. The toppings were really tasty and the cheese melted perfectly. The sauce was thicker that the previous and spiced just right. I only wish that the thin crust would have been a little crispier. It wasn’t soggy and held its own well, but didn’t have that crunch in enjoy on a crispy slice.

Slice of stuffed spinach with a mug root beer, extra spices. There are some day when I *don’t* go to Bacino’s for lunch and order this, and every time I return I realize that’s all I ever wanted. Why do we stray?
I come here for takeout and have never received less than stellar customer service. I’ve never had an unsatisfying slice. I’ve never had to wait in line long enough for my ADHD mind to realize I’m actually waiting in line. In, friendly, out, yummm.

If you work in the area, this is THE place for a lunchtime slice. (Sadly, I’m hooked, and can’t help but get lunch here at least once a week.) Combo with a soda is well-​priced, and delicious.
Dined-​in once with a small group, and the experience was fine – nothing good or bad to report. Prices on carry-​out are good, so we’ve stuck to that option.
Also, cool note, you can see their place in the Dark Knight movie when Bruce Wayne pulls out in his «subtle» Lamborghini.

Great lunch deal. For carryout a slice and a drink for under $ 5. I’ve never dined in at this location, but have at the one in Lincoln Park. The pizza never disappoints and the salad and pastas are really good too.
I recommend the stuffed spinach.

Came here for lunch with the office crew. The waiter was a little absent, but my water glass always stayed full.
We ordered tons of food, all of it yummy. The appetizers were all tasty, but I especially enjoyed the goat cheese wrapped in zucchini. It wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but it was pretty damn good. The one pizza I didn’t enjoy as much was the bbq chicken. The bbq and cheese were dumped in large splotches and the chicken was in the shape of little cubes. I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be like that, but it wasn’t my favorite.
The sausage pasta was excellent. They skimp on the sauce, which was fine with me, especially since I was wearing a white shirt. (I’m proud to report no spills!) The desserts looked tasty, but I didn’t get any as I was completely stuffed with two pizzas, six appetizers, and my own bowl of pasta. Very tasty, very filling.
Also, we’ve had pizza delivered to our office. They’re fast and the food is warm and devoured almost instantly. Their stuffed spinach pizza is amazingly perfect in every way.
Also, I’m happy to say that you can order pizza by the slice.

My buddy and I got off of the train in Chi-​town with vision’s deep dishes bouncing in our heads. So I asked a young professional on the street where some good pizza is and she directed me to Bacino’s, thank you who ever you are! We arrived just before the lunch crowd, thank goodness. We ordered the garlic cheese bread and medium bacino’s special stuffed. I’ve had Chicago style stuffed pizza before but this is the pinnacle of all pizza EVER! Amazingly good, the dough was cooked perfectly all the way through (this can be very challenging when cooking deep dish pizza). Perfect cheese to sauce ratio. Even our simple garlic cheese bread appetizer was delicious. Simply breathtakingly delectable. This has to be the best pizza in the country.