Naked Pizza

Really craving a Naked Pizza… but I think I’ll have to go elsewhere to get one; the website no longer lists a Chicago location. I think the store is no more!
Can anyone confirm?

Ordered through GrubHub and delivery was faster than promised.:-) Pizza was very good and tasty. Next time I would probably order extra cheese and easy sauce, but still a very good little pie.

Great pizza if you are vegan and/​or on a gluten free diet. Decent pizza if you have no dietary restrictions.
Oh yeah – bear in mind that «outdoor seating» is really just two tiny metal tables and a couple of chairs.

We ordered takeout tonight from here and we got a thin crust ragin Cajun pizza. It was great and you could tell the ingredients were very fresh and the sauce wasn’t overpowering! The only complaint we had was we wished the crust was a bit crisper. Just have to remember for next time!

Had a weird experience tonight. I had a $ 5 promo code and it was not working online so I had to call the store to order.
Since having my roommate’s omnivore/​supreme pizza, I was craving it so I got a large in the skinny crust. Also got a small skinny pizza with extra sauce.
When the delivery guy got here 45 min later, he only had the small pizza and forgot the large pizza. He had to go back to get it for us… When we opened the box the pizza was not cut, which was really weird. A true pizza pie I guess?
Anyway, the pizza was pretty tasty although the two skinny crusts were inconsistent in thickness. Next time I would order the skinny pizza again with extra sauce with some toppings.
I called the manager and explained our weird situation and he said he’d credit us the amount we paid on our next order. He also said they were working with a bunch of new people.
Overall, good healthyish pizza but get your shit together Naked pizza.

I love pizza. I could (and sometimes do) eat it everyday. Unfortunately pizza does not love me. In an effort to curb my expanding waistline I’ve been coming to Naked Pizza more to get my fix. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that Naked makes healthy pizza, because let’s be honest, there’s no way to make pizza completely healthy without getting rid of the good stuff. However, Naked is certainly a healthier option than your standard pizza place, and a lot tastier too. I always get carry-​out and usually stick with a plain cheese pizza, which is reasonably priced. Prices get a bit too high for my taste when you start piling on the toppings. The pizza here is very good, as are the cheesy breadsticks, which come with red sauce and are a large portion.
If I could rate the service separately from the food, I would give them a «meh.» It’s not that they’re rude; they just don’t seem to know a whole lot. The manager gets called up front for a lot of things that don’t seem that difficult e.g. getting change, using coupons, etc. Also, there’s one cashier who looks perpetually stoned to me. But anyway, this is a small place and the staff sometimes forget there are customers waiting indoors. I’ve heard several inappropriate conversations. Let’s just say they weren’t about pizza…
Overall, a tasty and healthier option for pizza in Lincoln Park. A nice bonus is they are open until midnight most nights.

I got this the past two nights and honestly wouldn’t mind getting it for a third night in a row… I should probably control myself.
I get a full-​mushroom pizza, my boyfriend gets Fetta on his half. Good prices. I love the Mexican Coke, always nice to cut out some HFCS :)
Seriously love this place!

I assumed that with a name like Naked Pizza, I could expect my food to be delivered by a fine specimen of a man who would then proceed to give me my own Full Monty show while I dined. This is not the case. Too bad, I had spare dollars set aside to make it rain and everything.
It was yet another Grubhub night and I was looking to steer away from the usual Thai, Indian, or Mediterranean takeout that I usually go for. Pizza sounded good. Skimmed through my options, scrolled past a few places I’m not a fan of, happened upon Naked Pizza. I liked the description for the Superbiotic, so I ordered. My order came about 15 minutes earlier than expected, major plus for impatient me. I thought the pizza itself was good. The pizza seems somewhat healthier than veggie pizza options from other places. It is on the pricier side, but not that much pricier than other pizza joints in this city.
Oh, and I have no clue what makes Mexican Coke different from American, but I like having the glass bottle.

Just some helpful advice — stop sending mailers and putting flyers in hallways of places you don’t deliver to.
They don’t deliver north of Addison — won’t even budge for the one block that would be me.
And yet, here comes once every two weeks or so their mailers with coupons for delivery on them. It was suggested that I do pick up instead. Because, picking up a pizza a mile and a half away with no car sounds like a * brilliant* idea to them.
Being one who’s always on the lookout for decent gluten free items, and I have yet to find one in Chicago, this was promising. But unless they decide to expand their tiny delivery area, then forget it. And stop sending me shit if you won’t come to my house, please and thank you.

At first it felt weird eating «healthy» pizza, but I have to admit it was pretty good. Not as good as greasy New York thin crust or a Chicago deep-​dish loaded with toppings, but still pretty good.
Crust is fluffy and not too flat. I will say that since I have begun to frequent Naked Pizza, I have decided that I like their «Breadstixxx» with basil better than any pizza I have ever tried there. I think it’s the pizza sauce that turns me off from their pizza. In all honestly, there have been a few times I have just gotten three orders of their basil bread sticks and opted not to get any pizza at all — totally worth it. They also ensure that you will NEVER run out of sauce for your bread sticks, no matter how much you like to dip! They give you two sauce cups, that pretty much can’t even close because they are overflowing with sauce — awesome!
But I would recommend trying the smokehouse– interesting take on a BBQ chicken pizza, but delicious nonetheless.

We were inundated with Naked Pizza ads up in Roscoe, but once they upped the ante with some coupons, I decided to give it a try. I don’t have a great working knowledge of pizza prices and relative value, but I wasn’t upset with the amount of money we spent on the amount of food we got, even without the coupon.
Pizza, however, pizza I know, and, wow, drool. Our first order we got something Mediterranean, I don’t remember the name. But it was delicious, cheesy and fresh. The crust was fantastic, not super crispy but thin and structurally sound, unlike some thin crusts I’ve had that fall apart before the first bite. You can even get a proper fold on these slices. The spinach salad was kind of small, but good and fresh, too.
The second time we ordered, we went for the bread sticks, too (or «stixx» I think they’re called on the menu). Oh dear god. That bread, oh my. They’re covered in cheese, but they don’t even need to be. This girl would put cheese on cardboard and call it a meal, and even I didn’t think the cheese was the best thing about this dish. The bread is chewy and dense, and flavorful and amazing. The bread might be chock full of crack, I don’t care. I just need more. Like, now.
Delivery was a bit on the slow side, which may have had more to do with the early evening on St. Paddy’s Saturday than anything else, but our first pick up order was ready right on time. This place is going to the top of the order out list.

This is my first gluten free pizza, so I don’t have anything to compare it to except regular pizza. I’m going with 5 stars though because the crust is crispy and thin. Unlike a lot of gluten free breads, it doesn’t feel like a 10 pound brick in my stomach.
The extra cost of gluten free sucks– but when I really want pizza, I’ll be ordering again. Delivery was awesome– I ordered off GrubHub at 6:22 PM and was told my estimated delivery time was 7:41! Not happy! But my pizza showed up less than 40 minutes after I ordered. It was hot and clearly straight out of the oven!
I ate a whole pizza and I feel good. Thanks???
P. S.: Like them on Facebook for frequent coupon codes!

Obviously naked pizza was trying to be creative with the name. There. I said it. There are so many bad jokes that come to mind.
Thankfully though this place delivers, both figuratively and literally. This place makes me think of them as a competition to homemade pizza. I’m referring to both the homemade pizza company and the type of people who would make pizzas themselves. I noticed that the selection was pretty good with a wide variety of options for toppings.
I guess, the best way to describe it is: get a pizza any way you want, with a good variety. That by itself isn’t as significant as that they cook them well. What do I mean? I mean that with a giant pile of vegetables on the thin crust, it was still crispy — and not a pile of oily mush like a ton of pizza places tend to do.
If I’m in the area, I will definitely be coming back here.

I was looking for a place closer to the Brown Line to get my cheap pizza. Sarpino’s is a couple of blocks west, but let’s be honest, that’s hangover food (and pushing it at that). I am a big fan of Pizza Persona on Broadway and Clark, but as the cold creeps in, I wanted something I could pick up and go (can’t beat the Diversey bus picking you up right outside the door!).
I was also lured in by the promise of a $ 6 one topping pizza. Walking up to the store, there were about five delivery guys outside having a smoke, but I didn’t see anyone actually inside the store. No biggie, I thought, I’m sure there’s someone there.
Yes, there were three people there, but they completely ignored me for five minutes. Turning your back to the front door and ignoring a customer calling out is just bad service. I was about to walk out when one of the delivery guys noticed me and came in to help. Oh, so *now* you guys notice me? Whatever, I was tired and hungry, so I ordered my pepperoni pizza and sat down to wait for it. While waiting, the guys who ignored me came around to ask if I’d been helped. I had a few choice words I wanted to say, but I saved them (that’s what Unilocal is for, after all).
Took about twelve minutes to cook, and as soon as it was done, I was out of there. The only thing that could save Naked Pizza for me was if the pizza was amazing.
Sad to say, it was horrible. The cheese was rubbery and the sauce was non-​existent. What little I did get was bland. The only thing that was good were the pepperonis, cooked crispy just the way I liked. Unfortunately, they were pretty sparse on the pizza.
I wanted to like this place, I really did. I’ve been going on a healthy food kick for a good year now and this place was good for me and had a good location. Too bad the pizza didn’t live up to the hype, and it had bad service to boot. They won’t be getting me to come in again.

I tried this place after being offered a promotion from Belly. I am not vegan/​vegetarian and don’t necessarily try to be gluten free. I really like the concept and I enjoyed my pizza. It also made it more enjoyable that they use fresh and organic ingredients and list the calories on the menu.
I like being able to get a healthy, quick pizza versus the greasy deep-​dish pizzas a lot of places have. I do love deep dish, but it’s something I have only once or twice a year and could never eat it on a regular basis. It is a little pricier than the bigger pizza places, but it’s also a much smaller chain and one that makes eating healthy a priority and I think that not enough places do that.
I kind of wish they had an area to sit and eat and enjoy the pizza, but I will definitely be back for more.

I like the concept of Naked Pizza, just not the prices. I don’t feel guilty eating the pizza here (especially since it’s pretty darn good! I suggest the superbiotic with pepperoni) because of its healthy ingredients. However, the prices are SO high. I kept thinking to myself, «I could’ve gotten a pizza hut pizza for a larger size and more than half the price».
This is the place for you if you have food allergies or restrictions since their ingredients are organic and cater to glutten free/​dairy free.
Interior is very small. It’s meant for more of a carry-​out than a sit down.

I had this last night.
We had a medium w/​red onion, chicken, and mushrooms.
Flavor
It was good, but I’d put the flavor on par with the major chain places-Domino’s, Papa John’s, etc. This gets 3 stars… it tastes like pizza! Surprising eh?
Website/​Delivery
We had delivery, and my girlfriend did the ordering/​handling. Twas an easy experience, and she didn’t want to smash the computer. Digging around them website (as I type this), it seems nice enough-​very informative about what makes them different.
The bonus/​added value…
It’s natural. They don’t use über-​processed ingredients. This gets the bonus fourth star. It tastes good enough to compete with the major chains, yet isn’t extremely processed. So, you are paying a premium for this… but you are probably also doing the same thing for organic fruit, natural peanut butter, etc.
Overall
I’ll order it again for when we don’t want deep dish. My girlfriend likes the more veggie based pizzas where as I am much more of a deep dish or meat lover’s person… so, this place is a nice compromise.

I’m a fan of Naked pizza. I’ve ordered the Smokehouse and the Ragin Cajun (I like spicy, meaty treats).
What I like about Naked is that you can choose between 3 crusts. Very thin, regular, or gluten free. While I’m not gluten free, it’s pretty cool they can offer those who are a nice crust so they don’t have to miss out on any delicious pies anymore.
Their menu is simple and easy to digest. They have a range of meats and vegetables that make it easier to create your own. I hear they are even selling individual cheese slices now with your choice of soda. **They carry Goose Island alcohol free drinks like Cream Soda and Root beer which is a nice extra.
I do have some beef with them though:
The large thin crust pizza is not very substantial. Maybe it’s because I’m used to thin crust pizza made by deep dish connoisseurs but I was left a little hungry after splitting a large thin crust Smokehouse for over $ 18 with tax :(
The Ragin Cajun was also not spicy at all so we had to add sriracha!
We were charged for a side of ranch that we ordered, but it was not in our box :(
A bit disappointing but I think I’ll order from them again, especially in the upcoming cold months.

Natural pizza? What, no fake cheeses?
It’s great to have a place that serves all-​natural pizza!
You can actually pronounce the ingredients! Pizza that’s good for you!

PASS
Here is my quick run down of this place. Naked Pizza is a better version of domino’s and papa john’s but is absolutely no competition for most pizza places outside of the ‘commercial pizza’ zone. The crust to me tasted like a wheat version of domino’s crust (and if you couldn’t already tell, I think domino’s is gross). The sauce is just OK, but the cheese is actually pretty good.
I called in my order for a large cheese pizza and was berated for ordering just cheese. The conversation went like this:
Me: Can I please order a large, cheese pizza for pick-​up?
Naked: You just want cheese?
Me: Yes.
Naked: Really (said with attitude). Just cheese. You really don’t want anything else on it?
Me: No, just cheese. I love cheese pizza. It’s how I judge good pizza.
Naked: Come on, you have to get something else. Cheese is boring. Can I at least throw on some cilantro?
Me: If you’re going to throw anything on it, I would prefer it to be basil. Cilantro is not exactly what I think of when I consider ingredients for pizza.
Naked: OK, fine, it will be ready in 10 minutes.
I go in to pick up my pizza and after all that peer pressure I end up with fresh basil on my pizza and a $ 2.50 charge. REALLY??? I just wanted a cheese pizza and then you throw on the basil AND CHARGE ME FOR IT!
My thought is, if you can’t sell someone a plain cheese pizza, you know your pizza is not that good.