AJ Barile’s Chicago Pizza Co

Great Hawaiian pizza with Cashew!
Service was good, a little bit pricey but it’s worth it. Staff are very friendly.

This place is awesome they have the best crust it’s perfectly crispy and the dish/​pan they cook it on has like grooves so it doesn’t get greasy when it bakes. I have some dietary restrictions and it was awesome I could still order pizza as they not only offer gluten free but a non dairy cheese so I love this place. I feel like they can make you the same dishes as everyone else at the table without diminishing their signature delish pizzas. Another time I ordered a chicken sandwich and it had the best seasoning.

My favorite pizzeria in the inland empire. The crust is both crisp and chewy, the toppings are high quality and the sauce is as good as anyone’s and better than most. This is Chicago thin-​crust style, NOT Chicago deep dish. It’s not cheap but it is good.

It’s the best pizza, in my opinion. Nowhere else do I actually ENJOY eating the pizza crust! Very good service too

Decent food, good menu selection, but slow service. I mean does it really take 30 minutes for a small pizza? But good family environment, lots of room and parking, TV for sports. Pizza joint it is.

By far my favorite pizza place anywhere. It’s Chicago style and the ingredients are good as they get. It’s not the cheapest but again, you get what you pay for. They have a good beer selection and the owner is very friendly and has a good knowledge of steak houses. If you come too late half the kitchen is closed and you can only get pizza so keep that in mind. It’s quiet enough inside to hold a conversation but lively enough that my toddler can run around and not cause too much of a ruckus.
Update: I gotta take a star away because they won’t give the customers what we want. Only pizza place ever that won’t do a half and half pizza. Not too smart because we were going to spend $ 30 on a pizza but ended up buying a pair of $ 10 pizzas.

Over priced that’s for sure. Some staff are friendly and some aren’t. Their pizza is good but nothing special or worth that much. I like their Gelatos and their outdoor patio. This place is very pricey so If I ever come back it would only be for their gelato.

I haven’t been here in about 2 years, and now I remember why. When they first opened, they were the best pizza in town. Knowing this, they seemed to become very full of themselves, never offering any group discounts or special orders. (Special meaning only to make a pizza half one item and half another, like every other pizza place on earth routinely does!)
On a whim, my son and I decided to give them another try. We called in our order at 6:15 and arrived at approximately 6:40 to pick up. When we walked in, there was one other group of approximately 10 people there. The owner/​manager was standing at the 1^st register, talking to an employee and did not even glance up. We stood there awkwardly, until a very pleasant young woman finally welcomed us and we paid her for our pizza. She checked and said that it would be 4 minutes. Ok, good.
Then, all at once, about 15 more people came in and were waiting to order. The owner/​manager simply walked away, and the pleasant young woman was taking all of the orders, delivering salads and pizza to the other tables, as well as answering the phone. It became pretty chaotic, and the owner walked past it all and sat down at an empty booth and started doing things on her laptop!!! The young woman was running around like crazy and bottom line, it was another 25 minutes before we got our to go pizza. She apologized, while all the while the owner did absolutely nothing.
I have noticed that there are rarely any cars in their parking lot, and now from my experience and reading other reviews, I know why! The pizza was just ok, and obviously the owner does not care about customer service, AT ALL. There are quite a few other pizza places in town that are better, with excellent customer service, that don’t charge $ 15 for a one topping medium pizza!
I, for one, will not be giving them any more chances or $. They are letting their once thriving business fall into the abyss.

Best pizza around! Crust is thin and fabulous! They put a garlic oil on it or something. It is awesome. There are tvs for the football games. Plenty of room for baseball teams or soccer teams. Atmosphere is great. Staff if friendly and helpful. Owner comes out and says hello to us every time we stop in. They have a nice outside area you can sit also. And homemade ice cream (gelato?) very yummy! If you haven’t been there you should try it! I’m sure you will get addicted to it also!

My husband and I went there Sunday for lunch and again, LOVED the pizza! Some are saying it’s pricey, but hey, you get what you pay for! Yeah, you can get Dominos for cheaper, but this is REAL pizza and totally worth the money. We got a medium (14 inch) and 2 sodas and it was like $ 25. I don’t think that’s too bad at all! It was delicious! Love the crust! It is the best around. We watched the football games and had a great lunch! We are going to bring our kids this Friday for a family night! Definitely would recommend!

I love this place! The food is amazing and delicious. The staff is always friendly and courteous. The online ordering for carryout has made my life so much easier, I can order on the way home from work and then pick it up. It is amazing!!!

Food is a little over priced. Got a small chicken pizza at 15.99 that wasn’t anything special. Ordered mozzarella sticks that were not fully cooked it seemed.
Love that the owner is local and gives back to the community. I will give it another try.

Very disappointing service. Got pizza order wrong. Also they charge 5.15 for a very, very small anti pasta salad. I have never been to a pizza place that didn’t have a family size anti pasta salad and normally it around $ 8 for one big family size. The one they have is a waste of money because it is very small.
Pizza was just ok not great.
Won’t be back!

Had a great lunch at AJ Barile’s. While most gluten-​free pizza that I have tried has left much to be desired, I can highly recommend AJ Barile’s version. I had the Hawaiian and my friend had the BBQ Chicken. We traded slices and agreed both tasted fantastic. The toppings were generous (I LOVE cashews on my pizza) and arrived piping hot. The crusts were just a little crispier than I like — will ask next time for just a little less time in the oven.
The owner shared with me that they use Venice Bakery (El Segundo) gluten free pizza crusts, made from rice flour, tapioca and potato starch. I am very impressed… and these 10″ pies are reasonably priced at $ 10.99. It makes sense to buy a quality GF dough rather than try to make your own — very challenging to have a separate GF kitchen to avoid cross contamination.
As an ice tea aficionado I certainly appreciated two fresh brewed versions — regular and passionfruit — both unsweetened. Both tasted just brewed and were quite refreshing. The beverages offered include all the regular soft drinks.
This is a great place for lunch, dinner, families, groups… with a great menu variety. I will definitely try the gelato next time.
Service was top notch, the place is spacious and clean. This family-​owned and operated local business is one worth supporting. I’ll be adding AJ Barile’s to my list of regular haunts.
Wonder if they have any Venice Bakery GF flatbread to make a gluten-​free sandwich? Will have to ask next time.

The food was delicious and the service was superb. I went to this restaurant for a fraternity meeting and all of our food was ready in less than 10 minutes. The owner paid great attention to us and we had a great conversation.
Today, the food that was had included:
1. Regular pizza with smoked mozarella, pepperoni, and jalapeños.
2. Regular pizza with mushrooms, olives, sausage, and bell peppers.
3. Mozarella sticks
4. Garlic Dots
5. Lasagna
6. Good Olé Chicago pizza
7. Bacon and Mozarella Dots
8. Hot wings
At the end of the meeting, only 1 small box made it home. It was that good. All people in the party also were extremely pleased with the service and the food. I would definitely come back to this establishment.

We have been coming here since it opened and the food has always been amazing.
Today we got our normal stuffed Hawaiian pizza which is AMAZING!!! And the young woman that helped me at the counter was just as sweet and polite as could be and even joked with me! Had I bought pizza alone i would totally give this a 5 star rating.
However…
The Italian beef sandwich was awful! This happened the last time we went as well, but figured that every place has a down day from time to time but really… This is the second time… It was so bad this time that after two bites my husband threw his sandwich away. Money is a bit tight right now and this was our «treat» and for my hubby… He’s very disappointed.
There was only one other couple in the place (I got our food to go) and it was almost 5pm on a Tuesday. I’m not sure what’s going on here guys, but I’m very fearful that if something doesn’t change this business won’t last another year. I’ve never seen this place so empty… And from reading other reviews, it looks like it’s really gone down the last 10 – 12 months.
Save your business!!! You have the recipes! I’m not sure what’s happening but it would be a shame to loose another business… But the Italian beef sandwich was pretty expensive to just have to throw away…

This place has been hyped up to me as one of the best pizza in the Inland Empire so I obviously had to try it out. Located out in the middle of Yucaipa this place is known for having Award winning pizzas. This is what we ordered that day.
Appetizer:
bacon cheese dots: fluffy pizza dough, garlic butter, mozarella cheese and bacon (a little on the salty side)
Pizza:
THAT ONE: first place 2012, 2^nd place in the world.
It is an herb-​infused crust, mushrooms, fresh made garlic chicken, Candied bacon?! Spinach, smoked mozzarella as well as mozzarella cheese. The combination of bacon and chicken brought the flavor together. The crust was also out of this world. Not only was it herb-​infused but it was also stuffed with cheese. The combination of chicken and candied bacon gave it a nice sweet/​savory flavor to the dish.
Mona Lisa: first place 2012.
Herb-​infused crust, freshly chopped garlic, cherry tomatoes, and a irresistibly delicious sausage and meatball combination. The crust was thin and it was a little burnt. I understand that they are cooked in a stone oven and I acknowledge that some char is good for the pizza, but this one was a little much.
They also had quite a few options of beer that they had on tap and I thought that was pretty awesome for a pizzeria. After the meal, they have an assortment of gelato for dessert. Overall, this place did have good pizza compared to Pizza Hut, Dominoes, and Papa Johns. You can taste the love that they put in these pizzas and thats what sets it apart. It is definitely a place you need to try out. AJ is a nice guy and he loves getting feedback from customers. He made sure we were content with our meal.
Definitely a must try in the Inland Empire!

I am actually very happy with this location. For starting the server Tina was very helpful and super nice, she was running around helping people as and still managed to have a smile (that what brings my family goingv back to places, the service)
The only reason is not a 5 stars is because it took a little longer than expected to get our food.
My family will surely come back.

Prepare for the experience of a lifetime they claim!
Famous Award Winning Pizza’s — Las Vegas International Pizza Expo Competition:
2010 & 2011 1^st Place in Western US Division: Chef Paul Duran with Mona Lisa and Stockyards Pizza. 2012 1^st Place SouthWestern US & 2^nd in World Finals Competition & 2012 Youngest Pizza Maker of Year: Sous Chef Joleen Piser with her pizza named «That One».
CHICAGO thin crust Pizza and we import our ingredients from Chicago, blah blah blah!
After my dining experience and reading some of the other reviews it’s «my opinion» some success might have gone to their head!
I attempted to order my usual pizza ½ & ½ and before I could finish I was interrupted by «WE DON’T DO THAT»… what’s that? NO, you CAN’T order ½ & ½ Pizza! we have some State of the Art Ovens… blah, blah, blah and don’t have time to baby sit the pizza! otherwise it will burn.
Every other Pizza joint in the COUNTRY can do a ½ & ½ Pizza, but your ovens are too high tech?
Too busy to baby sit the Pizza, Really? It’s a Saturday afternoon, Looks around, only one other table of four people that already have their food!
Chicken Wings — HOT ($ 7.99)
«JUMBO WINGS» claims their menu, seasoned, oven roasted then fried to crispy perfection, tossed in your favorite sauce… (I don’t recall your choices) BUT we got HOT and was told/​Warned that they are extremely HOT, are you sure?
First off Jumbo Wings they are NOT! and actually they are some of the smallest drumlettes that’s I’ve ever been served
they were cooked beautifully though, and as you can see from the photos they were more like naked wings, what happened to the HOT sauce? OK but wouldn’t order again due to size. 3-​Stars
Bacon Cheese Dots ($ 6.99)
The DOTS were more like a personal size pizza… the dough was light and fluffy, topped with a nice house-​made garlic butter, Mozzarella cheese and Bacon bits
I would have liked the Bacon to be in bigger pieces. 3.5-Stars
16″ Italian Sausage & Jalapenos ($ 11.99 + $ 1.89×2)
Chicago style thin crust, thin crisp crust with a light buttery flavor
nicely sauced, good amount of cheese, my only complaint is I wanted more Italian sausage
a very good pizza yet far from best I’ve ever had, #1 in the Country etc… maybe #1 in the IE. 4-​Stars
Pizza was good but for the fact their too good to make a ½ & ½ I’d never return.

This was a very nice new find for me in an unassuming place. Friends took us here after we arrived at Guy’s in Beaumont, and found it closed for the day.
I began with a very good Garden Salad with mild Italian Dressing, which was followed by a Chicago Stockyard Pizza, with mushrooms, wedge tomatoes, crunchy Red and Green Bell Peppers, great-​tasting pepperoni and sausage, and cashews added. All toppings, cheese, and Tomato Sauce were well balanced, and it was just a hot and excellent New York style pizza with a delectable chewy crust.
Diane’s Canadian Bacon & Cashews Pizza with extra cheese looked great, too, except the bottom of its crust was charred in places a little too much, and some pizza edges were barren of toppings. Others have complained of prices in their reviews, but these prices pale next to what one would pay for an equivalent pizza in Las Vegas, and you get what you pay for. In my opinion, fine quality is offered for what is charged. Some of these pizzas are award winners, and although my type wasn’t, I believe it would have bested or at least held its own in head to head competition with most other pizza parlors’ offerings.
The place is not fancy on the inside and no sit down service is offered. But the ambiance is typical of a good casual pizza joint; seating was comfortable; the interior was clean and brightly lit; and we received everything we requested. My only gripe is that we had to ask for everything: forks, knives, and Parmesan Cheese.
I will most certainly return for a pizza fix when I am yearning for a superior pizza while staying in Redlands, which is just one city and a short jaunt away from here.
XXXX-​½ stars overall!