East of Chicago

Loves the buffalo chicken sandwich and buffalo wings Chicago fries were great as well efficient delivery food was hot and fast to arrive sweet folks as well will eat here anytime I’m in town again

After a long day of traveling, we found ourselves on a stretch of interstate with few options. Scanning Google maps for any upcoming options, my son find East of Chicago 17 miles away. Reviews looked promising, but ya never know what you're gonna get in random small towns. Upon turning off the interstate, we were initially worried. We didn't see much of anything. A few miles down a lonely stretch, a darling little town suddenly came into view. As we pulled into the lot for East of Chicago, we admired the quaintness of a cozy small town, complete with beautiful murals on the sides of really old buildings.

We hit at an off time... no longer lunch, but not quite dinner either. So there was no buffet but we were ok with that. They were changing out server shifts, so we had to wait just a few minutes, but didn't mind since we showed up at 3 in the afternoon. We were the only ones in the place. It had nice atmosphere. Lots of local photos from over the years. This place was so clean. Including the restrooms which were cutely decorated and had updated working soap and paper towel dispensers. Absolutely Immaculate.

Our server was an absolute gem. I wish I had gotten her name. The ticket says Tia, but they didn't wear nametags so I'm not sure if that was her or not. She was very helpful with our decision on what to order. She knew the product well. She had a very upbeat personality and was very outgoing. She gave a perfect balance of conversation, checking on us, and leaving us alone for appropriate lengths of time to enjoy our food and have our own conversations. I could tell she was proud of the work she did and often connects with her customers. She even helped direct us to the local dollar store to buy a phone charger and wished us well in our travels. Such a friendly lady.

The food was beyond delicious!
We started with the parmPops.... omg, easily the best "appetizer/side from a pizza place" we have ever had. Maybe even ANY type of restaurant! These little parm encrusted bowtie shaped bites of heaven were better than any other breadstick, cheese stick, etc we have ever had. Light and fluffy on the inside, with a delicate crispness to the outside. Excellent flavor. Paired perfectly with the marinara. The pizzas were incredible. Same light/fluffy/crisp as the parm bites. Beautifully topped. Excellent flavor on the cheese. Several innovative options on the menu. My kids opted for classic pepperoni on pan crust. I went with the taco pizza on pan, which far exceeded my expectations. Instead of pizza sauce, they used salsa, then added taco meat, then topped with cheese and baked. When baked, they added fresh lettuce, tomato, olives, shredded cheese, and sour cream. It was like a taco salad on top of a pizza! It was incredible!

Our only regret was that we live 4 hours away and won't be able to visit often. 10/10, would visit again!

This place is SO good! We stopped at the Comfort Inn off of I-69. We were happy to find that they delivered! The entire experience was great, very friendly staff that took the order and the delivery guy was great as well with a quick delivery and friendly manner. The pizza was the BEST!! I’ve never tried the Chicago style, so we went with the Hawaiian and a Chicago melt on the Chicago style crust, it was so delicious! Our favorite was the Hawaiian. Lots of toppings piled up on those medium pizzas, thanks for a great pizza!

Great pizza in downtown Warren! They have great pizza, wings, and subs as well! Staff is always friendly. The buffet has changed in response to the Covid pandemic. They catered a sub employee lunch for my workplace, and everyone loved it!