Danny's Italian Pizza & Beef — Restaurant in Lyons Township

If you want a spot to slow down and enjoy some solid comfort food, Danny’s Italian Pizza & Beef is where you want to be. I grabbed a slice of their sausage pizza, some fries, and a drink and the pizza honestly stole the show.

The crust was exactly how I like it, crispy on the edges but still soft and chewy inside, not that cardboard-thin or overly thick kind. What really stood out was that the crust actually had flavor. So many places just give you plain, bland dough, but here you can taste a bit of that toasted, slightly yeasty goodness, which made each bite better.

The sauce had a subtle sweetness to it, just enough to balance the savory sausage and melty cheese without overpowering anything. The sausage was well-seasoned, not greasy, with little bits of herbs and spices that gave it a nice kick. The cheese was perfectly melted and golden on top, pulling everything together.

And the fries? Man, those fries were golden, crispy, and piping hot, the perfect side to round out the meal. They weren’t greasy or soggy at all, just classic fries done right.

Overall, this meal hit that comfort food sweet spot, simple, satisfying, and perfect for winding down after a busy day. Definitely planning to go back for that pizza and fries...

Going to be brutally honest here, stopped by for a quick slice after a 13 hr shift which I worked straight through, no lunch. It’s a very common belief that when you are starving, anything tastes amazing. Well this place proved that wrong. I feel bad about giving them such a bad review based off one slice, but most places that have pizza by the slice will pop the slice back into the oven to get it nice, hot and crispy. Specially if it’s been sitting there for God knows how long. The slice was absolutely terrible. Cheese was like plastic, pizza was cold and crust was stale. It’s a bit comical as they state in their sign outside that it was voted best pizza in western suburbs. I seriously doubt it. The place is worn down and looks very dirty, servers don’t look very hygienic either. They might have good pizza if you order a fresh whole one, but in all honesty I wouldn’t be coming back after this experience. Hope they up their game because I know it’s hard to run a...

Decent dive close to the Galloping Ghost properties on Ogden. Classic Chicago street foods, low quality, high volume. I had the farmers Italian beef sandwich, which came with peppers, onions, marinara, and was topped with broiled mozzarella. Also mozzarella sticks and a cannoli. Sandwich was large, but bread was not good, I know that's not the point of an Italian beef, but still it's almost $10 and I know the people behind the counter aren't seeing enough of that to justify it. Cannoli was comparable in price to ones made fresh at local bakeries, skip it, it's pre-filled and has no interior lining of chocolate to stop the liquid in the filling from saturating the crust. Dined in and watched The Departed with the guy at the counter until some empty-headed regular came in and demanded the remote so he could aimlessly flip channels. Cool, casual service, nice guys, no electronic...