Happy Joe's PIZZAGRILLE - Milan — Restaurant in Milan

I haven’t been here in years. I looked online for family deals on Mondays, and I saw the family night on Monday night. So I checked the menu online, and found the Milan Happy Joes has a family special, for $25 and it comes with pizza and pop. Okay. So I call, and order ahead. I honestly think I could have clarified exactly what the special was, but in my defense, I thought I was ordering what the menu showed so it didn’t occur to me to verify. Plus, for years, it’s always been that. Hind sight is always 20/20.

When we arrived, she said drinks were not included, but what would we like. I’m stunned. She got our drinks. I was thinking about this, and my husband came back from the restroom and I let him know that actually the family special is evidently $27.99 and comes with breadsticks and cinnamon pizza. Drinks are not included. So my husband talked to a manager. To which the manager replied, well that’s a Google doc. Which. That is incorrect, Google was the search engine I used….. he also said well that’s Google and not happy joes. So I said okay, let me show you how I got here. So I went to happy joes, clicked deals, and it asked for participating locations. I clicked Illinois, then I clicked Milan. From there, I clicked menu. I screenshotted the menu, and the home page of my phone to show the date I was here, October 6, 2025. Technically I could sue happy joes for them not honoring their contract. However that’s silly and I’m not going to do that. BUT, the menu should reflect what they are selling, and it should reflect correctly.

So, once the manager realizes, that I wasn’t on a “Google docs” as he so put it, whatever that is……he told me he is not responsible for corporate and what they put on their menu. He also said that it’s a lot of food, and I can’t expect that price listed. (I didn’t realize what I was ordering, I thought the family special was JUST pizza and pop)

So. With all that said,

We had, a small pepperoni. A half nacho Joe, and half sausage. The special comes with a tiny cinnamon pizza, and a cheese bread with marinara sauce.

Not one single complaint with the food. Everything was hot, and fresh. I’ve actually never had the cheese bread, or the cinnamon bread, and I can see why they would be on the special, because they were soooo good and possibly the stars of the show. It SHOULD be reflected on the menu.

Would I come here again? I want to say yes, because it’s good, and nostalgic. I just have to pray about my attitude in regards to the conversation I had with the manager, because he made me feel as if I, was...

When your best friend from high school is coming across the country to visit you and wants to get a childhood pizza, of course, you say yes!

Living in the land of pizza not too far outside of Chicago, I never am not one to turn down trying a delectable slice of pie!

Happy Joe's felt like a blast from the past. Old video games to garner tickets to be used for those little prizes that as a parent end up in various locations all over your house but is absolutely a rite of passage not to be missed. The little pizza trays hold such a sense of nostalgia with the retro lettering.

I will fully admit my hanger upon arrival because we were having far too much fun on the lake to be bothered to eat. It felt like a snickers commercial. The hot cheese sticks with zesty marinara sauce soothed the hanger, and I could focus on pizza choices.

Did you know you can have toppings on quarters of pizzas?! That makes a difference? If you are trying to have all of the flavors and not all of the pizzas! We opted to split our pizza and thirds. For taco,chicken ranch, and pièce de ré·sis·tance that we were coming for...sauerkraut and Canadian bacon! I have been told by a dear friend, "Don't yuck my yum." I'm glad I didn't because it was far and away a delicious treat!

Next time I'm out near the Quad Cities, I'll be happy once more at Happy Joe's! If you love the S&CB, tell them Missy said it...

Worst happy Joe's ever horrible service from the host to the wait staff tried to fit 12 in 2 tables that hold 8 asked if they could ad another table because no one would have room the host mumbled jesus christ. They told us you have to pay per glass and then a seperate server said why didn't you just get pitchers I understand paying per glass but yes we wanted pitchers like we said, to our server. We asked to get chips in cheese sauce 3 orders there were probably a total of 12 chips per plate. I would not have a problem if the staff were not so damn rude stop hanging out with your friends and do your job have some manners my 6 year old has more manners then the staff there bad experience I would never recommend anyone going here go out of your way to another one that has hospitality and manners and we had a choice between pizza hut and happy Joe's we chose wrong 12 people one parmesan cheese, we have to get our own napkins, after we come from the...