Papa Johns Pizza — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

When I first saw the Papadia commercial I was both intrigued and perplexed. It looks tasty but what exactly is this pizza-themed sandwich? It’s certainly not a pizza-quesadilla or else they would have spelled it papa-”dilla”. Maybe Papa John’s is still trying hard not to be offensive since their split with their jackass founder? They claim it’s inspired by the “piadina” which is an Italian sandwich - so why not name it the papa-”dina”? Whether it be foolhardy oversight or calculated decision, I still had to try this enigmatic culinary creation.

I decided eventually to try the buffalo chicken experience. Upon opening the box, I was not deterred by the look of this mystifying hand-held concoction. It honestly looked more like a lazy man’s cal-zone. It certainly didn’t live up to the commercial hype -- but really what food on TV does? The cheese was melted, the buffalo sauce was oozing, and it was warm, so I was satisfied with my purchase based on early returns.

I bit into what I expected to be an exquisite elevation of chain-pizza grub, and much to my dismay, any satisfaction I found fleeting at best. Was it good? Sure. Was it great? Not even close. It was perfectly and absolutely mediocre. I’d describe it as the Ford Focus of food -- it does the job but it’s really not something I’m proud to have around my friends. It tasted good but was it really “better than a sandwich?” I’d say it depends on the sandwich it’s going up against.

Would I try it again? I mean sure, if I accidentally stumble into a PJ’s during a late night gallivant and it’s the fastest and most affordable thing to quell my drunken stupor, I’d eat it again. But with the plethora of options at our disposal for both pick-up and delivery in 2020, I’m a hard pass otherwise. Overall, I’d rate my Papadia a C+. (5 stars...

I rarely leave reviews, and especially for pizza, but I just had to leave one for the very caring management and staff in this location!

I ordered 2 large pizzas and I briefly mentioned that it was for students on the phone. Order was received by staff and time of delivery/expectation was clearly communicated.

When I went outside in time for my delivery, I have my deliverer happily hand over not two, but three large pizza boxes. I started correcting them "that's not for us". But the delivery man continue to insist that it's for me and said the manager, Assan/Assad (?) wanted to provide extra pizza "for the children".

I don't see many hospitable kindness like that in local business now a days in the neighborhood. I just wanted to thank you all for that today. It's not about the extra large pizza that we got for free, it was truly just the warmth and care for the community.

Sending you all good thoughts, we all enjoyed the...

Would like to preface this by saying we only ordered from here because we had a free pizza coupon. Choose Domino's.

Anyhoo, waited an hour and a half for our pizza. An hour and 15 min deep we called because it said online that our order had been completed, which it had not been.

After calling this location a few times, we realized they were hanging up on our calls or silently answering the phone and just putting it down or on mute so the phone would stop ringing.

Unfortunately for them, I am relentless and just continued to call until someone picked up. When someone did finally pick up, it sounded like the Titanic was sinking in the background, and the person on the phone frantically yelled, "CAN YOU PLEASE HOLD, PLEASE HOLD, THE OVEN IS ACTING UP" but finally answered our call a few minutes later.

Maybe hire someone capable of answering a phone? I recommend nearly anyone over the age of seven.

Pizza arrived cold but...