The Airliner

Great place for carry out. The food has always been great. The service absolutely blows. Our server was doing her best virtually alone on a typically busy Saturday night. 25 minutes to place a drink order. 15 more minutes for drinks to serve. Then the hostess removed one of our tables (a party of five) to accommodate a party of six which if you know the Airliner’s layout you realize this makes no sense. Hostess was way more concerned to pack the place immediately than to take care of the suckers who already ordered.
Again, our server was great but The Airliner set her up to fail by under supporting her during a full house.
Food is a solid four stars but the service kills it. Call for carry out.

Went to try the pizza. It took an hour to get our order even though it wasn’t busy. Pizza was cold almost like it had been sitting out for 20 – 30 mins. Crust was rubbery like a Little Ceasers hot and ready that was made hours before you picked it up. Service was the worst I have experienced in a long time. Do yourselves a favor and go somewhere else.

When you visit the Airliner, get ready to wait. Do not come in starving, because the place will be packed and you will not be eating very soon. However, there is a reason why the place is busy… the pizza is good and the prices reasonable.
Once you do sit down, you have a choice of deep dish (no, this is not Chicago deep dish, it’s not Malnati’s so make allowances), regular crust (which is kind of thick), and thin, crispy crust (my favorite). With a bevy of toppings for your nom-​nom pleasure.
I recommend that you consider the personal pizza. It is about 10 inches and perfectly sized for a meal. Plus, this way you can have it your way, and so can your dining companions.
Lastly, you should know that the Airline will gladly accommodate large groups. We walked in with 13 students and were seated within 45 minutes. Damned good for such a large group. Also, you should know that our waitress happily provided us with 13 different checks. Also, pretty freaking awesome.

Walking into door and you return to the days of thenlocal hometown tavern. The long bar Dar wood adenovirus could easily dot in hundreds of. Family run bars throughout the Midwest. But this ain’t no typical bar. Clean. Friendly. Great staff. Great food. And cold beverages. This is a sports bar. Six tv’s wirh th reel at bars reach. Ten booths. And toss in a few tables. Go for the pizza. Stay for the atmosphere. I had a meat eaters ten inch deep dish more than enough for two. Flakey crust. Cheese toasted just ri ghost it. Zesty tomato sauce. Lots of meat. Pkenty of flavor. Or. Just get a wrap. Huge. Fresh. Tasty.

This is where Ashton Kutcher got discovered when he was a student at Iowa! I love their pizza and drinks.

Wow. Hands down one of the best pizzas I have ever had. Period.
The Hubs is a Hawkeye grad and insisted that we make a stop at the Airliner per family tradition.
FAMILY TRADITIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE BROKEN.
We happened to be there during the college’s spring break… meaning we did not have to wait to be seated in a booth– score! Additionally it was during the basketball playoffs so it was fun to watch in an actual college bar– so much more emotion!
We could not make a decision between the chicken pesto pizza and the buffalo chicken (based on prior Unilocal reviews). The waitress eased our concerns and said it was no biggie to split the pizza ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. I’m glad we did this because I still do not know which pizza I would have selected.
There were great beer selections and a couple specials going on. Next time we are in IC, we are definitely keeping to family tradition!

I ate here recently with two coworkers while I was in town for business. None of us really cared for the food, but the worst part was that our waitress was really rude. I would not go back.

I’m a fan of its Thai Chicken Pizza. The best I ever had !!!

The gluten free pizza is delicious here! I love the chicken pesto pizza. The servers are always very nice. However, they advertise that they deliver every day but they rarely do actually deliver.

If I could give less than a 1 star, I would. Their Italian beef sandwich, featured prominently on their menu (and being in the same time zone as Chicago) I thought would be a good choice. I have never been so wrong. Without question the worst sandwich i have ever had. It’s a worse than steak ums from when I was 10. The smallest portion of beef imaginable. Just terrible. On the up side, nice atmosphere. Good service.

Went to watch the NIT. Good selection of beer and the service was great given it was so busy. Had the penne pasta with meat sauce. It was huge… after the salad, I took 70% of the pasta dish home. The pasta was great!

Been here both for nights out on the town, lunch with family, and takeout on pizza Tuesdays. It is overall a pretty chill place and enjoyable with any age group. Good for family when they come to visit. Although Tuesdays are the best, half price pizzas for take out or dine in, definitely worth the money for the amount of pizza you get!

Just had the pizza here, it was pretty bad. Can’t say much more, I don’t think I would come back here.

The bouncers put their hands on customers without any cause or reason. At last call the bouncer attempted to pull me out of the booth by my arm.

We had pizza, salads, burgers and a meatball sandwich. Everything was great. make sure you are interested in the college bar atmosphere. We were there early dinner, but I can see this place a rockin’.

The pizza was extremely average. Sause = average, cheese = average, and I think you get the point. Liked their selection of beer, but what I really loved was there cheese fries. But honestly that wasn’t their success, who the hell doesn’t love fries covered in nacho cheese?
And also I read that their service wasn’t that great from other reviews. I have to disagree. Their service was really good. We were served quickly, greeted with a smile, and not rushed to leave after we finished our food. We did come on a Tuesday around noon, so that could explain it. But those whom complain about it being crowded on a Friday night… Duh! College town… Friday night… HOW DARE THESE COLLEGE STUDENTS GO OUT FOR FOOD AND DRINKS!!!
I probably wouldn’t come back here again, but I wouldn’t avoid it either. Just extremely average all around.

HAWKEYES and hot guys. Yes, this place is swarming with frat boys and plastered with tv’s so if you want to be in a scene or watch the game, Airliner is a good pick.
The pizzas are decent and the menu has a large variety so you can take a vegetarian, your grandma who wants a cup of soup and your brother who’d prefer a mooing cow.

Stopped in on a Friday night before a football game. The place was packed to the brim and apparently there was a bar crawl going as well so I think even more people than usual were crammed in. Surprisingly, the wait wasn’t that long, about 20 minutes or so.
Service was OK. Nothing to complain about. The girl was good with keeping beers coming to the table and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time.
We shared an order of the cheese fries, boneless wings, and got a small BBQ chicken pizza. All were pretty good. Nothing really stood out to make me remember the food but at the same time it wasn’t anywhere near bad at all. I was kind of disappointed I didn’t order the buffalo chicken pizza. I saw three or four different tables eating one and they looked fabulous. I will definitely try one the next time in.
As for the ambiance, I really liked the bar area. It’s too bad it was so busy I couldn’t even get to the bar but they have a lot of TVs around the place. Looked to be a good place to enjoy a game.

Holy awesome pizza! A group of us got Pizza’s on half price night (Tuesdays’) and it did not disappoint. The Buffalo chicken pizza and the meat lovers equavalent were both amazing! It made me wish Tuesday came two or three times a week!
Got delivery one night as well… in the middle of the year’s biggest snow storm. Brother didn’t just deliver it, he did it with a smile and with swagger that few have the chance to show!

This place has so many faces as an establishment it might as well be diagnosed with multiple personality business disorder.
Part restaurant, part fratty bar, and part chill/​dive watering hole.
Depending on when you go. As a high school kid I would come with my buddies for the delicious dollar slices of pizza (they are now $ 1.75 but hey that was 10 years ago).
As a college kid I would come to scam on 18 year old freshman, and now 10 years later I am back to watch football and consume as many slices of pizza before I explode!
Great place and it’s been around town for decades. Changed ownership and I wish they still had their infamous beer battered chicken, but still worth it for the Sunday slices!
You’re flying friendly skies at the Airliner!
They have a special every day of the week ranging from $ 2 beers to $ 1 ‘you call its.’