J & J’s Pizza Shack

They have gone downhill, last Pizza I got from them was burnt. The employees are rude & they just don’t care about customer service anymore… J. J’s has completely lost my business.

J&J’s pizza is the Gold Standard when it comes to local pizza. Outstanding servise and taste.

Usually order JJs at least once a week. We are pizza eaters in my house. Lately they have been slipping. The last time we ordered pizza was just thrown together. Toppings looked thrown on. It was supposed to be half ham and half sausage and it had ham all over the whole pizza and sausage on ¼.Used to look past rude service because product was good finding it harder.

one time i paid the pizza delivery dude in pennies.
he counted every one of them LOL
but yeah pizza sucks. save your money for Little Caesar’s

Literally service couldn’t be worse. Get ready for spit and pubes in your pizza. Cheers!

This pizza has become so bland and generally uninspired. I’ve also had problems with this Portage location more than any other. Seems it’s more a social event for the teenagers that work there than a business. I don’t even darken the door there unless I’m insanely desperate. … and I mean desperate. The Lake station shack is alot better… why ??? good question… management ???

LOVE pizza from here! It’s truly the best in town. I look forward to when I’m in portage just so I can get JJ’s pizza. If you love cheesy pizza this place is amazing

Pizza joints are just a dime a dozen to me but this one is a cut above the rest in my opinion. My favorite thing is their double stuffed pizza I like the Italian beef doubled up on the meat no tomato sauce and sweet pepper rings. I only give it three stars because even though it’s a cut above the rest like I said pizza shops are a dime a dozen around here. For me it’s either JJ’s or Pizza Hut

I did not order from these guys recently, but i can say when my gf and I were in Valparaiso, In we would order form that location all the time and loved their pizza. Different types of foods ordered, on different occasions were their pizzas of course taste awesome to us, their shrimp basket was ok, but honest fried foods don’t sit well with us as much, so i can not give a true opinion on them for anyone. I can say their beef sandwiches are awesome as we loved them. We as well have had their chicken wings, which also are good.
We have yet to order form the one in portage as we reside in now, but we shall seriously do so soon again.

You would think they would be exactly like J&J’s in Lake station, but nope. I will never order another sandwich from this location (you get about half as much meat.)

There’s a reason J & J’s has been around nearly 30 years… AMAZING pizza!!! Whether you’re a fan of thin, traditional, thick or pan crust at J & J’s it’s ALL good. This is my «go to» pizza place for pick up or delivery. They support the local community so PLEASE support J & J’s!

Terrible pizza. The mushrooms are canned, the crust is chewy, the cheese was rubbery, and it lacks flavor. The pepperoni was paper thin and didn’t taste like anything. Ever have an MRE? It’s how I imagine MRE pizza would taste. :/​I can’t even understand why they were so busy. Only thing that I can say nice about it was they were nice to the kids and gave them candy for Halloween. Maybe try a new recipe?

This is probably one of my favorite pizza places around the Chicago land area I think it’s top notch and basically my go to pizza place. The only reason I don’t give it five stars is because they really don’t have a dine in option.
I have basically ordered every style of pizza on the menu. I gotta say my favorite is the deep dish kitchen sink pizza. I think the kitchen sink is well worth the price the don’t skimp on the toppings and it is just a awesome pizza. I will say I’m not a huge fan of the stuffed crust with the kitchen sink style normally just stick with the deep dish or thin crust.
I also think that the customer service and delivery drivers at this place is really above average. They are very nice and always pleasant. I also think the wait time is pretty reasonable and I’ve never had any problems.

I am staying in a hotel and there are about a dozen pizza places that deliver here. So I went down to the front desk to converse briefly with the staff about the best pizza joint that delivers. They recommended J & J’s.
When I called to place an order the employee was very friendly. The delivery driver was exceedingly cheerful. The pizza was… disappointing.
Unless I just happened to order a pizza on an «off» night I am puzzled by the glowing recommendations.
I enjoy all types of pizza: deep dish, thin crust, stuffed, pan, you name it but I expect it to have some flavor. The stuffed pizza I ordered had a very bland crust and the sauce basically had no spice or seasonings.
Being in a hotel room I had very little to add to the pizza to spice it up. I was able to find some Tabasco packets, salt and pepper in the (closed) breakfast room but that was the best I could do.
True, it was very cheap. But I would rather pay more for better pizza.
So…four stars for friendly customer service. Five stars for exceedingly friendly delivery. Two stars for the disappointingly flavorless pizza.
And extra credit for being cheap eats. But two stars overall says I won’t return unless I have a dozen hungry teenagers to feed on a limited budget.

Love me some JJ’s pizza, but the place inside looks like a solitary confinement room in a jail. It’s dark and dirty.

Overall, best pizza around! Quality is consistent and they are very reasonably priced. Staff is friendly and quick about processing orders.

I remember growing up and everyone always talking about how great it was and I would be like «am I missing something?“It’s ok at best. The prices are so low and you definitely get what you pay for. I have to modify anything I order to make it tolerable.

Good pizza, good breadsticks. Reasonably priced food, and their party pizzas are great for entertaining a lot of people.
Sparse settings inside and I have actually never eaten inside as we live just down the street.
You won’t be disappointed with the food here.

You really have to try a ‘stuffed’ pizza. It’s like a massive calzone cut into pieces you can grab and eat. If you get a lot of ‘toppings’ it will be one hell of a mess! Try it with just cheese and pepperoni – best pepperoni in the area that I have tried! We usually get a medium stuffed – with extra, extra cheese and a bit of extra sauce. I will admit over the last 13 years of ordering from this location we have never been let down, had rude service, or had anything missed upon delivery. There have been some slightly overcooked crusts in the mix – but all you have to do is say «Hey guys, could you watch my crust and make sure it doesn’t burn?» And they know your a regular!

People rave and rave about JJ’s in the region but I’ve never been highly impressed. They make a good italian beef but that’s about it. The pizza doesn’t have much flavor and always seems soggy for a thin crust. Also I always think their pizzas taste way more salty then anyone elses. My dad loves their kitchen sink which has every topping imaginable on it and orders it all the time. It’s their signature item but if you order it have a huge bottle of water available because with all the salty cheese and ingridents you’ll need it.