Village Inn Pizzeria Sports Bar & Grill

I love this place! Since I’m only a few blocks away, this is my go to spot for chicken nachos. I love nachos in general, but this place is the best because they load the nachos up with grilled chicken, real cheese, guac, and fresh jalepeno slices. Then the whole dish is baked so the cheese is melty and browned on the top. Another bonus is that this place offers either crinkle fries, seasoned fries, or tots with their sandwiches. «gimme some of your tots» Their service is always quick and friendly. There’s no chance you’re gonna miss a game there either. They are always playing all the games on over 20 tvs. You can always find a good seat!

Used to live in the area and order from Village Inn all the time. Now I make sure to stop in whenever I’m close by. Pizza is consistently great! One of the best thin crusts in the Chicago area! Their individual slices are also great!

I have grown up on this pizza and it will always be my favorite thin crust. They have a huge menu and everything I have tried has been amazing. I have a hard time not ordering pizza from here, but I also love the sloppy joe, saganaki, and inside out burrito. I usually get delivery because of convenience but I love that atmosphere of the bar/​restaurant. Its a no frills kind of place in the very best way.

Just went in for a slice of pizza to go (7pm Sun). None available so I asked how long until the next batch. They told me they weren’t making any now.

Work has had me going to this area lately and when I’m not immersed into cheddar fries at Poochies, this is my next favorite lunch option.
They’ve got a really wide variety in the menu. However, anchor yourself with tater tots. Nothing can really go wrong when you start there. Their Italian beef is good (and goes well with their nicely sliced thin green peppers). Pro tip: request it on garlic bread. It’s most excellent. It’ll come with it’s own side (I recommend tots) and the cole slaw is also a nice add on.
Village Inn has gone through some nice remodeling. They have ‘deluxe’ bathrooms now and a party room in back. It’s definitely a nice touch.

I can’t speak for the food, but the customer service and drink delivery was spot on! The business is clean and the live sports in the background are not too loud for the NON sports-​going patrons. Looking forward to trying the food on the next visit.

This place has honestly gone to shit. I called in an order and they told me it would be ready in 20 minutes… I went it a half hour later and still had to wait another half hour for my food. The girls working the front counter have no idea what they’re doing and I witnessed them mess up multiple orders. The only girl that could run this front counter was Trinity.
After dealing with this horrible service, I took my food home and noticed my wings were basically raw. I am absolutely disgusted with both the service and food nowadays. Definitely will not be returning anytime soon.

Let’s do the wave for Village Inn Pizzeria!
Ok, I’m back from doing the wave. My husband and I have gotten dinners delivered from VIP via Grub Hub a few times in the past. I truly believe their prime rib dinner (comes with garlic bread, choice of 2 sides, and a hearty helping of peas) is Skokie’s best kept secret! It’s juicy, a hefty serving, and we all need protein!
We felt it our duty to one day check out this place in person, and that happened one bustling Friday for a post-​workout dinner. If you’re dining in, you’ll have to walk through the take-​out pizza area in the front and make a U to snag a table in the dining area. I love all the TVs of different sizes, broadcasting various sports games! Since the US Open tennis tourney was happening live, we asked the waitress if one of the bigger screens by us could be switched to ESPN2. She was more than happy to assist!
On that night, I ordered the New England burger, which has sauteed mushrooms, cheddar and mozz cheeses, and scallions, and wait for it… served on a pretzel bun! Good thing work out shorts have elastic because I definitely left with my filled belly challenging that waistband. The burger was juicy and cheesy, and I recommend it for sure. Husband’s full rack of ribs came with an overpowering sauce served on top. It was tangy, sweet, and unbalanced, and it was definitely preferred on the side.
By the time we left, the restaurant was bustling with almost every table occupied, and I can see why!

I was continuing my casing of downtown Skokie with Mrs B., Doofus (my daughter), and her guy (who is named Guy), when a strange man encountered us on the sidewalk. He warned us to not enter a restaurant on Lincoln Avenue and told us that it was no good.
Actually, he may have been a mole from a foreign intelligence service who was trying to communicate some important message to me — but I did not catch on. I may have had a senior moment, but I can’t remember.
For reasons unfathomable, we obeyed his tip and went on to the Village Inn for a pizza. Now, I once lived in Skokie many years ago (1950s and 60s), and the place was then known as La Rosa’s Pizza (not the one on Golf Rd): just a historical tidbit for hysterical historians.
This place is a bit oddly laid out. The entry foyer has a station for people to order out pizza: it is not for peeps who want to eat in: if you buy pizza at this station, you are directed to a stool and shelf in the foyer facing the street (really!) To eat in, you proceed past the foyer and enter the bar. Then a host (ess) will greet you and seat you in still another room — presumably near the Iowa state line.
It’s a sports bar, with lots of sports memorabilia plastered and posted to the walls, ceilings, and everything other than the floor. There are TV screens all over the place playing all kinds of sports events to amuse the eating/​drinking athletic supporters patronizing the Village Inn.
Our waitress greeted us promptly and we ordered a pizza with chicken on it: this fowl topping was an important request from the guy called Guy.
Service was efficient, and I was pleased with the presentation and promptness. Pricing was about average for a typical sports bar. However, I didn’t think that their pizza was quite to my flavor expectations.
All in all, they offer a decent value proposition — and we paid the much lower Iowa sales taxes:)

I am not interested in watching sports, so that’s not an appeal for me. And it’s not a beautiful space. But it’s clean and comfortable.
Great beers. Very attentive wait staff. Good food.

I was in a mood for dessert so I ordered chocolate peanut butter cake to go. $ 5 lady said it’s really good, for the price I’m expecting a resonable size slice of cake. But guess I was wrong the cake slice was small I would have paid less for it and the slice they gave me was not complete, bottom half of the cake partially missing looks like someone ate part of it. Disappointed because I like this place for the pizza, guess don’t buy dessert from here.

This pub has actually been on my list for many years, and in fact I never visited even when I lived in Skokie for 13 years 2 decades ago. It was nice to finally make it in, and the recent enticement that did it was Skokie’s summertime promotion of 20% off on selected restaurants on Wednesday nights. I go with 4 stars here with the overall rating boosted based on their surprisingly extensive and nicely priced list of beers on tap, in bottles, and in cans. I would say the pub food is in the ok category. Our party enjoyed their chicken nachos with fresh spicy jalapeño peppers, their cheeseburger and steak fries (for $ 4 on Wednesdays), and their thin slice sausage and mushroom pizza. The thin pizza was ok and nothing to write home about, but the chicken nachos were a standout for $ 9.95, and the cheeseburgers/​fries were a great value for $ 4 on Wednesdays anyway. From the taps, I enjoyed pints of their Alarmist Pantless Pale Ale and Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA. Tons of TV’s here, and a lively and friendly Skokie crowd. I liked the place (except for the annoyingly loud Bingo PA going on, apparently also on Wednesdays) and plan to be back again sometime driven by their nice beer list, as well as the chill sports bar atmosphere.

As soon as you walk in there’s this weird wind thing that happens. I’m serious, it’s startling. Imagine walking into a place and instantly a strong wind hits you in the face. Anyway, the pepperoni pizza slice was good! It didn’t blow me away but definitely competitive. My pizza slice, diet coke and side salad was about $ 7.
But then, when I wanted to eat in the bar area I was told that I couldn’t. Apparently if you order at the counter as you immediately walk in, this is a big decision that precludes you from any atmosphere. They should have a sign that says take out only, or «all orders placed here are to be carry out or eaten in the immediate vicinity. The girl said «it’s some weird rule». Fine. Id ha e just liked to have known that before my order. Otherwise it was fine. Id go back but it wouldn’t be my first choice.
On the other hand the bar looks pretty dive bar cool with an older population… so who knows.

I really love coming here to a neighborhood bar to watch a great game of hockey.
They have over 30 televisions in this small joint and every inch of this place is lined by televisions so you can watch the game from wherever you are sitting which is nice!
There nachos are really great, filled with guacamole, sour cream, jalapeño peppers, ground meat and lots of ooey gooey cheese.
They make stuffed pizzas but I prefer their thin crust pizzas loaded with sausage and jalapeño peppers.
Their menu of craft beers is EXTENSIVE! So check it out!

Hot or a miss. Good atmosphere but the service is terrible. They give you these coupons and wristbands for big events, which are useless if you lose it, there goes $ 10. Never get any of the salads. Waitresses seem to ignore you most of the time. Place for to go pizzas and that’s it.

No such thing as a free appetizer? We come here fairly regularly and really love Cristina the waitperson/​bartender.
Not too pleased with the loyalty points system, though… Here’s a real example text I received this week from their app: «Village Inn: Last chance to use your FREE Appetizer 250 pts offer will be Friday, May 22, 2015. «
So here we are on Friday, May 22^nd with our usual $ 70 bill incl tip, after having enjoyed the saganaki, and the Manager comes over to say, «You didn’t read the details on the rewards site. The offers are only good Monday through Thursday. Maybe if you come back Sunday I could honor it in our system.»
WHAT? I think that says it all.

Let’s list out what I like
1)Good beer list.
2)Pizza is really good.
3)Chill environment.
4)Service is pretty good.
5)They show UFC fights.
Now what I dislike
1)The draft beer are NEVER cold. Like, it’s chilled but not cold. So after a few minutes pass, your beer is now room temp. Beer has to be cold to really enjoy.
2)The stools for sitting aren’t the most comfortable but that could be just me?
That’s really about it. Please if you guys read this, just make the draft beer colder.

A total neighborhood sports bar that’s been around for ages. This is our go-​to in the area for American bar food. We’ve come here for NYE and St. Paddy’s too when we don’t feel like changing out of our sweats. It’s that kind of place where judgment doesn’t get past the front door. Sometimes you just don’t wanna deal with that, you know?
Husband’s fave nachos are here… we add chicken. The whole dish gets baked, and we just attack it. I get the boneless buffalo wings every time. Sandwiches come with a tater tots option. One thing we didn’t like that we tried recently were the tater skins with chili because the chili was oddly sweet. Not sure if you order a bowl of chili if it would be the same? And beware their regular pizza has a pretty doughy, thick crust, which you can buy by the slice. They have a thin crust option too, but I think you have to order the whole pie.
Easy street or lot parking all around.

C’mon Skokie peeps, this is a must to at least reminisce if nothing else! Growing up in the area I don’t think I ever was a patron inside the establishment even up through my high school youth. It was past that age that I would go back to meet up with friends from high school. I’ve always known it to be that sort of neighborhood bar/​pizzeria place. If anything it’s at least a 3 ½ stars!
It’s a no frills type of joint, but there are tv’s a plenty. Reminds me a little of Marie’s in Chicago where you walk into the liquor store first to get to the seating. Almost same concept, you walk into a small walkway that is close to where some of the pizza is made to get into the bar/​restaurant.
Again, it was Lent and I happened to give up pizza. What was I to do when meeting up with my friends? Well, luckily they have a pretty extensive menu which even covered some seafood options and I went with fish and chips. The food is just okay. The pizza is pretty good (from past experience), but the fish and chips was nothing to write home about. But hey, it’s more about the ambiance anyway right? But for a neighborhood bar they have a decent variety in their beer selection.
I believe it has changed somewhat in that they also cater a lot to families. So when my husband and I walked in to find my friends I was surprised to see how busy they were. So they were hyping up not only fish fry style meals for Friday, but also that it was the weekend of St Pat’s! I think it’s great that they have expanded the clientele to not just be the neighborhood sports bar/​joint, but also a family establishment. I mean why not, that place has been there since forever. For me it’s all about coming back to the neighborhood to hang out and watch a game if you are so inclined without having to go to the mall and go to BW3 or what have you. The wait staff is friendly and you feel like it’s a joint you may have gone to with your family back in the day or at least ordered take out from.

Great fun local restaurant and bar. Huge menus and so far everything is top notch. You want a real meal order the Chicken Parmigiana with soup, and garlic bread. Two meals really. Excellent. Large fun ever changing beers with many unusual craft beers. Great pizza, lots of large t.v.s with different events going on different nights. Kids have fun with the live Trivia ones.
A Cheers vibe where the friendly staff does a great job.
The owner does great things with Skokie he is a very positive force locally. One minor thing the wood backed chairs are a bit uncomfortable on my back, when we watch a long football game, but that’s me. Easy free parking too.
One of our go to places.