Monical's Pizza - Urbana

My 11 year old and I went for a walk and stumbled in Monical"s. We dined in. ordered a garden salad and thin crust pizza. The salad was huge. I was able to have two servings and my daughter ate one serving. We had about two servings left over. The pizza was ok at best but the waiter was the nicest I've experienced in a long time. attentive and professional.

So Monical's. Pizza is good. Not great. Not my first choice. Monical's is pretty localized to central IL. They tried a restaurant in Downers Grove and it didn't take off. Way too much pizza snobbery. I do prefer the style of pizza they serve, which I call tavern or pub style. Thin, cut in squares. What makes Monical's iconic is the value. The family pleaser is a great deal. Pizza, salad, pitcher of drinks. Classic. And for locals that have been going here all their lives, you can't resist mixing the two salad dressings. If you know, you know. What really stood out at this location was our server. This guy was waiting on the entire dining room. On a Saturday night. By himself. Memorized every order, didn't make a mistake, and he was hustling. No slowdown of service or any lag of any kind. We had a good meal in an uncrowded and familiar restaurant, which is what we were looking for.

My rating is for the menu item called The Point Pizza, DELIGHT style, one of my favorite all-time pizzas! Get it cooked well done . The crust the sauce are better than on their other types of Zas, IMHO. Ok it 's pricey but omg is it worth it! (Hey, if you 're OLD like me, ask for the Senior discount. Of course as one does, I buy the side cup of French Dressing to dip in, ummy yummy for mah tummy! Also it 's easy to pu your order at their drive-up window. Or their delivery drivers do great too. Hey, I 've TRIED to be clear here... I hope you get the POINT! Ha!

This is a busy pizza restaurant, but it's not surprising considering the customer service you receive. Always clean, always good service. If Justin is there, his style of order taking will amuse and amaze you. He never writes anything down, and I've yet to see him make a mistake. He's an energizer bunny working the entire dining room alone at times. Our family loves going here for birthday celebrations. Their back room is great when we have a special event whether a family or high school class gathering.

Shitty app. Asked me what time I could pickup. I chose a time from drop down screen. On final screen it stated the time I chose was not available. App did not offer a new drop down to chose another pickup time. Wasted 30 minutes with this app. I will just eat a Degornos pizza at home .