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Address: 5862 W Higgins Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone: (773) 685-2301
Website: http://www.joesonhiggins.com/
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It’s disappointing because this used to be a go-to place, but the attitude and lack of attentiveness from the server take away from the overall experience. I truly hope management addresses this, because Joe’s has the potential to get back to the 5-star level it once had.
They brought out a fresh baked bread, basket with olive oil and cheese.
We ordered two appetizers, fried calamari and Arancini. If you don’t know what arancini is, it’s a fried rice ball stuff with meat and cheese, topped with marinara sauce. Delicious! For dinner we ordered two pizzas, thin crust half pepperoni and half sausage. The other pizza was recommended by our server Katie and that was the vodka burrata pizza.
Vodka burrata pizza has sausage, vodka sauce,burrata cheese and fresh basil. it was outstanding! They had live music, which was the piano man. he was doing a lot of Billy Joel songs. . I believe every Friday night they try to have entertainment. Our server Katie was awesome. Couldn’t have been a more perfect night. Joe’s on Higgins has an extensive menu from pasta and chicken
Dishes, and desserts. you have to try their cannolis and cheesecakes.
For five people including tip came to $155
So here’s the real question would I go back? absolutely!!
Don’t order the ‘Spaghetti Carbonara’ as it won’t be like the description of: “creamy egg yolk, pecorino, guanciale” stressing the “creamy” part not being there at all. When calling in a to-go order, all I asked for them to simply change the pasta from spaghetti fettuccine, and add chicken and peas yet had to drave back in and send it back as the pasta was super dry and sticking together. When bringing it up to them, they said “the only thing *creamy* we have is the Fettuccine Alfredo” which I thought was strange as in the description of the ‘Spaghetti Carbonara’ it says “creamy” and when asking why another restaurant made Carbonara “creamy” he said that was not the traditional Italian way, which I accepted, yet confused on why the menu would have “creamy” in the description written for the ‘Spaghetti Carbonara’ when they said they don’t cook it “creamy”
I was suggested the ‘Fettuccine Alfredo’ and requested they add the guanciale (pork) in it, along with the chicken * peas desired (which is what Pasta D’Arte a couple miles away suggests on their menu),
So, once the new pasta was out the staff said “we’re gonna have to charge you for this” and I paid with an understanding it was another dish, yet was a disappointed they mentioned it *after* it was brought to me, expecting them to make up for the terrible Carbonara and not charge me for something that nobody would eat. So, I ended up spending [before tax] $30 for a small 12″ sausage (+ 2 toppings) thin crust pizza, $20 for the terrible Carbonara, then later $22 (+ $5 for chicken) for the so-so ‘Fettuccine Alfredo’ with the guanciale (pork) and peas…Totaling $77 before tax [$83.63 with tax].
If I ordered something similar at the (honestly, more delicious “competitor,” Pasta D’Arte, a couple miles away it would be [before tax] $24.95 for the ‘Spaghetti alla Carbonara’ (+ $5 for chicken, +$2 peas), $22.95 for the ‘Fettucine al Fredo’ (+ $5 for chicken, +$2 peas), and $23.45 for a small 12″ thin crust sausage 2-topping pizza {which is more delicious there now that I think of it as Joe’s isn’t crispy enough like Chicago thin crust should be … go to ‘Candlelite’ 7 miles away for the best of that} would be $85.35, [after tax] $94.53
While I do appreciate not initially being charged for the chicken and peas when I ordered that to be added to the ‘Carbonara’ with the pasta change, and not for for the guanciale (pork) & peas to the ‘Fettuccine Alfredo’ (just the chicken), it still wasn’t worth it for ~$11 less (~13% less) as it just wasn’t a good experience not delicious.
I have been going here for mostly pizza since I moved the neighborhood 3 and half years ago. Ordered the pizza when out-of-town friends visited (raved about it too being a good place in Chicago), have dined in (indoor and outdoor) for the atmosphere (which is good. Live music on Fridays) and have had a good ‘Shrimp Scampi’ pasta multiple times too, but after what happened in this review, I can’t recommend Joe’s (Pizza) anymore. Food needs improvement, and menu needs to be clear.