Comments on: Review: Chi-nnati’s

By: Mircea

Mircea — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:55:47 +0000

Youre a real deep thknier. Thanks for sharing.

By: lyle gorch

lyle gorch — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:48:45 +0000

Chi-natti’s has pretty good thin crust pizza, but really lousy bartenders. They don’t talk to the customers and think putting up bar glasses is more important than taking a drink order. In fact, order your Happy Hour drink about 30 minutes before it ends. I ordered my drink at 6:45. They served it at 7:05 and rang it up full price. Now that’s customer service!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:11:09 +0000

Having lived in Chicago for ten years before moving to Cincinnati, my wife and I agreed that in terms of Chicago-style deep dish pizza, Chi-natti’s gets low marks. I think the real problem was the cornmeal-heavy crust. They say it is authentic, but we never encountered it Chicago–maybe you need to go to the South Side. We actually think that the deep dish at Mio’s is much, much better. On a second visit, I tried the Italian Beef sandwich. Again, they pretty much got the concept right, but the execution was way off. For a good, and very authentic Italian Beef, try Hot Dogg’n It in Symmes Township (Montgomery Road, just south of Fields-Ertel Rd). Finally, as others commented, the service left a bit to be desired. We had high hopes for Chi-natti’s: we are bitterly disappointed. It is unlikely we will return.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:26:04 +0000

I’ve been there a number of times and have always enjoyed my meal. I recommend simply the thin crust pizza with cheese only. Plain but yummy. Reminds me of a pizza I got at No. 28 in NYC. Also, they have Tiramisu. My favorite. It is often slightly frozen, but I kinda like it that way.

By: jessica

jessica — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:10:52 +0000

Chi Natti was the worst dinning experience I have ever encountered. We waited 15 minutes without even being greeted, had to ask for a server, and were told that we would have to move to another table in order to be served. We had the unfortunate experience of being sat next to a group of over intoxicated men who found it necessary to shout the “F” bomb at the top of their lungs for my three year old daughter and all of the other children to hear. The manager Neal was completely unable to handle the situation. Told us that we needed to switch tables yet again, but he would speak with them. The table was then served another round of shots and a pitcher of beer. This of course lead to much more “F” bombs being shouted. When we asked if we could please have our pizza to go, the manager told me that i had no reason to be mad and that it was to be expected on a Friday night. “In a family restraunt??” I asked and he told me yes and that he could not do anything about the situation that I should have moved. To top this experience off, while eating our now cold pizza at home, my husband found a long hair as a hidden surpise inside the pizza. I suggest you never ever waste your money or your family dinner on Chi natti’s!!

By: chipster

chipster — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:42:29 +0000

Hey, in that clip from Lonely Guy, was that Eric Estrada at one of those tables in the beginning? Fancy Dinner for Ponch………

By: AngiMama

AngiMama — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:04:14 +0000

I’m not sure if anyone has replied about the lone diner seating but I can comment on that. Its a monetary thing. Prime tables are usually given to tables that have the most people and look like they will spend the most.
Lets face it a tip from one person cannot compare to a tip from four. The same goes for families. They are less likely to order a lot of alcohol or expensive food and therefore will have a lower check and lower tip. Of course none of this applies if you are regular diner at the establishment.

By: CincyCapell

CincyCapell — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:08:15 +0000

I loves me some Chicago style pan pizza, but I’ve been disappointed time & time again by the attempts at restaurants here to make it, including Chi-nnati’s. Here’s what we do now when we crave Pan Pizza:

http://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipe.asp?recipeids=3369&iSeason=8

Honest to God, this recipe from America’s Test Kitchen produced the BEST pan pizza that I’ve had outside of Gino’s in Chicago. Plus it’s easy to make too boot! The Mrs & I usually prefer traditional thin crust Pizza Margherita made with Mozzarella di Bufala, but when we crave Pan Pizza this recipe is the only thing this side of The Windy City that delivers (no pun intended).

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:29:59 +0000

We had a similar experience with service. We have 4 kids and felt immediately that this place was not kid-friendly. It was not crowded, but when we entered, we were told that they were out of high-chairs. Our server was able to round one up eventually. There isn’t a specific “kids” menu, so we ended up ordering appetizers for the kids. This was quite a pricey meal. The server told us that a pizza would take 45 minutes which was not an option for us with hungry children (and parents!). I ordered a salad with grilled chicken. The chicken was over-cooked and dry like jerky. The mozzarella sticks were good, but the red sauce that came with them was so bland. We won’t go back.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:32:46 +0000

Here it is, Julie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXyAdToiYSk