Naudi Signature Pizza

I'm here all the time as I live nearby. Naudi is a classic, unpretentious, and straightforward pizza place with an open-fired oven and kitchen and a quaint seating area inside. The list of toppings is small and compact, as it should be. The ingredients are high-quality. I love their classic cheese slice with the little dollops of ricotta. I wish there was more consistency with their slice offerings at different times of the day. I love grabbing a slice when I get off the train from work, and sometimes, they don't have any ready. Besides that minor inconvenience, Naudi gets a 4.8/5 (rounding up to 5) from me.

We had the veggie pizza here because I heard good things about the place. I thought the pizza was pretty decent but probably not the best one in the city. The cheese pull was INSANE! They make the pizza right when ordering so comes out nice and hot! The restaurant is pretty small with just a handful of tables. I think I would go here again if I'm in the area but probably wouldn't go there out of my way.

Have always passed Naudi and finally had the chance to try it! I love how you can see the pizza being created and the restaurant has a cozy vibe inside.My friend and I shared the white pizza fiesta and it felt very light and fresh! Our server was also super sweet and attentive.Definitely want to try the honey cake next time!

Food - the pizza was phenomenal. Super thin. You can eat a whole pie and not feel stuffed because the crust was very light and thin. Not a large menu but it's tasty. Service was friendly and we came again the next day and they remembered us and said welcome back. It's BYOB with a $5 fee. Ambiance is dark and cozy.

So my husband and I have decided after reading Chicago magazine's top 25 pizza places, that we would try to taste everypizza place listed. Naudi signature pizza was our second pizza restaurant on the list.OMG OMG OMG! is all I can say about this tiny hole in the wall pizza place with one waiter and one person making the pizzas. We had an incredibly attentive, friendly and kind waiter who told us he was Belorussian. We were brought water in a big glass bottle and it was a cozy tiny space. Our waiter did a great job of describing the different types of pizza and we opted for the Margo and the square pan pizza.When the Margo arrived, (we added mushroom and onion to it), the pizza was HUGE! We thought we wouldn't be able to finish it. The waiter told us we would have no problem and that it was a very light pizza. He was spot on and we all finished our two slices in literally 5 minutes. (There were four of us so the pizzas split perfectly)I thought there is no way that the next pizza could be as good as the first and lo and behold, it was. We added garlic and bell pepper to the square pan pizza which was thicker and crunchier than the Margo. Everything about these pizzas was perfect and we laughed at just how quickly we devoured everything in front of us.We also shared the fresh salad to start and the waiter kindly made enough so it was shareable for four. The lettuce and salad ingredients were nicely chopped and it was topped with a great dressing. We ended with the honey cake which had a tiramisu consistency. The waiter told us that the creamy layers of the honey cake were a mixture of condensed milk and butter milk. This was absolutely delicious! We loved this place and could not get over the deliciousness of this pizza. You must check this place out before there are lines out the door!

I was expecting so much more and some of the experience actually left me quite irritated. I would like to give it a second shot perhaps one day when I'm ready. Maybe it was an off night?The service was wildly slow, despite my party of two being the only people in the restaurant. They seemed very sweet though. We were recommended the pan style pizza, which was just fine. It's a decent pizza, but there are so many better pizza places in Chicago. I found the crust *almost* not baked well enough. Lastly, no honey cake was available, which was like half of the reason we went, as we heard it was incredible. The menu is so limited, and when we discovered this AFTER we had eaten our pizza, we were quite irritated. I understand items sometimes sell out, but to not communicate that to customers--like on the menu chalkboard or when taking an order--especially when the menu itself is so limited, is very frustrating.

This location has seen a series of pizza joints but this iteration has staying power. Ordered a regular pie and pan pie for takeaway and arrived a little early for pick-up. Glad I did as it was entertaining to watch the master pizza maker do his thing right by the cashier. He was amazing - building pizzas from scratch, watching the ovens and boxing cooked pizzas all at the same time. I didn't see him miss a beat keeping track of at least 8 orders at one time. The pizza itself is a home run and a must try! Thin, crispy and full of flavor. The crispy crunch of the crust is a welcome end to a slice. Absolutely go here!

This was my first time visiting here after hearing thru the pizza circles how good this spot is and I can say I wasn't disappointed.I had the pan style which is thin but with a nice crunch but not overly hard. The cheese,sauce,mushrooms and onions were are all flavorful and was a perfect combination. I will be back for sure.

We tried:1. Margo pizza2. Square pan pepperoni pizza3. Honey cakeInstantly one of my favorite pizza spots in Chicago. Loved the crispy soft texture of the crust and the crust-cheese-sauce ratio. Good amount of fresh basil on the pizza. The cheese blend was fresh, gooey, and tasty. I can't really describe the honey cake's flavor profile except to say that it doesn't taste exactly as sweet as honey and I highly recommend trying it too.I'm all for a limited menu if you excel at it. There should be more restaurants like this. Service was good. The restaurant space is small and intimate so bring a small group for indoor dining.

It was good. That location has had a lot of restaurant turnover as we used to live next door and I hope Naudi finally provides some stability to the location because the pizza is worth reordering. Perhaps not super frequently as it's a bit pricier, but love the massive oven that imparts flavor to the pizza.We got a simple pepperoni pizza to keep it simple and it was very good. Sauce had a good flavor to it, quite thin crust. I don't always love the wide/puffy burnt crust at the end of a piece, which is their style but the part of the pizza covered with sauce, cheese, toppings was great.