Kerbside pickup
Yes
Home Run Inn Pizza in Darien
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Darien, DuPage County, Illinois, US
Service options
No-contact delivery
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Health and safety
Staff wear masks
Yes
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Great dessert
Yes
Popular for
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Offerings
Alcohol
Yes
All you can eat
Yes
Beer
Yes
Cocktails
Yes
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Kids' menu
Yes
Late-night food
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Spirits
Yes
Wine
Yes
Dining options
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Catering
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Bar on site
Yes
Good for kids
Yes
High chairs
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
University students
Yes
Planning
Accepts reservations
Yes
Phone: +1 630-739-9696
Site: https://www.homeruninnpizza.com/...
Site: https://www.homeruninnpizza.com/...
Opening hours
- Monday:11AM–9PM
- Tuesday:11AM–9PM
- Wednesday:11AM–9PM
- Thursday:11AM–9PM
- Friday:11AM–10PM
- Saturday:12–10PM
- Sunday:12–9PM
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Comments (199)
Home Run Inn was great. They accommodated our group of ten right away. Our servers were terrific - friendly and helpful. Finally, the food was wonderful. We had salad, loaded fries and three types of pizza. So good! We look forward to returning soon.
Went in to eat... requested a booth on main floor to avoid all stairs... there was a wait of 20 minutes... no problem... we waited. After 20 minutes, we went to inquire and were told the staff had to attend to large parties, so there were no booths available yet on main floor as we requested. Host offered a booth on the upper part of restaurant (but we had someone with mobility issues in our party that cannot manage stairs very well) and were told again 20 minutes or so...we decided not to wait for 40 minutes when initially we were told half that time... unfortunate. We recommend to only go there if you have plenty of time to waste.
This place was an icon from my childhood.Time has gone by and the pizza still is the same. Looks like CoVid-19 really trimmed their menu down, but I was surprised by the pricing of the pizzas.It was never cheap, but the costs to eat in eclipse comparable delivery options. If you like it you like it, and I do like it. Just need to get used to a more expensive trip there.
Very friendly! We had a great time. The food was fresh and hot. The knowledge the waiters had about the menu was refreshing. We were at a birthday party and had a ball. Eat well! Drink well! Love this place!
We created our own pizza, and it was delicious. However, if I can give 0 star to busser, I would. When we walked into the restaurant, he directly told us what time they will close, and he stared at us rest of the time. It would be nice to be greated at the door and let us enjoy our food and time.
Home Run Inn in Darien now has outdoor seating! The outside area looks great! Tables nicely spaced out, beautiful flowers, and felt very private with the fencing! Great food and service, as always! Looking forward to coming back!!
Had a NY Day party. Server Susan was wonderful! Food was great! They were so accomodating. Let us move the time up at the last minute due to the weather forcast. Our favorite pizza.
The best butter thin crust; full of flavor. I always order size small for thin crust pizza, they are cooked very even. Ive enjoyed this location for 20+ years now.
Went in for lunch, hostess & waiter were so nice ! food was so fresh & delicious ! pizza is out of the world. definitely recommend the garlic butter crust😍
Im so glad Lou Malnatis is close by. You get a super great pizza at a far more reasonable price.Yeah, the Home Run Inn pizza was great. But the price was like you were buying a bar of gold. The salad was likewise great. It was big but so was the price. And you get one tiny container of salad dressing. I asked for another, considering the size of the salad, and I was told it would cost a dollar. A dollar for that small container of salad dressing? No way! Like they werent making enough off of us with the price of the pizza and the price of the salad! I took more than half of the salad home after I ran out of dressing, which I had used sparingly, by the way.If I want Home Run Inn Pizza in the future, Ill look for the frozen ones ON SALE, as they are also expensive.
Pizza was delicious as always but it took 45 minutes to get because our waitress admitted after 25 minutes that she forgot to put the order in!!! She was very nice though, but blame it on something other then your stupidity!!
Very pleased with the service... Moises its such a great guy very friendly and considerate 🙂
Fantastic inviting modern decor on the inside. Clean bathrooms, and attentive friendly wait staff.
Bbq chicken carolina and host of other options for pizza salad drinks classic chicago crust better than frozen its fresh home run inside.
Service was great, food came out quickly even though they were busy. Mixed drinks were a little heavy on the syrup, but overall good.
The food is always good especially the pizza without a doubt. Love the “odd ball” pizza menu. The service is usually good, nothing to complain about. This is no doubt a family friendly atmosphere. Here’s the kicker, unless you go at a time kids are in school then this place is chock full of kids, kids running around, being loud etc. definitely ruins the experience when you can’t hear the person talking across the table from you. Better off pickup if you’re not into the noise levels being on the high end. The decor is dated, worn in places especially tables and chairs. Not an eye sore but definitely noticeable.
The experience itself was worth it. 10/10 because of Kathy’s hospitality! Thank you Kathy for a great meal!!!
Place looks like its being rehabbed. The dining area is small. One server. Somewhat busy. Food was good
I was at the Home Run Inn Pizza in Darien and there was a customer who was unmasked inside the Carry Out Area. I am so angry that no one including restaurants NOT enforcing the state wide mask mandate for the covid-19 pandemic.Pizza is good though
Good pizza... only reason this isnt a 5star is because I dont understand why they changed the garlic butter crust 🙉😄..... but other than that its definitely delicious pizza
The pizza is great, it is not deep dish! The round pizza is cut into squares like most pizza in Chicago land area is. Definitely recommend trying the butter cupcake it is amazing! Great drink selection and service.
While I always enjoy the food, I was surprised they arent back at full menu including pastas, soup etc and by how much the prices increased. 2 pizzas, (1 14 chicken BBQ, 1 14 half and half) garlic bread, small harvest salad, pitcher of rootbeer, 1 beer and 1 vodka lemonade. 101 before tip! Thats crazy. It will be sometime before we come back and no extras for sure. Crazy price increases. I understand loosing money during Covid but come on man, a family of 4 pizza dinner, 125$ dinner. Ridiculous. Im not into getting you your profits back at this rate. Caveat Emptor.
First time and loved their pizza and garlic butter parm French fries
The pizza was delicious, just as I had ordered it. It was delivered to my door promptly and the pizza was still hot. So happy with everything.
Always great pizza! Brings back memories of my childhood going to the original Home Run Inn with every bite ! Before it was a restaurant! ❤❤❤
There are new metal chairs that are not comfortable at all!!!!!!We need to have a booth or not dine there any more!!This needs to change!!!
Wonderful ambiance and very organized and clean. The service was very friendly and professional. Great place for family time. Not a great beer selection but the pizza rocked!
My friend ordered for lunch and it was a pizza with onions pineapple and Alfredo sauce. This was so good. I was lucky she let me have leftovers.I am hoping I can order the same with spinach onion ricotta and Alfredo sauce. But I would like paper thin crust. Can that be done? This was the best pizza I have had. If you say yes I will be ordering soon but only like paper thin crust 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Pizza was good. Restaurant is under renovations. It was very loud in the dining room.
The pizza was great. Its worth checking it out.
Did not enjoy my the pizza that I ordered and I threw it away. Last time Im going to a Home Run Inn
Food was good. Service was mediocre. Bathrooms ( at least the male one) was discusting. Bathroom was filthy from top to bottom and there was no toilet paper.The restaurant provides hand sanitizer by way of two large hand pump bottles by the front check in desk. Great idea( if there was anything in the bottles.Our table of nine had to wait quite a while for silverware because they didnt have any clean ones on hand.To say I was disappointed would be an understatement.
Good service, fabulous unique pizza, and clean dining area
Pizza is good but no soup and sandwiches, soda and wine only.
Service was wonderful and it was my favorite pizza Ive had out. Love that they offered giardinera as a topping.
Great pizza and excellent bruschetta! Always enjoy dining in when we can.
The pizzas keep getting more expensive every time I go there. A large almost $34.00? Wow
Ive been going to Home Run Inn(s) for over 40 years, their Pizza and other menu offers are consistently the Best around! Im hoping that the Pre-Covid Lunch Buffet is back or is coming back, it was the Best! Good Luck too All(Food Service) in the Future Post- Pandemic! 🤞🏻
Everytime we have been there it was very good. Will go again soon.
Sad to say that after I hour, we were ill. Dont know if it is MSG or additives in the pizza. Our mouths were dry. We were drinking water and soda from 10:00 pm when we arrived home throughout the night. Neither of us slept steadily. We both had a massive headache, our mouths were dry. We ordered a large ground beef extra cheese black olive. The pizza looked good. We lived on Tripp in 1968 and ate Home Run Inn twice a week for 20 years. Old is gold. DO NOT ORDER PIZZA AT HOME RUN INN IN THE FUTURE. You will be told about fresh ingredients but WHAT ELSE IS ADDED THAT IS NOT TALKED ABOUT???
A special place for our family to get together a couple times a year. The food is great. The party rooms are big enough to accommodate the 30 or 40 of us across 4 generations. Hope to be making memories here for years to come.
I dont get back to Chicagoland except for about once a year. Grew up with the place, so I may seem biased, but I cant find a pizza that I enjoy better anywhere. Would be 5 stars if it wasnt so expensive. My local grocery stores will have the 12 frozen pizzas priced much lower than the 8 HRI restaurant pizzas. Since I dont get to dont in there but for once a year, I dont mind paying more.
I grew up eating Home Run Pizza at the original location on 31st street at Kildare. I have visited their other locations in Bolingbrook and Berwyn. Neither come close to this location. Its as close to and possibly better than the original location in Little Village. The staff is very friendly. Shout out to our regular server Oscar! Wonderful young man!
Excellent pizza. The distinctive flavors of the buttery crust and unique sausage flavor did not disappoint. Clean. Service as expected. Nice location.
Absolutely love Home Run Inn. We always try to come when were in the area!
Placed first delivery order from Home Run Inn, Darien. They were very pleasant on the phone and did get the pizza exactly like I ordered it. However, I do not like using third party delivery services. They never mentioned that they use Door Dash for their deliveries until after I placed my order with more than a 20% tip (found out via a text message I received). I asked how long they thought it would take for delivery (because if too long I was just going to pick it up myself) and they said no more than one hour. So after an hour I checked the Door Dash link they sent and it showed the food was not even picked up yet. I called Home Run Inn and they said the driver was just here and left with my order. They said they always quote an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes (not what I was told when I placed the order). The driver arrived with the pizza 25 minutes late. The pizza was cold. Its unfortunate this happened because the pizza tasted good. It would have been better if it was on time and warm. It would also have been better if Home Run Inn was honest with their customers and when you call for delivery they inform you it will be coming via Door Dash and will be at least 90 minutes. Will not be ordering delivery again.
Its been awhile... so glad I went back! So delicious!
The pizza was delicious and the service was also so great
Been going here for years. Pizza is always delicious and service is great.
Excellent pizza!!! Very kind people. We usually order carry out. They are kind, happy, and always get my pizza done just right.I know you are a chicago family run business. I hope sometime youll consider expanding to Arizona. As my close family member lives there now and can get a frozen pizza. While very good, freshly made is excellent. They miss you!Thank you to the friendly people at this location. Always greeted with a big smile. Again, the pizza is the best!!Highly recommend.
Good pizza and service nice atmosphere..
Save your tip for curbside. Had to wait 10 minutes and pizza was overcooked. Still ended up going in to pick up pizza. Best experience is to eat in.
Best sit down pizza around. And I live 45 minutes away. Well worth the drive.
Very friendly! We had a great time.
Great pizza but no deep dish.
Always great pizza and the home run inn Signature salad is a favorite. Typically service isnt too terrible and the servers are pretty attentive.
We ordered over $100 worth of food for delivery. After an hour and twenty minutes I called and they told me it was ready but still sitting at the restaurant. I was then disconnected. Waited but no one called back. I called again and they said no one could delivery it. But we could pick it up. Fine. But why wasn’t I called and now the food has been sitting there For who knows how long. Just strange to let a large order just sit there and not call the customer to say it’s not coming. We cancelled the order. Our friends had the same experience a few days ago. It’s a shame because we grew up eating home run inn and loved it.
Ok it’s math time!If you “build your own”, why is a large - sausage, onion, mushroom and green pepper the same price as the Nick’s Super?It’s the same pizza but they charge you $2 more for the Nick’s Super.The breakdown:Large - 20.50Each ingredient(4) - 1.75Equals $27.50Versus a Pat’s Super, $29.50 of which I didn’t order.Why the two dollar difference?! Now if you do this consistently, you have a nice profit.Can someone please explain?!
What can you say home run Inn pizza is one of Chicago’s best. This place is very cozy and great for a family evening out
Unfortunately, I must be honest, I was DISAPPOINTED to the WORST DEGREE!!!😢It was my fiances first time eating it and I had raved about HRI because I loved the frozen and the hot in Westmont.I was even disappointed with the cupcakes bc they were dry, but the garlicky butter was delicious.We spent about $50.00 (give or take), but that is just the way the ball bounces and I guess everyone and everything has its bad days, but unfortunately I cannot support HRI anymore bc I WILL NOT TRUST it too be delicious!☹️God bless HRIs continued success!🙏
Really unique and good pizza. The salads were really good too!
You can never go wrong with HRI! Had the personal pizza and normally would just get a pizza to share. The crust is different. Its thinner and crispy and I enjoyed it! HRI does a great job with social distancing. Theres sanitizer at the table plus they do ask that when speaking to your server, for you to put on your mask. Not a big deal. Staff went above and beyond. Thank you!
Over priced place with poor service.Beware of new way of scamming.Dining in Service and delivery $14. Seriously ?!!!!
Manager was great. However the buffet never had enough of food. Chef was not ready for the opening within a half an hour of opening we had to wait 20 minutes for food to be brought out. Only 1 item at a time .No pizza really? At least pizza should have been coming out. We had a party of 10. Birthday party. Like I said the woman manager agreed with me. Chef never was able to catch up. Make me your secret customer and I will improve that place. Good food when you can get it out of the kitchen. I have over 30 years of management kitchen experience
I ordered a large mushroom, onion, sausage pizza and l have t0 say, it was good but only average. I was waiting for a pizza that I used to get 10 years ago! I found out I had to ask for the famous butterie crust! I will not be back.
Great iconic pizza. a bit of chicago history....
Screw this place. I selected curbside order, it asked for a description of my vehicle so I filled that in and parked directly in front of the doors. Waited until the end of my pickup window, no pizza. Checked my order online, said it was ready? Went inside and was told I needed to call. The is no sign outside telling me to call in nor did it say this during the order process. The hell with these people, what a terrible way to treat customers.
Had a very bad experience here tonight. Came in with a group of 7 and the service was very poor. Waitress took a long time to take our order. We ordered 3 pizzas and they took FOREVER to come out. Other tables were getting their pizzas first even though they arrived after us. No apology or acknowledgement of the issue. Staff overall looked very apathetic/unhappy. When the pizzas finally came, one of them was lukewarm and the other was scalding hot, I burned the roof of my mouth. This leads me to believe that the goofed on our of our pizzas and just kept the others warm while they had to remake it. Wont be back here.
My bf took me here after wanting to try the fresh pizza since the frozen version was my fave for years. The appetizer were buffalo fries and the pizza was artichoke and garlic white cheese pizza — it was aaaahmazig!!! Best pizza ever!! The crust was awesomely tasty just like always. Everything was fresh. Added bonus: the buffalo fries were amazingly awesome as well.
We had a great time at Home Run Inn. Our waitress, Leah S. took really good care of us. She made sure that our glasses were never empty. She checked on our order to make sure that it came out in a timely manner and that everything we ordered was correct. We chatted with her for a bit and she was really upbeat and pleasant. Of course the food was excellent. Good food is one thing but it doesn’t matter if the service is no good. Kudos to Leah S.
Amazing pizza and great service
We ordered a 14 inch pizza today for pickup. It was not what HRI pizza is known for. The dough was definitely their frozen pizza dough. Shame on them for cutting their quality during a time people are trying to support them. We paid $28 for a 14inch. We have been eating HRI our entire life. From 31st to Darien. Unfortunately we will not be ordering from there again. So sad to say Goodbye to something that was so good.
The Cesar salad is soo good!!!!! I’ll go there again!! I couldn’t finish it all so I took some home! 😋
Insanely delicious. Veggies are exploding in my mouth, very watery 😅🤤
Not only are they not able to get your order correct. They want to charge you for items you didnt even receive. I called and spoke to the so called manager and she was like oh, they must of forgot it and we can credit your credit card $1.00 ... Wowww, $1.00 whole dollar.. Smh.. If you want your order correct please do not go to this Home Run Inn. I know I will no longer be ordering from here.
Zero stars, yesterday we walked in, girlfriend and daughter’ 5 minutes in nobody approached us so girlfriend and daughter decided to wait outside for a patio table.10 minutes later I’m still inside waiting for somebody to sit us but no... I saw a guy drinking water at the end of the bar, I asked him if there was anybody to help us, him instead of helping he said I’ll get someone.Not busy at all, one table outside, two tables at the at the bar and two tables in the main dining room, just unbelievable horrible experience, employees at a restaurant should never walk by a guest without asking if they’ve been help.How do I know this? I’ve been in the industry for almost 30 years, either you have the personality and charisma to work in a restaurant or you just don’t have it.Is not science but it takes dedication to be attentive and helpful to the guestsIs a though business to maintain consistency and great service and you guys here DO NOT HAVE IT.!Finally we decided to leave, right when we were getting in our car somebody is yelling “you guys wanted a table”? I said is too late now.How you guys stay in business I don’t know, but if you don’t train your staff better in this hospitality field you won’t last.
Just ordered a curbside pick up. I called, someone answered promptly and was very polite. Upon arriving home, my order is totally incorrect. Boneless wings are half x-tra small, the rest are an okay size.The pizza? Ridiculous. I asked for HALF of one type of meat and a SEPARATE half of a different meat, yet they are mixed together all over the pizza. I really would like a refund. It’s not a good mix, and literally makes me sick just looking at it....
Food was always good. Service was super duper slow. Daniel was our server. I have had better, faster service in the past.
Great atmosphere, accompanied by excellent service. Seems everyone helped everyone from the time we walked in and were greeted , to the time we left and wished a good night. Jaclyn was so attentive and had a smile that made me smile. She would bring things to us before we even needed to ask. Her manager Kathy was checking in on tables and their dining experience or needs. 1947 pizza with garlic butter crust is by far the best pizza. Definitely returning and asking for her.
I love this place! I have dined here for years, both with family and friends. The pizza is flavorful and fresh...baked just right. Both staff and the management team are fully engaged and dedicated to making sure everyone has a great time. Im definitely a fan of Jaclyns long island ice tea. Cheers!
One of our favorite places to pick up a pizza on the way home after a busy day. We usually stick with extra cheese and they actually really give you a lot of extra cheese which is fantastic. Our order is always hot and ready exactly when they say and all of the staff on the phone and in person are nice and helpful
Love this pizza! Nothing better than a fresh pizza. Ive been eating it since I was young.
It is the defacto restaurant for pizza. Always the best. Wish they were closer to my house. As of early April they are remodeling the restaurant but still open for business.
Customers service was good. Appetizers were good and our family size salad was plenty. However, the pizza wasnt that great seemed a little under cooked.
Friendly staff whose very attentive and they anticipate your needs. Theyre also really good with kids we had four under, ten years old, in our party of eight. We all enjoyed their buffet. We started with soup they two to choose from. There was a nice selection of salad items. There was chicken fish and pork with steamed vegetables including asparagus yum my favorite. And of course they had several different kinds of pizza. Dessert was fresh fruit and cookies.
All they have now is Pizza and wings for entrees. Waitress said it was because of Covid. What?? Covid has nothing to do with food. All other Italian restaurants serve pasta and sandwiches during this pandemic. So that is a crock. I understand when it was take out only to have a limited menu but not for inside dining. We left and will not be back. Might as well rename your place to Only Pizza.
Coming here for as long as I can remember. My parents grew up with the original on 31st. For me this is as good as it gets, toppings are always fresh and plenty of them. Haven’t really tried the new expanded menu cause it’s hard not to order pizza.
High-quality consistently good food, plenty of choices and lunch buffet if you are in a group or in a hurry! Today I reaped the harvest of being a regular- they sent me a birthday email with a gift card for a free pizza! Dawn took excellent t care of me, which is part of their magic. Wonderful waiters and waitresses tuned in to your needs!
Great changes are happening at this restaurant. The service was really poor, the past 2 times we came to this location. I tried talking my family into going to a different restaurant tonight, but the kids wanted to go to Home Run Inn. I was anticipating poor service, but to my surprise it was excellent! Jody, who served our table, was gracious, smiled and because of her we had a great dining experience. Fun and good food is what we enjoyed tonight. We ordered cheese pizza for the kids, but for the 3 adults we ordered Lauras favorite. You have to try this pizza, it is the best!!!The kids enjoyed Jody; she made sure they all had the crazy straws for their drinks, and extra cherries for their cookie monster. Thank you Jody . . . We will ask for your table the next time we dine again.
Family friendly restaurant. The pizzas are a little pricey but they are delicious and flavorful. Service was decent on the Wednesday night that I went. Pro tip: home run inn has frozen pizzas that are some of the best frozen pizzas around.
Frozen sausage, canned mushrooms and cheap cheese. The crust is very good but the rest of the pizza is a shame to be from the Chicagoland area.
One of my Favorite Pizzas. Always delicious and consistent. *This location is hands down their Best*Buffet MON - SAT (11-2) is a great deal. Pizzas offered on Buffet: Sausage, Cheese, Pepperoni, Margherita, Sausage w/ Veggies. Two soups to choose from with multiple salad options and fish, chicken or beef options.No need to save room for the desserts offered on buffet, they are not good.
I must be used to the Frozen Home Run Inn Pizzas! It was good but kept saying this doesnt taste like the frozen. We all agreed liked the frozen better. Crazy!Expensive too! 9 Bucks for a pitcher of Sprite? Large 1/2 Sausage, 1/2 cheese, pitcher of sprite, and bill is 37 bucks! Ouch! Then more money on the arcade games for the kids.If you have kids go to Chuck e Cheese.It tasted good. Just not 37 Bucks good for the little you get.
Best pizza in town for many years. Staff is loyal and recognize regulars. Weve done functions, birthdays, lazy lunches, and big dinners here and will continue to do so. Even after moving to Plainfield we make the commute to come to this location
1st off they put us next to a pole and when asked for a different spot they gave us another option that was just as bad for a family of 3. The restaurant was not too busy to find us a better option. I work in the industry and by far that was the biggest bullshit I have ever been fed. The server was friendly but thats about it, we have a 9 month old and she grabs for everything so instead of a nice meal out we had to keep her from grabbing plates, dirty napkins, empty glasses and then on top of that the pizza we ordered. Then I ordered the strawberry and vodka drink (I cant remember the exact name) and it tasted like all that was in it was the strawberry puree. It was sorely depressive since it was my 1st drink in almost 2 years. Plus if you order half an ingredient they charge for a full ingredient. All in all, it was not worth our money at all and more felt like we were ripped off than anything. We will NEVER be going there again nor do we ever recommend anyone else.
Home Run Pizza Restaurant has good pizzas & good variety of food to chose from on their menu. It is a restaurant that you can dine-in or Carry-out orders. They may have delivery too. I go there when I get a craving for their yummy food.
Nice place, been going here for years. The buffet is outstanding. Great food, always hot and kept full. Good selection of pizzas and other Italian dishes. Cant go wrong here, ever.
Love Home Run Inn pizza and their buffet is a plus. Lots of choices but lets face it Im there for the pizza!!!! My one hope is that they donate all the leftover pizza rather than dump it all. When we were there and they broke down buffet every pizza tray was full with newly replenished food. Im sure there is a shelter close enough by that they would pick it up. Pizza can be reheated without being compromised too much.
The lunch brunch was very good. Just a few thoughts, please mark names by the salad dressings, Ranch looks like garlic. Also I love the garlic bread unfortunately it was very dry and hard. Were were there right at noon so it couldnt have been sitting out to long.
Hate it here. Weve been there like 2 times before the pandemic and to sit there a long time and never got served. We only got waters but the waiters never came back to our table but we saw how they were serving other tables! They kept saying well be back and never did! This was twice!! We had to go somewhere else. We have not been back since and will not go back there again!
Had a good time. This is the closest home run in. Place was packed on Friday night. Overall very clean restaurant. Pizza tasted bit different but maybe they changed the recipe a little. Still very good. Nice staff. Dont forget to check in to get $5 off large pizza. Will be back!
We drive the 45miles from indiana on occasion just to get or fix for pizza and the cheesy garlic bread....now with bacon!!! Good food, service last night was great.Worth going for good food and good service. Otherwise I wouldnt make the drive.
Love Home Run Inn! Even better in a buffet! Great Pot roast, Sausages & Peppers, Pasta, mashed potatoes, mushroom soup, chicken noodle soup, salad, Pasta pudding, etc. The usual buffet items. Ill be going again, especially since they offer it on Monday thru Saturday.
Very clean, service is very good.
Im very disappointed with the carry-out service. They are very slow & dont seem to care how long you have been waiting. Ive picked up pizza many times but lately, the service is terrible. I even used Doordash to pick up pizzas & the delivery driver from Doordash had problems too! They told the driver that hes picking up the pizzas at the wrong location & they dont have an order from that customer. He told them that this is the correct place. They finally found the order but it was very late
HOME RUN INN PIZZA has a grand slam hit in the Chicagos Best Pizza category. I love everything about this pie especially the buttery crust. Its a trek worthy hike to find one and better yet if near your hometown. The restaurant deco is baseball hence its name. Lots of photos both old and new of players and parks..
Came here for dinner after a long shift and my waitress mariam was so sweet. She was dressed to impress with her saint patty’s gear and made the place full of holiday spirit. The bus boy Brian was also super nice and helpful.
We had our rehearsal dinner at Home Run Inn last night and it was great. Planning and staging was so easy with their help and the food and service was awesome! They were very accommodating and very professional.
Whats better than frozen HRI pizza? Why their restaurant of course! With a delicious buffet during the week this is a must go to place! Always quick with service and filling empty bins on the buffet.
Great service and good pizza and I ordered the Caesar salad and that was good also!
Ordered on line $30 worth of chicken wings. Receipt states add celery. Called n they were rude n was sure it wasnt listed. Clearly listed on receiot
I have not had HR pizza in a long time. Super!! Outstanding service...Food was very good...Nice atmosphere.. Easy to get to...Reasonable price. Come here and enjoy.
Love the pizza but what disappointed to friday. Called, was told the closed at 10, got there at 9 and the person who was at the bus station wentband locked the doors justvasbwe walked up
What a great place!! Kathy and Jaclyn made my day. Fresh salad enough to share, friendly smiles and delicious pizza perfectly cooked to order.I’’ll be back soon - wishing this team a Happy New Year as they make your visit very special 🎉🎉
Amazing lunch buffet, you won’t go back to work hungry.
Great pizza and excellent service! My wife and I dine here every week and never have been disappointed. Also try the wings. There the best that I have had.
Had a great time with my family.
Pizza was very good - however noise level is very loud. We called in our order ahead of time - but didnt make much of a difference in the speed of being served. Would definitely go there again because the food was good.
The thin crust pizza was just ok. I would rate it just above bowl alley pizza and for two people the bill was $50. The service was as you would expect, on par. Im not sure what the buzz is about them. Ill try it one more time, it will not be the thin crust.
Great bar service & excellent pizza. friendly . however when you are sitting at tables all to often servers are chatting or watching tv. Also the backroom employees when on break insist on watching there tv programs and playing video slots while the paying customers who are spending their money so these employees have a job must wait there turn if they want to watch a certain sport on tv or play a video slot. Managements attitude toward the customer is poor. You can wait while our employees party on the clock. Even if the employee is on break the paying customers should come first.
Love me some Home Run Inn Pizza! My favorite is the BBQ Chicken pizza, so tasty. Kind of a orange-y sauce that is just the right sweet/tangy mix.
Love the food- grew up on this pizza in Chicago! Had a relative come in from Texas came here. He enjoyed it very much. I tell everyone about HRI! Delicious
Great pizza, great service and atmosphere good place.
Was here Sunday and our server Miram was amazing! never had to wait or ask for a refill and the service was great. will definitely be back not just for the pizza but for Miriam😛
Shame the service is not as good as their food. Wait 15 minutes for a server to come to take our drink order. Waited another 20 minutes for a blue moon because the bartender had to cut oranges. Handed us the check without asking if we wanted anything else. So we stopped somewhere else for dessert.
Just okay pizza. Ive had much better elsewhere. Do they just heat up one of their Frozen ones? Prices a little high I thought. Service could have been better.
I absolutely love the Home Run Inn Pizzas. I was weaned on them since the late 50s as a little kid and still fondly remember Nick as my Dads Bartender. I was fascinated bybtge pizza order clipboard that they shoved from the order window down a string up cable to send the order to the pizza cooks.Every time I see some old wicker chairs and small roundtables like were in their dining area, it brings back a rush of memories and visuals of the dogs playing poker artwork on the walls.
Placed an order for carry out, the lady up front was an elderly super nice woman, told me that the sandwich will be ready in about 15min, I paid for it and went back to my car to complete my email and other things on the go, came back 25 min later to find out that somehow my sandwich was given away so someone else. Admittedly it did upset me a little, but you cant be upset because an elderly woman made a mistake, she was very apologetic, store manager came out, apologized and refunded my money (I didnt even mentioned that), apologized again and offered to make another sandwich (while I wait) and when I got my sandwich she also offered me a gift card as an apology. Wow, havent had this kind of service in a while. Thank you. I will definitely stop again.P.S. this seems to be a family business, the elderly woman seemed to be the owner, and the manager is her daughter. Anyway, no big chain restaurant will treat you this way, to them youre a card swipe and a number at the end of the day.Update-*** the sandwich was Carolina chicken sandwich, and it was delicious ;)
Always fantastic food. Bartender is a classic...friendly and knowledgeable about be, drinks and anything else youd like to discuss.There can be a wait at dinner time but it moves pretty quickly and is certainly worth the wait.
The pizza is delicious, however, a little light on the toppings, especially the meat toppings. We keep returning because regardless of the amount of toppings, the pizza is delicious. Service was great as well.
Love their food,but to- go- orders are a big problem. Ordered a pizza, and vodka Riggatoni. Asked for butter and cheese packets on the side. Every time we order things are missing. It isnt just the older woman,this time a man took my order. Told me everything was there. Got back to work and no cheese packets. UGH. I work in the mall but have a lunch hour and dont want to run back over for forgotten items. Makes me crazy and very amperhensive about placing an order,especially a group order.
The pizza was great, the service was not. The seating was horrible. Do not take a large group there either. They do not have the layout to handle it. There are other locations. Dont go here.
There gluten free has gone down hill, used to be real good and i gave the benefit of the doubt but no, 3 in row were yuk, undercooked not done right, then on top of that i go in for pick up 2 women on the phone for over 5 minutes making me wait as my pies are getting cold BAD SERVICE, when a paying customer walks in you put person on phone on hold and take care of waiting customer, the redeeming factor goes to whomever made the red velvet cupcakes best ever and the regular pie we got on point. wow red velvet cup cakes OWN.
Pizza was delicious! Would be 5 stars but service was a bit slow... but that was probably an isolated incident. Will go to again and again.
Kristian , our server was excellent. Very friendly and attentive. We go to Home Run Inn often and always order pizza. Its the best in the area.
Excellent food. Great staff
I visited Home Run Pizza in Darien ,IL.I had company from Arizona visiting. ,they wanted a good PiZZA.Since I had been at the home run several times for the Buffet ,I Choose Home Run Pizza in Darien.They loved the food and the different 🍕 .The waitress was just wonderful .Had a good time.I will be visiting next week for your outstanding buffet.Thbbuffet.Thanyoy
I have been going to Home Run Inn Pizza since 1975 all the way back at their location on 31street in Chicago and has been my favorite pizza all this time, thank god they didnt change anything once they expanded all this time.I mostly go to the Darien location at this time in our lives and cant get their enough! just wish you would open one near Orland Park, IL in the south suburbs
Was kind of disappointed as it didnt taste the same and was slightly overcooked. Last time I ordered was before Covid. Seems a few places have changed since Covid hit. Sad.
I grew up 1 block away from the original H.R.I. and over 50 years of being completely satisfied. I enjoy their frozen more than most places fresh.
The menu and service were above our expectations. We really enjoyed the vibes of this place. Great restaurant to take the family out for lunch.
I like this place because this is the only place I can eat delicious pizza!! I am giving this restaurant a 4 because my family wanted to, but I wanted it to be 5 stars. Ive noticed that Home run in take a great amount of wait to get your food! So yeah! Hehawhawhaw!!!🏡+🏃= Home run in!
Wish their menu was as big as it was but still lots of options and the food was very tasty and staff was very nice
The pizza was pretty good. They tried to keep the buffet full, and it had many things beyond pizzas. They made sure we always had enough water for everyone.
Service was awful, pizza was hot. Waited 10 minutes before we had employees come over to our table
The pizza was incredibly delicious and our waiter Moises was great!
Pizza delious pick up easy
Did not love the service nor the food. We ordered chicken nuggets for my daughter and they were hard. My husband loved the pizza though.
Home Run is the time not pizza we will consider !!! Also am in love with the Signature salad , excellent !!!! We’ve been going to Home Run Inn on 31st Street since 1960 ! Always the same and always the best !!!
I have bin a regular customer for a while now ,great place...Ihave a new favorite waitress her name is MIRIAM. What a happy person also so pleasant and she always is on top of everything ......great job good food. .....
Pop was flat, even after I complained, they brought us new drinks out, still flat. Dissapointed I couldnt order mushrooms on my pizza, as they are canned. I dont eat canned mushrooms, we ordered the spinach, garlic and artichoke pizza. It was ok, but nothing to make me want to return.
Pizza was good but delivery was 20 min late and the food was cold.
Had a dual graduation party there in the banquet hall with roughly 50 people and the manager Kathleen helped us from start to finish - staff and service was outstanding - plenty of good food for kids and adults - highly recommend!!
Great pizza great service , especially the bar keeps, could you a lot less catering to the help when nobody sitting at the bar wants to watch the cub game but the wait staff and kitchen help who are standing around complain and the manager on duty belittles the bar staff for not having it on multiple TVs so the help can watch, I say that if they want to watch TV. To punch out and either go home or become a customer then they can request what they want. Until then if it is of no concern to paying customers that are present and dont wish to watch something the manager should mind their own business and worry more about the help standing around not attending to their own duties
Husbands all time fave pizza. This place is great-never had bad food or service here; always excellent!
Not as impressed with this Home Run Inn. I’ve been to others (Berwyn) and the pizza is better. I’ve be to this location twice and both times the pizza just didn’t taste as fresh and was overcooked.
Fantastic family establishment. Pizza is phenomenal.
Home Run Inn pizza is absolutely fantastic. Well worth a stop if you have any tried it. The buttery crust makes it the best thin crust pizza you can buy.
Great place for a group visit. Very attentive servers. The pizza isnt my style but ohhhhh the salads are so good.
Great atmosphere! Bruschetta had a great flavor and caesar salad very crispy. The pizza as always very good and savory!
One of my favorite pizza places! Never disappointed
Food is good but the service is super slow. Even tried carrying out and I waited over half hour for appetizers and two salads after the 20 minute window period. I dont see it taking an hour for carry out..
Fantastic Buffet for Lunch! Pass on the Spicy Apples for Dessert! Pizza is steaming hot and Balsamic Chicken is delicious.
We were party of 16 persons. Very good food and service.
Veggie pizza was delicious! Its always great tasting pizza from here. Thank you!
This Home Run Inn is very good in Downers Grove. The HRI salad is great and the ZAA IS always very good..... the staff is friendly and attentive to your needs.... thanks HRI, jeep up the good work.
This place is worth visiting. They serve large portions for affordable prices. Regularly well organized and with great vibes. Highly recommended.
I want to start by saying I love Home Run Inn food- this complaint is in regards to service not the food. I went to the Darien location with my husband and friends. We go often and enjoy the food. Myself and one of my friends are part time servers at a well known pizza place in the southwest suburbs- because of this reason our server got a 20% tip - I can guarantee if this was any other customer he would not have received a $20 tip. Our night started with the hostess leaving a uncharged electronic notebook a the table- it stayed on for about 30 seconds before shutting off- if you are going to use these then look into charging them. Our server was Ricardo A. It took him about 10 mins to get to our table. Ricardo took our drink orders then took another 10-15 mins to bring them- he did explain the bartender was busy. Ricardo was prompt taking and getting our order to us. Ricardo did not ask refill our drinks and walked by our table many times until we had to ask for refills as he was walking by- we had to do this twice. Ricardo did not take our empties when he brought new drinks. Ricardo did not give us appetizer plates and we had to ask another server in the area. Ricardo did not clear our empty dishes and another server came by and did it. When paying we separated the bill- $80 on one card and the remaining $25 on the other. We told him 2x what to put on each card. Ricardo came back and stated he messed up and put the wrong amounts on each card- somehow he remembered what went on each card after he ran the card? Ricardo acted like this was no big deal yet $60 is a huge deal and it could of caused an overdraft of the card. Ricardo did not offer to get a manager to fix it and I had to tell him a manager is able to fix it. Ricardo took over 10 mins to have to manager fix the problem. The manager did not come to the table to apologize. Ricardo did apologize. Being a server I know it is not difficult at all to split a check on two cards- I also know that a manager can quickly fix such a problem and I would of had the manager fix the problem before I presented it to the customer and acted like it was no big deal. If we were just the normal customer Ricardo probably would of been tipped $10 on the $100 bill. I understand people get busy and I have never emailed a restaurant about poor service but this was ridiculous. I think someone needs to talk to Ricardo about this. If we go back I will be sure to not have him as a server.
Our waitress the other night was named Miriam. Super friendly and helped a lot picking out our food an drinks. All tasted great. Will be back.
The pizza is so good! Worth the 20 minute drive as there isnt one close by!
To the owner I got up pizza to beef sandwiches one was a combination beef the woman that took my Order was very nice Someone In the kitchen just Need to see a picture of OA combination beef sandwich the 1I got was not Was not the 1.I normally get from home run in pizza thanks.
Our waitress was nice, but our pizza was not what we ordered, the pizza took 32 minutes to get to us, the manager came by and said she would discount us for the cooks mistake. Our bill was 41 dollars and only discounted 8 dollars... we did not receive an option to remake our pizza.
So happy that I live very close to the Darien Home Run Inn Pizza Restaurant. Its been our family favorite for years!Very customer friendly, great quality food!
Home Run Inn has always been my favorite ... no more... ordered a pizza with several fresh toppings ... when it arrived it was so over cooked the crust was like cardboard and the veggies were so mushy their taste was lost ... it’s in the trash now ...money wasted!
Tasty pizza from a famous brand pizza company! They also have a huge menu of sandwiches, salads and pasta dishes. Highly recommended from a true pizza connoisseur.
Crusty pizza. Wife enjoyed. I prefer softer crust. Rather expensive.
Cant say enough about how great this place is! You gotta go! The lunch buffet is fantastic! My only complaint is that they need to open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays too!
Pizza was really good, but the wait time was exceptionally long. The service was good, but they could have used more help waiting tables.
Blah pizza. Crust is not really good at all. Time to sell to get a breath of fresh air. Having said that, it used to be good. So maybe they could find out where the wrong turn happened.
Greatest Pizza ever!!! I can honestly say that I have never been disappointed with the service not good.
The atmosphere was great for familys pizza night. Clean as well
This is our favorite pizza we love going there a lot . Everything is so yummy and family friendly .
The Darien location has a *much* better buffet than does Bolingbrook. Its kind of a shame, since Im much closer to Bolingbrook. But, if Im willing to drive a bit to Darien, so are others, so what is that going to mean for bbrook in the future? Anyway, this is a good HRI to visit - spacious, good pizza, a few video games for the kids...
We did not get service because they only had two servers and we were a party of ten. I dont unerstand, on a Sunday and only two severs. I have never felt discriminated like today.
The pizza was delicious like always but pizza at this establishment is getting really expensive. I can only afford a treat once a month at these prices
First time here Miriam was my waitress I will definitely be back Louis very nice polite busboy. Kathy was a manager Im assuming and very nice to ask me how my food was.
Very clean. Good service. Good food. Reasonable prices.
Great food and service, as always! Looking forward to coming back!!
Horrible. My children sandwich was awful. The boneless wings were hard and dry. And the parm fries tasted like reg fries and were cold
Total reviews rating 4.4
199 Reviews for Home Run Inn Pizza 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-30My family and I had dinner there tonight. Pizza was hot and delicious. Service was friendly and prompt. The remodel looks fantastic and the place is so clean! However our experience was ruined by the awful black chairs at the tables. They are extremely uncomfortable. By the time we were done eating our bums and lower backs were so sore. The seats are extremely small and the metal bars on the sides in back completely dig into your sides. Please invest in some better chairs. The only way Id dine in again is if I was guaranteed a booth or there were new chairs.
Review №2
2022-06-11They just remodeled the inside but got some terrible chairs that are super uncomfortable but the booths are great! The food is amazing as usual and our server was so nice! Great place! Cant wait to see what it looks like when they finish the remodel!
Review №3
2022-02-08The food is always good here. We had a party of 20 people and I asked if we could sit and they said 2/3 of the party must be there in order to sit. I said there is 17 of us here right now here right now and they again said 2/3 of the party must be there in order to be seated. I said 15 people would be 2/3. So besides their inability to do math the food as usual was really good the server was exceptional and I would definitely recommend this place
Review №4
2022-05-17Our server, Moises was awesome! He brought everything nice and warm and kept on top of refills on our drinks. Food was awesome. I do have a complaint about the new chairs they have. They were very uncomfortable. They have no cushions and were not deep enough. My back was hurting from sitting there after awhile. It almost felt like they wanted you to eat and leave right away.
Review №5
2022-06-26Love the remodel. Food is great. The chairs in your new dining room are atrocious and cheap. I had to get up twice just to stretch because theyre that awful. I usually carry out so not like I eat in there all that much but its enough of a reason not too.
Review №6
2022-04-24We took our son who is in the Army,and our daughter in law last December.Everyrhing including the service was great. Hes stationed in Kansas,so no Home Run Inn pizza in sight,not even frozen. They load up on the frozen when there visiting
Review №7
2020-09-08I picked up a to go pizza while I was in town from Texas. Our stores carry the frozen brand so I was excited to try the actual restaurant. They did not disappoint! Delicious flavor and perfect crust. I wish we had them in Texas!
Review №8
2022-06-20Ordered the garlic fireball and it was good but it was substantially more greasy and the pizza had a lot less toppings than usual and had almost no heat/spice to it. Probably be a while before I try it again especially given the premium price.
Review №9
2022-06-20The view by far is one of the greatest points of the restaurant. Very friendly and considerate staff that are willing to go above and beyond to help with a nice photo.
Review №10
2022-03-06Love the bruschetta, super fries, mozz sticks and pepperoni pizza. All hot and fresh and delicious! Service was great for a 9 person party.