Jimano’s Pizzeria is a slice of Chicago greatness. The reason why is the owner of Jimano’s wanted the best possible pizza and found himself loving Chicago-style pizza. From the pizza, to the ribs and sandwiches, Jimano’s is the king of the town.
The pizzeria, located on 9510 Hageman Rd. Suite A, offers pizza by the slice or whole pies with many options. There are several choices on toppings and several choices on crusts, from thin to double dough and deep dish to stuffed pizza. Toppings range from all kinds of vegetables to all kinds of meat, including Italian beef and Italian sausage, which is a hard topping to find in town.
As far as original house pizzas, Jimano’s makes most local favorites and some you may have never heard of. They offer, Hawaiian, Supreme, Vegetarian, BLT and a Meat Maniac, but also offer an Italian Beef Crowd Pleaser, Taste of Mexico and The Beast.
The Italian Beef Crowd Pleaser has Italian beef, sweet peppers or jalapenos. Taste of Mexico is covered with ground beef, tomatoes, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, onions, black olives and jalapenos. The Beast is stuffed with Italian sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, ground beef, bacon, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and black and green olives.
Prices range from $15.65 to $31.95 depending on the type of pizza and size.
Being from Chicago, I’ve always thought Chicago has the best pizza and Jimano’s clearly makes that case. The sandwiches range from $6 to $8.25 and vary in style from Italian beef and Italian sausage to BBQ beef or chicken parmigiana.
If you don’t want pizza or a sandwich, Jimano’s offers Chicago-style hot dogs, ribs (full or half slab), chicken wings, pasta and salads. Garden Salads start at $4.99 and other chicken or supreme salads are $7.99.
There are four choices of pasta to choose from. Meat ravioli, cheese tortellini, mostaccioli and spaghetti topped with a “made from scratch” marinara sauce. The chicken wings come with 10 or 20 wings in hot and spicy, mild or BBQ.
Jimano’s also has plenty of extras, which include fries, fried mushrooms, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, garlic, garlic cheese and pizza bread.
The toppings also don’t end with just pizza and sandwiches. You can make any combination of food items with any type of topping available at a cheap price.
And as if the food alone wasn’t enough, Jimano’s has eating challenges. The Beast is a challenge that requires one person to finish a 12-inch by two-inch thick stuffed pizza covered in marinara sauce, while the Beauty is a one-on-one with a three-pound brownie topped with 12 scoops of ice cream, whip cream and chocolate syrup. The victorious eaters win a free Beauty or Beast and get an “I tamed The Beast” shirt. Only three people have taken down the beast and none have accomplished the beauty.
Overall, Jimano’s has some of the best food in town, but there’s nothing like that hometown feel I get from the city and there is nothing like real Chicago foods.