Nick's Pizza & Pub
Nick's Pizza & Pub is just 8 miles away from Island Lake in Crystal Lake. Nick's purpose is "to provide you with a place to connect with your family and friends, to have fun and feel at home." Frequent diners can earn points in return for a meal voucher--one point for every dollar spent--and once they earn 350 points, a $25 voucher is issued. The menu offers specialty pizza choices such as Margherita, Hawaiian, veggie, and Mexican as well as more common pizza choices. Other items include calzones, Italian beef and sausage, meatball sandwiches, Nick's super Italian sub, and buffalo chicken wrap. Salad choices include an Italian chopped salad and Nick's grilled chicken and cheddar salad. The pub is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays until midnight.
Nick's Pizza & Pub
856 Pyott Rd.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 356-5550
nickspizzapub.com
Georgio's Chicago Pizzeria
Georgio's Chicago Pizzeria is located in downtown Crystal Lake. Voted as having the best pizza in McHenry county by the Northwestern Herald Reader's Choice Awards, it also has been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 pizzerias by Pizza Today magazine. Georgio's delivers the taste of Chicago with its deep dish-style pizza and restaurant environment. The restaurant has even had celebrity customers such as Mario Lopez and Sister Hazel. Eating options include dining in, delivery and carry-out. You can start with appetizers like bruschetta, calamari, stuffed mushrooms and cheesy bread. Specialty pizzas include the "Papa Georgio," spinach and cheese, second city and mama primavera. Calzone choices include spinach and cheese or you can build your own, too. Chicken parmesan, tomato mozzarella, pesto chicken and meatball sandwiches are available. Pastas such as spaghetti, lasagna and fettuccine alfredo are also offered. The restaurant opens for lunch and dinner every day at 11:00 a.m.
Georgio's Chicago Pizzeria
75 E. Woodstock St.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 459-8888
georgiospizza.com
Cucina Bella Due
Cucina Bella Due is located in Crystal Lake across from the Metra Northwest train station. Your Italian dinner can begin with tasty appetizers such as stuffed mushrooms, bruschetta and Bellas rings. Pasta lovers can enjoy linguine, penne, rigatoni and capellini and can add sauces like marinara, alfredo, carbonara and vodka. Other dishes include chicken marsala, pork chops with peppers, medallions with broccoli, and fresh fish of the day. Take-out is also available. Every Friday, guests can enjoy a $5 martini. The restaurant opens at 4 p.m. daily for dinner and at 11 a.m. for lunch on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Cucina Bella Due
111 N. Main St.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 479-1770
cucinabellaalgonquin.com
