Moretti’s Ristorante & Pizzeria

Thought we would give this afternoon another shot at Morettis in Hoffman Estates. Again, sadly disappointed in the tragically slow and non existent wait staff. The last 3 or 4 times were equally as frustrating and the management always seem to have an excuse. This kept us coming back, only to be disappointed again. Seriously who doesn’t staff up for a Saturday lunch crowd. In any case food is good, though the restaurant is terribly mismanaged, time and time again. After 4 chances, I can’t continue to spend my $$ and patience at Morettis Hoffman Estates. Too bad.

We LOVE this place. The mini beef fillet sandwiches are FANTASTIC, my favorite menu item. EXCELLENT pizza as well. Really good food all around. Choose the homemade potato chips with your sandwich, they just delicious. Friendly, attentive waitstaff. I’ve been there with a group of adults, who all loved the place, and also took my two nieces, ages 9 and 11, who were thrilled to“make their own” pizza. A really fun treat for kids!

Good food good beer half price Pizza on Tuesday. And call ahead for seating on half price pizza days it tends to get very busy

I have been told I either praise or slam in my reviews, but I think you want to hear if a place is worth your money and time or not. So why a 3 star here? Cause this is one of the many Moretti’s in the area, and each is a little different. The one in Bartlett is the best, the old one in Walden in Schaumburg should be avoided.
I was surprised when I checked NoWait and there was literally no wait. Hey, have you tried the NoWait app? So far very limited in the number of restaurants available, but helpful for those that are listed… it’s free, check it out.
Anyway, this Moretti’s shares the parking lot with Sweet Caroline’s Crab’n Que, there is also a Steak and Shake, a Macaroni Grill and a closed TGIF that I’m sure will be repurposed in the near future.
We ordered a thin crust sausage pizza, with fried calamari for an appetizer. Didn’t want to order at the same time, an appetizer is just that and shouldn’t arrive with the salad, entrée, dessert or anything else. Again, we had a server who assured us she wouldn’t put the pizza order in until we had the calamari. Wrong! Don’t let servers pressure you into ordering at their convenience (hear me, Hon?) The calamari was pushed beneath the pizza holder, not cool. Again, Pepsi products (not a favorite) so I ordered the ICB root beer. Good, but expensive. Also It comes in a bottle, and asking for a glass is frowned upon because there drink ware is so large the root beer is lost in the glass. Really not enough room on the table for 2 drinks, appetizer, pizza and «stuff» so maybe stick with the bottle.
Pizza was good. Good crust. Had better, cheaper at Riccardo’s in Schaumburg.
By the time we left there was a 30 – 45 minute wait.
I agree with Lindsey S., some of the employees acted like it was the first time away from their parents.

Service was terrible. Sad that a large group like ala carte wouldn’t put a stronger emphasis on service. Server was rude and took 45 mins to get a wrap with a half empty establishment. PASS!!!

My wife ordered the petite filets with shrimp and crab. Was very good
But the meat came with 2 small portions. Waitress very friendly. Would get 5 stars but seems like should have received more meat. Salad dark green fresh very good. Meat well cooked. Dish was $ 25.

Was starving after flying 5hrs and driving 1 hr to Hoffman Estates so this place was the only thing opened after 10pm… so everything should taste delicious??? Not everything. The minestrone was very salty and lacked flavor and seasoning. The lasagna was a big disappointment for the soft pasta layers and solid layers of cottage cheese. The only reason I ate it was because of the tomato sauce… it was amazing! Chunks of fresh tomatoes, tangy, juicy, and seasoned perfectly and not overly oregano laced. The sauce was the best sauce similar to Lou Malnati’s sauce with California tomotoes. The service was very good.

Mixed feelings on this place. It’s definitely nicer than the older store in Schaumburg, more open and not so dimly lit. They obviously put a lot into the renovation kudos on that effort.
I guess my biggest issue is that for as large as their menu is, I seem to have a hard time finding something that I care to order. I ended up getting a beef/​sausage combo sandwich, which I usually don’t care to order at a sit down restaurant because I’ve rarely if ever found one that matches up to beef stands like Johnnie’s, Buona, Portillo’s and the like. This one was OK — the Italian sausage had a bit of kick to it, which was nice, but as combos go that I know and love, the sandwich was a little short of beef. The homemade potato chips were a huge redeeming factor however. These were about as good a homemade chip that I’ve had.
Our waitress was pretty good as well — I don’t recall her name, but it would have been worthy of mentioning. Probably could have added a star, but given the menu — I’ll stay with three.

I came in here for the Bears Monday night game the service was good, the server was confused about the pizza special i found out that she was New so that is a reflection on Management in training the staff properly. The cheese sticks I had ordered I had to send them back because they weren’t cooked all the way through the manager took care of that and the new cheese sticks they were good .the pizza here is mediocre at best I’m glad i only paid 10 bucks for it instead of the $ 24.99 or whatever it is. Every commercial break they have some D.J. playing crappy tired 70s and 80’s songs that no one wants to hear, i asked the people around me they agreed. Maybe the other food is good here however pizza is not there thing and it should be. The 2 stars are for the service.

Horrible, slow service, rude waitstaff. Food took forever to be served. I waited 45 minutes for a substandard cheese pizza. Manager did not seem to care, never made an attempt to come rectify situation. So I ended up paying for a awful meal — it wasn’t even half price pizza night, so I am not an ingrate, a simple hey sorry we’re short handed or the pizza oven broke would have sufficed and explained why I wasted my time. Good luck to them. I doubt this place will be in business much longer. Don’t waste your time in horrible food and service. My server Hope didn’t seem very experienced

Pretty good. I’d like to come back and try the pizza. We went there to see the Blackhawks opener and unfortunately it was the same day as the cubs playoff game which was on a majority of the TV’s and sound. They did give our table a portable speaker we could listen to the hawks on.
My wife and i had the streak sandwich which was so so. The bread was greasy and soggy and the steak was a bit on the fatty side. The Fries and homemade chips were good.
My son had the make your own pizza which was nothing special and my daughter had one of the burgers and enjoyed it.
Desert was very good. We ordered the brownie and the chocolate chip skillet. Both enjoyable.
Our server was attentive and very pleasant. I would definitely give them another visit.
The have a half price pizza night on Tuesdays and Free pizza after 10 PM.

Home of my favorite pizza, Moretti’s barbecue. It’s amazing, thin crust.
I just have to stop being the one to pick it up when we order, because it’s incredibly irritating to watch the workers (mostly delivery drivers) act like children while I wait to pick up. I get it, have fun at your job, but when I called to place my order it was hard to hear my polite order taker, because of the background noise. Then when I picked up our order, I had to stand and wait (which is NOT a big deal) while the girl working the counter/​phone had to deal with male coworkers acting like loud children. No one else said hi, nothing as I stood there yet at least 6 other people were in and out or cracking comments and jokes through the doorway into their back area. I basically felt bad for the girl running the phones and grabbing orders, kudos to her for great multitasking skills and patience.
I’ve dined in before and well, and didn’t enjoy my experience of the order being made incorrectly and never getting a refill on my pop, which I felt like was ignored since I wasn’t sucking down alcohol.
Next time, the boyfriend picks up the pizza or we have it delivered.

We visited this location for a nice family lunch on a sunny afternoon. It was great to sit outside and sip on creative margaritas. The coconut onion rings were amazing along with Mac & Cheese pizza. The service was great.

Definitely not crazy about the service. My server was nice enough, but just not completely «there», and had to keep running back and forth between my table and the kitchen/​bar because she kept forgetting things.
Pizza was very good and the environment was beautiful! I was lucky to go on a nice night where we were seated outside under the awning. Cute little fire pits, tons of televisions, and umbrellas at almost every table makes for a great place to go with a bunch of friends to sit, drink, eat, and chill.

I was hesitant to come here after the bad service reviews (service is very important to me), but I’m so glad that I did. I’ve been twice, and crave it all the time. The thing I was most impressed with were their specials. A lot of times places have awesome sounding specials that are double menu prices. Not here. They even have a homemade pasta special every day. I had gnocchi that was so good. The chicken dishes I have had here have also been very good. The other awesome thing is that their portions are HUGE!!! If I wasnt such a pig I could easily make two meals even out of their lunch portions.
If you go with kids they have dough for the kids to play with (awesome distraction technique), and they can make their own pizza (just sauce and cheese, the kitchen adds the one topping). They also have good specials like kids eat free one night, half off pizzas another (even though the pizza did not do a whole lot for me).
One of the times we were there we were repeatedly checked on by the manager.
I will definitely be back, and will only have to stop myself from going there too much since I pig out!

This was a pretty good place, the décor and ambiance is really sweet. I can imagine a group of friends coming here for watching a game enjoying food and getting some drinks. I got myself a margarita which was quite strong. Pizza was huge (14″) is easily shareable among 4 people, we got the thin crust Buffalo Chicken pizza. We got a couple of appetizers too — which was the bruschetta which was ok, pretty fresh and spinach n architoke dip with cheese which was ok too. The service is really slow here probably because of the crowd usually. But a pretty nice place :)

The only saving grace this place has is their food, which is incredible. I have the deep dish macaroni and cheese pizza with bacon. However, every time I have ordered it, there has been a problem where it ends up taking over an hour for the food to come to our table. The first time, the manager comped me a beer, which was really nice. The second time, the pizza came out with thin crust instead of deep dish, and nothing was offered as compensation and the server barely came by after realizing her error. We also ordered wings and those were really good, but they could definitely use more sauce. They were pretty dry. In my opinion, make this place a choice for take-​out or delivery, but skip dine-​in. Hopefully, they fix the problems with the service, otherwise they will be out of business soon. Thankfully, they have good food.

We went on their half-​off pizza day and went right to the bar. For all the low reviews, I don’t see what the fuss is. Service was a bit slow, but nothing terrible considering you are going on a day they are packed. Come on, it is a pizza place! The restaurant is full and busy for a reason, the food is excellent.
And for the pizza, it is actually very good — way beyond what I expected. We tried both the deep dish and thin crust. I would say these guys are as good as the Lou’s, Giordanos, and Gino’s around them. We had a cobb salad and it was on point as well.
The interior of the restaurant and new and fresh. They have a ton of TVs, and really put the other bars in the area to task.
I will be back!

Seriously??? I had such high hopes for this place. As you can see from my check ins, I’ve been here a couple of times before and found myself left wanting more. Unfortunately my experience has been the same over the past three visits.
The food here actually taste pretty good. Nothing exceptional but your pallet will enjoy the experience.
Service = get rekt! It’s ridiculous and unacceptable especially after multiple visits. On our last trip to this place we were seated very quickly however the waitress was extremely slow. She got our order wrong twice. When the manager finally came over to hopefully help our blundering bundle Betty she made matters worse. Finally and second manager swooped in and did not save the day… Instead they paid for my guest lemon aid.
In conclusion, keep searching Unilocal for a better place to dine and drink. Their are other places much better less than 2 miles away.

I remember going to the Moretti’s in Edison Park with my co-​workers in the nineties. At the time, I think that was their only location. Once I got transferred, I stopped going there but I have some great memories about that place.
Since then, I’ve seen the Moretti’s franchise pop up all over the place. I haven’t been to any of them until they opened the one at Higgins and Barrington Roads.
We really needed something to transform the sad little oasis of deserted restaurants into a place where people would like to come for food and drink. Moretti’s offers more than that: open mic night, ½ price pizza, drink & appetizer specials, kids eat free, sports, movies & music videos…
I like the atmosphere. It has good energy. The service is superb. It’s really nice to see familiar faces, like Francesca who used to serve us somewhere else, working here. The server knows we don’t mess around. It’s not date night for us. We come to eat!
The food we have tried has been delicious. We’ll keep going back and trying a different item on their menu but saving room for the Caramel Apple Strudel every time. I may just go and have that…