Donati’s Pizza

Lake Forest, United States

3.9

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 847-735-8900
Website:
www.donatispizza.com
Address:
950 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest, IL, 60045
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.6 miLake Bluff
2.9 miFort Sheridan
2.9 miLake Forest
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Lake Forest) 00:46 Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Donati’s delivers the freshest, most high-​quality pizza on the North Shore. Our incredibly fresh ingredients and signature pizza dough set us apart from any other delivery services in the area.

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20 reviews of Donati’s Pizza

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Place rating: 3
Appleton, WI
The pizza comes on a pre made crust? It seems like ours did. Pizza is generally fine, but not 4 or 5 star worthy.
Place rating: 5
Lake Forest, IL
Love this little neighborhood place run by a bunch of local guys. Excellent fresh food, good thin crust pizza, friendly service and a nice unassuming and simple atmosphere. The menu is actually more diverse than you would think and ordering on line makes things nice and convenient. Like it love it support local business.
Place rating: 5
Lake Forest, IL
Great pizza thin crispy crust. Kids love this za!
We always enjoy dining at restaurant with great rock n roll!
Place rating: 2
Chicago, IL
I had the thin crust pepperoni pizza, which was, like the service, average at best. I may be biased, but it’s hard to compete with one of the best pizza places in the area (Ferentino’s) right down the street. Overall, I’d walk down Western Avenue for the better pizza and experience.
Place rating: 1
Fairview Heights, IL
Boneless Hot Wings:
–Asked for 3 orders of 8 wings and was short 4 wings.
–Wings were like Tyson chicken nuggets, where they didn’t even put the sauce on the wings
–Inside of the wings looked like packing peanuts
–To top it off found a hair in the wings
Stuffed Deep Dish Pizza
–Burnt crust
–A layer of what seemed like sandpaper or wet thin cardboard
–Bacon tasted like it was made a couple days ago
–Overall just did not look appealing
This was the worst pizza I have ever eaten.
Place rating: 5
Grayslake, IL
I use Donatis in Mundelein for the Carmel Catholic Varsity football team every week and for St. Gilbert school hot lunch program. EVERY single person just LOVES it!!! They do sandwiches, pastas, pizza, salads — you name it! They are incredibly easy to deal with — very flexible, courteous and professional!!! Enough food to feed hungry football players — tasty enough to feed pre-​kindergarteners!!! Chicken bacon ranch is a FAVORITE!!! Use them for your next party, school or business function or family dinner!!!
Place rating: 4
Highland Park, IL
The deep dish is the best. But my 11 year old son’s all time favorite is the classic thin crust.
Place rating: 5
Lake Bluff, IL
Not only is it the best pizza in Lake Forest, it is now the best pizza in Lake Bluff! Keep up making great pizza and great customer service!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Awesome gluten free pizza. Actually the best I’ve ever tasted and I just moved to LF from downtown. Way better GF pizza than anywhere in Chicago. It’s so nice to find this great spot that has small town friendliness but literally world class pizza. Will definitely be heading back there for more. Keep it up.
Place rating: 1
Oak Park, IL
Walking in the restaurant, it looks cheap and dirty and customer service is non existent.
There are menus on the table so we thought one of the young ladies working behind the counter may come over to take our order. We finally walked to the counter to place our order — a large deep dish pizza. The pizza was disappointing — undercooked, subpar meat and vegetable toppings, and the sauce was bland.
Place rating: 1
Vernon Hills, IL
just another overpriced overrated italian joint who only gives you 2 slices of beef for your italian beef… lol wow…
i guess people are too stupid to realize how shitty this place is or they just dont care… who knows, all i know is my moneys not coming here again and wish this place lots of bad luck and hopes it goes out of businesss like it deserves too…
good luck folks, eat at your own risk
Place rating: 5
Lake Villa, IL
Awesome pizza, awesome prices. There’s nothing I can really say other than that to describe donati’s. Reminds me of pizza on the east coast.
Place rating: 5
Lake Forest, IL
Love, love, love this place. Pizza by the slice for $ 2.50, and these aren’t measly pieces. Keep up the good work!
Place rating: 5
Lake Forest, IL
They have great pizza and sandwiches! If you don’t like any of that and want a salad, their ingredients taste really fresh! Not expensive either and are very kind people.
Place rating: 4
Highwood, IL
When I walked in there I was like ugh… what in God’s green earth is this place? Very boring atmosphere. So I decided to stay and ordered a thin crust pizza with sausage and pepperoni (well done)
I took a bite from the pizza and said to myself «This might be one of the best damn pizzas I’ve ever had!!!» I should never judge a book by its cover again shame on me, I will be going back again really soon for one of the best pizzas around!
Place rating: 4
Virginia Beach, VA
This place is pretty good. We had the mozzarella salad and a thin crust half pepperoni half cheese. I read some of the other reviews about the cheese. We ordered extra cheese and it was ok. I think that’s the trick…“extra cheese”. They do deliver to navy housing and that gave them an extra star from me. Their vinaigrette sauce that came with that salad was good.
Place rating: 5
Gurnee, IL
I order from here frequently at work. They are so awesome to work with. From the pizza to the bread to the calzones and the sandwiches… YUM!!! We also order our monthly meeting breakfast from here with the breakfast sandwiches and fruit tray with pastries and bagels and juice and coffee. You will not find a place to get a better bang for your buck for catered breakfast. I almost forgot about how much I love the North Shore Chopped Chicken Salad. :-) Get it!!!
Place rating: 4
Norfolk, VA
Really good quality pizza, the ingredients seemed fresh.
The crust is pretty thin, and very crispy– so it’s great if you’re into that.
Less cheese than I prefer, but it makes it taste light. One piece doesn’t go very far if you’re just planning on having pizza, but maybe that was because it was too good to stop eating: P
Cool sports deco inside, but I think we’ll order take out next time. It’s in a nice area, too. Enjoyed the experience, I will probably go back.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
I am not one to eat pizza often but Donati’s is really great for when that craving hits. Where else can you get a HUGE slice of cheese pizza for just $ 1.50? Just $ 3 for two slices of thin crust will more than fill me up for dinner. It’s cheap, it’s simple, it’s fast, and it comes out hot. I will miss Donati’s a lot when I move from this area!
Place rating: 4
Gurnee, IL
I used to go to Donati’s when it first opened up in Lake Forest a couple years ago. Located a bit hidden in a strip retail location in the back, you can’t see it from the street, but there is free parking underground for the business. I really loved their classic style thin crust pizza by the slice for lunch. It is a true bargain and a huge slice.
There are a couple of tables available on the inside and a few tables outside which work for the warmer weather. This, however, is not really a restaurant, but does most business with take out, catering and delivery.
The sauce is tangy sweet with generous cheese and ingredients. Since this pizza was so tasty, we started ordering it to deliver in for late nights at work. Now that I’ve moved locations to Deerfield, we order it here to be delivered as well.
Everyone loves the pizza from work. It’s a higher quality and definitely a hidden gem of a place.