Tallarico's Pizzeria

Always loved their pizza because of the fresh tasting Mozzarella and the curl pepperoni but I just tried their wings and they did not disappoint me...perfect!

One of my favorite places to get pizza and wings. The owners are the sweetest people you will ever meet. When ever I have a party from my kids I get my food from them.

I asked my neighbor for a pizza place that delivers to Pekin, since I don't live here full time. He said Tallarico was good. So I called and ordered the Ultimate pack, a medium pizza and 10 wings. It was supposed to be $25. It turned out to be $26.39 plus $2 for an extra ingredient? I wasn't aware of the $5.09 delivery fee, such an odd amount. So with tax, it was $35.75 and I gave him a generous a 30% tip because I didn't have to go out and get it! I got a pepperoni and onion pizza and 10 mild wings.

I had no idea that they don't put much sauce on. I think I was craving pizza for the vitamin C in the tomato sauce, which was very sparce as others have noted. They told me 45 minutes. He was at my door almost EXACTLY 45 minutes later! 😻 The wings were HOT but sadly, the pizza only mildly warm. 😿 I wasn't overjoyed with the amount of pepperonis but not upset either. The quantity of onions left much more to be desired. I was happy with the amount of cheese on it! I REALLY like cheese and didn't even think too make it'extra'. Thankfully, I didn't have to!🥰 Even just warm, it tasted good. Yet, I would have liked a few tablespoons more of sauce. I don't like sloppy pizza where the toppings fall off in the box, but a little extra so it's not all baked into the crust is best.

The wings were great! Oh yeah, there's no substitute for true Buffalo wings! They just don't know how to make proper wings in Colorado! Deliciously crispy skin on the outside with delightfully juicy meat on the inside! You have to get the traditional boned wings here in NY! In Colorado, you get bone out because they're just glorified chicken nuggets tossed in seasoning! But I forgot, that here in NY they come with blue cheese dressing and not ranch dressing with celery and carrots on the side, as we do in Denver. My bad on that one!

All in all, I enjoyed the food! I would have liked if napkins came with it. That's another east/west difference I suppose too. At least I know what to ask for on my next order!! I thought it was a little on the pricy side since it didn't comform to their posted price. They should have disclosured the odd amount delivery fee, which was going to be paid but I'd like notice that it was built in. I paid by credit card upfront so I could include the tip and not have to do it at the time of delivery. Apparently, Franco's is big in Tonawanda but I thought this pizza tasted better. Being out in Pekin, where food delivery restaurants are a little scarce, I'm happy to find a good one that has other items I'll be ordering in the future! And, if my siblings start acting like human beings, maybe I'll even invite them back to grandma's house for a pizza party!!! A certain VERY HOT place might have to have the ice blizzard of the millennia for THAT to EVER happen, however!

Life's too short, order pizza instead!

Just wanted to clear up something noted on our reviews from many years ago…. We DO NOT charge a service fee to swipe your credit card in the restaurant. However, we did many years ago for a short time. The card fees that we were being charged was insane. We did switch companies and stopped that practice. It was short lived.
Thanks… Dom & Margo Tallarico