The ol' lady and I dined at Mama Santa's a little while back hoping that perhaps it was an approximation to one of our favorite places in Chicago, Marie's Pizza and Liquor. Having heard this Little Italy establishment is a bit dingy and encrusted with decades of lovely gaudiness, we thought this could be the place. While the tacky wood paneling when we walked in was promising, the Chuck E. Cheese-like quality of the pizza was way disappointing. Add to that the horrific lighting in the chilly back room where we were stuck nearby unruly children while the waitstaff did their best attempt at ignoring us, and it's safe to say we won't be coming back anytime soon.