We had tickets to the pre-grand opening but didn't go that day. We went about a week later, and there was a line waiting for the restaurant to open. We were about the 20th party in line, and when they opened, we only waited about 5 minutes to be seated. We talked to Mark, the owner, at this location, and he was very friendly. One of us in our party knew Mark's father. Mark walked around the restaurant and greeted customers and asked them how everything was. The restaurant is very clean and the decor looks very much like a pizzeria.
We ordered a family house salad, which was out-of-this-world good. It had mixed greens, tomatoes, black olives, and cheese in it, but the dressing is what really made it tasty. The waiter served each of our salads. There were five of us, and there was plenty of salad left over. Then we ordered 3 small deep dish pizzas, and we ended up taking a whole pizza home. One had pepperoni, and the other two were plain cheese. The pizzas had so much delicious, melting, mozzarella cheese and tomatoes, and the pizza crust was original in taste and very good.
I recommend getting there early at opening time, which is 4 p.m. The atmosphere is somewhat loud, most likely due to the amount of people inside the restaurant, but very amiable. The servers are very conscientious and friendly, and they will go out of their way to make sure your experience is a good one. A few servers walk around just to make sure everyone is taken care of. There is a bar, and there are televisions inside the restaurant as well.
We're from Chicago, and one of us had been at the very first 2 restaurants that opened there. This is Chicago-style pizza that can't get any better!