Chi Chis Pizza

This is about the best italian restaurant in the area. Chi-Chis is a chain of restaurants with other restaurants on Bouquet Canyon Road (W. Soledad Canyon Road at Valencia) in Saugus, Tampa Avenue near the Northridge Fashion Square Mall in Northr ... more

This is about the best italian restaurant in the area. Chi-Chis is a chain of restaurants with other restaurants on Bouquet Canyon Road (W. Soledad Canyon Road at Valencia) in Saugus, Tampa Avenue near the Northridge Fashion Square Mall in Northridge, and Los Angeles Avenue in Simi Valley. They also own Lido's Restaurant on Victory Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd in Van Nuys. Lido's has an identical menu and pricing. The Canyon Country location is one of the smaller restaurants. Upscale, but casual. <br> Service and food are outstanding at any of the locations. You get the feeling that the staff enjoys working there, and that they all like each other. At the Northridge location, the Legendary former Chi-Chi's waitress Gila has her working apron - bedecked with all sorts of buttons - sealed in a glass frame case and mounted on the wall. Much as they might display the football jersey of some retired, legendary football player. Well, Gila was a terrific waitress, but the staff at Chi-Chi's and Lido's - regarless of location - are all terrific. <br> At Chi-Chi's, you will fell like leaving them a really good tip -- and you will also still have the money in your pocket to do so. This place is affordable. Really good pizzas at this place. Unusually, they put the cheese on last, and use freshly ground cheese. The pizza crust is excellent, whether ordered thin or thick (double crust). Pizzas start at $8.25 for an individual, $10.95 for a medium and $13.85 for a large. Extra thick dough $1.75 extra. Toppings are scaled in price depending upon the number of toppings ordered. It gets cheaper per topping as you order more toppings. <br> Unlike other restaurants, the individual pizza is a decent size, and supports a healthy appetitie. <br> Italian Style Roast Beef Sandwiches run about $5.65. They are served on an oven-toasted, sesame seed bakery roll, and they do not skimp on the meat. It is not a true Chicago Style Italian Beef, but it is still a very good sandwich and it is as reasonably close to Chicago Style Italian Beef as you get west of the Mississippi River. All you can eat pasta specials are extremely good. You can get them with soup or salad, plus a drink for about $8.00 Choice of pastas, including rotini (springs), spaghetti, linguine, rigatoni, shells, and a choice of meatless, marinara or meat sauce. Affordable and extremely good. Chi-Chi's and Lido's also have the nice touch of having a curbside service that will deliver take out orders to you in the parking lot. Very nice touch for people on the go. Parking is sparse at the Canyon Country location, but it is shared with other stores & restaurants in the complex. Chi-Chi's is terrific. I've been going to the many Chi-Chi's restaurants since 1970. This is a jewel, and you are going to enjoy yourself, whether you are doing power business lunches, grabbing a quick bite or having dinner with the family. Highest Recommendation. less