Pizzeria Antica - Champaign (IL)

5 /5 Christine Dathe: Pizza Antica is hands down our favorite Italian restaurant in Champaign. The pizza is truly authentic stone-oven pizza—exceptional in quality and flavor. As Europeans who have eaten great pizza in Italy, we can honestly say this is the real deal. The service is wonderful, the wine selection is excellent, and the location has a very special atmosphere. We absolutely love coming here, and many of our most beautiful date nights have been spent at Pizza Antica. Authentic, cozy, high quality, and consistently outstanding—five stars without hesitation.

4 /5 Gwen Keller-Lusk: During a very busy Mom’s Weekend, the hospitality at Pizzeria Antica was impressive. My son and I were seated at the bar overlooking the kitchen and pizza oven, and watching everyone busy at their stations was entertaining. Service was prompt. I had the salad with artichokes, olives and the little peppers. The house-made balsamic vinaigrette was very good. My son got the pizza with prosciutto and arugula, along with some other things that escape my memory. The crust had a lovely chewy texture and the prosciutto was exceptionally good. On a hectic night, Pizzeria Antica impressed.

2 /5 C C: We went here recently on a weekend night when it wasnt busy. We ordered the Margherita pizza, which was incredibly disappointing. It was very oily, there were only 3 slices of tomatoes on the whole pizza, and the crust was soft and still doughy. It was so bad that we only ate half and didnt remotely want to take the leftovers. Soda also isnt fountain drinks and is $5 per pop, which is very expensive for the area. Server forgot to bring the drink the first two times we asked for it. Not good food and not good enough service - I dont recommend eating here

4 /5 Zhi Dou: This place may offer the most authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas in the central Illinois area. We ordered seven different pizzas to share. They all came out hot and fresh at the same time, with a generous amount of toppings, and we enjoyed all of them. The service could use some improvement, as we waited a long time before we could place an order or get our bill.

5 /5 Michael Brittlebank: A huge thank you to Antica as a staff member stayed late on the day before Thanksgiving to ensure that I could pick up my online order. This was a huge deal for my family as our newborn had just been discharged from the hospital earlier that day and I was unaware that the restaurant was actually supposed to close an hour early due to the holiday. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This act of kindness really made our day and the pizza was amazing as always too!