Battista's Artisan Pizzeria

Let's start with the people. It's a legit family run business. Pops slinging some killer dough. Melissa is holding down the front house and many other things. They got the kids dishing out quality food everytime. Now on to the food. We are a little bit spolied with good pizza being so close to Chicago and a lot of great pizza in town. I'd say just in Crown Point, we have four spots that absolutely kill. My top two are this location and tomato bar. They both have a very good dough that sets them apart with Battistas using the highest quality ingredients. Quality in ingredients comes through on every dish I've tried. Pizza, Alfredo, various breads, hell the sandwich are unreal. I've never been to Italy but this place teleports you with the food and atmosphere. The atmosphere is very cool. Inside a old building, entrance on the alleyside has you wondering what you are about to walk into. It has a beautiful bar area with some awesome colored walls coming off that bar. They have enough seating to sit a very large party with a little notice. They also have a little grocery store in the back with some deli meats and various other items that use in the kitchen for sale. I'm writing this two days after eating there with my family because I'm hungry and want more of it. I told my boys this is the best pizza in the state, and they corrected me by saying it's the best in the world.

Pizza like never before! Lite, fluffy, and delicious!

The crust is amazing and the people are great! Do yourself a favor and eat it there, because it’s so much better when it’s fresh! I am so glad we have a place with artisan pizza so close to home!

The Cluck, Cluck, Boom was great! Loved the crust, especially. The roast beef sandwich was tasty, and the bread was flaky. Highly recommend the strawberry lemonade cocktail. The knots were solid, but I'd like to try another flavor. Will definitely be back!

Stopped at the Taste of CP over the weekend and my friend and I had this for the first time. UHM…. it is the closest thing to european style pizza in this area… amazing i ordered again today :