Stop #6 - Barone's of Glen Ellyn

Family Friendly, Fantastic Food
That is not an understatement either.  Well worth our drive and if we are looking to head out for pizza, Barone's will be one of the top places on our list.  This week we were joined by the Ozga family - Dan, Jamie, and Alex, and CJ made another appearance!  Thanks for joining us!!

Location
It took us about 40 minutes to get to Barone's from home and although they have a tiny parking lot next to the building, there is plenty of street parking as well.  Barone's is in downtown Glen Ellyn on the north side of the train tracks.  If you are trying to go for lunch, you'll be out of luck unless it's a late lunch.  Their hours are:
Monday - Thursday 4 pm - 10 pm
Friday & Saturday 3 pm - 11 pm
Sundays 3 pm - 10 pm

 We changed our time from 6:30 pm to 4:00 pm and it was the perfect time to go.  We left around 5:30 pm but there was a steady crowd even before we got there.  It is very family friendly.  They gave Alex a coloring page with a small bag that had a few toys in it too.  There was also a play room to occupy kids.

Food
When we first sat down they delivered fresh bread, butter, olive oil, and parmesan cheese to the table.  We also ordered the mozzarella sticks.  Of course I forgot to get a picture of them but you could tell that they were very fresh, no freezer taste.  We ordered 2 pizzas for the table:
1 medium pan pizza (8 slices) - half pepperoni, half sausage
1 18" party pizza - half pepperoni, half sausage

 We can't brag enough about how much we loved this pizza.  Up to this point, Pizza Barra in Oak Brook was at the top of the list.  Although they are still in the top 5, Barone's now #1.  In talking to our waitress Georgia, she told us that the pan pizza is a different crust than they use for the other 2 kinds of pizza - thin and stuffed - which use the same type of crust.
The ingredients were fresh and the pan pizza was well worth the wait.  The sauce wasn't too sweet, too zesty, or too much tomato flavor.  I'm not a big sauce fan anyways so that was a huge plus for me!
I got a piece of tiramisu to go (it's my weakness) and that was delicious.  With their carry-out area you can walk in to buy frozen pizzas, beer, pop and other desserts.  We also took a frozen pan pizza home and made that for dinner the following night.

Total people: 5 & a toddler
Total cost: $67 (before tip) - 2 pizzas, 1 order of mozzarella sticks, 1 glass of wine, 4 pops and a kid's apple juice

Rhode's Recommendation - YES!
If you haven't gotten the vibe yet, we are telling you to make the trip to Barone's in Glen Ellyn.  This is the best pizza we have had on our tour yet and will be going back (or if you go, make sure you invite us!)  Dan had a great point - you could order a thin crust one week and a pan pizza the next and never get sick of it.  The frozen pan pizza that we made the following night was better than Gino's East's frozen you can buy in the store, but not as good as it was fresh in the restaurant.  Make this a place that you put on your pizza list.  It is so worth it!