Stop #9 - Evviva (Lisle)

Just off the Tracks
If you live close to the BNSF Metra line, this is an easy way to take the kids (or yourselves) for a train ride to dinner.  We were joined by our friend Cari too and she gave us a great appetizer recommendation too!

Location
Take the Metra to the Lisle exit and head to the south side of the tracks.  Evviva is on the corner of Main Street and Front Street.  If you decide to drive, there is parking in their own (tiny) lot behind the building, street parking and of course the lot for the train station.  You will notice a larger lot next to the building but park there and risk being towed.

We met around 12:30 pm (they opened at noon) and took our time ordering an appetizer and our pizzas.  The service was good and with St. Patty's decor, everyone was in good spirits!  Plenty of TVs around too so that Chris and Cari could watch the Sox play the Cubs at Spring Training.

Food

Cari recommended Nacho Fries for our appetizer: waffle fries topped with melted cheese, tomatoes, bacon, green onion, and ground beef with guacamole and sour cream on the side.  Very delicious!

Pizza selection was pretty extensive.  There are several crust choices from thin, traditional, stuffed, and the Big Boy - a 24 x 26 sheet pizza.

We opted to try a small stuffed and an XL traditional crust both 1/2 pepperoni, 1/2 sausage.


While the stuffed pizza looked delicious, it was a little greasy and the flavor wasn't what we thought it would be.

The traditional crust is not quite as thick as hand-tossed but not a super thin crust.  The cheese was perfectly golden on top and toppings were plenty.  The sauce was evenly distributed and somewhat thick but not chunky.  The best way we could describe this was that it was a basic pizza sauce, not too sweet or tangy.

Rhode's Recommendation Yes
Although Chris and I have visited Evviva in Lisle before, we have always ordered carryout in our to-go pizza bag back to Plainfield.  Now that we live a bit further away, we decided to dine in and highly recommend that you do too.  The pizza tasted much better!