Pizzeria Davlo (NEC 144th & Fort) - CLOSED

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:13 am

143rd and Fort. NE Corner. Went there Friday Night. It had been open a week. Very good Chicago style pizza. It's Giordano's recipe. Not quite as thick but I really enjoyed it. Whenever I go to Chicago, Giordano's and Lou Malnatti's are my two pizza stops. Pizzeria Davlo will not replace those two but it can definitely tide me over between trips.

Greg

http://www.pizzeriadavlo.com

https://www.facebook.com/pizzeriadavlo

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:51 am

Looks very good, I might have to try it, I have been craving a great deep dish pizza since I was last at Gino's East in Chicago over 2 yrs ago.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:42 am

Giordano's has to be my fave in Chicago. Gino's and Malnati's (only one "t") are great too.

Another one a bunch of us discovered last fall was Leona's on Sheffield.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:36 pm

How does it compare to Pudgy's and Uno? I haven't been to a "real" Chicago pizzaria, but what I've have seen is so far superior to that thing they call New York style.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:56 pm

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Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:56 am

HskrFanMike wrote:How does it compare to Pudgy's and Uno? I haven't been to a "real" Chicago pizzaria, but what I've have seen is so far superior to that thing they call New York style.

I've actually never been to Pudgy's. I like Giordano's and Lou's better than Uno, and it's very similar but just not quite as thick as Giordano's.

Greg

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:24 am

One more thing. It might be the worst lit parking lot for a strip center in Omaha.

Greg

Post by **Brad** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:31 pm

How crowded does this place get on the weekends?

Post by **Brad** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:48 pm

Brad wrote:How crowded does this place get on the weekends?

We got there last night about 6:30pm an it was almost full. Never saw it get completely full, but it did stay steady for a while.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:29 am

The large Chicago Style meat Pizza:

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:11 pm

swgiust · Post by **swgiust** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:10 am

They really need to open for lunch on the weekends. I have wanted to try this place since it opened.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:20 pm

Thanks for the photo, now when I head up that way to try it, I at least know what it looks like. And I love Brad's picture too, that pizza makes me want to try it right now.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:23 am

Between the OWH article a few weeks ago and word of mouth, this place is picking up steam. My friend went Saturday night at it was packed. He said a good tip, if you're going Chicago Style, order as soon as you sit down, as it does take about 40 minutes.

I agree, they should be open for lunch on weekends.

Greg

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:40 am

Greg S wrote:Between the OWH article a few weeks ago and word of mouth, this place is picking up steam. My friend went Saturday night at it was packed. He said a good tip, if you're going Chicago Style, order as soon as you sit down, as it does take about 40 minutes.

I agree, they should be open for lunch on weekends.

Greg

Can you call ahead to place the order for dine in? I know on their website, it states that carryout orders are not available when they are busy, but I am wondering if we called ahead to place the order to eat in. We have a new baby and I am not sure if sitting for 45 min for the pizza to cook will work right now, but I really want to try this place.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:30 am

Greg[/quote]
Can you call ahead to place the order for dine in? I know on their website, it states that carryout orders are not available when they are busy, but I am wondering if we called ahead to place the order to eat in. We have a new baby and I am not sure if sitting for 45 min for the pizza to cook will work right now, but I really want to try this place.[/quote]

When I ate there I asked that question and they said you could BUT depending on how busy they were they possibly couldn't guarantee you a table.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:00 am

Uffda wrote: When I ate there I asked that question and they said you could BUT depending on how busy they were they possibly couldn't guarantee you a table.

I was thinking that would probably be the case. Is there a time where it might be easier to do take out? Maybe a time where they aren't busy yet and will take a to go order.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:04 am

I had some friends eat there Saturday night. The people next to them ordered while they were waiting for a table (wait time was 20 minutes), so once the other crew sat down, they had their pizza in 20.

Greg

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:00 am

Still haven't been here yet, but I was just checking their website and they are now open for lunch on Saturdays at 11 AM.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:24 pm

We tried it and it just isn't for us. Deep dish was really just regular crust folded into a deep dish pan. Marginal flavor. For thick crust fans, Orsi's is much better. Pizza King in CB is way more flavorful, but on a thin crust.

TLGJames · Post by **TLGJames** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:43 pm

Davlo's is great. Had Lou Mahantti's right afterwards, and it tasted the same.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:18 pm

Tried Davlo's for the first time tonight. My wife and I both loved it. We called ahead and had them bake the pizza. It was nice so we didn't have to wait once we got there. They even called us once it was done to let us know. The restaurant wasn't too busy for a Saturday night, it was about half full. We will definitely go back sometime but since we live in Bellevue, it is quite a drive from our home.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:26 pm

Tried Davlo over the summer and thought it was good, though the toppings were a little light. Finally got back to Pudgy's a couple of weeks ago, and my vote goes to Pudgy's. The ambiance of Davlo is much better though.

It was actually my second visit to Pudgy's though. The first was a day or two after the report came out that business was way down because some people thought the place closed after Pudgy passed away last year. So we stopped there on Saturday night and --- they were so swamped that they had run out of cheese! Apparently they didn't anticipate the rush of business. So we ended getting Mama's instead that night.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:23 pm

Omaha Cowboy, here is the thread for Pizzeria Davlo (NEC 144th & Fort)

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:36 pm

Brad wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:23 pm Omaha Cowboy, here is the thread for Pizzeria Davlo (NEC 144th & Fort)

I had Pizzeria Davlo tonight- got a Chicago Deep dish called the “Meat Eater”. Once you try Davlo’s, anyone who yearns for Giordano’s will not think about that place anymore..

Pizzeria Davlo is excellent and better imo…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

MadJack · Post by **MadJack** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:08 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:36 pm
Brad wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:23 pm Omaha Cowboy, here is the thread for Pizzeria Davlo (NEC 144th & Fort)
I had Pizzeria Davlo tonight- got a Chicago Deep dish called the “Meat Eater”. Once you try Davlo’s, anyone who yearns for Giordano’s will not think about that place anymore..

Pizzeria Davlo is excellent and better imo…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Agreed! It's a great place.

BIGO88 · Post by **BIGO88** » Wed Nov 19, 2025 7:03 pm

They announced that they will be closing.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Nov 19, 2025 8:03 pm

BIGO88 wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 7:03 pm They announced that they will be closing.

Unfortunate news…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:13 pm

Only been there once but it was great, sad to see.

omaha79 · Post by **omaha79** » Thu Nov 20, 2025 8:52 am

This is really disappointing. I was only there a few times, as I live in Bellevue, but I always enjoyed the chicago style deep dish.

OmahaRedWing · Post by **OmahaRedWing** » Thu Nov 20, 2025 11:21 am

I am really bummed about this. A top ten Omaha restaurant for me.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu Nov 20, 2025 12:53 pm

It's been on my list of places to try. Sort of a "if we're ever in this part of town at dinner time..." Unfortunately, we are never in that part of town.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Nov 20, 2025 1:43 pm

Really hate to see this. I thought they were doing OK. Seemed like when we went there it always had a good crowd. I wonder if having the other main Chicago Style pizza place in the entire metro so close (Rosati's at 144th and Maple) hit them. Rosati's is a chain from Chicago. I actually liked Davlo better.

Greg

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:44 pm

I had been there a couple times, once this year. It wasn’t crowded the day I was there. Thought the pizza was pretty good if you wanted Chicago style deep dish.

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Mon Nov 24, 2025 8:24 am

My personal rank of pizza types would put Chicago deep dish as one of my least favorite pizza types so I don't go out of my way for it anywhere. Tavern style all day long. Still, I hate to see local places close like this.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 4:27 pm

I would never turn down the opportunity to feast on deep dish pizza. Too many great memories of dining at Gino’s East and Pizzeria Uno in Chicago in years past. But two pieces will fill almost anyone up, and the wait is typically 45 minutes after your order is placed.
But our go-to pizza places now feature moderately thin crust NY style pizza, where the toppings, not the crust, are the stars of the show.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 4:44 pm

It seems lately that the standard retort from Chicagoans when Deep Dish pizza is being insulted is to reply that Chicagoans mostly eat Tavern Style and Deep Dish is for the tourists. There was a time when Chicagoans would adamantly defend their beloved Deep Dish and they all had strong opinions on which one they most loved. Now, it seems like they're deserting Deep Dish in increasing numbers and gaslighting us all into thinking they never liked it. lol

I've only had Deep Dish twice. The first time was at Savastano's in Tulsa (of all places). The owner was a Chicago transplant. I remember liking it but preferring a more standard pizza. The second time was at Lou Malnati's in Chicago and I didn't care much for it. The crust was probably the worst part. I'm certainly no Deep Dish expert, but I just prefer NY style. I did have Pizzeria Davlo on my list of places to try, but I never made it there.

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:07 am

I'd rather take a italian beef sandwich or a chicago dog over a slice of deep dish any day of the week. Pizzeria Uno(OG location) was my introduction to deep dish and it was good, but not something I've desired. Traditional NY style is my favorite as well followed by Connecticut and Detroit.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:55 am

I would rather take deep dish any and all day....I never understand why people pay for hot dogs (or chicago dogs). Every time I see the prices I just laugh bc it is just a glorified hot dog.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Nov 26, 2025 7:41 pm

Stan wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:07 am Traditional NY style is my favorite as well followed by Connecticut and Detroit.

Connecticut style pizza? I’ve never heard of it..

What style type of pizza is that?…

Ciao..LiO…Peace