Randall Road crosses from South Elgin into Elgin, Illinois at Hopps Road and then travels northward into the community of Carpentersville. The thoroughfare serves as a major shopping and dining area for Elgin and also passes by the town's Sherman Hospital. Those traveling Randall Road who have a craving for pizza can find a variety of choices along the street as well as nearby. These casual establishments each offer their own specialty pies as well as other fare.
White Cottage Pizzeria is on South Randall Road near its intersection with South Street, adjacent to the Target Department Store and across from Randall Lakes Crossing Shopping Center. The pizzeria features counter-service and has only a small dining area with seven tables for dining in-house. The restaurant has an open kitchen, allowing you to watch your meal being prepared if you order in-person.
The menu at White Cottage features an original, a deep-dish, a stuffed crust and a thin-crust pizza. Pasta dishes and other entrees are also featured, such as the spaghetti and meatballs and the barbecued ribs. The restaurant has soft drinks available to accompany the meal.
White Cottage Pizzeria serves lunch and dinner daily. Take-out service is also available, and the restaurant has a drive-up window for call-ahead, pick-up orders. Casual attire is appropriate. Free, on-site parking is available in the restaurant's private lot.
Nick's Pizza & Pub is at the corner of South Randall and Bowes Roads. The restaurant is located inside a lodge-style building made from reclaimed lumber taken from dismantled dairy barns. The interior of the restaurant features high ceilings, wood tables and booths and chandeliers made from deer antlers.
The pizza menu includes nine specialty pies made with whole-wheat crust. One such pizza is the Nick's, topped with sausage, mushroom, onions and green peppers. Gluten-free crust is also available. A full bar is available with 11 draft and 14 bottled beers. The restaurant caters to families, offering high chairs and booster seats. An arcade is located near the dining room to occupy children while they wait for their meals.
Nick's Pizza & Pub serves lunch and dinner daily, and they do not take reservations. Casual attire is acceptable. To add to the feel of dining in a rustic, hunting lodge, ask for a table near one of the two sides of the river-rock wood-burning fireplace. Parking is available in the restaurant's lot.
Nancy's Pizza is an Illinois-based chain of pizza restaurants that began in 1971. The chain has a location on West Spring Street near South McLean Boulevard in South Elgin, less than 1.5 miles from Randall Road. The restaurant has previously been named among the "Top 100 Pizza Chains" in the United States by "Pizza Magazine."
The specialty of the house is the stuffed pizza, which has won awards as the "Best Stuffed Pizza" in Chicago from "Chicago" magazine. Measuring 2.5 inches in thickness, the pizza has its sauce on the top with a creamy cheese filling. For fewer calories, opt for the "Lite" version, which is 1-inch thinner.
Nancy's Pizza in South Elgin is open daily for lunch and dinner. The restaurant has counter service only with a large dining room for guests to enjoy their meals. Casual attire is the norm. High chairs and booster seats are available. The restaurant has an on-site parking lot.
