Renaldi’s Pizza Pub
(2827 N Broadway, 773-248-8903, renaldispizzachicago.com)
From dialing to hanging up One minute, 18 seconds
From hang-up to door One hour, 3 minutes at 8:45 on a Tuesday night. They said it would only take 45 minutes.
Cost $28.69, not including tip. A $30 pizza! The good news is the pizza was huge, enough for four meals. Too bad we didn’t want to eat it for four meals.
Upon arrival Definitely not hot. We would have rather thrown a Tombstone in the oven—at least it would have been a lot warmer.
Tasty tidbit The square-pan “Spingione” pizza is neither thin-crust nor deep-dish: It’s built like a thin-crust, but with a chewy, bready, crisp-bottomed crust.

Laurie’s Pizza
(5153 N Broadway, 773-784-4949)
From dialing to hanging up About four minutes (three of which were spent on hold listening to a message saying a “representative” would be right with us)
From hang-up to door 36 minutes, not bad for a Friday night. Plus the deliveryman looked like Moses with a ponytail and lower-back problems, trudging up our stairs as if it were an arduous hike up Mount Sinai.
Cost $23.76, not including tip
Upon arrival Piping hot, with no cheese stalactites hanging from the box. Crust was sufficiently crispy and the pie was heaped with toppings. Only gaffe: canned mushrooms. 
Tasty tidbit Drunks, rejoice: Not only is Laurie’s attached to a liquor store and can therefore deliver booze with your pizza, it can do so until 3am.

My Pie
(2010 N Damen Ave, 773-394-6900, lilguysandwich.com/mypie)
From dialing to hanging up Four minutes (dialed at 8pm on a Friday night)
From hang-up to door 26 minutes
Cost $22, including delivery charge
Upon arrival It was nice and hot, courtesy of an extra-heavy box and deliveryman’s insulated bag.
Tasty tidbit My Pie only delivers until 10pm, and pizzas are available square-cut or pie-cut. The special feature is an herb-and-spice blend that’s sprinkled on top of every pizza. It’s tasty, but it makes you instantly thirsty.

Marcello’s
(2475 N Milwaukee Ave, 773-252-2620, marcellos.com)
From dialing to hanging up Two minutes at 7pm on a Sunday. The man who took the order repeated every word of it back, giving us the happy feeling that there’d be no surprises.
From hang-up to door 35 minutes—so why’d they tell me it was going to take an hour? Liars.
Cost $25, not including tip
Upon arrival Very warm, but not hot, with the cheese just beginning to revert from gooey to chewy. The tomatoes were canned but tasty and the mushrooms were fresh.
Tasty tidbit Marcello’s used to be called Father & Son, and most old-timers still call it by its former name.

Caffe Florian
(1450 E 57th St, 773-752-4100, florianchicago.com)
From dialing to hanging up Three minutes, but we blame our crappy cell service
From hang-up to door 45 minutes at 7pm on a Tuesday
Cost $24 (it would’ve been $20 if we were  charged for the thin-crust pie we ordered but didn’t receive)
Upon arrival Hot, heavy and…deep dish. They don’t skimp on the toppings on each giant, cheesy pie.
Tasty tidbit When we phoned about the snafu, they explained, “When you say regular we think you’re talking about the crust—as in, not whole wheat—and assume you want deep dish. Doesn’t everyone want deep dish?”