The most amazing deep dish pizza ever (and I usually don't like deep dish pizza). It's THAT good!!!

Visiting my parents in Mesa and they recommended getting pizzas from here for dinner. I was unfamiliar with the place so was excited to try a new pizza restaurant. We ordered them to go as my father mentioned there's unlikely to be any available tables inside. We arrived and the outdoor patio is at the store front, two tables with a space heater. Inside was a very narrow restaurant and bar...mostly taken up by the bar. The bar countertop had about 12 seats and there were two additional tables inside, one for larger parties and the other for four it appeared. It was very crowded inside. As we waited by the check-in counter for the hostess to retrieve our food, we were bumping elbows and shoulders with the other patrons sitting or standing around. The hostess and workers were very friendly while managing the chaos of 4 or 5 people waiting for their take out order. Looks like if you want to eat inside you need to get there early to or at an off time to secure one of the tables. Arrived back at my parent's place to eat. We ordered two 14" buttercrust pan pizzas which ended up being the perfect amount for the six of us. Two slices were plenty for me as the pizza is about 1.5" thick. The crust was amazing- buttery, firm to hold up the pizza but melt in your mouth at the same time. Best buttercrust I've ever had. The pizza toppings were great too, albeit the sausage had little to no heat to it. There are other crust options available as well, including gluten-free and cauliflower. Their menu has other food I'm excited to try in the future- salads, sandwiches, calzones and some specialty chocolates. My parents may have introduced me to this place to try to get me to visit them more often!

Crave is a favorite at our house! Probably the best Chicago pizza you can get in AZ! Their deep dish and butter crust pizzas are to "pie for" lol pun intended! The pizza here is freshly made in house and it is clear they use top tier ingredients. Service is always friendly and they are a locally owend small family business. We've dined and in ordered takeout and the vibes are always chill. They offer wines and spirits as well as some non-pizza apps! This place is definitely worth checking out next time you're craving pizza!

Nice setting. Friendly service. Ordered the small house salad, small fries, and two 10" thin-crust pizzas. Got the assorted chocolate to go. Lots of delicious food, reasonably priced. Would recommend & will definitely be returning.

Best and closet to Chicago Italian fiesta love it.. Extra Cheese light sauce and sausage

This doesn't come close to the mom and pop deep dish pizza I used to have in my small town in Illinois growing up, but it's close to where I live now and I believe you do get what you paid for. The classic deep dish cheese pizza is tasty. I like the cheese, but I wish the outer crust was easier to get through, both with your teeth and by forking/knifing it. Recently, we also ordered a cheese calzone and it was really good. The dough was soft and not at all tough to chew like the pizza crust is.

It's all in the name. When I head back to California tomorrow I will definitely be CRAVE-ing this pizza. Such a great find while visiting from out of state and some of the best chicago style deep dish we have had. PERIOD. The online ordering for curbside delivery worked out great. We started with the beer nuggets since they didn't offer or normal go-to, chicken wings. We were delightfully surprised how delicious these little deep fried pieces of dough were-very creative! As for pizzas, we had a 14" chicago style deep dish Meat Craver and a 10" butter crust Chase Field. Not realizing how thick and dense (in the best way possible, of course) these pizzas were, we were lucky enough to have leftovers to enjoy for lunch the next day. What a treat that was! That red sauce is pure magic. My only complaint was that I had requested for some paper plates and napkins if they offered them, but these were not included when delivered out to our car. Neither were any Parmesan, red peppers or the ranch that we paid extra for. Anywhere else, I would have been upset about going without these items but this pizza was so good, it was completely unnecessary.

Where did the spaghetti go to dance? A meat ball! (Not my joke!) Came here for a late dinner and got the following items: Fried calamari- 7/10 Pepperoni pizza- 8.5/10 Meatball sandwich- 8/10 Fettuccine w/ marinara sauce- 8.7/10 The starter calamari didn't have enough meat but lots of well seasoned breading. The pizza was delicious especially thin crust! I was able to get a bite of the meatball sandwich and pasta-both great If you're looking to get your carbs in, come here! The staff was great and friendly. They have a bar with TVs also, if you're looking to catch a game. I'd come back again for the pizza