# HITZ PIZZA & SPORTS BAR **Source:** Pinball News Website **Type:** article **Published:** 2018-12-12 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2018/12/12/hitz-pizza-sports-bar --- ## Analysis Pinball News coverage of Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein, Illinois, a pizza restaurant that recently opened a game room featuring two Stern pinball machines (CSI and Terminator 3). The article highlights the venue's food offerings, Monday night bar bingo events, and new arcade entertainment options in a historically pinball-sparse suburban market. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein is known in the Chicago North Suburbs for thin crust pizza with generous toppings and slightly sweet crust flavor — _Direct venue description from Pinball News article_ - [HIGH] The game room features two Stern pinball machines: CSI and Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines — _Machines explicitly identified with photos in article_ - [HIGH] The pinball machines are set at $1 per game pricing with reasonable free game thresholds — _Direct observation noted in article_ - [MEDIUM] The pinball machines appear to be owned by an amusement company rather than by Hitz directly — _Author's inference based on observation_ - [MEDIUM] It is unusual for established businesses in the Chicago North Suburbs to feature pinball in their game rooms — _Article introduction characterizing local market conditions_ ### Notable Quotes > "The most common comment about Hitz's pizza is the generous amount of toppings and slightly sweet taste to the crust." > — **Pinball News author**, N/A > _Characterizes venue's signature food offering and customer perception_ > "The pinballs are in good-to-average condition – I would say that they could use a bit of a cleaning and a couple of light bulbs replaced, but all of the features work." > — **Pinball News author**, N/A > _Assessment of machine maintenance and playability condition_ > "Hitz has always been a fun and entertaining place – made more so with their new game room." > — **Pinball News author**, N/A > _Overall endorsement and community recommendation_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar | organization | Pizza restaurant and sports bar in Mundelein, IL with newly opened game room featuring pinball machines | | Mundelein, Illinois | location | Chicago North Suburbs location of Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar at 700 Butterfield Rd | | Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of CSI and Terminator 3 machines installed at Hitz | | CSI | game | Stern pinball machine installed at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar | | Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines | game | Stern pinball machine installed at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar | | Terri | person | Article author's companion who won a bar bingo round at Hitz | ### Topics - **Primary:** Location scouting and venue coverage, Pinball machine placement in commercial venues, Chicago suburban market pinball availability - **Secondary:** Machine condition and maintenance, Pricing and operator models ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.75) — Article is warmly approving of the venue, its food and entertainment offerings, and the addition of pinball to the location. Minor critique of machine maintenance condition does not substantially dampen overall positive tone. ### Signals - **[market_signal]** Pinball placement in suburban Chicago pizza/sports bar demonstrates growing adoption of pinball in non-traditional venue types (confidence: medium) — Article opens by noting it is 'unusual' for established suburban businesses to install pinball, but Hitz has done so with two Stern machines in newly opened game room --- ## Transcript Date: November 2018 Location:700 Butterfield Rd,, Mundelein, IL 60060, USA Here in the Chicago North Suburbs, it’s unusual to have a well-established business put in a game room. It is even more unusual for an established business to put in a game room with pinball, but Hitz Pizza and Sports Bar in Mundelein has done just that. ![Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/04-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein Hitz is known in our area for their thin crust pizza but they also have pan pizza, Chicago-style deep dish, and also their ‘double-decker’ pizza. The most common comment about Hitz’s pizza is the generous amount of toppings and slightly sweet taste to the crust. ![Pizza, drinks and good times](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/01-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Pizza, drinks and good times In addition to pizza they have a full menu of sandwiches and Italian-style dinners. I heard a rumor that there are healthy things such as salad on the menu but cannot confirm this. ![It's not all pizza, but...](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/07-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) It’s not all pizza, but… Terri and I have gone several times with friends to Hitz for their Monday night bar bingo and half-price pizza. Terri’s actually won a bingo round- a hat that she calls her “Blingo” hat. On any given Monday night there are 9 rounds of bingo led by an amusing caller that makes the bingo games come alive in a way that we find very entertaining. ![Promo for Bingo at Hitz](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/02-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Promo for Bingo at Hitz ![The winning card and prize](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/08-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) The winning card and prize The most recent Monday when we were leaving from Monday night Bar Bingo- we spotted Hitz’s brand new game room. All of the machines were sitting there gleaming, just waiting to swallow some of our hard-earned money. In the game room there are a couple of video games, a claw machine, an old-school Super Chexx dome stick hockey game and two pinballs: Stern’s CSI and Terminator 3 – Rise of theMachines*. ![Stern's CSI at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/03-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Stern’s CSI at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar ![Stern's Terminator 3 at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/05-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Stern’s Terminator 3 at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar The pinballs are in good-to-average condition – I would say that they could use a bit of a cleaning and a couple of light bulbs replaced, but all of the features work. They are both set on $1 per game pricing, with reasonable and attainable free game thresholds. It would appear that they are owned by an amusement company and not by Hitz. Hitz has always been a fun and entertaining place – made more so with their new game room. If you are in the area, I’d suggest that you stop in and give them a visit. _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: ce7c2a82-333c-4ae7-9c44-f812223a73e5*