# 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 | ### 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 2026-06-06 | Item ID: ce7c2a82-333c-4ae7-9c44-f812223a73e5*