Cemeno's Pizza Expanding To Joliet Park District's Inwood Rec Center

JOLIET, IL — One of the most popular sit-down pizza restaurants in the Chicago region, Joliet's own, Cemeno's Pizza, will be adding a second location, right here in Joliet.

On Thursday afternoon, Joliet Park District Executive Director Brad Staab confirmed for Joliet Patch that Cemeno's is finalizing a lease agreement with the park district to take over the vacated restaurant and bar space formerly used by The Dock at Inwood.

The Dock was at Inwood for five years, and its lease for 3000 West Jefferson Street ended on New Year's Day. Staab said that the park district remains in negotiations with Cemeno's, and therefore he does not have a target date yet for any grand opening.

Cemeno's will continue to keep its location at 1630 Essington Road open, Staab said.

Cemeno's Pizza has been a Joliet restaurant institution since 1976 and just last week, Joliet Patch wrote an in-depth feature story on Cemeno's, which is owned and operated by Sue Schultz, her sister Natalie Cemeno and their brother Michael Cemeno.

If you look closely at the pizza box in the photo at the top of this story, you will see that Cemeno's Pizza already has a partnership with the Joliet Park District.

At the moment, Cemeno's Pizza has a staggering total of 2,071 Google Reviews, averaging an impressive 4.5 stars out of 5.

Here are some of their most recent reviews on Google, and all were 5 stars:

"What a Great Pizza! Can't wait to go back. Sausage, mushroom onion thin crust. There's a reason why they've been around for almost 50 years. Yummo!" - Michael H.

"Awesome pizza and service, I only got to see the banquet room which was adequate for our visit." - Joseph F

"All the food here is very good and the people are top notch." - Vincent C.

"The food is fantastic and the staff is always a joy!" - Beth W

Related Joliet Patch coverage of Cemeno's Pizza:

Cemeno's Pizza Continues To Thrive In Joliet In 48th Year: Photos