Top shelf pizza. Have it cut new york style, fold it you heard.
Adam Sah
Not like I remember, and definitely not up to par. $5.73 for a plain, lousy slice. No no no.
Nick Shah
What happened to this place??? Used to be the best and now they closed SF (where the staff were horrific, but sucked it up for the pizza) and now Berkeley is horrible. Maybe the slice I got was old but a whole pizza is now $42+ dollars??? Please!! Too much competition for better pizza in Berkeley. You guys are losing the race big time and keep upping the prices - even the prices on the sign are cheaper than what they charges me -“oh we have not updated the sign!” Hahahaha ridiculous place !
N W
All good things must come to an end. The owner sold the place, it’s $12.00 for two cardboard slices of pizza, almost no sauce at all, place feels like a shell of its former self. That’s life I guess. What’s terrible is that for $12.00 I got nothing essentially, an entire Sicilian pizza is $50.00 - yea you read that right. no substance in the pizza flavor. I used to go to this place as a kid and during the years after. Arinell has fallen and I will never set foot inside again. Sad story but a common one in the Bay Area.
Raghav B
Terrific place! Thank you, Scott, for the delicious pizza and memorable lunch :-)
FOOD: The pizza crust is delicious. This NY style pizza is better than several pizzas I've tried in NYC because here they bake it just right. The crust is not burned/charred black, it's thin and crunchy but still foldable. Good balance of cheese and sauce. I got a full vegan pizza and the cheese did not stick to the mouth and overall tasty 👍
SERVICE: Maybe the best part. So friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. They greet you like you're a friend visiting after a while.
toonhut
Terrific little hole-in-the-wall place.
FOOD: The pizza crust is delicious. This NY style pizza is better than several pizzas I've tried in NYC because here they bake it just right. The crust is not burned/charred black, it's thin and crunchy but still foldable. Good balance of cheese and sauce. I got a full vegan pizza and the cheese did not stick to the mouth and overall tasty 👍 They did not have vegan pizza by the slice when I visited so I had to get the full pizza, but it's ok because I could freeze the leftovers.
SERVICE: Maybe the best part. Scott was so friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. He greets you like you're a friend visiting after a while :-)
Stan Ingberman
A legit NY pie. Ordered delivery and it was still phenomenal
Tim Rawls
Not sure why $5 cheese slice and $2.50 can of soda comes out to over $14 after tax, you think I got ripped off? I miss the SF Arinell’s. $5 out the door for this same order. The guy was nice but something went wrong there and I let it slide after I confronted him.
Frank H
This is the only true NY style pizza joint in the Bay Area. Ok, so it’s not as good as Sal’s on 101st or Spamoni gardens, but hey, when ya stuck in the boonies ya gotta make do. It’s even bare bones, no frills just like the pizza shops I lived off of when I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn. The whiners don’t know what they’re talking about…Fuhgeddaboudit. Go here, it’s good pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
raionik
BEST NEW YORK PIZZA YOU CAN FIND IN THE
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza Slice, New York Pizza, Cheese Pizza
Top shelf pizza. Have it cut new york style, fold it you heard.
Not like I remember, and definitely not up to par. $5.73 for a plain, lousy slice. No no no.
What happened to this place??? Used to be the best and now they closed SF (where the staff were horrific, but sucked it up for the pizza) and now Berkeley is horrible. Maybe the slice I got was old but a whole pizza is now $42+ dollars??? Please!! Too much competition for better pizza in Berkeley. You guys are losing the race big time and keep upping the prices - even the prices on the sign are cheaper than what they charges me -“oh we have not updated the sign!” Hahahaha ridiculous place !
All good things must come to an end. The owner sold the place, it’s $12.00 for two cardboard slices of pizza, almost no sauce at all, place feels like a shell of its former self. That’s life I guess. What’s terrible is that for $12.00 I got nothing essentially, an entire Sicilian pizza is $50.00 - yea you read that right. no substance in the pizza flavor. I used to go to this place as a kid and during the years after. Arinell has fallen and I will never set foot inside again. Sad story but a common one in the Bay Area.
Terrific place! Thank you, Scott, for the delicious pizza and memorable lunch :-)
FOOD: The pizza crust is delicious. This NY style pizza is better than several pizzas I've tried in NYC because here they bake it just right. The crust is not burned/charred black, it's thin and crunchy but still foldable. Good balance of cheese and sauce. I got a full vegan pizza and the cheese did not stick to the mouth and overall tasty 👍
SERVICE: Maybe the best part. So friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. They greet you like you're a friend visiting after a while.
Terrific little hole-in-the-wall place. FOOD: The pizza crust is delicious. This NY style pizza is better than several pizzas I've tried in NYC because here they bake it just right. The crust is not burned/charred black, it's thin and crunchy but still foldable. Good balance of cheese and sauce. I got a full vegan pizza and the cheese did not stick to the mouth and overall tasty 👍 They did not have vegan pizza by the slice when I visited so I had to get the full pizza, but it's ok because I could freeze the leftovers. SERVICE: Maybe the best part. Scott was so friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. He greets you like you're a friend visiting after a while :-)
A legit NY pie. Ordered delivery and it was still phenomenal
Not sure why $5 cheese slice and $2.50 can of soda comes out to over $14 after tax, you think I got ripped off? I miss the SF Arinell’s. $5 out the door for this same order. The guy was nice but something went wrong there and I let it slide after I confronted him.
This is the only true NY style pizza joint in the Bay Area. Ok, so it’s not as good as Sal’s on 101st or Spamoni gardens, but hey, when ya stuck in the boonies ya gotta make do. It’s even bare bones, no frills just like the pizza shops I lived off of when I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn. The whiners don’t know what they’re talking about…Fuhgeddaboudit. Go here, it’s good pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BEST NEW YORK PIZZA YOU CAN FIND IN THE
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza Slice, New York Pizza, Cheese Pizza
Restaurantji Recommends
BEST NEW YORK PIZZA YOU CAN FIND IN THE BAY
They only make 1/2 vegan pie minimum. No single sliced.
For real New York style pizza, this place is the place. Full stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great pizza, the staff is chill too. Love the music that they play. My go to is always the sicilian and the pepperoni, delicious ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Actual NY pie in Berkeley!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza
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