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 :-)
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
Narcisis
They only make 1/2 vegan pie minimum. No single sliced.
Colin C
For real New York style pizza, this place is the place. Full stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alexander Ortega
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
Justice Reed
Actual NY pie in Berkeley!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza
max perez
This is really close to NYC pizza. Some days it’s spot on, others less so, but always close enough to make me miss NYC.The slices are very large, at least 50% bigger than the usual slice.Staff is hard working and great at their jobs. The restaurant and kitchen look clean, condiments are well maintained.The Berkeley location has lost a lot of its interior space and seating as the space next door has encroached on its footage. The wall has actually been moved inwards by a few feet, making a small space smaller, so expect to take the food to go.I dearly miss their SF location, but will enjoy a great slice here in Berkeley.
Wheelchair accessibility: On first floor with no steps that I noticed. Narrow though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza, Cheese Pizza
Nader Awadalla
I love this place. Amazing service and amazing pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris McLoughlin
As someone who grew up in NY/NJ, this is the BEST pizza that I’ve had in California! Anytime I’m in Berkeley I’ll always grab a plain slice and a piece of Sicilian with pepperoni (hopefully a corner piece!). Now if they would only carry Jamaican Beef patties, it would be a dream come true! A little on the pricey side, but California. ?♂️
Delicious NY style pizza .best in Berkeley hands down .they do vegan slices as well . Classic pizza shop
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegan Slice, New York Pizza, Sicilian, Vegan, Vegan Pizza
Tabitha Sanchez
This is the best pizza in the bay! A must stop if you are in the area. Thin crust, delicious sauce and the perfect bite.
Food: 5
Jonathan Katz
Mid pizza. slice was small for 5 bucks. From NYC so I had some expectations going in but I don't think they were unreasonable. Pizza should have been baked hotter and for less time as the crust was blonde on the bottom and the cheese had released a lot of grease. they used too much sauce, and the crust was weirdly light and not chewy or substantial. This made the slice impossible to pick up, especially when coupled with the excessive sauce. Don't bother.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza
Sue Clay
Before I would recommend them they are the greatest pizza that I’ve tasted in California but I think they’re closed so I can’t recommend this pizza place to anyone
Zephyr Onyx
Grew up in NYC. Arinell Pizza is the best and most authentic NY pizza i have had outside NY. It is even authentic to NYC pizza as it tasted in the 1970s and in that sense even surpasses some current New York pizzerias. The crust, tomato sauce and cheese must all be done right. But most so-called New York style pizzerias outside New York usually get one of them wrong. Arinell is perfect in each category. Like the pizzerias of old in New York it is a delightful little hole in the wall place where you can either sit or stand while you eat your pizza, or take it out.. But it always tastes the best eaten at the pizzeria itself.
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 :-)
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
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
This is really close to NYC pizza. Some days it’s spot on, others less so, but always close enough to make me miss NYC.The slices are very large, at least 50% bigger than the usual slice.Staff is hard working and great at their jobs. The restaurant and kitchen look clean, condiments are well maintained.The Berkeley location has lost a lot of its interior space and seating as the space next door has encroached on its footage. The wall has actually been moved inwards by a few feet, making a small space smaller, so expect to take the food to go.I dearly miss their SF location, but will enjoy a great slice here in Berkeley.
Wheelchair accessibility: On first floor with no steps that I noticed. Narrow though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza, Cheese Pizza
I love this place. Amazing service and amazing pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As someone who grew up in NY/NJ, this is the BEST pizza that I’ve had in California! Anytime I’m in Berkeley I’ll always grab a plain slice and a piece of Sicilian with pepperoni (hopefully a corner piece!). Now if they would only carry Jamaican Beef patties, it would be a dream come true! A little on the pricey side, but California. ?♂️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza, Sicilian
Restaurantji Recommends
Delicious NY style pizza .best in Berkeley hands down .they do vegan slices as well . Classic pizza shop
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegan Slice, New York Pizza, Sicilian, Vegan, Vegan Pizza
This is the best pizza in the bay! A must stop if you are in the area. Thin crust, delicious sauce and the perfect bite.
Food: 5
Mid pizza. slice was small for 5 bucks. From NYC so I had some expectations going in but I don't think they were unreasonable. Pizza should have been baked hotter and for less time as the crust was blonde on the bottom and the cheese had released a lot of grease. they used too much sauce, and the crust was weirdly light and not chewy or substantial. This made the slice impossible to pick up, especially when coupled with the excessive sauce. Don't bother.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza
Before I would recommend them they are the greatest pizza that I’ve tasted in California but I think they’re closed so I can’t recommend this pizza place to anyone
Grew up in NYC. Arinell Pizza is the best and most authentic NY pizza i have had outside NY. It is even authentic to NYC pizza as it tasted in the 1970s and in that sense even surpasses some current New York pizzerias. The crust, tomato sauce and cheese must all be done right. But most so-called New York style pizzerias outside New York usually get one of them wrong. Arinell is perfect in each category. Like the pizzerias of old in New York it is a delightful little hole in the wall place where you can either sit or stand while you eat your pizza, or take it out.. But it always tastes the best eaten at the pizzeria itself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New York Pizza
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