9 Best Pizza Restaurants in Poway

“If you live anywhere near Poway and haven’t tried Giant New York Pizza yet, genuinely what are you doing?

This place is one of those rare spots where the appearance can feel a little unassuming at first, but the devil’s in the details… or in this case, the flavor. Nothing feels forced or overhyped. It just tastes like a pizza spot that actually understands why people love pizza in the first place.

The sauce alone deserves its own shoutout. It’s rich without being heavy, slightly sweet but balanced, and has that slow-cooked flavor that makes every bite hit harder than you expect. You can tell they didn’t just phone it in with some generic canned sauce. It carries the whole slice in the best way possible.

And then there’s the value, which honestly feels insane in 2026. They’ve got a 28” pizza for 28 bucks. A pie that feeds like 8-10 people for the same price most places charge for something mediocre and half the size.

We grabbed their medium 16” pie for $16, a salad that was basically overflowing out of the takeout box, a slice of tiramisu, and an order of cannoli. Total came out to $45.50 after a full 20% tip and somehow still felt cheap for the amount and quality of food we got.

Coming from Ventura, this place almost made me jealous. I’d do just about anything to have a spot like this closer to home. Real neighborhood pizza energy, massive portions, good people, and flavors that actually make you stop mid-bite for a second.

That’s the kind of place Giant New York Pizza is.“

“I was craving some pizza, saw they have single and double slice options with a soda so I stopped in. They made it fresh, only about 7 minute wait or so. DAMN was that pizza good. Not oily, not soggy, just hot and delicious. Couldn't ask for more.“

“Great Pizza & Wings. Long time favorite of ours. Great staff and very quick!“

“This is such a great locally owned pizza place! Their pizza is delicious, they have reasonable prices, and everyone that works here is super kind! Their lunch special can’t be beat price wise, and they give such big slices that I usually share with my daughter. We come here at least once a week, and I’m so glad that we found this spot!“

“Great sandwiches, you can choose your toppings! family owned, clean and convenient love this place 👍“

“Absolutely awesome food . Never disappoints👌“

“I have been going to Filippi's for 40 yrs, my favorite is in Temecula, Michael de filippi told me he starts w/fresh ingredients every morning and throws away the leftovers, you can taste the difference, I stop Everytime on the way to LV and back, this week I stopped in Temecula for their lunch special it feeds a family then in Poway the food is just as good we were so happy and we took home leftover pizza which is the best in my toaster oven the next day. I'm going back this weekend for another pizza it's worth the drive. My waiter he was the best service I have had in a while I tipped him 30% , I wish I knew is him young Latino male, so pleasant the experience. I'll look for him to ask him name he was that good, dark blk hair. This is a place to go to regularly, big servings. I drive 40 mins.“

“I go for the lunch buffet with friends all the time. If you don't ask, they won't put out a new pizza, so keep that in mind. The buffet is reasonable price and they have a few different options for pizza they rotate out. Just ask and they'll make the one you want. They have a salad bar too and some cheese and cinnamon twists. Nice interior. People are nice.“

“I called in my order and had been waiting but they did not put in my order and had to wait another 25 mins. So the Asst Supervisor comp my order. Thank you Samantha and Candice.“