We’ve tried a lot of places on the Neapolitan Top 50 list and this place was pretty disappointing in comparison. The best items we had were the margarita Neapolitan pizza and the focaccia. The other pies we tried were pretty average. The service was unfriendly and one of the waitresses was sick with a bad cold (really hoping we don’t get sick from her). Overall I’d say the pizza here is above average, but not incredible.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Tallia Cronkhite
I think this is everyone’s favorite pizza spot. The attention to detail and the craft is shown through every aspect of the business from the menu to the dough. If you want pizza, you want Tribute. Also, thank you for offering an additional delicious vegan menu. Highly recommended reservations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amber Lyles
The BEST pizza! I have tried many pizzas here in San Diego and let me tell you this is the BEST! I love how they put the inspiration of the pizzas on the menu, and it’s authentic. Hearing the waiters tell you the stories of how these pizzas come to life show you just how much the owner cares about what gets put on your plate. I’ve had the pleasure of even being able to talk to him. He’s humble enough to go around to all of the tables and genuinely connect with you. It’s nice to put a face to the business. Other business owners takes notes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steerboy
Very tasty, good options and they use a real pizza oven. Top quality! I approve! They offer delivery. Vodka sauce is yummy. Try it all!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Antonio DelPietro
A gem. Not much more to say here…they nail everything, and it’s crazy hard to get a reservation for a reason. Phenomenal pizza, phenomenal drinks, phenomenal service. Kudos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karan Singhal
Great pizza 6. Tribute to different places
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gavin Zau
Best pizza in San Diego. Very popular so get a reservation. Good cocktails and beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Will K
I didn't know bread could taste THIS good. Best focaccia ive ever had and their pizza is incredible. Sheala was an incredible server as well. Cant wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bryant Jackson
Absolutely amazing food. A must try for anyone contemplating a try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Hughes
Fantastic first experience at Tribute Pizza! Despite the usual 30–45 minute wait, it was totally worth it. Nelly (bartender) and Bryce (server) were incredibly attentive and friendly, and Katy at the host stand even remembered my name when I returned. I ordered the Dirty Dancing Pizza. Delicious!! Nelly topped off the night with a complimentary ice cream to welcome me - such a thoughtful touch. Highly recommend!
We had the privilege of visiting Tribute Pizza with our family of four, and we were glad we booked reservations through Resy—I’d 100% recommend doing the same. We arrived right at 5 p.m., and the place was already packed, with a long line of walk-ins waiting for tables.
Here’s what we ordered: • Spicy Noodles • Brussels Sprouts • Pepperoni Lovers Pizza • Mushroom Whitestone Pizza
The food was absolutely outstanding. The spicy noodles were flavorful and generous—easily enough to share between two adults and two kids. My personal favorite of the night was the Brussels sprouts: perfectly crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and complemented beautifully by the bacon bits. Both pizzas were home runs for our whole family.
For dessert, we ordered two vanilla soft serves and the tiramisu. Both were excellent, but the vanilla soft serve edged out the win for me. It reminded me of McDonald’s soft serve, but with a much cleaner, higher-quality finish.
10/10 — We’d definitely go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samuel Gaston
The claim is that they were ranked 34th out of the top 50 pizza shops in America but it isn’t even as good as Bronx Pizza in Hillcrest. I have been highly disappointed the three times that I’ve gone trying their 13” pizzas, NY Style pizzas and a calzone. I will hand it to them that their dough tastes great and is cooked perfectly, but the flavor is not there. It’s very expensive for the lackluster taste.
I typically don’t like getting cheese pizza but I finally tried out one with Dave Portnoy in mind: one bite, everyone knows the rules. For Tribute Pizza, it isn’t there. Too salty from the cheese to the sauce.
Staff: 10/10 0 (way too loud, crowded and always a wait) Food: 6/10
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Nathan Fontaine
This was our first time going, but it will 100% not be our last! The food was amazing! We got the Woodfired focaccia with the fancy butter and salt flakes, as well as kale salad. Then we got our son a cheese pizza, and he tore it up! My wife got the seasonal cocktail which was bourbon spiced apple cider, and I got the seasonal bourbon old fashioned and man that bartender had a good hand for pouring, because that thing was sooooo good! Lastly we got our pizza and we got the dye another day pizza, it was delicious! The crust was nice and crispy, but also soft inside, it was perfect! Add it to your list of spots you need to check out, and then go asap! Definitely recommend making reservations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joseph Stark
SUPPORT THIS PLACE!!
GREAT FOOD AND SERVICE.
Came here for a 4:15 pm reservation with wife and two toddlers. Such a nice experience! The hostess was kind and attentive. Our server, Christian, was attentive and considerate of our hands being full with the kids. Even the gents prepping and cooking the food said hi and were happy and upbeat as they passed by.
They brought the food out quick and just made us feel like we were important customers. Food 10/10!! The portion sizes are MASSIVE. highly recommend the fra diovala pizza and any others on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AV Nguyen
The food is good. But booking system and booking staff at the front is just so difficult. I never had it easy going there.
We’ve tried a lot of places on the Neapolitan Top 50 list and this place was pretty disappointing in comparison. The best items we had were the margarita Neapolitan pizza and the focaccia. The other pies we tried were pretty average. The service was unfriendly and one of the waitresses was sick with a bad cold (really hoping we don’t get sick from her). Overall I’d say the pizza here is above average, but not incredible.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
I think this is everyone’s favorite pizza spot. The attention to detail and the craft is shown through every aspect of the business from the menu to the dough. If you want pizza, you want Tribute. Also, thank you for offering an additional delicious vegan menu. Highly recommended reservations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The BEST pizza! I have tried many pizzas here in San Diego and let me tell you this is the BEST! I love how they put the inspiration of the pizzas on the menu, and it’s authentic. Hearing the waiters tell you the stories of how these pizzas come to life show you just how much the owner cares about what gets put on your plate. I’ve had the pleasure of even being able to talk to him. He’s humble enough to go around to all of the tables and genuinely connect with you. It’s nice to put a face to the business. Other business owners takes notes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very tasty, good options and they use a real pizza oven. Top quality! I approve! They offer delivery. Vodka sauce is yummy. Try it all!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A gem. Not much more to say here…they nail everything, and it’s crazy hard to get a reservation for a reason. Phenomenal pizza, phenomenal drinks, phenomenal service. Kudos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great pizza 6. Tribute to different places
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best pizza in San Diego. Very popular so get a reservation. Good cocktails and beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I didn't know bread could taste THIS good. Best focaccia ive ever had and their pizza is incredible. Sheala was an incredible server as well. Cant wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely amazing food. A must try for anyone contemplating a try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic first experience at Tribute Pizza! Despite the usual 30–45 minute wait, it was totally worth it. Nelly (bartender) and Bryce (server) were incredibly attentive and friendly, and Katy at the host stand even remembered my name when I returned. I ordered the Dirty Dancing Pizza. Delicious!! Nelly topped off the night with a complimentary ice cream to welcome me - such a thoughtful touch. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We had the privilege of visiting Tribute Pizza with our family of four, and we were glad we booked reservations through Resy—I’d 100% recommend doing the same. We arrived right at 5 p.m., and the place was already packed, with a long line of walk-ins waiting for tables.
Here’s what we ordered:
• Spicy Noodles
• Brussels Sprouts
• Pepperoni Lovers Pizza
• Mushroom Whitestone Pizza
The food was absolutely outstanding. The spicy noodles were flavorful and generous—easily enough to share between two adults and two kids. My personal favorite of the night was the Brussels sprouts: perfectly crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and complemented beautifully by the bacon bits. Both pizzas were home runs for our whole family.
For dessert, we ordered two vanilla soft serves and the tiramisu. Both were excellent, but the vanilla soft serve edged out the win for me. It reminded me of McDonald’s soft serve, but with a much cleaner, higher-quality finish.
10/10 — We’d definitely go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The claim is that they were ranked 34th out of the top 50 pizza shops in America but it isn’t even as good as Bronx Pizza in Hillcrest. I have been highly disappointed the three times that I’ve gone trying their 13” pizzas, NY Style pizzas and a calzone. I will hand it to them that their dough tastes great and is cooked perfectly, but the flavor is not there. It’s very expensive for the lackluster taste.
I typically don’t like getting cheese pizza but I finally tried out one with Dave Portnoy in mind: one bite, everyone knows the rules. For Tribute Pizza, it isn’t there. Too salty from the cheese to the sauce.
Staff: 10/10
0 (way too loud, crowded and always a wait)
Food: 6/10
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
This was our first time going, but it will 100% not be our last! The food was amazing! We got the Woodfired focaccia with the fancy butter and salt flakes, as well as kale salad. Then we got our son a cheese pizza, and he tore it up! My wife got the seasonal cocktail which was bourbon spiced apple cider, and I got the seasonal bourbon old fashioned and man that bartender had a good hand for pouring, because that thing was sooooo good! Lastly we got our pizza and we got the dye another day pizza, it was delicious! The crust was nice and crispy, but also soft inside, it was perfect! Add it to your list of spots you need to check out, and then go asap! Definitely recommend making reservations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SUPPORT THIS PLACE!!
GREAT FOOD AND SERVICE.
Came here for a 4:15 pm reservation with wife and two toddlers. Such a nice experience! The hostess was kind and attentive. Our server, Christian, was attentive and considerate of our hands being full with the kids. Even the gents prepping and cooking the food said hi and were happy and upbeat as they passed by.
They brought the food out quick and just made us feel like we were important customers. Food 10/10!! The portion sizes are MASSIVE. highly recommend the fra diovala pizza and any others on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good. But booking system and booking staff at the front is just so difficult. I never had it easy going there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
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