It's unbelievable to me how well of a kept secret this place is. There's a comical amount of pizza spots in town, and this one has the least press, least recognition, least hype. And it's far and long better than all the others. Yes, better than mentone. Yes, better than bantam. It's just simply better. I crave it so much we get it delivered to Capitola and it STILL rips.
Celeste Roam (Roaming EO girl)
We enjoyed the live music that added some entertainment to the small space. The Free Elements band is a great fit for the vibe of the place. The service was slow to start but was friendly. The menu options were minimal but had a reasonable variety to choose from. The pizza was good, but the unique brussel sprout salad we had was delicious! I will crave that salad with the unusual blend of ingredients. I will likely go just to get that salad, lol. It's worth a visit.
Hannah
This was probably the worst dining experience since eating in the middle school cafeteria. The pasta we received was extremely under seasoned, and one of them came with no sauce at all. The waitstaff are overworked and understaffed so these 2 poor kids are running around trying to serve 10 tables at once while looking scared all the time. The music was so loud it was hard to have a conversation even though the person with me was 1 foot away. On top of all that they charged $6 for a single can of coke. This meal was $46 in the end for one meal DO NOT COME HERE!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fusilli, Garlic Bread
Max
This was probably the worst dining experience since eating in the middle school cafeteria. The pasta we received was extremely under seasoned, and one of them came with no sauce at all. The waitstaff are overworked and understaffed so these 2 poor kids are running around trying to serve 10 tables at once while looking scared all the time. The music was so loud it was hard to have a conversation even though the person with me was 1 foot away. On top of all that they charged $6 for a single can of coke. This meal was $46 in the end for one meal DO NOT COME HERE!
Jim OB (jimbo)
This was literally heaven to me. Being from the Boston area, I miss my North End Italian pizza and East Boston pizza. I hadn't had what I call "good pizza" since last time I flew back to Boston, took the train to aquarium, and walked with my suitcase to Regina's on Thatcher. This was the best pizza I've had in California. I got the margherita but asked for fresh sliced tomatoes on top. The sauce is incredible. It is true vine-ripened plum tomato with just the right amount of garlic. The sliced tomatoes on top were also vine-ripened and reminded me of garden tomatoes I used to grow. The wine list was excellent and perfect pairing. So glad they reopened!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
sakshi garg
Decent amount of vegetarian options. Crunchy and good tasting thin crust pizza. Best thing of all we ordered was the pizza. Fettuccine pasta was nice too. Garlic bread wasn't bad. Slow service. They kept on forgetting things like silverware. At the same time they were soft spoken and would quickly do the needful once told. Would visit again for the pizza!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Gary W
Our favorite local eatery. Wonderful owners and staff; simple/best Caesar salad; other favorites include Brussels sprouts salad, lamb burger, pizza (Sausage, Etc, and Easy Veggie) plus a few really good pasta dishes (Chicken Fusilli especially).
For desert, any specials plus the incomparable Pot de Crème (chocolate!)
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fusilli
S. G.
Decent amount of vegetarian options. Crunchy and good tasting thin crust pizza. Best thing of all we ordered was the pizza. Fettuccine pasta was nice too. Garlic bread wasn't bad. Slow service. They kept on forgetting things like silverware. At the same time they were soft spoken and would quickly do the needful once told. Would visit again for the pizza!
James Stanchfield
Best Pizza in Santa Cruz Hugo is a nice guy Alexis is a good dude Viva Chivas !! I left happy I am from the Jerz and a pizza snob
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wil Matthews
It would be easy to pass by this place, inconspicuously located in a blah strip mall- but it would be mistake to do so. They prepare great dishes and pizza, have decent wine, and great service.
One of the best pizza ever, I don’t know if it is Cali, but they didn’t give us box and rapped the left over in aluminum foil! just wished they didn’t do that. Crunchy crust and tasty sauce .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Mary Ghasemian
Probably the best Margherita pizza I’ve ever had. But… when we asked for a box for our 4 pieces of pizza left from our food, they wrapped a aluminum foil for us. Never seen that before!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Katy Foster
Delicious as always!! We had the brussells sprout salad, veggie pizza and the gnocchi with arrabiata sauce, asparagus and spring onion. Home made gnocchi…fluffy and delicate! Not heavy and chewy at all. And the prices are reasonable too.
It's unbelievable to me how well of a kept secret this place is. There's a comical amount of pizza spots in town, and this one has the least press, least recognition, least hype. And it's far and long better than all the others. Yes, better than mentone. Yes, better than bantam. It's just simply better. I crave it so much we get it delivered to Capitola and it STILL rips.
We enjoyed the live music that added some entertainment to the small space. The Free Elements band is a great fit for the vibe of the place.
The service was slow to start but was friendly.
The menu options were minimal but had a reasonable variety to choose from.
The pizza was good, but the unique brussel sprout salad we had was delicious! I will crave that salad with the unusual blend of ingredients. I will likely go just to get that salad, lol.
It's worth a visit.
This was probably the worst dining experience since eating in the middle school cafeteria. The pasta we received was extremely under seasoned, and one of them came with no sauce at all. The waitstaff are overworked and understaffed so these 2 poor kids are running around trying to serve 10 tables at once while looking scared all the time. The music was so loud it was hard to have a conversation even though the person with me was 1 foot away. On top of all that they charged $6 for a single can of coke. This meal was $46 in the end for one meal DO NOT COME HERE!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fusilli, Garlic Bread
This was probably the worst dining experience since eating in the middle school cafeteria. The pasta we received was extremely under seasoned, and one of them came with no sauce at all. The waitstaff are overworked and understaffed so these 2 poor kids are running around trying to serve 10 tables at once while looking scared all the time. The music was so loud it was hard to have a conversation even though the person with me was 1 foot away. On top of all that they charged $6 for a single can of coke. This meal was $46 in the end for one meal DO NOT COME HERE!
This was literally heaven to me. Being from the Boston area, I miss my North End Italian pizza and East Boston pizza. I hadn't had what I call "good pizza" since last time I flew back to Boston, took the train to aquarium, and walked with my suitcase to Regina's on Thatcher.
This was the best pizza I've had in California. I got the margherita but asked for fresh sliced tomatoes on top. The sauce is incredible. It is true vine-ripened plum tomato with just the right amount of garlic. The sliced tomatoes on top were also vine-ripened and reminded me of garden tomatoes I used to grow.
The wine list was excellent and perfect pairing. So glad they reopened!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Decent amount of vegetarian options. Crunchy and good tasting thin crust pizza. Best thing of all we ordered was the pizza. Fettuccine pasta was nice too. Garlic bread wasn't bad.
Slow service. They kept on forgetting things like silverware. At the same time they were soft spoken and would quickly do the needful once told.
Would visit again for the pizza!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Our favorite local eatery. Wonderful owners and staff; simple/best Caesar salad; other favorites include Brussels sprouts salad, lamb burger, pizza (Sausage, Etc, and Easy Veggie) plus a few really good pasta dishes (Chicken Fusilli especially).
For desert, any specials plus the incomparable Pot de Crème (chocolate!)
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fusilli
Decent amount of vegetarian options. Crunchy and good tasting thin crust pizza. Best thing of all we ordered was the pizza. Fettuccine pasta was nice too. Garlic bread wasn't bad.
Slow service. They kept on forgetting things like silverware. At the same time they were soft spoken and would quickly do the needful once told.
Would visit again for the pizza!
Best Pizza in Santa Cruz
Hugo is a nice guy
Alexis is a good dude
Viva Chivas !!
I left happy
I am from the Jerz and a pizza snob
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It would be easy to pass by this place, inconspicuously located in a blah strip mall- but it would be mistake to do so.
They prepare great dishes and pizza, have decent wine, and great service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the best pizza places I’ve been too, the food was delicious and the staffs were friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very delicious food & friendly staff.
Their chicken fusilli pasta is *chefs kiss* & their pizza, delicious!
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken Fusilli
One of the best pizza ever, I don’t know if it is Cali, but they didn’t give us box and rapped the left over in aluminum foil! just wished they didn’t do that. Crunchy crust and tasty sauce .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Probably the best Margherita pizza I’ve ever had. But… when we asked for a box for our 4 pieces of pizza left from our food, they wrapped a aluminum foil for us. Never seen that before!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Delicious as always!! We had the brussells sprout salad, veggie pizza and the gnocchi with arrabiata sauce, asparagus and spring onion. Home made gnocchi…fluffy and delicate! Not heavy and chewy at all. And the prices are reasonable too.
Parking: right in front
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