John's Pizza Café
616 Como Ave, St Paul
(651) 488-1922
Customers' Favorites
Wisconsin Wonder Cheese Pizza
Dine in: Yes
Outdoor seating: Yes
Takeout: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Curbside pickup: Yes
Philly Cheese Steak with Pepper Jack Cheese
Philly Cheese Steak Grilled Hoagie
Mushroom and Swiss Burger
Philly Cheese Steak Hoagie
Classic Pepperoni Pizza
Hog in the Bog Pizza
Most Popular Pizza
Garlic Cheese Bread
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Appetizers
Garlic Cheese Bread
Four slices of john's fresh-baked bread with garlic and herb butter and mozzarella cheese. For a great tasty idea, add a marinara or creamy dill dipping sauce.
Basket of Fries
A generous portion of french fries with a side of our house-made ranch dressing.
Deep Dish(6")
A personal deep dish pizza made with fresh dough, garlic and herb butter, mozzarella cheese, john's sweet red sauce, and your choice of pepperoni, sausage, or cheese.
Thin Pizza(6")
A personal thin pizza made with fresh dough, garlic and herb butter, mozzarella cheese, john's sweet red sauce, and your choice of pepperoni, sausage, or cheese.
Bread Stix
6 large fresh baked bread stix all twisted up with john's garlic and herb butter and parmesan cheese. Served with your choice of marinara or dill dipping sauce.
Sweet Waffle Fries
A generous portion of sweet potato waffle fries. Served with a side of our house-made ranch dressing.
Pepperoni Pizza Bread
Four slices of john's fresh-baked bread with garlic and herb butter, john's original sauce, pepperoni, and mozzarella.
Garlic Parmesan Fries
A generous portion of our garlic and parmesan-covered french fries is served with sour cream.
Pizza
Wisconsin Wonder (14" Large)
John's original cheese pizza. A great simple taste treat or the start to create your own. Start here and check the toppings you would like to add to create your pizza.
Wisconsin Wonder (12" Medium)
John's original cheese pizza. A great simple taste treat or the start to create your own. Start here and check the toppings you would like to add to create your pizza.
Wisconsin Wonder (16" Mega)
John's original cheese pizza. A great simple taste treat or the start to create your own. Start here and check the toppings you would like to add to create your pizza.
Wisconsin Wonder (10" Small)
John's original cheese pizza. A great simple taste treat or the start to create your own. Start here and check the toppings you would like to add to create your pizza.
Da Works (12" Medium)
Our most popular pizza. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, sautéed onions, and mozzarella with john's original sauce.
Fire Dragon (12" Medium)
Pepperoni, pineapple, and lite heat. It's the pineapple that puts the effervescence in this combination of diced pepperoni, hot pepper rings, and mozzarella. John's original sauce.
Fire Dragon (14" Large)
Pepperoni, pineapple, and lite heat. It's the pineapple that puts the effervescence in this combination of diced pepperoni, hot pepper rings, and mozzarella. John's original sauce.
Bandito (14" Large)
Ground chuck, bacon, cheddar, and heat. Ground beef, sautéed onions, applewood smoked bacon, and hot pepper rings with john's original sauce, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese.
Da Works (14" Large)
Our most popular pizza. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, sautéed onions, and mozzarella with john's original sauce.
Applewood BLT (12" Medium)
All with fresh greens. Applewood smoked bacon, fresh tomatoes, swiss, and mozzarella over dill sauce. After baking, we add fresh greens with a lite Italian dressing and asiago cheese.
Hog in the Bog (14" Large)
John's award-winning pizza. Custom-made german brat sausage, Minnesota wild rice, fresh mushrooms, and mozzarella over our garlic and herb sauce. Ya, sure it's good.
Hawaiian (10" Small)
Tangy chunks of dole natural pineapple combined with Canadian-style bacon. John's original sauce and mozzarella.
Chick-a-Dilly (12" Medium)
Oven-baked chicken breast, a touch of sautéed onions, and fresh roasted red bell peppers over our creamy dill sauce topped off with mozzarella cheese.
Hawaiian (12" Medium)
Tangy chunks of dole natural pineapple combined with Canadian-style bacon. John's original sauce and mozzarella.
Hawaiian (16" Mega)
Tangy chunks of dole natural pineapple combined with Canadian-style bacon. John's original sauce and mozzarella.
Da Works (16" Mega)
Our most popular pizza. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, sautéed onions, and mozzarella with john's original sauce.
Bandito (12" Medium)
Ground chuck, bacon, cheddar, and heat. Ground beef, sautéed onions, applewood smoked bacon, and hot pepper rings with john's original sauce, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese.
Hog in the Bog (12" Medium)
John's award-winning pizza. Custom-made german brat sausage, Minnesota wild rice, fresh mushrooms, and mozzarella over our garlic and herb sauce. Ya, sure it's good.
Mexican Extravaganza (10" Small)
A thin and crispy pizza with a thin layer of refried beans, cheddar cheese, black olives, sautéed onions, jalapeños, and taco seasoned ground beef. Served with a side of our chunky-style salsa and sour cream.
Mexican Extravaganza (16" Mega)
A thin and crispy pizza with a thin layer of refried beans, cheddar cheese, black olives, sautéed onions, jalapeños, and taco seasoned ground beef. Served with a side of our chunky-style salsa and sour cream.
Mexican Extravaganza (14" Large)
A thin and crispy pizza with a thin layer of refried beans, cheddar cheese, black olives, sautéed onions, jalapeños, and taco seasoned ground beef. Served with a side of our chunky-style salsa and sour cream.
BBQ Chicken (14" Large)
Oven-baked chicken, hickory honey barbecue sauce, sauteed onions, chopped sweet pickles, mozzarella, and cheddar on an olive oil brushed crust.
Hog in the Bog (10" Small)
John's award-winning pizza. Custom-made german brat sausage, Minnesota wild rice, fresh mushrooms, and mozzarella over our garlic and herb sauce. Ya, sure it's good.
California Dreamer (10" Small)
Olive oil brushed crust covered with fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sautéed onions, and mozzarella topped with a touch of feta cheese and fresh basil.
BBQ Chicken (12" Medium)
Oven-baked chicken, hickory honey barbecue sauce, sauteed onions, chopped sweet pickles, mozzarella, and cheddar on an olive oil brushed crust.
Dill-Icious (10" Small)
Spring mix and spinach. Simply astounding. A hand-tossed pizza with john's dill sauce, spinach, red bell peppers, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese topped with spring mix.
Veggie 2000 (12" Medium)
We slice it, we dice it, we toss fresh broccoli, carrots, red potatoes, red bell peppers and sautéed onions over an olive oil brushed crust with a touch of mozzarella cheese. Healthy never tasted so good.
Da Works (10" Small)
Our most popular pizza. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, sautéed onions, and mozzarella with john's original sauce.
Farmers Fantasy (10" Small)
A combination of fresh red potatoes, artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese, fresh roasted garlic, and cracked black pepper over john's garlic and herb sauce.
Veggie 2000 (10" Small)
We slice it, we dice it, we toss fresh broccoli, carrots, red potatoes, red bell peppers and sautéed onions over an olive oil brushed crust with a touch of mozzarella cheese. Healthy never tasted so good.
Applewood BLT (10" Small)
All with fresh greens. Applewood smoked bacon, fresh tomatoes, swiss, and mozzarella over dill sauce. After baking, we add fresh greens with a lite Italian dressing and asiago cheese.
Applewood BLT (14" Large)
All with fresh greens. Applewood smoked bacon, fresh tomatoes, swiss, and mozzarella over dill sauce. After baking, we add fresh greens with a lite Italian dressing and asiago cheese.
Applewood BLT (16" Mega)
All with fresh greens. Applewood smoked bacon, fresh tomatoes, swiss, and mozzarella over dill sauce. After baking, we add fresh greens with a lite Italian dressing and asiago cheese.
Hog in the Bog (16" Mega)
John's award-winning pizza. Custom-made german brat sausage, Minnesota wild rice, fresh mushrooms, and mozzarella over our garlic and herb sauce. Ya, sure it's good.
Bandito (10" Small)
Ground chuck, bacon, cheddar, and heat. Ground beef, sautéed onions, applewood smoked bacon, and hot pepper rings with john's original sauce, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese.
Bandito (16" Mega)
Ground chuck, bacon, cheddar, and heat. Ground beef, sautéed onions, applewood smoked bacon, and hot pepper rings with john's original sauce, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese.
Hawaiian (14" Large)
Tangy chunks of dole natural pineapple combined with Canadian-style bacon. John's original sauce and mozzarella.
Chick-a-Dilly (10" Small)
Oven-baked chicken breast, a touch of sautéed onions, and fresh roasted red bell peppers over our creamy dill sauce topped off with mozzarella cheese.
Chick-a-Dilly (14" Large)
Oven-baked chicken breast, a touch of sautéed onions, and fresh roasted red bell peppers over our creamy dill sauce topped off with mozzarella cheese.
Chick-a-Dilly (16" Mega)
Oven-baked chicken breast, a touch of sautéed onions, and fresh roasted red bell peppers over our creamy dill sauce topped off with mozzarella cheese.
Fire Dragon (10" Small)
Pepperoni, pineapple, and lite heat. It's the pineapple that puts the effervescence in this combination of diced pepperoni, hot pepper rings, and mozzarella. John's original sauce.
Fire Dragon (16" Mega)
Pepperoni, pineapple, and lite heat. It's the pineapple that puts the effervescence in this combination of diced pepperoni, hot pepper rings, and mozzarella. John's original sauce.
California Dreamer (12" Medium)
Olive oil brushed crust covered with fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sautéed onions, and mozzarella topped with a touch of feta cheese and fresh basil.
California Dreamer (14" Large)
Olive oil brushed crust covered with fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sautéed onions, and mozzarella topped with a touch of feta cheese and fresh basil.
California Dreamer (16" Mega)
Olive oil brushed crust covered with fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sautéed onions, and mozzarella topped with a touch of feta cheese and fresh basil.
Farmers Fantasy (12" Medium)
A combination of fresh red potatoes, artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese, fresh roasted garlic, and cracked black pepper over john's garlic and herb sauce.
Farmers Fantasy (14" Large)
A combination of fresh red potatoes, artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese, fresh roasted garlic, and cracked black pepper over john's garlic and herb sauce.
Farmers Fantasy (16" Mega)
A combination of fresh red potatoes, artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese, fresh roasted garlic, and cracked black pepper over john's garlic and herb sauce.
Mexican Extravaganza (12" Medium)
A thin and crispy pizza with a thin layer of refried beans, cheddar cheese, black olives, sautéed onions, jalapeños, and taco seasoned ground beef. Served with a side of our chunky-style salsa and sour cream.
BBQ Chicken (10" Small)
Oven-baked chicken, hickory honey barbecue sauce, sauteed onions, chopped sweet pickles, mozzarella, and cheddar on an olive oil brushed crust.
Calzone or Stromboli
Calzone
John's fresh dough pocket stuffed with mozzarella and ricotta plus two toppings of your choice, oven-baked and brushed with john's garlic and herb butter. Served with marinara sauce. Additional toppings for an additional charge each.
Stromboli
Fresh dough pocket stuffed with mozzarella and john's sweet red sauce plus two toppings of your choice, baked and brushed with john's garlic and herb butter. Served with marinara sauce. Additional toppings for an additional charge each.
Salads
Caesar
Romaine, caesar dressing, and parmesan cheese plus john's handmade croutons.
Chicken Caesar Bowl
Romaine, chicken, caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, and john's handmade croutons. Serves 6-10.
Antipasto
Romaine, tomatoes, broccoli, ripe olives, red onions, carrots, thin-sliced pepperoni, ham, hard salami, mozzarella, and handmade croutons. Served with a choice of dressing.
Chicken Caesar
Romaine, chicken, caesar dressing, parmesan, and john's handmade croutons.
Mandarin Walnut
Romaine, chicken, walnuts, mandarin oranges, and craisins. Served with our house-made blackberry yogurt dressing.
Side Salad
A personal salad with carrots, red onions, and john's handmade croutons served with Italian dressing.
Taco
Lettuce with ripe black olives topped with taco seasoned ground beef, cheddar, and pico de gallo. Served in a flour tortilla bowl plus a side of salsa and sour cream.
Garden
Romaine, tomatoes, broccoli, ripe olives, red onions, carrots, mozzarella, and handmade croutons. Served with a choice of dressing.
Chicken Fajita
Grilled chicken fajita with onions and red and green bell peppers, lettuce, and cheddar in a flour tortilla bowl served with chipotle ranch dressing and pico de gallo.
Garden Salad Bowl
Romaine, tomatoes, broccoli, ripe olives, red onions, carrots, mozzarella, and handmade croutons. Served with an assortment of dressings. Serves 6-10.
Antipasto Salad Bowl
Romaine, tomatoes, broccoli, ripe olives, red onions, carrots, thin-sliced pepperoni, ham, hard salami, mozzarella, and handmade croutons. Served with an assortment of dressings. Serves 6-10.
Caesar Salad Bowl
Romaine, caesar dressing, and parmesan cheese plus john's handmade croutons. Serves 6-10.
Pasta Items
Baked Chicken Alfredo
Cavatappi pasta tossed with cream, butter, parmesan cheese, and sautéed chicken, topped with mozzarella, and baked. Served with our fresh-baked bread.
Baked Ravioli Creme Rosa
Three cheese ravioli tossed with a marinara and creme sauce, topped with mozzarella. Served with our fresh-baked bread.
Kids Mac N' Cheese
Our kid's portion of an old classic was renewed at john's. Cavatappi pasta in a rich three cheese blend with bread crumbs then baked to order.
Cavatappi Sausage
A great classic baked cavatappi with traditional red sauce topped with mozzarella and Italian sausage. Served with our fresh-baked bread.
Mac N' Cheese
An old classic renewed at John. Cavatappi pasta in a rich three cheese blend with bread crumbs then baked to order.
Cavatappi Two Meatballs
A great classic baked cavatappi with traditional red sauce topped with mozzarella and two meatballs. Served with our fresh-baked bread.
Sausage Lasagna
Our fresh baked lasagna features Italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta, and sauce layered between lasagna. Served with marinara sauce and garlic toast.
Baked Cavatappi
A great classic baked cavatappi noodle with traditional red sauce topped with mozzarella. Served with our fresh-baked bread.
Kids Cavatappi
Our kid's portion of a great classic baked cavatappi with traditional red sauce, topped with mozzarella.
Cavatappi Meat Sauce
A great classic baked cavatappi with meat sauce topped with mozzarella served with our fresh baked bread.
Wings
Boneless Wings(9 pcs)
Wings(6 pcs)
Wings(13 pcs)
Boneless Wings(18 pcs)
Catering 20 Wings
Catering 30 Wings
Catering 40 Wings
Hoagies
Philly Cheese Steak Grilled
Thin-sliced steak sautéed with onions served on our fresh baked hoagie bun plus your choice of cheese. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
7 Veggie Grilled
Spinach, green peppers, red bell peppers, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, sautéed onions on our fresh-baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Ham Melt Grilled
Thin-sliced ham with your choice of cheese on our fresh baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Chick-a-Dilly Baked
Oven-baked chicken breast covered with mozzarella, sautéed onions, and red bell peppers over john's creamy dill sauce on our fresh-baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
BBQ Chicken Grilled
Chicken piled high on grilled ciabatta with garlic butter, sautéed onions, and your choice of cheese covered with hickory honey bbq sauce. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Bronx Grilled
Hard salami, thin-sliced ham, sautéed onions, green peppers, john's red sauce, and mozzarella on our fresh-baked hoagie bun with garlic butter. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Pulled Pork Grilled
Pulled pork piled high on grilled ciabatta with garlic and herb butter and a generous helping of coleslaw plus a side of bbq sauce and sweet pickles. Served with house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Chicken Fajita Grilled
Chicken grilled with tomato, onions, red and green peppers, and cheddar. Served on grilled ciabatta with garlic and herb butter. Served with pico de gallo, chipotle mayo, a dill pickle, and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Envious Turkey Baked
Thin-sliced turkey, sun-dried tomatoes, and artichoke hearts on our fresh-baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter and basil pesto-dill sauce with mozzarella. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Turkey Florentine Baked
Thin-sliced turkey and fresh spinach mixed with a touch of dill sauce with mozzarella cheese on our fresh baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Johns Club Baked
Thin-sliced turkey, ham, applewood smoked bacon, and mozzarella on our fresh-baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter topped with lettuce and thinly sliced tomatoes plus a side of mayo. Served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
DA Works Baked
Pepperoni, Italian rope sausage, sautéed onions, and green peppers over john's red sauce with mozzarella on our fresh-baked hoagie bun with garlic and herb butter served with a dill pickle and house-made chips. (fries for an additional charge, sweet potato fries for an additional charge).
Sloppy Dago Grilled
Hoagie bun, garlic butter, Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, marinara.
Sweets
Chocolate Brownie
John's delicious chocolate brownie.
New York Style Cheesecake
Lemon Bar
They're back and they're better than ever. Tart, rich, and loaded with pucker power.
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Jumbo chocolate chip cookie. It's the real deal. 100% butter, brown sugar, and milk chocolate chips. Just like you remember, but much bigger.
Chocolate Cake
Try a slice of our delicious chocolate cake today.
Beverages
A&W Root Beer(2 lit)
Sunkist Orange(2 lit)
Side Items
Ranch(3 oz)
Ranch(2 oz)
Side of Dill
Sour Cream(1 oz)
Utensils
Knife, fork, napkins.
Green Olives(4 oz)
Chipotle Ranch
Our house spicy ranch sauce.
Parmesan(3 oz)
Jalapeños(4 oz)
Side of Red
Pizza Sauce(8 oz)
Salsa(3 oz)
BBQ(4 oz)
Horseradish(2 oz)
Bleu Cheese(2 oz)
Caesar Dressing(3 oz)
Hot Pepper Rings(4 oz)
Buffalo Sauce(2 oz)
Coleslaw(4 oz)
Side of BBQ(2 oz)
Burgers
Johns Burger
The highest quality beef we can get our hands-on, never frozen, only fresh. Served on a grilled bun. Served with lettuce, tomato, french fries, and pickle slices.
Cheese Burger
An even more delicious burger because of the cheese, your choice of cheese, American, mozzarella, cheddar, pepper-jack, or swiss. Served on a grilled bun with lettuce and tomato.
Best Burger
Our signature john's burger on a fresh grilled bun with bbq pork, applewood smoked bacon, and sauteed onions plus cheddar cheese.
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Recent Reviews
I'm in construction in the Twin Cities. When I look at jobs in certain neighborhoods, this is a must top at lunch hour for the pizza by the slice. Most underrated pizza in town. Connys ice cream is about 6 blocks north for dessert. Keep up the good work!
October 2024
HEADS UP VEGETARIANS!!! If you order a plain cheese pizza with wild rice on it, or a "hog in the bog with no sausage", the wild rice still has sausage mixed in. I have no idea why. It's not indicated as such on the website and several employees *do not know* that the wild rice comes with sausage mixed in and cannot be included separately as vegetarian.
This is my one and only complaint and it breaks my heart because everything else is awesome...
This is my one and only complaint and it breaks my heart because everything else is awesome...
July 2024
Great daytime lunch spot. Quick service and good food. Locally owned and operated. Give it a shot!