Houdini Pizza Laboratory

25 South Ave, Fanwood
(908) 288-7118

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Steve & Judy Reichman

Interesting menu items. Enjoyable meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kavi T

We ordered two appetizers and only got one that too not the one we ordered!
We weren't impressed with both our pizzas. The tiramisu was the best part of the meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Sathish Kuthethur

Good pizza, they have gluten free too.

Dietary restrictions: They have gluten free base, you can carry your own vegan cheese and add to your pizza

Wheelchair accessibility: Accessable by wheelchair

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Marshall Krugman

Withholding 5 stars until I visit Razza but so far Houdini out paces others I know for variety and taste and originality. Best though different Caesar salad. Ironically my worst experience was a really busy night when parking was non existent as well as limited seating. The price of success for a great Pizzaria.

Parking: If parking is very limited there are no other available options, That has only happened once for me after 50 plus visits.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pizza Napoletana, Caesar Salad

Alexander Chalkidis

Fantastic service, ok atmosphere, didn't go nuts about the food. At all. Bready thing was nice, cheese was good, salad confusing mix of fresh and not so fresh stuff. Meat balls I honestly thought were from a tin. Pasta bland and over processed. The other two in our party however I must note thought it was all fine.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Sneha Sreekumar

The pizza is really good but the pasta is very average. We had the tagliatelle and the pasta felt very grainy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pizza Napoletana

Darrielle Terry

I ordered takeout - Gnocchi , Meatballs , Pomodoro & Cesar Salad . When making the order over the phone I told the young lady I wanted the spaghetti pomodoro subbed with rigatoni and vegetable added. When she repeated back to me she had an extra pasta and I told her she put a pasta twice and to remove one of the pomodoros . Picked up my order, returned home and realized she gave me the regular spaghetti pomodoro instead of what I asked for (she removed the wrong pasta) . When I called she initially said she will make the right one and send it down the street to me . Then I received a call from another lady asking “How will I Pay?” …i told her they made the mistake why would I pay for ANOTHER pasta , she replied “it was some confusion on what you wanted to order” …. And then waited for my card number . I told her to forget it . I will never come here again, this was my first and last . The food is well priced but that’s because it’s not the best. The pasta pomodoro I received barely had sauce , the gnocchi wasn’t the best (I didn’t eat it) and the meatballs was OKAY . Also, The Cesar isn’t traditional Cesar dressing FYI but my BF enjoyed it . Maybe if they had better service I would’ve frequented again. I end up just eating what I had in the house.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

MATCH611

First time in. Nice atmosphere. They don’t offer pizza slices so I opted for a Caesar salad to go. Portion size was very small considering it cost $12!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Philip Costa

Delicious pizza, great atmosphere, friendly, efficient staff. Definitely go there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza

Simran Khara

Amazing pizza. Super fresh ingredients and amazing flavors!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maria Arkel

Second time came to this place with friends I always find the place amazing . Real wooden baked pizza really Italian-style and a vast variety of choices, from the appetizers to the desserts and very good espresso too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Nutella Pizza, Stinky Feet Pizza, Gelato, Margherita Pizza

Gabi Racioppi

First time trying this place and was not disappointed. The meatballs were delicious. They have the best Caesar salad I’ve ever had, amplified by the roasted pumpkin seeds. I also had espresso gelato from their specials menu, which tasted heavenly. Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Travis Tormey

Pizza was ok, a little burnt the crust I was slightly disappointed.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Kristin Fiducia

After reading the reviews I was looking forward to ordering from here. I got a GF Margherita pizza w eggplant, a regular pizza with sausage and broccoli rabe, and the special salad. I'm not one to usually complain but there was not one positive thing to say about the meal - it was extremely disappointing to say the least. The salad for $15 was quite small and was basically some soggy kale with a sprinkle of sad toppings - a few of them being some brown avocado and a few corn kernels . Next the GF pizza had black unidentifiable pieces of eggplant that I had to throw out and a crust that was inedible. It was difficult to get a knife through to separate the pieces and even harder to chew. I decided to toss it and make myself something else to eat. And the other pizza did not taste like a normal broccoli rabe and sausage pizza, which my husband decided was not worth eating and he's not someone that turns food away easily. Overall it was a completely wasted trip and money. Not sure how they have as many positive reviews as they do.

Food: 1

joanna gianluca

Best pizza in Union County by far. Even the pasta is very good. But the wood-fired pizza is next level - it is consistently airy light and tasty. Buratta so good too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pizza Napoletana, Habanera Pizza, Meatballs

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