I used to live in south Scranton and loved your Dad's pizza on Cedar Ave, in the 70's and followed him to Pittston Ave. I've moved to Florida and tried making your pizza for my wife and sisters that grew up in south side. And love your pizza. My sister picked up a couple pies last week while visiting PA. My pizza is very close but I think I'm missing seasonings. I know it's a long shot, but can you help a Vince's pizza lover out?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza
Mona Turner
⭐ 1 Star – Extremely Disappointed After 30 Years
I’ve been ordering from this place for over 30 years, and this was by far the worst experience I’ve had. I placed an order at 5 PM and was told it would be ready by 6. I didn’t get it until 6:30. When I got home, my veggie Stromboli—which I clearly asked for no mushrooms—was full of mushrooms. My Italian hoagie had one side completely burnt, and the pizza was so overdone it was hard as a rock.
I called to explain the issue, and the employee put me on the phone with the owner. Instead of an apology, he told me it sounded like I was “having a bad day.” He said if I didn’t like mushrooms, I shouldn’t be ordering a veggie Stromboli at all. I told him I’ve been a loyal customer for three decades and drive 30 minutes for their food. He said, “I don’t care how far you’re driving. It means nothing to me.” No apology. No refund. Just told me not to come back.
After 30 years of supporting this business, I’m done. If this is how they treat loyal customers, I’d seriously reconsider ordering here
Thank you for confirming that most of what I shared actually happened. To clarify, I never said I had a mushroom allergy. I simply requested no mushrooms, which is a very common and reasonable request—especially for a business that has been around as long as yours. Had someone simply apologized or offered to remake the Stromboli correctly, none of this would have escalated. As for your version of the phone call: I was upset, yes, but that stemmed from being dismissed, insulted, and told my loyalty and long drive meant “nothing.” That’s not how you treat someone who’s supported your business for three decades. Whether or not you offered to refund one part of the order, it doesn’t excuse the tone or the lack of basic respect and courtesy. I’m not responding to argue—I’m just sad and disappointed that after all these years, this is how it ended.
Roseanne Ruddy
Best hoagies anywhere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian C Acevedo
Simply delicious...
Joel Woodward
My five star rating is based on the pizzas that I ordered before this week. I don’t know what happened since last week but whiskers and Lily my two cats just won’t eat the pizza anymore. My families cats have been eating this pizza for over 60 years! This is so confusing. I really hope that the pizza prince didn’t change his secret recipe up!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sausage Pizza
Nee Nah
I've never had a pizza that smells like cat food before. Not sure what they use in their sauce, but the pizza made us nauseated.
Dahlia Acevedo
Was delivering an order from this place and the owner invited us back for a pie- 10/10 pizza, great service, family friendly atmosphere. Definitely will be coming back often!
Ashley
Great pizza at a great price. Taste just like it did when I was kid. Delicious!! Once you walk in the doors it’s like your transported back to the 90s or early 2000s, everyone is so friendly, chatting, just a great atmosphere. Feels just like it did when I was a kid picking up pizza with my grandfather. 10/10 highly recommend !!
trappstar77
Great pizza I can see why Dave gave it a 7.5 thin crispy cheesey
Brian Machowski
First time here and I was not disappointed. They owner, Vince as one heck of a great guy and the pizza is all that I heard it would be. Do delicious
Im from ny i parking for buy pizza 1:55 pm and man go out gritando con palabras opcenas ….. excuse i dont know here …. You dont have educacion . Era simple decir habríamos a la 4:00 pm ……. Haci como no gritaste burgaridades haci tenga un mal dia…… si tiene un mal día no pague con personas que fueron a su negocio con una buena vibra …. Dios te bendiga y cambie esa genio,,,, es estúpido alot parking in the stress in the car 4 people me and my aunt go but diferent food and my sister and mom but pizza , you need have respecto for people and you can said or I’m close rigth now you can move Ok but you gritar gritar like crazy people and we told you we want but pizza and you see we go from you but pizza other size please alot cta y people ouside be careful with you mouth ,,,,, god bless you maybe you no a good mood ….
A Z
This is an amazing hidden gem that all travelers should stop by when passing through. We ordered a white pizza and salad, it was plenty for a family of 3. We thought we would have leftovers but the pizza is so good we couldn't stop eating! Our 8 year old gives it a double thumbs up. Next time we drive through, we will absolutely stop in again and say hi to Vince.
Thank you for the lovely dining experience ans great chat about aviation!
Hunter Doering
Great pizza, the owner is pretty funny, and everyone that comes in is also super nice, and there's lots of conversation in there so it's a bit of a wait for the pizza if u don't order ahead of time but sitting in there waiting for it is pretty worth it!
Kid-friendliness: The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice, also while I was waiting for my pizza the chief of the fire department came in and a kid was super excited and he went over and the chief was being super nice to this kid and it practically made the kids day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza
Barbara Cherkoski
My husband & I always loved both the red & white pizza, me since the seventies, him since the sixties. We moved farther away 7 years ago & haven't had it in a while. We were given some other pizza & said to ourselves "that's not pizza." We had to order from Vince's & make the 50-mile round trip from near Forest City. We were not disappointed! There's no pizza like Vince's. Well worth driving 50 miles! Barb & Rich Cherkoski
Dante Boffi
Vince truly is a Prince ...not only was the pizza unique, flavorful and full of history, but the owner made sure my travel weary family was taken care of and made to feel at home...I wish i lived closer, but we will DEFINITELY be back, some how , some way...small businesses like this are why I love this country...keep up the great work Vince!
I used to live in south Scranton and loved your Dad's pizza on Cedar Ave, in the 70's and followed him to Pittston Ave. I've moved to Florida and tried making your pizza for my wife and sisters that grew up in south side. And love your pizza. My sister picked up a couple pies last week while visiting PA. My pizza is very close but I think I'm missing seasonings. I know it's a long shot, but can you help a Vince's pizza lover out?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza
⭐ 1 Star – Extremely Disappointed After 30 Years
I’ve been ordering from this place for over 30 years, and this was by far the worst experience I’ve had. I placed an order at 5 PM and was told it would be ready by 6. I didn’t get it until 6:30. When I got home, my veggie Stromboli—which I clearly asked for no mushrooms—was full of mushrooms. My Italian hoagie had one side completely burnt, and the pizza was so overdone it was hard as a rock.
I called to explain the issue, and the employee put me on the phone with the owner. Instead of an apology, he told me it sounded like I was “having a bad day.” He said if I didn’t like mushrooms, I shouldn’t be ordering a veggie Stromboli at all. I told him I’ve been a loyal customer for three decades and drive 30 minutes for their food. He said, “I don’t care how far you’re driving. It means nothing to me.” No apology. No refund. Just told me not to come back.
After 30 years of supporting this business, I’m done. If this is how they treat loyal customers, I’d seriously reconsider ordering here
Thank you for confirming that most of what I shared actually happened.
To clarify, I never said I had a mushroom allergy. I simply requested no mushrooms, which is a very common and reasonable request—especially for a business that has been around as long as yours. Had someone simply apologized or offered to remake the Stromboli correctly, none of this would have escalated.
As for your version of the phone call: I was upset, yes, but that stemmed from being dismissed, insulted, and told my loyalty and long drive meant “nothing.” That’s not how you treat someone who’s supported your business for three decades. Whether or not you offered to refund one part of the order, it doesn’t excuse the tone or the lack of basic respect and courtesy.
I’m not responding to argue—I’m just sad and disappointed that after all these years, this is how it ended.
Best hoagies anywhere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simply delicious...
My five star rating is based on the pizzas that I ordered before this week. I don’t know what happened since last week but whiskers and Lily my two cats just won’t eat the pizza anymore. My families cats have been eating this pizza for over 60 years! This is so confusing. I really hope that the pizza prince didn’t change his secret recipe up!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sausage Pizza
I've never had a pizza that smells like cat food before. Not sure what they use in their sauce, but the pizza made us nauseated.
Was delivering an order from this place and the owner invited us back for a pie- 10/10 pizza, great service, family friendly atmosphere. Definitely will be coming back often!
Great pizza at a great price. Taste just like it did when I was kid. Delicious!! Once you walk in the doors it’s like your transported back to the 90s or early 2000s, everyone is so friendly, chatting, just a great atmosphere. Feels just like it did when I was a kid picking up pizza with my grandfather. 10/10 highly recommend !!
Great pizza I can see why Dave gave it a 7.5 thin crispy cheesey
First time here and I was not disappointed. They owner, Vince as one heck of a great guy and the pizza is all that I heard it would be. Do delicious
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Im from ny i parking for buy pizza 1:55 pm and man go out gritando con palabras opcenas ….. excuse i dont know here …. You dont have educacion . Era simple decir habríamos a la 4:00 pm ……. Haci como no gritaste burgaridades haci tenga un mal dia…… si tiene un mal día no pague con personas que fueron a su negocio con una buena vibra …. Dios te bendiga y cambie esa genio,,,, es estúpido alot parking in the stress in the car 4 people me and my aunt go but diferent food and my sister and mom but pizza , you need have respecto for people and you can said or I’m close rigth now you can move Ok but you gritar gritar like crazy people and we told you we want but pizza and you see we go from you but pizza other size please alot cta y people ouside be careful with you mouth ,,,,, god bless you maybe you no a good mood ….
This is an amazing hidden gem that all travelers should stop by when passing through. We ordered a white pizza and salad, it was plenty for a family of 3. We thought we would have leftovers but the pizza is so good we couldn't stop eating! Our 8 year old gives it a double thumbs up. Next time we drive through, we will absolutely stop in again and say hi to Vince.
Thank you for the lovely dining experience ans great chat about aviation!
Great pizza, the owner is pretty funny, and everyone that comes in is also super nice, and there's lots of conversation in there so it's a bit of a wait for the pizza if u don't order ahead of time but sitting in there waiting for it is pretty worth it!
Kid-friendliness: The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice, also while I was waiting for my pizza the chief of the fire department came in and a kid was super excited and he went over and the chief was being super nice to this kid and it practically made the kids day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza
My husband & I always loved both the red & white pizza, me since the seventies, him since the sixties. We moved farther away 7 years ago & haven't had it in a while. We were given some other pizza & said to ourselves "that's not pizza." We had to order from Vince's & make the 50-mile round trip from near Forest City. We were not disappointed! There's no pizza like Vince's. Well worth driving 50 miles! Barb & Rich Cherkoski
Vince truly is a Prince ...not only was the pizza unique, flavorful and full of history, but the owner made sure my travel weary family was taken care of and made to feel at home...I wish i lived closer, but we will DEFINITELY be back, some how , some way...small businesses like this are why I love this country...keep up the great work Vince!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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