The Dons' Wood Fired Pizza
21018 Southbank St, Sterling
(703) 444-4959
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ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW! Whoever made this pizza needs to go to heaven. Like OMG this is one of the best pizzas on planet earth. There do is ON POINT especially with the stone oven. there sandwiches are also really good and pretty big. You can buy 2 of these and they’ll be fit for a fam of 4. Also they are very underpriced like there prices are super good and low you pay so little to take a bite of heaven. Like this place ate and left no crumbs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just moved from TX and found The Don's. Great place for big slices of pizza (I did pepperoni and Sicilian slices). Great atmosphere with the frank Sinatra in the background. Beautiful day when we sat down so we did an outside table. Will definitely go back for our next pizza friday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has awesome pizza for great prices. Shout out to Kimberly at the register for polite, excellent, professional, and efficient when delivering phenomenal and extraordinary customer service. She has a great positive attitude and makes sure that customers and employees are taken good care of. This is the best pizza shop in Northern Virginia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very noisy
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
The best gluten free pizza we’ve ever had, cauliflower crust, high quality toppings and fantastic sauce. Outdoor seating was relaxing and made the whole meal amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time coming here, I walked in to grab a couple slices around 5 pm and was served immediately. The options were sparse with a lot of empty pizza trays but the guy behind the counter assured me more was coming. I was on break and time was limited so I picked from what was available.
They had my order reheated in their oven and ready right away, but it took so long standing in line to pay that by the time I walked out the pizza was already cold. I was stuck behind people who hadn’t even decided what they wanted yet. This restaurant has solid food and service but the lack of timeliness and the bizarre queue system is a turn off. You think you’re standing in line because that’s how counter serve restaurants typically work, you stand in line at the food part and move towards the register. At this place, the line is opposite the food counter, so you reach the end and you’re standing next to the line, not in it. Poor flow and planning for a by the slice joint
My Wife and her family are from New York City.
This is the only pizzeria in Virginia that they say comes close to eating a New York slice. And they have a legit white pie too.
It's quite small so don't bring a huge group but their pizza is just amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow. I thought I had put a review in on this place long ago.. I remember meeting Mr. W when he first established his ristorante, over here in cascades. He came in wanting to fix or upgrade his Windows 95 laptop (This was like early 2000 at the time so I acted as if it was a prehistoric finding). He was humble and kind and listened to me weigh his options out. I wasn't a big fan of Pizza back then so when he asked me to come try a slice I never thought much of it. Well.. fast forward to 2025 and I have an unhealthy pizza addiction and I still go there at least twice a month. I had my second date, with my now wife, there and I've brought countless friends to the establishment. I have loved this place since the beginning and I can say the quality has always been top-notch, rivaling, if not beating, all other top contenders in this area.
If you haven't tried, or it's a bit out of the way, take a trip and give it a go. You won't be let down. Thanks Dons, you guys are awesome and I've glad you withstood the test of time in this shopping plaza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the best pizza I’ve ever tasted! The pizza is very juicy and delicious.
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Great place to enjoy pizza. Frank Sinatra playing on the speaker. Past Redskin and other athletes plastered on the walls. The wood fired brick oven is a sight to behold. I was expecting the pizza to have a little more crisp, a little more char, a little more bite, but it just didn't get there for me. I'm gonna go with a One Bite score of 7.6. A good solid pizza. That's the review.
As a native New Yorker, I'm a huge fan of pizza and have tried a ton of pizza places throughout NOVA. I'm bummed I didn't try this one earlier because it is phenomenal. I had a margarita and vegetable pizza, and both were great. It was a nice thin crust that could still handle the toppings without getting soggy.
The pizza came out quickly and the people who work there are all friendly, but that all incidental when you have pizza this good. Two thumbs way up and I will be back (soon).
OMG!! My husband & I stopped here on Saturday . The service is amazing. The pizza is delicious. We will be back!
Drove 30 minutes for slices after seeing The Dons advertised as best pizza in NOVA. The place itself is cute; loved the little tables and Sinatra playing. The prices for slices were cheap by NOVA standards. Hubby and I each ordered 2 slices. We threw out about half of each slice. There was more sauce than cheese on most of the slices and they didn't even look appetizing. (The crust was really good, though. Also could tell the Italian sausage was imported.) Overall bland and uninspired, like most of the pizza around here. On a Saturday night the place was dead. I'm super perplexed because this place seemed like it was going to be great. Reviews are stellar overall, and the pictures look solid. I'll chalk it up to a bad night, but it's unfortunate when that's the first impression. Yikes.
Great Pizza.
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