Wendy K.

Finally had a chance to try AK pizza this weekend. Had the plain and picked up a couple of cookies to bring to a friend's. I did warm my friends I would be having a slice when I picked it up to have it the way it should be. Since I was bringing back to Ballard which is a bit of time. Quality ingredients on a well thought out and executed crust. I had followed the owner before he opened the brick and mortar on IG and knew all the thousand T and D that went into it. I also like my crust to be thinner and crisper. My friends reheated slice when I finally arrived to Ballard and they enjoyed it. The style of cookie is not my style but I knew my friend likes them. Though the chocolate used is definitely of nice quality and flavor wise to my liking. Clean bright space with three tables to sit at so definitely limited seating. In a newer building on MLK parking isn't the easiest but it's close to the Othello Light Rail Station. Or look for a spot on a side street to park. Plinth sticker on the wall to join the others. Service was friendly and helpful. I was there when a couple came in they weee just going to get cookies cause they didn't have an order in, but they said if there happens to be a cancellation or something. It must have been their day cause they told them if they came back in 45 minutes they would have a pie for them to purchase. Seeing their excitement was so fun to see almost wish I was there when they were to have their first bite. Looking forward to trying them again!

Dalena H.

Finally got my hands on the pizza. I purchased their cookie as well when I stopped by to pick it up. Our pizza was pretty burnt compared to our other friends that had the same pizza before. I honestly thought it was a decent pizza. It was too salty for my taste. My friend said the dough was chewy but I thought it was fine. There wasn't a wow factor for me. I'm no pizza connoisseur but I've had enough pizzas around the world to know what I look for in a pizza. I'm not a cookie person but the cookie was actually pretty good. Nice caramel flavor with the touch of the flaky salt.

Shrenik P.

Getting this pizza is like what I imagine trying to get Taylor Swift tickets back in 2023 is like. You go through a humiliation ritual every day where you log in five minutes early, watch the count tick down slowly, and click-spam 'Add to Cart' at the same time as hundreds of other people praying that the random gods allow your intended payment to go through ahead of all the other souls. And at the end of it, you see the message on all inventory already being in other people's carts, and you wonder what the hell you've done with the last five minutes of your life. Even the best pizza in NYC doesn't make you go through this. Are there really people dedicated enough to go through this every single day? This restaurant has been open for over a year. At least with Taylor Swift you only feel the disappointment once rather than a never-ending sisyphean soliloquy of defeat. Well, I finally got it - a single cheese pizza. Getting more than one feels truly impossible, so I was quite happy to end up with just one. Even a single one is pretty large, though, coming in at 18 inches in diameter. Certainly enough for 3-4 people. So, is it worth the hype? It's an interesting question. I think for the style of pizza it is - primarily New Haven-style apizza - it's pretty effortlessly the best in Seattle, and the best of that style I've ever had. That doesn't mean it's the best pizza I've ever had, and I haven't been to New Haven, but from what I've had so far of that style, this does top the list. The first thing to note is the char is unbelievably good. It teeters on the edge of being burnt but never quite gets there; the undercarriage has deep, dark spots and a consistent brownish color. The pizza has maybe the least flop of any pizza I've ever had. The air bubbles are distributed perfectly throughout the crust section moving all the way down. It's thin, but doesn't feel quite like the cracker-like. The dough has more of a chew to it compared to NY-style. But the bigger difference is with the cheese - there's very little mozzarella at all on here. I would say the flavor profile leans more tomato-forward from the sauce, which is really good because of how fresh the tomato sauce tastes. The cornicone was disappointing though. While the high temperatures helped the underside, it rendered this part a lot tougher and chewier than I prefer. Yes, the hype is around the pizza. But what might be even better is something they don't even sell online - something you have to pick up at the store and buy separately. I'm talking about their cookie. This is one of the best cookies I've ever had. It reminds me a lot of the one I had from Levain Bakery in NYC. While that one is still better to me due to the undercooking of the dough inside, this one just about reaches that level. The crispiness on the outside is incredible - you can knock on this cookie and it will produce an audible sound. It's also stuffed with chocolate chips; possibly the most chip-stuffed cookie I've seen. The crunchiness of these chips is also unreal. And oh yeah, these chips are absolutely massive at points. The cookie itself is humongous as well - there's no way a single person can finish this. What really makes the cookie though is the mountain of flaky sea salt added on top. Some places are afraid to salt their cookies, and others put the bare minimum flaky salt on there for visual intrigue. Not here, though - they salt their cookie to the absolute max, and it is utterly glorious. This place is expensive. The pizza cost me $38, and the cookies run around $6 each. That is quite pricey, although somewhat justified by the large nature of the meals. Overall, while the pizza is great, the cookie steals the show. 9/10

Christian-Immanuel C.

Located along MLK Jr Way S. with some street parking down the block. Upon entering, staff was friendly and the vibe inside felt welcoming. Wish the inside had more space as it's only a few tables inside a really small space so it's advised to just order to go. You also have to preorder on their site a day ahead with a designated pick-up time. Pizza was cooked nicely with minimal oiliness and almost no flopping. The crust was nice and crunchy but the edges were a bit more on the burnt end meat was nicely seasoned and the sauce brought a nice acidity that balanced everything out.

Katherine G.

After knowing about this place for so long and always forgetting to reserve, I was finally able to score a pizza for a Thursday night pickup. When we arrived, they were just wrapping up the baking and we were pleasantly surprised to know we could dine in! We got the hawaiian which had vodka sauce, pineapple, nduja, and jalapenos - it was delicious! The crust was thin yet crisp and held its shape super well, and the balance of sweet from the pineapple, salty from the nduja, and spicy from the jalapenos was so good. I loved the vodka sauce too as it was flavorful but not overpowering. We of course got the cookie as well, and it was amazing. So doughy (in the best way) and stuffed with a variety of chocolate, and topped with chunks of flaky salt. Genuinely so good and I'd come back if I was in the area just to get a cookie. The team is so friendly and kind too, and I'm so glad we finally got the chance to come by! Definitely recommend getting yourself a pizza from here :)

Victoria H.

Great pizza and one of the best cookies of my life! AK pizza simply loses some points for the inconvenience, it's hard to get a pizza with preorders required the day before. Parking can be a little hard to find as well. I was also a little sad they didn't have any ranch available and that they don't make the hot honey in house.

Leroy H.

Positive I admire how A.K. Pizza follows Rolex's business model of creating exclusivity. People want to be part of the club of acquiring this pizza. The unusual process to buy the pizza is genius although it isn't convenient for those wanting the pizza. It's like buying a pair of highly sought after Jordans on the SNKRS app at 7am on a Saturday morning. The business model is ideal for this couple to maintain a work life balance and make guaranteed income everyday they work at selling 60 pizzas at a minimum $33. They can plan their lives around work and know people will be "lining up" online for their less than mediocre product week after week, until somebody tells the truth about these pizzas. The vodka sauce tasted slightly better than the tomato sauce on the plain pizza. AK Pizza sells 18 inches. pizzas. Other than Big Lou's Pizza in SA, AK Pizza sells the largest "artisan" pizza of any pizza joint I can think of. Some of the pizzas I've had in NYC L'Industrie Pizza - 9.1/10 L&B Spurmoni - 9/10 Emmy - 8.9/10 Lions & Tigers & Squares - 8.9/10 Prince Street Pizza - 8.8/10 Scarrs Pizza - 8.7/10 Mamas Too - 8.6/10 Tompkins Square - 8.2/10 Di Fara - 8.1/10 Charleston - 7.8/10 2 Bros Pizza - 7.8/10 Unregular Pizza - 7.3/10 Joes Pizza - 6.2/10 Lombardis -5.5/10.....and more Some of the pizzas I've had in the PNW Delancey's The Carlson Block Apizza Scholls Tutta Bella Sourdough Willy's Stevie's Famous Beacon Hill...and more Negative I'm taking into account this could have been a bad day for AK Pizza. But, I don't feel I would try this pizza place again. I still frequent all the pizza joints that I mentioned above. AK Pizza is called a NY style pizza, it's maybe influenced by NY pizzas, but nowhere close. The pizza is not good and I'm amazed at the number of people who say the pizza is good. I think it's the worst "artisan" pizza I've ever had. All the ingredients and the execution are not good. I don't know why people are misleading others with these high reviews. I'm only trying to be honest and what I say/think doesn't matter. Nduja reminded me of the Italian version of Mexican chorizo. The meat (protein) is finely grounded and seasoned heavily with paprika, some whole crushed red pepper flakes, vinegar, some salt, with a very earthy taste. It ruined the plain pizza for me almost as much as the overall burnt notes in every bite. It should be replaced with anchovies or something else. The tiniest basil leaves I've ever seen. I couldn't pick up the taste of the basil on the vodka pizza. Guess why? Italian sausage was not good either. It literally tasted like Jimmy Dean's breakfast sausage with sage. This almost made me a little upset. That is why I had to write a review. For me, Italian sausage must have fennel seeds and be broken off in bigger nubs. The cheese is very sparse on the pizza. Maybe the price margin on a 18in. pizza doesn't allow the pie to be adequately covered. The cheese didn't have any buttery essence or nuttiness. Cheese pulls came from the center of the pizza. The execution of cooking the pizza was very disheartening. The overall pizza could taste better if it wasn't burnt. I had Lovers Pizzeria in San Antonio and all the pizzas were heavily charred. But, the overall taste of the pizza made up for that overcooked pizza. To many, charred equates to burnt. I don't mind charred or blistered food, especially if coming from a wood fired oven and the pizzaiolo is cooking multiple pizzas at once. This electric oven that cooks pizzas in managed time frames, consistently cooks heavily charred/burnt pizza. This is disappointing. The crust was very bad. No flavor (salt, yeast, or olive oil) in the crust, burnt, and lacking character as the vessel to the pizza. The crust had no toothsome bite or chewiness. Fresh out of the oven, it was extra crispy and brittle from being burnt. The crust of the pizza had a very cracker like mouth/touch feel and was flavorless other than burnt. I always eat a whole slice and love a the crust on pizzas. I had to throw away the crust on this pizza. I'm including square pizzas from school way back in the day, buffet (Round Table, Pizza Hut, Mr. Gatti's, Alfy's, Godfather's, and others) pizzas, chain pizzas, even Costco pizza. I may be going a bit far with some of these comparisons, but AK pizza isn't good.

Rachel M.

I had high expectations after this place blew up on tiktok. Ordering the pizza is kind of annoying because you have to basically get lucky since they sell out so quickly, but that was to be expected. We planned on spending my birthday weekend in Seattle so we tried to get AK pizza & we got lucky! We picked it up on the way to our to our hotel and stopped to try a fresh slice on the bed of our truck. It was sooo good and crunchy! The little pepperoni cups were perfectly cooked. The only thing that I did have an issue with was since it's so crunchy, it didn't heat up that great. The crust turned a little chewy. But other than that it was 10/10 for me. I'll def be coming back to try other pizzas since we just got the pepperoni.

Sasha K.

The pizza is fantastic. Well worth the wait! The folks running this place are so welcoming and kind. 12/10 can't wait to have it again.

Danielle L.

We were able to snag a pizza online! We had the Vodka pizza, crust was so crispy and sauce was flavorful with fresh basil. The cookie was also DELICIOUS! I thought it was going to be too chocolatey , but it was perfect with some flaky salt on top. Staff were nice and friendly when we went to pick it up. Gotta try again to try their other pizzas!

Shao-Lon Y.

Everyone who says this is the best NY style pizza in Seattle is telling the truth! I loved how thin and crispy the crust was with nice spots of char. The ratio of sauce and cheese was perfect and there were a good amount of toppings. I tried the vodka pizza with pepperoni and burrata and the potato pizza with nduja. Out of the 2, I liked the potato pizza better. I enjoy white pizzas more and the milky salty cheese went really well with earthy potatoes. The vodka pizza was also quite nice. I liked how the cream mellowed out the tomato sauce so it wasn't too tangy. The burrata on top added an extra fresh creaminess that I loved. The chocolate chip cookies are actually really good here despite how they look. I thought they would be burnt since the tops look super brown, but surprisingly, it was perfectly baked. They're super thick cookies a bit on the cakier side but still have a good amount of chew. The chocolate wasn't overwhelming and the cookie itself had good flavor. Although the pizza was good, there were a couple of things I didn't like. This place is super popular so if you want a pizza, you have to order it a day in advance exactly at 12 or they sell out instantly. Another thing is that this place is pretty pricey, but for the quality and size of the pizza, it's not too bad considering the other overpriced options in Seattle.

Alex N.

I got the pepperoni pizza as well as the chocolate chip cookie here. The cookie I was able to order in store. We took the food to a park and ate our pizza. The pizza in my opinion was overhyped, it's definitely not the best pizza I've ever and and it might not be the best pizza in Seattle. The pizza was very good, pizza was bit on the cool side when I picked it up even though I showed up early. The cookie was probably the best cookie that I've tried in Seattle. Overall, I definitely come back and try their other flavors as well as grab a cookie again.

Phoebe C.

One of best pizza dough in Seattle that's New York style. Had a great crisp, flop ratio, and thin crust. The carbonara flavor was unique, definitely lots of pepper which I liked but may not be fit for some. I wish there was a big more sauce. The cookie is fantastic and must-get. So glad we were able to get an order in as pre-order sells out in seconds! There's a couple tables for sitting but definitely take it to-go and try a few slices right away. Alex Kim, you ate.