Absolutely one of my favorite go to restaurants for many reasons. They have the BEST filet mignon steak tip sub ! Their Greek salad is top notch and their French fries ( get the vampire dip) to dip them in... so yummy! The pizza is great as well as the rice pilaf, wraps and burgers. Everything that we have ordered from there has been amazing ! read more

Tried their hot honey pepperoni pizza for take out. Excellent. I was a little hesitant getting a pizza here. Under the previous owners the quality had gone way down. I'm happy to say I will definitely be going back for more pizzas now. I am within walking distance and many years ago this was my go to place. It is again. (I had tried a meatball sub a few weeks ago. Very nice. Their sauce was really good.) read more

Not bad--it's exactly what you would expect for a pizza shop. I didn't get pizza; I just got mozzarella sticks and chicken fingers for delivery. What I appreciated was that you could choose from a lot of sauce options, and they actually care about giving them to you. I think for what this type of food spot is, it deserves four stars because it does what it says it will. The chicken tenders were huge and meaty. You could easily chop them up and repurpose them for a few meals. They give a generous portion of marinara sauce that tastes like it was made with a little bit of love. So yes, for what kind of food spot this is, I give it four stars--why not. read more

I wanted to love this place so much because of my love for their Allston/Brighton location. I hope this experience was just one off because it was terrible. Ordered the Harvard Club sub. Supposed to be 8oz custom blend of ribeye, sirloin and chuck with cheese lettuce, tomato, mayo and bacon. What I received was barely 4oz I'd say of two extremely thin patties like you'd find in the BJ's Wholesale freezer. Absolute huge disappointment. I was expecting two real burgers cooked to order and not this disgusting crap. I hope the owner sees this and addresses the issue. Almost $14 for this garbage. read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Supposedly 8oz of ribeye, sirloin and chuck beef. More like 4oz of garbage. - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

See all

I waited to write about Big Daddy's 2 in East Arlington, in the former Maria's Pizza location at the corner of Thorndike and Mass Ave, until I had tried it at least a few times. In my samples so far I have ONLY tried their plain cheese pizza and salad. The second most important thing to know about Big Daddy's 2 is they make a delicious cheese pizza that is distinct from most of the other restaurants in the area. It leans more towards NY style. It's a little greasy, plenty of cheese, and a nice sauce. It's luscious in your mouth while some other cheese pizzas might be caramelized on the top, or (looking at you Otto) a patchwork of sauce and cheese. If you like a solid, plain cheese pizza, Big Daddy's 2 is a winner. The first most important thing about Big Daddy's 2 is they are _consistent_ ... this is why I waited until I tried it a few times to voice an opinion. The pizza has been exactly the same 3/3 times. I think a lot of pizza places have nailed this consistency, but a lot of places haven't. Score one for Big Daddy's on this point. Finally, I haven't interacted much with the Big Daddy's staff, but when I went in tonight to pick up my pizza and salad, they were friendly and straightforward. I told them my name and they immediately grabbed my order. Seems like they have their game figured out. Give them a try! read more

I like chicken broccoli Alfredo pizza very good and food service very nice he make for me frido bites very delicious read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Tried the Fresh Fried Donut Bites and I must say that they are amazing especially warm so highly recommend them as a dessert + the pizzas are amazing read more

My first time coming here it was very close to my hotel walk like 3 mins. On the menu does it really describe what's in the sub so when I asked, he said it comes with everything well I never been here before so I don't know what that is. I ordered the sub bomb. It was good. I need some salt and pepper has more flavor to steak more seasoning Comes with onions, peppers, and diced mushrooms and they say salami, but I didn't see any salami the size of the sub is about 7 incs for the ones that want to know paid 13.40 after tax the staff was pretty friendly. We should had more tables inside. It only had one. But I will be back and there is no sauce on the sub if it had a spicy chipotle mayonnaise that would've been a nice little touch, but it's OK. I would so recommending it. And try it again. read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Sub bomb - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

See all

Ordered buffalo fingers but got large portion of rock hard inedible plain tasteless fingers instead. The popcorn chicken is awesome but small portions for the price. I had high hopes since Arlington has close to zero takeout options. Honey mustard tastes more like honey mayo. Buffalo sauce side is delicious! But food was delivered cold- good luck! read more

I buy pizza at this place every few weeks and the standard cheese pizza is good. I tried the chicken Alfredo pizza which was good as well. But the margarita pizza almost had no mozzarella in it and looked nothing like it should. It was a cheese pizza with few tomatoes and some basil. read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Margarita - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Steak and cheese calzone was awesome and loaded with meat and cheese! The name on the sign hasn't been changed yet so don't let that scare you away. Highly recommended read more

This was the first time I ordered delivery from Big Daddy's 2 and I am impressed. The order was delivered right on time, and everything was still piping hot. The cheese pizza, the steak tip dinner, and the grilled chicken dinner were fantastic, and the side order of fries was huge. They have a really big menu selection. I will definitely be back. read more

We've liked Maria's most times we've ordered, but today we received a pizza that looked like someone (or something) took a few bites out. Two stars because the food has tasted good in the past and they refunded without question. If Maria's gets its hygiene under control it'll be good again. read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Pizza with suspicious bites missing - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

cheesesteak was mostly just bread, fries were cold and undercooked, gravy tastes like I imagine dog food tastes, but the duck sauce is incredible! Seriously they should pivot and just sell duck sauce! read more

This place used to be amazing, especially for their salads and tuna. Not anymore. The tuna was flavored with onion powder and the toppings were sparse at best. Maria's was worth the 20 min drive from my house, now I probably wouldn't go if I lived next door. So sad read more

Have been coming to Maria's for awhile and each time I am never disappointed. Food is always a good amount to have. Service is very friendly and easy going. Small and quiet sub shop. Again never disappointed. read more

This place is so unbelievably good. I never make reveiws, but im so impressed with the food and the service. Im so glad i tried this place! I got an egg and cheese at 5pm :) awesome. The fried dough was so great, warm, soft and so delicious! I wasn't sure I wanted to get the dough because most places there overcooked and dry. I think this is my new favorite place. The delivery driver was really nice as well. Great customer service. read more

Super simple, quick, inexpensive pizza. I got a 12" cheese for me and my kids. It was ready in 15 minutes. It was yummy. It's take out only and I paid online so I just walked in and grabbed it. Not a super friendly environment but to the point. No bathrooms. Just grab you pizza and go. $7.99 for 12" cheese. And we all enjoyed it. read more

Been meaning to try this spot for a while and finally called in an order for delivery the other night. Very quick delivery time, cheap, and super delicious! Thin crust, New York style pizza - we ordered half cheese, half pepperoni and a couple salads on the side. Couldn't have been happier with it! Will be ordering again soon! read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Half pepperoni, half cheese - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

the staff was super nice and altough i didnt have enough money to pay for the pizza, they still served me. The food was amazing as well.

Great pizza at a reasonable price- very pleased with timely pickup. Pleasant staff. Convenient location . read more

It was so delicious pizza and people works there was so friendly . Buffalo Chicken Subs read more

Great pizza and great service, We had a party and ordered 20 pizzas !! delivery was on time. All the pizzas were delicious and crunchy. The sauce was different and fresh- love it!! Thank you Marias pizza read more

See all

This pizza is round. It's the whole package. It's cheap, delicious, fresh tasting, hot, flat. The slices are large and foldable with a thin crust. The crust is slightly charred and has a little crumbly Pizzeria Regina char dust on the bottom. The outer crust edge is a crisp lip. I like this pizza a lot. The price is right, especially the Monday extra-large cheese pizza deal. On Mondays, it cost $9.58 with tax, and on every other day, it's $11.99 before tax. Honestly, very worth it. The pizza is huge. It could feed a family. And I realize that some people may want more than cheese, but cheese is the croissant of pizza. If the cheese isn't good, what is? The place is the old-school corner neighborhood pizza place. I like the way it feels inside. The people are friendly and quick. I call. They say 15 minutes. I arrive in 15 minutes, pay. The guy spins with the box from the top of the oven, and there I go out the door. Some places will lie to you about time. It's like they don't understand time, but not at Maria's. Maria's is on time. COVID-wise, people inside were wearing masks. This is reassuring. It's definitely a pick-up or delivery place. I would recommend delivery because parking is sort of weird due to the bus, and as much as I love the bus, the bus seems to negatively impact Maria's. Ooowee, what's up with that! read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - So big and fresh. Monday special. - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Enjoy the food but they Never consistently are open during posted hours, specifically at night/evening. This is now the 3rd straight time I've gone there to get food and both the door is open and the neon Open sign is on/flashing, and I walk in to order and they say, Sorry we are closed. Posted hours used to say 10pm, now say 11pm, but my past 3 visits have been between 8 & 9 PM and each time I've been told they are now closed. When asked what they're open hours are, I've received different answers each and every time. Used to be a super consistent local place to order from before they sold/changed hands recently. I've personally submitted updates to their posted online hours after last visit, and may give them one more chance. But be forewarned "Open" may actually mean "Closed". read more

Good solid pizza! No complaints from the 6 in my party. All thought it was tasty. A nice local place. Fast too. They were friendly. Give 'em a try! read more

The pizza was not fully cooked and the mozzarella salad had one little piece of mozzarella with tons of lettuce. They refundEd our money that was the only good thing about this place. read more

A cheese slice is 3$, but the what I got looked like it was 1/4 or 1/6th of a pretty big pie. Solid slice

I got a couple of pizzas last week from here. The pizza is thin crust--it's not quite New York but close given how pizza has changed in Boston to something that is not the pizza of the early 80s and 70s. It is also not exactly the old pizza of the North End but it's close. That's all said to say that it's much better than most of the local pizza--sauce that tastes saucy, cheese in the right proportions and the crust is thinner than most. The price is good. The staff were friendly. My short list locally is Pinos in Cleveland Circle on Beacon Street, Mama Lisa's on Winter Hill, Joes in Medford (not far away), Santarpios and Regina in the North End or Brighton. I steer clear of the other ones which are tasteless round things with not much zesty tomato, crust that crunches either like potato chip-ish texture or is spongy, and cheese that just overwhelms in both tastelessness and such--throwing vegetables or meat on top, although it can look good , does not necessarily fix it. Go try pizza in New York City (Rays), New Haven or what's left in the North End. That's the gold standard. We used to have Capones and the European and that style of pizza is missed sorely. Anyone that can identify old school thin crust pizza where the tomatoe and cheese melt together but still allow one to taste the tomato sauce--let me know. read more

really good pizza!! thin slices, great crust, and amazing flavors. perfect cheese to sauce ratio. got one cheese pie and one buffalo chicken - cheese was a great classic and the chicken had great texture with a good kick to it. only reason for 4 stars is price and wish it was crispier read more

For quick, cheaper food its a good place to stop by. I tried a Italian hoagies which was decent and the other time a calzone which I wasnt to happy about. Calzone's normally have ricotta cheese but they do not add it automaticly. It was huge though no clue what a large would be since I had gotten a small. I didnt try the pizza so cant comment on that. I lived in NY so the pizza they had which I think is greek style was just a little to different looking for my taste. Someday I will have to try it from someplace if I go to Boston again. read more

I like this place a lot, I've been going for over 5 years. The pizza here is well above average and it's SUPER affordable. Expect a New York style pie with crispy thin crust. Pretty much everything on the menu is good. I really like the fried dough babies, not enough pizza joints bother with fried dough. One of the best pizza joints in Arlington read more

Delicious crispy thin, I mean thin, crust pizza with not too sugary sauce. Big thumbs up!

I love it here. There are a lot of great places like this, and Maria's is one of them. They do a great job with buffalo chicken subs and pizza too. I think the prices are exactly reasonable. They are what I believe is a fair price. The law of supply and demand being what it was, I definitely would order two buffalo chicken subs if the prices were half. There are a lot of great restaurants like this and Maria's is one of them. some places have similar menu's to that, but they are struggling with quality. not maria's. It seems unlikely they will not to a great job anytime soon. above average. they know what they are doing. read more

Been getting my pizza at another local place but was diappointed the last few times so I tried Maria's and I'm glad I did. The pizza is really good, I had the regular cheese and it was damn good real fresh tasting, very thin crust and very large, my wife had the antipasto salad with all the cold cuts on top and she liked it thought everything tasted fresh and the fries were good too. read more

I had to write a review because I have moved to Arlington and have been frequenting this place. I've been a few times and each time the service is pretty ok. The same dude is there and takes your order. Meh neither friendly nor non-friendly, which I kind of like. I've had the pizza and I have to say it was pretty damn good and I am from Jersey. The sauce is a little sub par, could use some more flavor, but overall the pizza was still good. Sauce could use a little kick shoot, maybe even salt and pepper, oregano, some flavor - who knows. It's bland but the overall other ingredients carried the pizza well. My friend had an eggplant parm from them and it was decent. I mean this place isn't any AUTHENTIC Italian cuisine. It is your standard corner pizza store which is what I am basing my review on. However, I have to say, I have always been satisfied after ordering food from here. Not like WOW or YUCK, just my meal was good. It does the trick for the price point and most of the items being frozen fried. The pizza dough is fresh and they will roll it out in front of you. They are fast too. I would agree with some of the suggestions that they limit the items they carry and make better quality. I also feel like they should include OIL and Vinegar or some sort of house dressing as a staple. But either way I decided to write a review because every time I order from here I really feel like I got a decent meal for my price. read more

Pizza is terrible. It's on like cracker now. Looks like they are pre frozen. They use to be the best! So sad read more

Big Daddy’s 2 - Rock solid.. yum - Pizza Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Look, for I know this is sacrilege against your Regina's and Santarpio's, but for me this is the best pizza in the city. NY style, great dough, great toppings. The Bostonian is my personal favorite. read more

I had always liked this place when I lived near it a few years ago, I moved away - and recently came back to Arlington - so when we decided to order pizza delivered, I naturally thought of Maria's. Wow, was I shocked at how BAD the pizza was. Totally PRE-MADE and PREVIOUSLY FROZEN - think supermarket quality bad pizza. Crust exactly like one of those crappy frozen food aisle pizzas. just plain sucked. Waste of my money. will not ever order from them again. too bad - obviously looking for better margin dollars than serving good food. dang, too bad. read more

I have now tried a lot of different things on Maria's menu and have to bump them up a notch. The gyros and steam bombs are great and the salads are fresh. The menu is so varied it makes it easy to find something quick for dinner. Delivery is still just as speedy and friendly (and did I mention cheap) as it always has been. read more