Late night tastiness Good undercarriage slices Enjoyable slice Passing through Des Moines a few days ago traveling east to west, Chicago to CO, and arrived at the hotel late and hungry with limited options. The front desk lady recommended Big Tomato Pizza Company. I, being a self-proclaimed pizza connoisseur, wanted to try it out. Although we ordered it around 1am and although it was only a mile and a half away from our hotel near the Casey Center, 6 min drive, it took about 45 mins to arrive. However, I cannot blame them because they said it would be 45 mins to an hour. Maybe it's just a busy food spot past midnight even on a Monday night/Tuesday morning. The delivery driver arrived, a very friendly older gentleman, and he informed me that although we ordered a medium 14" (which was interesting to me because most pizza places classify a large as 14"), we were gifted a large 16" for the same price. Half pepperoni for me, half bacon, onion, and Roma tomato for my mom. The dough was a great mixture of crispy and chewy, the cheese was nice and stretchy, good quality cheese imo, and it was just a good slice, both halves. I would've given it a 3/5, however, there are no half stars which I dislike about Yelp, because I really want to give it a 3.5/5, but I'll round up, especially because of the good service and the size upgrade. I also don't believe in perfection so I'll never give out a true 5 star, I have on this app but they're really 4.5/5. The slice was good, not top of the line but definitely something I'd go back for. I enjoyed Big Tomato Pizza. read more

Big Tomato Pizza It's been around since 92 and changed ownership in 96. It's a little hole and wall off Ingersoll. It's very much a neighborhood joint with most of the business initially coming from the numerous bars in the area.. I've been there numerous times over the years. Usually very late at night on my way home , picking up a slice. I understand they have some mixed reviews from their delivery pizzas and their full pizzas. There's not a late night bar crowd much anymore.We're back in the day the people would zoom by and pick up a slice on their way home after leaving the bar.I think that kind of culture has changed. I think I was originally attracted to the place because of their neon sign that said lousy service. It's also about expectations, everyone is under staffed, so I always appreciate the service staff who are working. I\n'm sure it's hard to find people that wanna work late at night making pizzas. I know the owner doesn't work late nights anymore. Remember its about expectations this is not a suburban based restaurant or a high end bistro that are now up and down the street. I would never dine there.It's not made for it and I especially wouldn't want to listen to heavy metal music while i'm eating my pizza. Most people order and pick up or buy a slice.I've never been a fan of Pizza delivery. I can't imagine having that as a job and not making very much money and really caring about things. They don't handle doordash, They do grubhub. Mostly to deliver their own. The slices I have had were always well prepared, hot and delicious. read more

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We had the WORST experience on Halloween night 10/31. I'm not sure if Megan or Morgan was her name (from what the homeless outside told me) thought we were drunk asf and thought she could get away with being rude and disrespectful, but that was not the case. She was yelling at my fiancé because he decided to stand up for a couple and my sister. The employee was being rude and my fiancé got involved and told her she must HATE her job to be treating customers so poorly. She slid the slices to the couple, NOT hand them, slid them aggressively. So my fiancé being the person he is decided to stand up for them and started telling her stuff which escalated real quick and she started yelling and he threw the pizza just like she had and everyone in the building got kicked out. I decided to take a video because I knew right away that a review needed to be left about this employee and her absolutely horrible behavior. Yeah so she flipped me off in the video lol so Big Tomatoe that's the type of employee you have working for your business? Also, not to mention she herself looked like she had some drinks in her lol. read more

Big Tomato Pizza - Employee flipping me off! - Pizza Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

We came here after eating a really expensive dinner downtown and not being full. We needed something to fill our bellies and so we turned to Big Tomato pizza. I was hoping they would sell single slices of pizza to curb our hunger....and thankfully they do! They sell single slices most anytime of day (and not just after 10pm like they might have done back in the day...according to my boyfriend). It's very affordable at $4 a slice and they have about 6 different single slice pizza options to choose from (i.e. pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon with pineapple). Service was friendly and fast. Pizza tasted great as well! We'll have to order a full size pizza with other topping ingredients next time! read more

We are in town to attend a ceremony at the state capital and our manager at the hotel we were staying recommended big tomato pizza.. since we got in kind of late, how cool it is they deliver until 3 am!!!! We ordered pepperoni and mozzarella calzone... And pepperoni and sausage calzone and gosh it was delicious... It came delivered to our hotel piping hot and so good .... It's convenient to have them deliver so late... And within the timing that they told us ... if you're in town... This is some great pizza to enjoy... They also have some really interesting house specialties read more

Big Tomato Pizza - Pepperoni and sausage calzone - Pizza Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Started off with low expectations considering the location and the sound of the place, definitely a place for takeout, medium cost (coming from someone who lives in Massachusetts). But overall really tasty and i don't feel gross after eating here. read more

We usually order pizza from Eatery A - and it's always good but we decided to give Big Tomato Pizza a try as it has been on Ingersoll AVE for years!!! must be good, right?! It was $30 with a tip delivered for a medium pizza and it was the WORST pizza we have ever had in Des Moines...and we have been in DM for 52 years! we threw more than half of the pizza in the trash! I gave them some honest feedback - but no offer to refund us! read more

Great pizza all around. A plus that they deliver so late in the evening/ early AM. Will definitely be ordering again when we are in town.

Pizza is mid and overpriced. Plus they play annoying heavy metal full volume. Only reason to come here is if nothing else is open.

Great pizza, always a go to at all hours of the night and day. Was a little unsatisfied the driver left the pizza at the door and left. The app showed the order was still being prepared so I figured they were busy. Was surprised when I went to the door and saw the pizza sitting there. It was cold and had to be reheated. Now saying that, it was still delicious. Not sure if the app is buggy or there was a miscommunication but a little extra goes a long way. If you continue to check your front door, you won't miss your pie sitting there, but a knock or doorbell ring could have prevented this, or fix the app so it shows when the driver is on the way. Will still order from here again because cold pizza made right is still good pizza. read more

Chili dog pizza is the best I'm not big hot dog per so really didn't think I would fall in love with a pizza like this

Oh, my gosh! You might not ever think of a honey and garlic pizza with Alfredo sauce...But it is amazing! We are a pepperoni/onion family as well! The Margarita pizza... we always throw one of those in our order! That's our "go to"! The pizzas and delivery are amazing! If you are out late... you can get slices, giant slices of pizza CHEAPER THAN YOUR LAST beer (or drink) and that starts at 10pm. (Says my son, I'm never out that late) ! It is a "to go" kinda place... but sitting on the curb eating a slice on Ingersoll, while waiting for an Uber...rocks! The crew is super fun. No judgment zone! It's a friendly awesome, inviting place! We get delivery a lot! My 20 something's will go for slices! read more

Big Tomato Pizza - Menu! - Pizza Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

We've order Big Tomato multiple times. Usually the honey garlic is amazing. These past two times we've ordered have been extremely disappointing. We waited 2 hours for pizza and they forgot to bring one. Had to drive back to the store to get it to bring it to us. Annoying but not the end of the world. However! This time beyond disappointing! We ordered $118 worth of pizza. 4 pizzas- honey garlic, pepperoni, lemon pepper chicken and combination. The top of the pizzas were so charred/ burnt and beyond dry! Pizzas also had no warmth to them. Pizzas took about 90 mins to get to us. When we called the store to let them know their response was the driver would have to come back pick up all the pizzas, take them back to the store and have them remade. We were feeding 10 people with 3 of them being children. Couldn't give a timeframe on how long remaking them would make and it was already pushing 8:30. They mentioned they were very busy and the best they could do was put $25 credit towards our next order. read more

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Even though they still owe me a refund from years ago over a delivery that was never delivered, I've given up on that and just rarely get pickup now. Well, they say it themselves best- "lousy service". They do it on purpose, i know, the employees are so extra sometimes just trying to be rude for no reason. They make a decent pizza though. We usually get the honey garlic alfredo one with light honey. It was tasty, but the edges are always either charred or undercooked on one side. Overall, coming from someone who has always worked customer service jobs, they're just lazy. read more

Big Tomato Pizza - Charred edges - Pizza Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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Took 2 different pizzas home to enjoy. Loved the tomato sauce, excellent thin crust with tons of topping. Service was good but it was take out. read more

Ordered a med chicken broccoli Alfredo and a med meatza and a raspberry cheesecake pizza. There was a garlic bread included as part of the deal with two pizzas. They did not send the sauce with the garlic bread. Or the 4 other sauces that I ordered at $1.80 each. So that was $8 lost. The chicken broccoli pizza was dry and flavorless. The meatza was good. The raspberry cheesecake pizza was a bit overcooked and dry. The garlic bread was not toasted much and a bit soft and soggy. The extra sauces would have helped both of the pizzas that were dry. But we never received them. Door dash never responded to the question of where they were. I paid $80 for all of this and it was not a good first impression. read more

Day two of a recent snowstorm we arrived in Des Moines for the night. It was late and due to the storm food options were limited. Even fast food locations (which in most states tend to stay open through bad weather) had closed earlier in the day. At my hotel, the concierge suggested Dominos. I was even willing to go to a grocery or convenience store and get something from the salad bar or microwavable. But, finding an open business was not simple. Calls to Domino's revealed how busy they were all day and that they wanted to go home early... As I searched and searched online I was lucky to come across Big Tomato. I must have called a dozen restaurants and all were closed or about to close. I phoned in an order and they responded they would be open pretty late. I didn't read reviews in advance, I was mostly interested in getting hot food. Had I read reviews in advance I may have known that these guys like to dish out 'lousy service,' in person and over the phone. I get that it's a quirky gimmick. It's unnecessary though. The order taker was being short for reasons unbeknownst to me in the moment. I learned later after arriving for the pickup. In green neon the words, "lousy service" glows in the window. Ah.. so that's why. Fifty-five minutes later. The pizza was perfect. Thin crust with a slight crunch. Their sauce leans to a salty flavoring rather than sweet. The toppings were ample. I ordered a house specialty. The combination which is comprised of mushroom, onions, pepperoni and sausage. On the side, I ordered a calzone. I kinda wanted something different to sample as well. We had had plenty of fast food from road stops so all were eager for something freshly prepared. Among the three of us, we thoroughly enjoyed. Which was best? It was a flip between the two. Both were fresh and still piping hot and very tasty. My personal favorite was the calzone. Prepared with cheese, chicken and marinara sauce. Cutting into the calzone, cheese and stuffings oozed out. That was a huge calzone! Had we the time, probably would have had 'seconds' the next day. But, it was back to da Chi. read more

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Those flavors are money ! Garlic honey is a prize I didn't know I wanted in my mouth ! It's good to see they are believes in pineapple belongs on pizza I also got Canadian bacon and pineapple. By the slice starts at 10 pm a good time to get your flavor tastebuds on! This will be another late night stop next time I find myself in Des Moines after dark! I was so ravenous I savaged that pizza in my tummy. Thanks Big Tomato ! read more

I am on a quest to try every pizza in Des Moines Metro. Judging on a wide variety of personal likes etc. BTP is such an experience from their self proclaimed " Lousy Service" to a list of toppings so extensive it will make you laugh. The pick up window is and the people say it all they do pizza and nothing else. But they do it well! Best in DM I can't say for sure. In my personal top 3 without a doubt!! This place is without a doubt a hidden gem. A custom paint job on the walls and loud music is a nice touch. It's an experience! read more

Service is lousy!! But they tell you that upfront!! It's a local legend. Get the garlic honey and see what happens yummm

Looking for a quick bite? Why not try a late night pizza slice. Their sauce is amazing. I forgot how thick and robust it is. I'm a simple girl. Pepperoni, but they have a ton of unique flavor pairings, including honey and jalapeño. They are much smaller than I remember (traditional slice slice) cause they used to be huge. One slice hung over the paper plate. The slice I got was $4. I remember it being much cheaper, too. However, the nostalgia was enough for me. All I needed was to scoop the loop. read more

I biked to get a few fresh slices around 8 pm on a Wednesday and they didn't have any that were fresh. They were so incredibly kind to offer me 4:30 pizza at a discount. Definitely coming back just for the kindness. read more

The pizzas are even better than I remember from 20 years ago.Toppings nobody else carries on hand not even 2 mention the quality is the same if u order at 7pm or 130am read more

Easily the worst (non-chain) pizza place in the metro. They deliver fast they are probably good people however the pizza is absolutely terrible. This is one of the only times I think I've ever had to throw out a pizza after eating a few pieces. A friend of mine came to town as well a few weeks later and this was the only place open. I warned them however he still ordered this pizza at about 1:00 a.m. and he didn't finish it as well it was so bad. The crust honestly tastes like they used mop water when making it. read more

Quick service, solid portion of toppings, and good sauce, thin crust. Couldn't ask much more for a late night delivery.

honey garlic pizza is my fave so are the italian fries which are stuffed mozzarella sticks!

Got a medium pie with ricotta, pepperoni, and banana peppers. Flavor is very good and the crust is nice. Wouldn't necessarily call it New York style as advertised and for $29 it's a little pricey. Lol. Service was good within the restaurant. read more

Big Tomato Pizza - pepperoni, peppers, and cheese - Pizza Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

People there are super friendly and chill great for when you can't sleep and are hungry

I love this pizza. New owners improving the experience and delivery time. I'm a fan of all cheese, love the thinner crust!

Big Tomato has seen its time as a business. In the early 2000s you could get away with a subpar product with up and coming workers. Now it's always employees clearly on drugs, never washing their hands, I've even had one employee smoke a cigarette while she served my slice, pupils as huge as saucers. Shotty service and horrible old pizza isn't charming anymore. Big tomato sucks and if you're not even going to try just shut down. read more

We needed some grub at the end of the night at a late hour so we came to The Tomato. The menu is hand written on the counter and it's by the slice to go. They have a little bar type seating on one side, but not much room. The pizza was really good, but I am going to go average for now because a second visit is needed. I tried the pepperoni, the cheese, and sausage and mushroom. The crust was a medium crust in between thick and thin. Very good crust, the sauce was also very good. Plenty of toppings. I will definitely be back to the Tomato to try some more pizza. I like the way it's by the slice so you can try a couple different pieces. read more

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I don't know what all the negs are about. The place warns you with a darn sign in the window. I kept my expectations as low as humanly possible. Possibly this tainted my experience because I was super impressed, and have been every time we've gotten pizza from here. The lemon pepper chicken pizza is amazing. Straight up. All their crust is thin and delicious. Their specialty pizzas are all good (except for that chili dog thing....what in the ever living heck is that?! No dice!) Also, the pizza keeps well and reheats well. Order from them when you aren't in a time crunch, be nice even if they're rude, and you'll enjoy your pizza, I swear. P.S....yes I read that review about the toenail. I gotta admit...a toenail in my pizza would do me in, too. If that ever happens to my pizza, Big Tomato, you're fired. read more

Order two large pizzas, the pepperoni was find, but the Cajun shrimp crust was almost not edible - charred. Usually Big Tomato is great, but not tonight. read more

Hate to give a "bad review" because I love their pizza but the service is awful. Yet another business to claim the "post COVID" can't help good help, can't get ingredients, and it seems like every experience is laden with poor service Today. Placed a large order, right as they opened, and asked on timing. I asked twice, just to be sure, and was told 45 minutes. I show up, on time, and am told my order hadn't been made yet or even in the oven. Frustrating because lunch hour for some people is very finite and I would just expect some type of accurate projection on something that they do daily . Great pizza but need help on their operation to continue to get my business read more

Absolute worst ran place I've ever been to. The wait time is excruciatingly long, the employees are rude, and the pizza is subpar. I don't understand how a place ran as poorly as this can stay in business these days. read more

The service at Big Tomato was great. The pizza made me projectile vomit on the second slice. I ordered Honey Garlic Alfredo Pizza and the amount of minced garlic that was put on the pizza was disrespectful. I hope that someone spilled garlic on the slice I ate and was just too lazy to pick it off, not that someone would think it was ok to create a full layer of garlic on a pizza. This pizza would have made anyone vomit. There was a thick layer of garlic on every piece and the texture of the garlic was so prevalent you would have thought they were trying to run a vampire out of town. read more

I've been eating here since high school. I'm 40 now. There's a reason why I keep going there. It's very good.

The pizza is very good and tastes like fresh ingredients and homemade pizza. The service is crappy. Their thing is they sell pizza by the slice late at night, but they're usually out of most slices and the staff takes the "lousy service" sign to seriously. Hey it's fine, make a rude remark and you get no tip. Saves me money and maybe you like insulting people. We both win! This is one of MANY pizza joints in Des Moines that has very good pizza. Just be ready for some moron to act a fool. I should note that not all staff are bad. Usually the younger ones are. read more

The pizza is really good and the service sucks, EXACTLY as the sign says! The taste of the pizza was worth the wait. It's not a fancy decor in here at all. But they DO have a neon sign that says lousy service. Forewarned! Marcy'sDinerTantrumScale 5/5- NoScreamingKids. It wasn't loud at all. I came at an off time this last visit. Street parking. Staff actually not THAT bad. CyHawkApproved. Prices ok. Definitely worth the trip! read more

We were quoted 1hr 10min for delivery. Pizza was ordered at 6:15pm CST, it was just delivered at 8:36pm CST. The pizza looks good, but it's dry, the chicken is dry, the sauce is non existent, tomatoes are dry, and the crust is dry...not worth the $20. Added bacon and chicken to the Big Tomato Special. I thought bacon made everything better...thank God for bacon... Little Ceasar's Hot and Ready is better, and my dog wouldn't even eat that! read more

Big Tomato Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa