I was in town to help my brother and sister in law move in. He recommended for us to check out this personal size craft pizza joint and it turned into quite a find. First of all, we had beer cheese breadsticks. The breadsticks were soft with a terrific seasoning. The beer cheese was bonus. I love pizza but I love wings more! I just had to have jal-magno wings. I felt like the sauce favored the sweet fruitiness of the mango more than the spiciness of the Jalapeño. Either way, I loved every moment of it! The wings were grilled with some chargrill on them and really seasoned with salt and pepper. The ranch was made from buttermilk and made in-house. Here are the setbacks that kept it from being a 5 though I was very close to making it a 5. I don't drink cokes or beer so water it is. The water did not taste good. The service didn't bring us plates or napkins with the breadsticks. I really feel like this is nit-picking. I would go back and next time try a pizza. read more

Brienzo's Pizza + Bar - Jal-mango wings with ranch - Pizza Near Me - Peoria Heights, Illinois

Terribly overpriced . It was over $20 for basically the equivalent of personal sized pizza . Crazy . Peoria shouldn't have these prices

The Service is one of the worst I have ever experienced! The pizza is good not as good as they are charging you for it. Very nice atmosphere liked sitting outside with the band. read more

If I could go lower I would complete disregard for cartryout orders I waited 2 hours and when I asked when it will be ready they said 2 more hours read more

We have been long time customers of Brienzo's, as far back as their original location in Junction City. Over time, we have noticed the food, servers and overall shape of the restaurant go downhill. The turnover in help is stunning. There never appears to be a "real" manager on site but rather a server who has been designated the manager for the night. Beau (the owners son in his 20's) is on a mission to open as many businesses as he (or his father) possibly can. From all indications, this practice seems to be hurting business rather than enhancing it. On a recent visit to the Peoria Heights location, the young man cooking pizza's was picking his nose!!! The place looked VERY dirty in many areas of the restaurant. Some time ago, smaller booths were replaced with GIANT ones that could seat nine guests. My husband and I have been seated there which does not lend itself to an enjoyable experience. Where the booths were changed around, the floor was not touched up leaving areas with no finish on the floor at all (tacky). The new location at Grand Prairie had two other people in the restaurant the night we checked it out. We assumed it would be busy given it was new to the area. Not so! I would say these businesses need the owners (both) to either hire competent restaurant managers and/or spend more time at their sizable investments. If not, they would not be the first business owners to close and then blame it on everything but themselves. Take ownership of your mismanagement. Saying you are opening numerous businesses does not success make... read more

When 0% tip is appropriate but you guilt yourself into tipping 20%. Unacceptable level of service.

I ordered garlic Alfredo pizza and it was more cheesy than expected. The chicken pieces were little less when compared with other places. The service was slow and we received our order a little late even though there wasn't much crowd. The ambiance is perfect for couple, family and friends. read more

Brienzo's Pizza + Bar - Garlic Alfredo - Pizza Near Me - Peoria Heights, Illinois

Brienzo's was nicely decorated. Motivational thoughts on the walls. TVs for viewing. Service was very good. It didn't take long to get my food. The pizza was pretty good. The cheese bread was very good. Give this place a try. This place only make personal pizzas. read more

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The pizza tastes fine, but it's tiny. When I was ordering, I didn't see they were 10". That's a small, tiny pizza and certainly not worth the price. We order delivery, which does add fees. But two of these micro pizzas plus a tip was $52. We won't be ordering again, delivery or pick up. Too expensive for the size. There's a huge population that would probably buy all their pizza from this place, but not for this price and not for the size. read more

Nearly $20 for a personal pizza is just ridiculous, and the pizza came out cold and soggy. Drink prices expensive, plus an extra charge just to pay with credit. No thanks, never going back. read more

Great service Best pizza in Peoria Best wings especially with Szechuan sauce Reasonable prices Clean read more

Pizza is a special craft of theirs. They are considered New York personal pan pizza. My opinion.

Fantastic beer cheese breadsticks followed by a pizza. Pizza had a nice sweet sauce and good ingredients. Service was good. Nice ambiance. We will be back. Really good food. read more

We ordered a pizza with sausage, pepperoni, and onions. We ordered through grub hub and it arrived cold. I was so disappointed with the pizza because it had very few toppings. I only counted 8 pepperonis!! You would think we would get more for a $40 pizza! Will not order from there again. read more

Excellent pizza. Never dined in. Don't know about customer service, but the pizza is AMAZING!

They updated their menu and got the Beekeeper. Would definitely recommend, it's now my new favorite

I never post reviews even when I absolutely love a place but this time, I had to! First off, I was apprehensive because of mixed reviews about group settings. We had a baseball team planned for dinner here during one of the biggest tourneys in the Illinois going on- the Brad Wallin! Anyways, I saw that the patio was full for our times so I did 3-4 reserved tables inside to fit our group of baseball boys and parents. I was nervous as I called 10-12 times regarding our reservations and emailed about 3-4 times. Wanted to make sure we could all be close together and that we weren't over working them with our huge group! Team dinners like this one happens maybe once, twice a season tops, so it's special for us when we can all dine together! Come to find out the young man helping us when we arrived was the owners son and immediately took the blame for us not being able to get a return phone call or email! All of our reservations were honored and they did a phenomenal job placing us all together, the waitresses were amazing to our rowdy bunch of boys, and we felt welcomed the entire dinner! 43+ people mind you! While this place was also packed!!! And rightfully so- the wait staff was friendly and down to earth, the appetizers (beer cheese breadsticks and meatballs were phenomenal) the pizza was soooo good and well priced and the ambience is stellar!!!! We will be back a million times over in the future- thanks again from the Kewanee A's and families:) read more

The food is absolutely delicious!! I live in Michigan but definitely gonna have to come back again.

Was seated for 30 minutes and our server never came up to us. When we flagged someone down we were informed that they were out of pizza. The place was not even half full. Ridiculous read more

The place was nice and rustic a bit. It's located in a very good area. The service could use improvement. We got the Jalapeño chicken pizza. The crust was very good and had a small char which was very good. It was a tad bit spicy here and there but the pizza lacked flavor though. Overall a decent place. (3.5/5) read more

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So happy to find a vegan pizza option in the area, and it did not disappoint. Delicious! read more

Brienzo's Pizza + Bar - Vegan cheese with veggies - Pizza Near Me - Peoria Heights, Illinois

Excellent Pizza and great service! I tried the Buffalo Chicken Ranch pizza and it's my new favorite!

Snotty lil greeter at the door. How does management not know how rude she is? Pizza was mediocre. I think a frozen pizza would be better. My Caesar salad had dressing and lettuce. Won't be returning. Atmosphere was nice read more

we ate here today in the heights for the first time i was pleased with the food and service, however, 1.99 for extra ranch is terrible. When it came to paying we were told we could pay with table top device but we were not there was charge to to use it. so basically we had to pay to pay our bill? This was absolutely the most unethical process I have ever heard of. This needs to changed. read more

Cold, burnt crust, no flavor. Bowling alley pizza, a Torino's party pizza would have been better.

Food wasn't great, had a personal pizza, the crust was burnt black. Service was horrible. We did get seated immediately but after we sat down, we sat there for 14 minutes before a waitress had to tell our waitress , that was on her phone, that she had customers seated in her area. Even after the girl told our waitress she had customers she continued to play on her phone. read more

Breadsticks with beer cheese are phenomenal! Pizza is just okay and service can be a little slow. Location is fantastic and atmosphere is fun!! read more

Came here on a moderately busy evening for dinner and had a so-so experience. The atmosphere and interior was great and rem in nds me of places I ate at in Chicago. Ordered breadsticks, a pepperoni pizza, and the carnivore pizza. The carnivore was excellent! Plentiful and good quality. The pepperoni was not bad, but both of them didn't have much sauce. Our waitress forgot the breadsticks, but once they came out were good. Service wasn't great though. We waited on refills for about 15 minutes and for our bill, but it could have been worse. read more

Brienzo's Pizza + Bar - Pepperoni Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Peoria Heights, Illinois

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We asked to sit outside and the host was very accommodating and for us a seat right away. I asked our server, I believe his name was Mike, what some good cocktails were and he gave me some of his favorites. I ordered the Mr. Collins and it was a really fresh, summery drink. We ordered the beer cheese breadsticks- the beer cheese sauce was sooo good and the breadsticks were definitely homemade and perfectly baked! the pizza was also delicious! we got the La Rosa and the Caribbean signature pizzas. The crust was very crunchy and we enjoyed both pizzas. I can't say enough good things about our server, Mike, though! He was very prompt and made sure all of our needs were met. He stated he was new and he appreciated the compliments we gave him, but he definitely deserved it! A+ service even when we could tell he was pretty busy! We will definitely be back! We devoured the pizza too quick to get any pictures! read more

My fiancé and I stopped by to order pizza and it was one of the best I've had in the city! Amazing quality and taste. I would recommend this place! read more

Brienzo's Pizza + Bar - Meatballs and pizza!! - Pizza Near Me - Peoria Heights, Illinois

We were celebrating the 104th birthday of Bill Bougie, an incredibly special person and WWII veteran. Bill loved his sausage pizza, beer and special birthday celebration dessert that Dan presented him with!! Sincere thanks to Dan, Lydia and all of the workers and patrons at Brienzo's on October 22nd! We've already been back!! read more

We celebrated my daughter's 14th birthday there tonight. Food was so good. The service was absolutely amazing. We had Rae as our server. She was so fun and made the night so special. We will definitely be back!! read more

Oh my let me tell you the food here is amazing to the t the pizza is great the appetizers are really good as well along with the different type of beer not many but very good choices. I would def give this place a 10/10 on everything service,cleanliness,and the food was nice and hot. Give it a try. read more

ZERO STARS!! Will never spend another dollar at Brienzo's Wood Fired Pizza. We are watching Decade Of Decadence up at Pour Brothers. We have bought multiple drinks from inside Brienzo's Bar. There's a table that has been empty all night so we were using a couple seats from the table. We had them maybe 5-10 feet from the table. They came out and moved the seats back to the table so we went and sat at the table. They called the police and had the police come tell us that they didn't want us sitting there. I Told the cops we are paying customers. What a f'n joke. The table is still sitting empty. Aren't the tables outside bars for customers. They definitely lost some customers tonight. Boycott this place, go somewhere else!! read more

I visited my friend today and traveled from Tennessee. She took me to Brienzo's. We didn't have reservations and had to wait for about an hour. Alex, the host was very friendly and efficient! He sat us as soon as he could on a busy Friday night. Let me tell you that it was worth the wait! The breadsticks with beer cheese was the best I've ever had and the jalapeño, bacon pizza was amazing! This is now my favorite pizza! Please consider opening one in Lakeland, Tn. at the Lake District! read more

My pizza tasted undercooked. I paid extra for the hot honey drizzle and didn't get it. I also had to cut the pizza myself

We come here every time when seeing our kid at Bradley. The pizza is great, the service awesome and the drinks cold.

I've been here three times now and keep hoping it gets better. The pizza is decent, personally wish it was cooked a little more to get a good crisp. That is what makes a wood fired pizza. Flavors are good, just a crispier crust would make it great. Service is average. Servers do not seem excited to serve. Had a waiter take my order and he was fine, another girl brought my pizza and asked if I needed anything, I asked for a sangria and she seemed annoyed. This place is in a good spot and could be a great dining experience if the crew was excited and made it fun for customers. I get that it is difficult to find help right now but good training goes a long way. They do tend to rush you to get the table open for next customer but to me, that is not always good to bring check early. I would have ordered another drink but didn't because of that. I wasn't holding up seating for others. Will I be back after three subpar experiences? Maybe not but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Cheese Nuts is by far a better pizza all the way around. I will try there next time I'm in the mood for a good wood fired pizza. read more

Birthday group of friends decided to go out to Brienzo's. Ordered cheese sticks and a salad. Both were very tasty. Everyone loved their choice of menu items. I will go back again when alfresco dining opens up again in warmer weather. read more

My mom and I decided to try someplace new today for lunch, and this is the spot! Nice and quiet, good energy and music with a lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff, Angie was wonderful and attentive! Garlic cheese sticks were delicious, the goat cheese salad we had included spinach, some walnuts, red onion, bacon and peppers with a few other things, but sweet and just the right amount of savory. Never tried a salad like that, it was perfect! We picked the Buffalo Chicken Ranch pizza and that was just as you'd suspect, amazing... right down to the strawberry cheesecake gelato and root beer float we ordered for dessert! Worth every penny. Will be back again! read more

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