First time trying this place after hearing great reviews from some friends. We ended up ordering two pizzas. One had sausage and banana peppers and the other was mushroom and green peppers. The crust was a cracker crust and not super salty. It even had some bubbles in it, which is my favorite part of a pizza! The sauce was also a nice balance to the cheese and toppings. Pretty good pizza overall. The thing that we found most interesting is the number of slices they managed to cut. We got medium pizzas and there were probably 25-30 squares. Staff was super friendly when we came to pickup the order and everything was ready on time. Very efficient service for the small location. read more

Buck's Pizza - Mushroom & green pepper - Pizza Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Went to Jade monkey and after a number of drinks decided to get carry out from Bucks, as you can order and bring it back to the bar. It was my first time having their pizza. We had pizza with extra sauce, sausage and mushrooms. It was absolutely amazing!! it is cracker thin crust so if that is your thing, I say definitely give it a try. I would definitely order again. read more

Every time we have picked up at Bucks it has been an amazing experience! Greatest crispy crust, perfect amount & blend of cheeses, we love, love it with sausage & jalapeño. We can't wait to get home to eat it! Something about Bucks consistently amazing! Bucks don't have seating, pick up only with plenty of parking. read more

Buck's Pizza - Sausage & Jalapeño - Pizza Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Pizza is cracker thin Chicago bar style. Fast service, lots of cheese. Order from here, it's great. read more

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Passing through town and decided on Bucks because of the reviews. I ordered a pizza for pick up and unfortunately the dough was still a bit raw. The pizza was no where cooked long enough. read more

Almost every Sunday I get a medium sausage pepperoni with banana peppers after playing golf. Every pizza seems to be better than the last one before it. Thank you for putting so much love and attention into my pizza. I mean it. read more

I have had 3 large pepperonis so far and each time the pizza is delicious. Thin crust is deliciously thin. Great service as well.

Great crust from a pizza oven that cooks a crust like it is meant to be if you like a crispy traditional crust.

This is a Madison must do! I have several favorite things about this place: 1. They don't deliver, don't do dine-in, they just focus on making good pizza. 2. Their sauce is my #1 favorite in town so I always get extra. 3. We used to order one large for the two of us, but we found ourselves fighting over the last pieces so now we have to order two. Thankfully this doesn't cost an arm and a leg so we can get multiple. 4. If you hang out at a local establishment that is within a block of them, they'll run pizzas over to you! 5. Even at their busiest time, your pie is still ready within a reasonable time frame. 6. Save your receipts for a free pie! 7. Everyone who works here is super friendly. If you haven't tried Buck's pizza, yet, you're missing out! read more

Buck's Pizza - Large pepperoni, extra cheese - Pizza Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Some time ago I had a craving for simple, greasy thin crust pizza -- the sort you get at that secretly great dive bar that your friend tipped you off to. My search for that without all the trappings of said bar paid off in the form of Buck's Pizza. It's a tiny takeout only pizza place that is as no frills as you can get: 3 sizes, thin crust only. Adding toppings is more reasonable than most pizza joints, however, as they have figured out the secret we all know: meats are more expensive than vegetables. So unlike 95% of the pizza chains that charge $2-3 for any topping addition Buck's has different prices per topping related to how expensive they actually are. That said their pizzas can get a little expensive depending on your preferences. A 14" plain cheese starts at $14 so a couple of meat toppings will get you close to $20. read more

I think Buck's pizza is best if you have been drinking a lot because I could see this tasting much better when under the influence. We heard about Bucks from people who hang out at Chief's bar across the street and where you can order the pizza and they run it over. Thus my theory on the impact of alcohol on tastebuds. We ordered from our home and I drove the two minutes to Bucks to pick up the large pepperoni and onion pizza. Unlike most places it comes in a bag which didn't seem to help or hurt the quality. The pizza crust was cracker thin and worked well with the toppings. And yes as most have noted it was greasy. Overall it was good not great but the overwhelming sensation was that I was eating a frozen Tombstone pizza that I pulled out of our oven. Look for coupons online to save a couple of Bucks... Plenty of much better pizza joints in town - search them out. read more

Buck's Pizza is a Madison institution. The menu is simple - only three sizes of thin crust pizza and soft drinks. It's carry out only, but the Jade Monkey Cocktail Lounge is open next door, and Chief's is across the street, and both allow you to carry in so you can enjoy at the bar. The pizza is very thin with appropriate topping portions. The pizzas can get a little pricey as you load up on toppings, so this isn't your spot to go crazy. I recommend one or two toppings. You can also request extra sauce, light cheese, and "well done" if you are feeling extra creative. I don't find dramatic consistency issues as other reviewers have noted. I have noticed from time to time things can be a little different, but that's probably just a "who's working" situation. read more

My favorite thin crust pizza in Madison! Perfect amount of grease and the cheese is incredible! Tastes even better the next day!

Best pizza in Madison for as long as I can remember.. I even get partakes to take back to Milwaukee with me.

It sure seems to be the tried and true pizza place that is preferred by many long time Eastside residents. In an area saturated by crappy chains, Bucks is good pizza. Heck, they are in there rolling out thin crust doughs fresh the old school way. The bag it comes in (compared to a box) isn't very convenient and you can't get a pie bigger than 14". The bill can also rack up quickly if you pile on the toppings but isn't completely unreasonable when you realize it's the city. Staff is friendly, the place is clean enough, but parking when the VFW is busy can be tricky. Carry out only. If you're a little early just run across the street to Chief's and slam one down. read more

I seriously can't believe no one has reviewed Buck's yet. Buck's pizza is my all-time favorite thin crust pizza ever. The sauce is just right, they cut the pizza into little squares, and the crust is crackery and crisp. It's take-out only, but they deliver. This was my favorite pizza as a kid, and my parents favorite pizza when they were kids. Now that the west side location has moved to University Ave, and like 2 blocks from my house, it's going to be hard to resist the temptation to eat it daily. read more

Buck's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Simply put, the best pizza in Madison. I make sure to pick up a pizza every time I am in town and it's always completely amazing. The sausage is great, the cheese tasty and the crust absolutely perfect, paper thin and crunchy but never soggy. It's always a pleasure to patronize an old-school pizza shop like this and I couldn't recommend them more highly. read more

I absolutely LOVE this pizza! Worth the price and the drive thin crust plenty of cheese , friendly people. Usually busy but worth it. Reminds me of Sammy's in Superior, Eau Claire , and Duluth Mn read more

Excellent pizza. They do pizza and they do it well. Awesome thin crispy rust. Thicker tomato sauce and it's great!

We usually love Bucks, but tonight's pizza was blah. There a never leftovers; however, this is going to the trash can. Not much taste and when we called, the didn't seem too concerned we weren't pleased. read more

Bucks is a gem without a doubt. If you like good Milwaukee/Racine style pizza you need to eat here. Like order right now here! If you like NYC or Chicago pizza...you *may* be best ordering elsewhere; although I maintain hope that someday you appreciate the awesomeness that is square-cut, thin-crust, pizza. Keep topping choices to 2-3 at most to ensure crispy crust, tip, pay in cash if possible, and always make sure to bring a 'helper' if ordering more than two as these pizzas are not stackable - but then again my best advice is to park, order, grab a cocktail at Jade Monkey or the VFW, pick-up and go home very happy! read more

Pizza in a bag! Yes! Who doesn't like a steam filled bag holding in all the awesomeness that your pizza contains. You don't have to worry about this pizza getting cold on the ride home. This is a small pizza shack (kind of a hole in the wall) with excellent square cut sliced pizza. I used a Groupon the first time I went which included a six pack of soda (cans). One of the better Groupons I've purchased. Now that I've had their pizza a few times I can genuinely say it's not too bad. It's a great change of pace to the usual triangle sliced pizza in a box, and I appreciate that. I wish the they put more cheese and toppings on. It seems rather cheap, so for that they got demoted to 3 stars instead of 4. The thin style crust was nothing special, it was crust dusted with corn starch. So yeah.... Definitely not the worst pizza for take out on the east side of Madison, but not the best. As for pricing, I would suggest looking for a coupon or Groupon. The pizza is not really worth what they are asking for full price. read more

If you like thin crust pizza Bucks pizza is a good choice, they tend to be on the salty side . Ordering and pick-up has always been very easy and many times multiple pizza coupons are available! My first choice for take-out. read more

I was very disappointed in the pizza this time. I hadn't had the pizza here in a couple of years and we couldn't wait to order it when my mother came to visit. The taste was excellent, but lacked toppings majorly. We ordered half pepperoni, green olive and mushroom and the other half ham and pineapple with extra cheese all over. Absolutely no taste of pineapple and very few of any other topping([we even pulled up the cheese and looked). The cheese obviously was over cooked in order to have done this. The older woman at the counter (when I had picked up the pizza) was extremely rude. The gentleman on the phone had apparently given me the incorrect total price for the pizza with the coupon and I had gone in with the exact amount of money that he had told me. (I had even double checked with him on the phone that, that is the total price with the coupon and he said yes. I told the woman that I can go out to the car and get the two more dollars that she came up with and she snottingly said "just forget it" and pointed, "your pizzas right there". Wow, talk about rude. She made me feel very low and as if I did something wrong. As I walked out, I actually thought I just may never be back here again! read more

Really great find, loved our pizzas from here. If you aren't a fan of really thin crisp "cracker" crusts then stop reading. If you ARE a fan, then you need to come here. They have short dinner-time hours, but they make & cook them fast. We dropped in, placed our order & went next door to the VFW for an adult beverage. I don't know about you, but we need to stop by again, soon. See you there? read more

Eh. Their pizza is ok. I bought a Madison Perks deal and took a chance to try them out. The crust is incredibly thin. I am not a huge eater and I ate half of their large before I got full. Their sizes are not generously portioned out. Their largest pizza is still pretty small. We paid a bit extra for more toppings. I got my usual sausage and green pepper. I had one or two sausages on each square. More like one on each truthfully. It was very "chintzy" for lack of a better term. I want to like them more, but they are just sub-par. The only reason I did not give them a one, because the pizza was decent. It tasted ok. Nothing stood out to me. I appreciated that they put the pizza in the paper bags. It seals up the heat allowing you to get a better product home. Thank you Buck's for the bag pizza. Unfortunately, I will not be back again. read more

I've been eating pizza from Buck's for over 20 years now. And it's still that damn good! As Timothy pointed out, they don't waste their effort on promoting an image. Instead, they are all about their pizza. They made me a fan of the square cut. Who really wants a large ring or dry crust on the outside of their pizza anyway? It's just unused landscape for toppings. I have yet to have a better thin crust anywhere in Wisconsin. This place is well worth a trip for some carry-out. read more

Finally tried this place. Pretty solid thin-crust pizza. They have coupons on their website and through other sources. The store itself is very small and take-out only. Nice staff. I'll be back in the future. read more

Buck's Pizza - Pizza in a paper bag. Definitely a new concept to me. - Pizza Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Whatever you do don't order a 12" deluxe pizza cuz it'll end up costing you 23$.. pretty ridiculous. Every topping was an up charge. Basically you're screwing your customers. I'm finding it a little hard to understand how they have any good reviews. The pizza tastes like really salty frozen pizza. Nothing special. Won't be going back read more

Love this place because of it's simplicity. No dine-in, no stupid cheesy stuffed crusts, no cinnamon pull apart bread bites or some gross giant cookie dough thing that you cook at home - JUST pizza. Thin crust pizza that's made fast, consistently good, and uses minimal waste in that they use paper bags v. cardboard boxes for pizzas. Buck's on Cottage Grove Rd is our go to on nights when we're in a hurry, don't want to cook, etc. I especially like the fact that eating a Buck's pizza consists more of eating cheese/toppings and less so of a big pile of cooked dough. read more

This is my favorite pizza place of all time. Have been enjoying it since they opened back in the late sixties. Buck's is my first stop when I come back to Madison from where I live on the Coast. Been there 3 times this week already. Locals don't know how lucky they are to have this great pizza available. read more

Do you know why Buck's is the best pizza in Madison? Because the original owner brought the recipe from the heart of the Pizza Belt...Racine! What is the Pizza Belt? It is the area from Chicago north to Milwaukee where the Italian mafia laundered their monies by opening up pizzarias along the Lake Michigan coast. The best thin crust pizzas in the world can be found in places like Racine, Waukegan, Kenosha, etc. My fave is Wells Bros. in Racine. Anyway, Bucks is the closest thing to one of the Pizza Belt pizza's! read more

I really like the pizza here but give it 3 stars instead of 4 because WHAT IS UP WITH THE STUPID PIZZA BAGS?! Why can't you use boxes like everywhere else? The bags are endlessly frustrating to me. The toppings almost always get stuck to the bag, and if you order more than one pizza it's a logistical headache trying to get the damn things in the car and home in one piece. Buy some boxes, Buck! I would order from you way more often. read more

Best thin crust in madison area bar none. Their crust is thin and crispy. Their cheese is melted with just the right amount of sauce, and toppings. Quick pick up times typically 10-20 mins. We usually order over the phone and leave stopping at the gas station for drinks then on to bucks. We have never waited! Always to go, and you can get them par baked to finish at home. Don't pass this up if you're looking for thin crust pizza!!!! read more

Bucks is my favorite pizza place in town. To like Bucks you must like Racine style pizza(thiiiiinnnnn crust and cheap). I like that Bucks dosent waste their money on niceties like pizza boxes, delivery, or operating out of somewhere other than an old defunct car wash. they focus on their pizza instead, and they do pizza very well. read more

Best pizza I've found in Madison. I love thin crust and this is thin and crispy! Not fancy gourmet, but delicious pizza! Great deals online, $5 off 2 large and the guys that are usually working are pretty chill. Save your receipts for even more savings! Glad I found this place, reminds me of pizza back home even the bags they come in! read more

BUCKS is hands down the most delectable addictive amazingly priced pizza anywhere!! Once you try this perfect thin crust wonder, you will be hooked. There are simply no negatives i can say except i wish there were more locations. Absolute sheer perfection. trust me. read more

A simple yet tasty thin-crust pizza joint. I had a 12" pepperoni, which was about $12 with the dollar off coupon I found online. It reminds me of Pizza Pit, so if you like that, you're good. They also have a take-and-bake option, so you can cook your pizza when you get home. read more

Nothing fancy about this place. Just good old-fashioned thin crust pizza. Take-out only. And you can buy a bag of fresh pizza dough for a dollar. read more

Best Pizza Ever. You have to pick it up though. Its worth the drive. Thin crust cut in squares. Best freakin' sauce....mmmmm...........Buck's....mmmmm...... read more