Buzzos is an absolute staple. If you haven't eaten here PLEASE DO. My husband and I eat here weekly. Appetizers are a must! I say with my whole chest that their Caesar is the best I've ever had. EVER. Cauliflower AMAZING and potato pizza... idk what they put in that but we crave it everyday. Best pizza in Santa Cruz- best restaurant in town!! read more

4% credit card fee. Parking can be difficult on Fri/Sat. 4.8: Crispy cauliflower: great crunch. Leftovers heat up in an air fryer. 4.8: Potato bacon pizza: This topping combo could have used more grease/protein. But the crust is exceptional; soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Leftovers heat up great. read more

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Well here we sit, one hour and counting. Everyone in our party have eaten their dishes. Me, nothing. Everything looked good and I am told their pizza is but I'm not confident I will know as the pizza keep going by our table and no pizza stops here. If I ever get it I will ad an addendum to this review. So far I'm leaning on not coming back here. Ambiance? My table is located where take out is. This is adding insult to injury as since we placed our orders which included a pizza for me more that 30 pizza boxes have passed by my table on their way out the door and several tables that placed orders after we placed our order have been served pizza. So ambiance around my table is sketchy at best. I'm not a happy camper. Ad to review: pizza arrived finally 1hour and 20 minutes after our order was placed. They actually bussed my parties plates before I began to eat my pizza. No sorry from the waiter or the staff that delivered the afterthought pizza pie. read more

Best pizza in the 831. High quality toppings and ingredients but the crust and the cook in that beautiful oven it what makes it special.

Our favorite wood fried pizza in Santa Cruz - fennel salad with pear slices, arancini with pesto sauce, ADUJA pizza. Friendly service and nice outdoor patio. read more

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We just ordered a pepperoni pizza and an arugula salad to go. The online app charges a "convenience " fee and does not give the option to specify size of pizza or if you want it cooked extra long. If you want assistance you need to go through an AI answering bot who transfers you to a line "where people can help you" only to be told "they are busy" please call back. There is no option to stay on the line or leave a message. when we finally got our pizza 10 minutes AFTER the time they said to be there, the pizza had about 8 blobs of unmelted mozzarella - so disappointing! The salad was Very Good! read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - pizza with clumps of unmelted mozzarella - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

I really like how this place looks with the outdoor seating and the inside it looks really modern and minimalist, I love the sign outside and how there is a beer garden right across, the mushroom pizza was really good and the burrata with the bread itself was so filling and I just love burrata so much, also the fried cauliflower was a great appetizer and the sauce tasted so well with it, the waiters are so nice and everything was really fast, this is such a cute wood fired pizza place in Santa Cruz! I think it should be a place everyone tries when they want wood fired pizza! read more

The salad was great, the pizza was less memorable. Maybe others are better and we chose poorly lol.. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Caesar salad, had red cabbage in it, tossed well, tasty and delicious. Similar emerald mallard Felton. Over the top! - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

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Buzzo's has such a great vibe. The atmosphere is lively and welcoming, with an open kitchen that makes the whole experience even better. We tried the potato pizza (added sausage which was the move). The burrata with fried pizza dough was hands down the star. Omg, I want them to make a pizza on that dough. We also ordered the cauliflower appetizer and really enjoyed it. We arrived right when they opened and it was already bustling, so I'd definitely recommend considering a reservation if you're going at peak times. Another cool option is you can take the pizza to go and enjoy it over at Beer 30. Overall, amazing food, great energy, and definitely worth a visit! read more

We've been hearing people talk about Buzzos a lot lately and how incredible it is. We've been wanting to try it and finally had the chance tonight. It was AWESOME!! The ambience when you first walk in has a tropical/ Mediterranean feel and upscale inside. The staff was very warm and inviting. For the appetizer, we ordered the Barada which was recommend by the staff and incredible! The salads were fresh, light and perfectly dressed with the right amount of crunch. For our entrees, we went family style and shared the Bolognese pasta and potato pizza. YUM!!! We were excited to have finally try Buzzo's and glad to have found a new favorite spot to eat out. Highly recommend! read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Potato Pizza with added pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

Really solid pizza. It was overall a great vibe, with a nice outdoor area. I had heard a lot of great things about Buzzo's before finally getting an opportunity to eat here, so was really hopeful. Definitely see why people like it! The crust is damn near perfect, and the arancini was wonderful. The better pizza was definitely the margherita. I had heard a lot about the potato pizza, but to me it just didn't really seem to work; there were so many ingredients and it just didn't meld well to me. Neither pizza had the marbling on the cheese I was hoping for, but definitely overall a really solid experience! Would come back for sure! read more

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Excellent service, and grrrrrreat pizza! This is a can't miss on the Nor Cal Road Trip.

Meatballs here were amazing and service here was great. I would definitely visit again. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Meatballs - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

Amazing pizza, staff, and vibe tucked away behind a beer spot, grocery store, and parking lot. Pizza menu is super creative, but their best pizza The Charlie they sadly removed from the list. Hopefully it'll come back. Crossing my fingers. Toppings often slid off the pizza dough, but if you can work with that, the flavors and design are undeniably delicious, fresh, and original!! Love Buzzo's read more

Pizza could have been much hotter. For a wood fired pizza it was bland and the crust should have been crustier with a hint of some taste of it being wood fired, It was like a floppy pizza - no firmness to the crust-basically not baked long enough. Toppings were good especially the mushroom one. Decided to do take out and eat outside at Beer 30. Inside was unbearably HOT. Yes they have A/C but pretty much no ceiling fans to push it down. One fan in the corner of the first room and of little use. Service was okay, accommodating for sure. Cauliflower had a great taste - but way too greasy. read more

I love the kale salad- I know at a pizza place. But it's so good. I live that Buzzo's is on DoorDash now too. My last order was salad, the pretzel a gluten free pizza and a reg cheese pizza. It's pricey but it's hearty and multiple meals. I'm craving it now just writing this~ read more

Really good food, and good atmosphere. We got the oven roasted tomato and burrata for an appetizer, which was really good. The bread was a little salty, but besides that, really really tasty, the burrata and tomato were delightful. We got the Jenkins pizza which was also very good! The toppings had a tendency to slide right off the slice, so eating it was a bit of a challenge. But the flavor was super well mixed. There is pineapple, but it's so small that it isn't overwhelming. It was a little noisy seated outside, but besides that the atmosphere was great. It was pretty, and the heat lamps kept us from being cold. Service was good, our water cups were filled multiple times and our server was very nice. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - The Jenkins - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

My favorite spot in Santa Cruz! The service is always great and the food comes out fast, even if it's busy. I love their outdoor patio. It has a greenhouse feel to it, which is very relaxing. The food here is exceptional. My favorite thing on their menu is their meatballs. They are perfectly seasoned, high quality, and the sauce and cheese complements them perfectly. Their pizza is wood fired and delicious. You can't go wrong with anything here! read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Meatballs- my favorite thing on the menu! - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

First time here and it was deliciously divine. Sat on the covered patio that featured patio lights and plants. Very welcoming and cute. But the review was for the morsels. Started with an understated celery, pear & fennel salad. Perfectly light, bright, crisp & refreshing. The morel pasta special was rich, the morels were plentiful, a treat. The nduja pizza was literally fire and yum. I'd recommend. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Nduja pizza - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

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Pizza is good- i wouldn't say great. Service is always just meh. The pizzas aren't big, only one size. They make it pretty quick- 15 minutes. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Pepparoni - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

Great pizza. Get the panchetta potato and meat lovers. We get to go and re crisp it in the oven. read more

Best pizza ever and I have had a lot of pizza. Wow still thinking about it and truly can't wait till I get buzzos pizza again. We picked up but service was nice. The restaurant is an outside style really cool the whole sitting area is outside. Never seen that before but I'm also from the mountains ha. Prices were really good as well for the quality. Chefs kisss can't wait to come back read more

One of my fav pizza spots in town. Always nice to get on the waitlist and head over to beer thirty for a drink while you wait. Staff is always amazing and nice. Cauliflower appetizer, meatballs, and Margherita pizza are musts for me! The sausage pizza is another great choice. read more

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First time. ). Setvice was good ! Pizza was the best Pizza I've had in a long time !!! Love patio and inside is really nice too read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Margherita Pizza. Perfecto - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

We stopped to this pizzeria on our way back to Santa Cruz from Aptos. The staff were friendly and the pizzas were great. I would recommend read more

We arrived here for dinner and although it was a bit of a challenge to find parking we were able to get a spot nearby. We were welcomed and seated in a corner table in their outdoor dining area. The place was very nice and clean. Great service and very attentive. We went with the mushroom pizza, margarita and sausage pizzas. They were all great. Came out very fast and sooo warm. My favorite was the mushroom pizza. I would definitely recommend it and come back if I have the opportunity. read more

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I was really looking forward to having a wood fired pizza this weekend. I considered driving to Eataly, but decided I would finally try Buzzo's for lunch. They only do take out for lunch on Saturdays. We walked in and found a menu that was a little confusing. The person behind the counter finally acknowledged us, seemed a little bothered and did not make an attempt at clarifying our options. I made small talk about how I asked chat who had the best pizza in SC and Buzzos was number one, he finally warmed up. Typical SC dining customer service. We had our pizza next door at beer thirty. It was a mortadella, pistachio pesto and Parmesan pizza. There were multiple charred spots, the mortadella was deli sliced and not warm, there was very little parm and the pesto was bland. I wanted to be blown away but I walked away disappointed. read more

What a great random find when visiting the Santa Cruz area on a random weekend. Traditional wood fired pizza with great taste. Call in your order or book a table. This place get packed! I got a carbonara pizza and it was a good size for 3 adults. read more

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Buzzo's is tucked at the back of a small parking lot, right next door to Beer 30. We grabbed a pie and a Caesar salad after taking the pups to Rio del Mar and ate both at home (well, maybe a hot slice in the car, too). Both were delicious! The patio was packed, the interior seating was full, and the hostess managed the line and to-go orders with incredible poise and patience (for management, this gal is blonde and had her hair done up with clips in a very artful manner, and is definitely a keeper!). I can't really speak to the ambiance, as we didn't dine in. Fantastic dinner for around $40. read more

This was a great discovery. Just in town for a couple of days, and was in the mood for pizza. My daughter found this place on Yelp, and it looked good due to the high average rating. The food was really fantastic. We split the Burrata appetizer (picture included), which was extremely tasty- burrata cheese with roasted tomatoes, served with fried bread. The tomatoes really had a great flavor, and I'm not always a big fan. The bread was heavy but tasty, and nice to absorb plenty of cheese and tomato (and pesto). We also shared the Jenkins pizza, as it had an intriguing combination of salami, jalapeño, pineapple, and hot honey. Again, not usually a fan of pineapple on pizza, but everything surprisingly blended so well together that it didn't really stick out too much. I think it helped that the pineapple was in very small cubes, so you didn't get bites full of it. The only complaint was the toppings were continually sliding off, which made it a little tricky to eat. Ambience was a little noisy, but not terrible. We were seated in the "outside" section, with a lot of families, so that mostly explained it. Where we were seated was right by where people waited for a table, so that was a little awkward at times. Space heaters kept the temperature warm enough despite it being a fairly cold evening. Definitely recommend, and will go again when I can, with the food being the star. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Burrata and Tomato with fried bread appetizer - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

I absolutely love dining in at Buzzos. Food is amazing! Caesar salad and meatballs are chefs kiss and you can't go wrong with any pizza! Only reason for 4 stars is OMG their online ordering is PAINFUL. The user interface is terrible and the then the checkout required me to go through 5 different "pick which pics are traffic light" type click throughs. Bozzo please change your takeout order solution! read more

OUTSTANDING. I travel to Napoli for work, and I'm super picky about my pizza. We had the Sausage, added pepperoni. Also had the meatball appetizer. Both were fresh and flavorful. Food was on point, service was attentive and excellent. By far the best pizza I've had in Santa Cruz. Highly recommended. read more

It's a great find for us. Everything was delicious and the service was great. The atmosphere was casual and fun. Just get there early because it's small. read more

Very small place but totally worth it! We had the Cesar salad, mushroom pizza and carbonara pizza. We asked for a side of marinara after we realized we got two different white sauce pizzas Zach served us and was awesome would definitely go again read more

Good ambiance, the pizza sauce was a bit bland, the sides were too doughy and not the typical airy sides you'd expect from a wood fired pizza so we ended up wasting a lot of those.. a few items we saw on Yelp weren't on the menu when we visited so a bit bummed. read more

The service was Awesome! Our waiter was great! He was nice and had a good sense of humor. The pizza was pizza.. The wings were very tasty and the fried cauliflower! Ambience was nice and clean decorated really festive. read more

Wow! So Buzzo is where the Fish Lady's store use to be. Totally remodeled with a wonderful wood fire pizza oven which I believe is imported from Italy. We were welcomed and seated inside at a nice high top. Julia guided us wonderfully through our meal tonight. With a couple glasses of a nice montepulciano di abruzzo from their smallish but well represented wine list, it was time to eat. We chose the arugula and prosciutto pizza with white sauce. Not overly creamy but just right. How wonderful. They don't cook the arugula or prosciutto but place it on top almost like a salad. Drizzled with a well aged balsamic vinegar. One size of pizzas, by the way. Certainly enough for two to share. Absolutely delicious. Laura recommended that we save room for one of their yummy desserts. We chose the gelato w brown butter caramel sauce. The gelato is a vanilla bean gelato. Wow! Great recommendation. Wonderful service by Julie H. and great food, we can't wait to visit again to try other choices. Grazie mille! read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - Prosciutto and arugula, pizza with white sauce - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California

We arrived for dinner around 7pm and parked our cars. The parking lot has designated spots for customers of Buzzo, but it is quite tiny. A person was parked right in front of Buzzo's (not a spot), so that made it a bit more difficult to back into a spot. In addition, there was a random woman squatting between 2 parking spots which was kind of weird because we went to hang out by our cars to wait to be seated. The wait was ~20 min for a group of 6. The wait wasn't too long, we got bored waiting by our cars, so we ventured into the grocery shop next door. Bought some nice looking fruit :) There is indoor and outdoor seating, we got seated outside in the back. For a group of 6, the waitress put together 2 circular tables. Together, we ordered 2 "the charlie", 1 mushroom with arugula, 1 prosciutto with arugula pizzas. All pizzas were tasty! My favorite would have to be the prosciutto with arugula because it was the most balanced. The mushroom with arugula was a close second, but if there was some sort of meat such as italian sausage on it, it would be perfect. As for the charlie, this one is for the meat lovers!! The dessert was amazing! I will say that the crème brûlée portion was a bit large, so I'm grateful I had my boyfriend to share it with! The chocolate ganache at the bottom added a slight bitter flavor which was refreshing, but it did become a bit overwhelming. My sister said she might have preferred the crème brûlée without the chocolate ganache. The gelato kind of tasted like the base of butter pecan ice cream and had sprinkles of cookie (tasted like biscoff biscuits!), so that was very enjoyable! Overall, we were super happy we found a nice pizza place to have dinner at :) read more

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Ordered Caesar salad,meatball appetizer. Great salad ,it was tossed . Meat balls great flavor and sauce was wonderful. Ordered sausage pizza and mushroom pizza wonderful. Brownie for dessert if you love chocolate you will love this. Glad we came nice surprise. read more

This place is definitely popular, and I can see why with its delicious wood-fired pizzas and excellent atmosphere. Our group came without a reservation for dinner and was still seated in about 20 minutes. We got 4 pizzas between the 6 of us and still had a few slices left over. We for 2 Charlie's (pepperoni and some other stuff), a margherita, and a sausage. The pizza was a tad soggy on a few slices, but other than that it was fine. The toppings were generous and the dough had a nice chew to it. You can see the pizzas cooking and we loved that there was both inside and outside covered dining. Would definitely come again. read more

Buzzo’s Wood Fired Pizza - The Charlie and the margherita pizzas - Pizza Near Me - Soquel, California