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    Carlo's Pizza House

    3.5 (171 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Italian, Sports Bars

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Lasagna and garlic bread. It comes with a little salad too.
    Joy C.

    Omg their lasagna is so good! I've had their pizza before and it's great also, but this lasagna...YUMMY!

    Same shit
    Herbz P.

    3 for quality service here Good vibes yo Nothing but respect no dis But yea Thxs

    Lupita L.

    If I could give this place negative ZERO stars I would. My friends and I came to this place after a long day of work and drinks. We purchased two pizzas and headed over to the pool table area where there was ONE person sitting in one of the booths. No one else.. we were a party of 9 and thought it would be easy to pull one of the tables closer to the pool table so we could all sit and eat, not thinking much of it. (Seeing that there was no one, except for that one person) who we shared a slice of our pizza with!! Well, the so called "owner" approached us in a very passive aggressive manner asking us to "move" away from the pool table that NO ONE using at the time. We were a bit confused on why he approached us the way he did. We didn't think much of it, considering that we were just waiting for our second pizza. He then comes back like 5 Mins later only this time he was actually rude. He then leaves and called security but by then we had already moved the table back to its place. He then goes back to the kitchen to grab our pizza, comes back and as he is handing over our pizza he tell us "you can go now, I can hear you talking shit and I don't like it.. so bye now" again... this is the "owner" talking. We were super confused at his reaction and why he was acting in such way. As we were walking out he started talking more shit to us and attached below is a clip of how he was acting. This man is SO rude and the pizza is OK. The lady working in the front was so nice. I feel so bad she has to work with a monster. Dont give this man your money. Go somewhere else.. he even told us he didn't need our business and money. What a joke this place is. STAY AWAY.

    Meatlovers pizza Large Pie
    Pedro R.

    Look at it!. Better ingredients, better pizza. Thats Carlos Pizza. No soy boi pizza here. As soon as i read the hater reviews and the type of stuff they were complaining about that doesnt pertain to food like, covid protocols, and masks, and looked at other real pics like this one of the pie i just ate. i knew these jabronis reviewing this joint were soft.my intuition and some of these other reviews to point it out were very helpfull. First time customer, will be back. Meat Lovers Pizza.

    You might as well take your own order and bake it yourself, this place has no one working
    Ramon F.

    Worst customer service , they don't even keep a mask on, kitchen messy looking like a complete trap house , pizza is alright but so overpriced, I do NOT recommend this shit

    Tasty Calzone. Very cheesy!
    Franco M.

    Didn't like the pizza, but thought the calzone was pretty good! Also thought this place was pricey. Our total for two large pizzas, 2 sodas, and a calzone came out to 72 bucks (not including tip). Kind of steep for the quality. My biggest complaints about the pizza was the crust. It was super soggy. Some parts were beyond soggy and just simply wet. When the pizza gets like that even tossing it in the oven doesn't do much to rectify the undesirable texture of the crust. Ended up removing the onions from the pizza and feeding it to our dogs. They didn't seem to mind! The toppings were ok. Wasn't a big fan of the sausage. The Calzone was a pleasant surprise! I thought it tasted pretty good. Wasn't soggy and had plenty of cheese! If I order from here again, it will definitely be for the Calzone! Pros: + Calzone Cons: - Pricey - Very Soggy crust - Sausage

    The only "beer" I'll drink while pregnant @ Carlo's in Downey. Henry Weinhard's root beer in an ice cold mug!
    Jenni M.

    Allow me to tell you why I think Carlo's in Downey deserves 4 stars - which is a very good rating IMO. My usual Friday lunch date with my daughter & best friend took place just before noon April 4, 2014. We were a little shocked by the area. I mean, it's not ghetto but it's not Downey Landing either. I grew up in a dirty old oilfield town, so this "scenery" doesn't deter me... not even the liquor store next door & the small, strange parking lot deterred me. We walked in and the place was completely empty. No sign of any workers. However, there is a blaring TV in the main seating area with the opening home game almost set to begin at Dodger Stadium. We hear a voice, but we weren't sure what was said. So, we just found a place to sit including a highchair for my baby girl, then a large man, now known to be Carlo, came out to turn the blaring TV down. He apologized for the loudness, but my daughter and I both were deck out in Dodger gear so it bothered us hardly at all. In fact, I appreciate business owners who support their local teams. Carlo proceeds to give us some laminated menus. We both ordered some Henry Weinhard root beer. Carlo said that they would be served with ice cold mugs. Sure enough, the root beers came out quickly. And not only were the mugs ice cold, but the root beer was cold as well. Nice touch. A couple of guys came in and ordered a pitcher of beer. The prices on pitchers of draft beer, by the way, are very affordable here! Then Carlo took our order. We both ordered calzones, but I opted for the three-topping calzone which was $8.99... meatball, jalapeno, and onion. You could also get a 1-topping or 2-topping calzone, but that's just boring. I wanted to order a salad, but refrained from doing so. Good thing I didn't because the calzones are huge. We did not wait longer than 10 minutes for our order to come out hot and fresh. The bottoms and edges were a little crispy and slightly burnt, but I didn't mind that at all. I only hoped for two things: that there was a little more sauce and the jalapenos were a little more spicy and flavorful. Otherwise, this was a hearty lunch meal for both of us. We took our time eating, then suddenly a few different small groups of people... all mostly Dodger fans! (By the way, I would only recommend groups of at most six people as the restaurant is fairly small.) During our meal, Carlo and another gentleman checked on us frequently. My friend and I both ended up taking some leftover calzones home. Normally I could probably eat one all by myself, but I'm currently almost 5 months pregnant and I tend to eat lots of small meals throughout the day. See the picture I posted of mine! While I am not sure how the service is when the place is packed, we sure appreciated the small hometown restaurant feel at Carlo's. All of the pictures hanging on the walls were a nice touch as well. The only real downside was the extra $1 charge for using a credit card when we paid out. Many places in the LA area tend to do this. It's sort of a drag to me. I can only recommend the calzone here as we did not try any of the baked pastas or pizzas, but there are also a few salads and sandwiches on the menu that I would like to try someday. It does have a grade A poster by the Health Department. Review #226

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    Pizza is so good .. if you get the gigante good luck.. these slices ain't no joke ... has good flavor ...

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    Actually open like they say. food is good. Come here instead of McDonald's n Jack n a box when it's late

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    Good Pizza,Bad service. Needs a bit of some professionalism. Don't know the situation but yeah.

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