Best pizza spot in the neighborhood, open late and friendly staff. Very good garlic knots.

How are the reviews for this spot sooo low? I ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! We were walking around on our way to catch the subway and stumbled upon this gem. It was one of those spur of the moment stops that ended up being so worth it ! I'm glad we stopped because I loved every bite. Got 3 slices and instantly knew I made the right choice. Grabbed a seat and enjoyed some there and went on my merry way w/ my leftovers. read more

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An awesome Sicilian Slice, and a 180 from my experience at Caggianos earlier in the day. Crispy and flavorful, this was a great slice. Good gooey cheese and a good sauce. While it may not rise to the level of 'champion' it was a great slice nonetheless. read more

Champion Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

Stopped in for a quick bite. Had an awesome pesto slice with super yummy ricotta. The bf had a great Hawaiian slice service was so wonderful - the guy behind the counter is friendly and heated our slices super quickly. The inside has maybe six tables and walls covered with photos. It's cute! There is also the option for outside seating - two tables out there. Highly recommend if you want a quick snack or meal. read more

All the pizzas here are square sized. Lots of toppings are available. I ordered a Margherita square for $5. The crust was thin and crisp. The sauce was not seasoned well which made it bland. I was disappointed. This pizzeria has been here for a decade. I got a seat at a table. The interior is bright and colorful and the young lady who took my order had a nice smile. I doubt if I will return. read more

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Ah, New York: a city so synonymous with pizza that its very name conjures the image of a perfectly folded slice, steaming in the fluorescent glow of a corner shop. Yet for the uninitiated, finding the pizza--the one that justifies all the smugness--can feel like chasing the green light across the bay. Enter Champion Pizza, the place that makes you realize, with a mix of delight and mild annoyance, that all the clichés about New York pizza are, in fact, true. The crust here is a marvel--thin but sturdy, with a charred edge that feels just the right amount of reckless. The sauce strikes a rare balance: tangy but not attention-seeking, understated enough to let the cheese (melted to a gooey, golden utopia) take center stage. It's the kind of slice that makes you reconsider your life choices, like why you ever entertained the idea of deep dish. For vegetarians--who are often treated as afterthoughts in the world of pizza--Champion is a revelation. The roasted vegetable slice is a small masterpiece of caramelized this and sautéed that, and the truffle slice? Let's just say it could convert even the staunchest pepperoni loyalist. It's rich without being pretentious, a rare feat in a city that often confuses excess with charm. Champion Pizza doesn't shout about its greatness. It doesn't need to. It quietly hands you a slice, and by the time you're halfway through, you're already planning your return. This, dear visitor, is the pizza they were talking about. read more

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Had a couple slices at an event. A good, solid NY pizza and it was good even though it was a little cold when I finally tried it! Slightly sweet sauce, not too much cheese, and no flop. read more

The food is HORRIBLE!!! The cheese and the sauce taste old. I asked if a fresh square pizza will be coming out and he said no. We ate here a few years ago and it was great. Made the trip here just for the pizza. We are extremely dissatisfied and disappointed. Plus the music should be for everyone who eats there not just for the worker behind the counter. read more

Champion Pizza - Stale old pizza cheese. - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

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It's a NYC pizza joint so you get about what you would expect. I find Champions cheese pizza special to be a very good offering for a reasonable price and the pizza is pretty good. The joint is alittle dated but it does the trick. Service is NYC fast and NYC friendly. read more

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This place is so good! All the pizzas my friends and I had were amazing. Our favorite was the square Margherita and the garlic rolls. The owner is super nice which is refreshing for NYC and he even offered to let us use his charger. So awesome. And you can see on his wall a lot of celebrities have been here. I would highly recommend this place! read more

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The workers is great. He's so fire love him so much fire pizza 10 out of 10. I'm lactose intolerant, but the pizza does not make me shit. This is so fire. read more

Pizza was everything I was hoping for- lots of options by the slice but classic pepperoni is always a winner. Crust is perfect texture and flavor read more

Champion Pizza - Pepperoni pizza slice - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

Great tasting NY pizza! My son lives in Manhattan. He took us here when we went to visit him. As with most of Manhattan restaurants, it is quite small. After walking the streets of SoHo, we entered through the large glass doors that led us to the narrow and long strip pizza place with limited and tight seating along the walls. That's okay! We found a small table to sit and enjoy our pizza slices. It's the only pizza place we visited in NYC that served square shaped pizzas as opposed to the traditional triangled shaped ones. You get lost browsing through all the pictures on the wall displaying those famous people who have come by. In fact, after visiting this place, I came across a video Courteney Cox made while dining at this same pizza place. Coincidently! She also sat at the same little spot we sat at. read more

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If you need that cheap slice or pizza to satisfy a craving, this hits the spot. The service is always fast and your slice with be hot. Decent crust and a NYC style tomato sauce. The ambiance includes photos of famous people who have stopped by. Sometimes it's cold because there is an issue with the door that does not always close. There is a two slice and soda special for ten bucks. That works for me. read more

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Barely any sauce or cheese on my slice. Idk wjat happened I came here a couple of years ago and it was really good.

You can spend a lot of time just looking at the pictures of the famous and not so famous who have had pizza here. Everyone has been here it seems. Tasty slice, and with their deal of two regular cheese slices and can of soda for $5.99 it won't break the bank for a quick meal. In fact, for a cheap amount you can also score corn nuggets, chicken nuggets, and fried okra here too. Fine dining for sure. read more

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i'm not sure if the person is the owner or not but a friend asked to use their bathroom. the man said "customers only" and my friend was more than ok to pay for 3 slices of pizza. the man continues to belittle her even though she paid for her food. right after she uses the bathroom she tells the man he can keep the pizza and the money because that's the kind of person she is! KIND this experience gave my friend SO MUCH anxiety. no one should ever have to go through this. if you want to see the video, look up jaegottlieb on tiktok. THERE IS PROOF the worker was being rude for no reason! read more

Champion Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

My favorite place for a late night slice. When I lived in the area I would go with my friend all the time and we both still talk about how much we miss here being our local place. One day I hope to move back to the area and I'm sure when I do champion will be at the top of my list! read more

Food: Came here for pizza after a late night of partying. Definitely hit the spot while drunk. But I enjoyed the pizza so much, I know I'd even enjoy it sober. The chicken bacon ranch pizza was my ultimate favorite since it had a cream sauce and not a red sauce. Slices were on the more expensive side compared to other places in NY but I'd come back here any day. Ambiance/Service: So much seating available and many hung photographs of famous people who have visited the establishment. Worker was super kind and accommodating! read more

Champion Pizza - Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

The service was so amazing. I didn't have a chair and he saw me and brought one out and the food was so amazing. Everything about this is perfect. It was affordable amazing wonderful come here read more

Delicious pizzas! Big slices for $3. The service was good. The boss was there and he was super friendly. Dine in is now allowed, woot! We got two cheese slices and a can soda for $5.99. Pretty good in downtown Manhattan. They also serve other options such as chicken burgers, mac n' cheese, mozzarella sticks, fries, and etc. I haven't tried those yet but they seem very passionate with there pizzas given that they made a heart shape pizza for Valentine's Day and they also made gigantic pizzas before. read more

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Pizza was great, service was even better. We found this place through Yelp and walked over with six kids that had an impromptu birthday party and the staff was super welcoming about it and we loved every bit of it. read more

Horrible establishment. They don't even let their customers use the restroom without spending a certain amount of money. They have a habit of belittling people like they did to my friend yesterday, TikTok star Jaegottlieb. She was nice and polite to the employees, she didn't deserve that kind of treatment from them. read more

Champion pizza is the BEST! I love their pizzas. Their crust is thick and the perfect crisp when you bite down. This review is for the Buffalo Chicken Ranch, which they perfected!! I love it! Spicy but not too much and tastes fresh. read more

Champion Pizza - Buffalo chicken ranch pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

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In this city that has so many places with excellent pizza slices, Champion Pizza is absolutely terrible. I was walking on 14th St., a bit hungry, and stopped in for a slice. While the slice I got was large, it was the thinnest slice I've ever received in NYC. There was just nothing to it. Cheese and sauce was an afterthought. I got the feeling they only put enough on so they can still legally call it pizza. It tasted like I was eating cardboard with a little sauce on it. All this for $3.50 per slice. You're far better off going to one of the Dollar slice places. At least their pizza slice tastes fresh. read more

I just want to start of by saying I love the Champion Pizza franchise! The sauce is insanely good - perfectly sweet and seasoned. The crust is always super thin as NYC pizza should be! Their pesto margarita pizza is my favorite. I'm only knocking off a star for this location's service. The manager seemed like he was over involved with everything. I ordered with one guy but needed the 2 free drinks I got with my order but the manager intervened and said I can only get one drink because he didn't realize I ordered 4 slices. A small mistake but could have been avoided if he just let his employees do their thing. Plus while we were eating, I could hear him reprimanding or maybe discussing something with one of the delivery drivers. I felt that could have been done in private or when the store was empty. I got the mac and cheese pizza which was amazing! I thought it would have a very one note flavor profile but was pleasantly surprised to find that I could taste the different cheeses. I also got the spinach slice which was disgusting. It did not taste like Champion Pizza. The spinach was in clumps and very wet. I think it was frozen spinach that they hadn't squeezed the water out of. There was no seasoning on the spinach or cheese. No sauce too. The chicken and broccoli was good. Decent amount of chicken. Garlic knots were also good. Could have been a little softer. read more

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No good pizza , I would not feed that pizza to my dog. It was very oily, I've seen leaking transmission with less oil. read more

Champion Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

Horrible customer service I ordered my pizza and I don't have mask I was walk in to pick up and they make a big deal Bcs I don't have mask I show them proof I'm fully vaccinated and now by the law you can walk in without mask they tell me that they don't care But place have 5 tables inside with ppl eating and sitting without the masks It's wasn't problem but to pick up my slice of pizza was a problem Definitely never go back to that nasty people who don't know what they doing!!!! read more

Champion Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

A TASTELESS $38.00 pizza! Delivered cold, dry, and hardly any sauce. I live on 15th Street, had to travel one block! read more

We've really enjoyed late night NY pizza and we've gotten pizza from Champion a few times now. Very good, piping hot, fresh and tasty. read more

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the best service ever amazing staff come here nowwwwwwwww. pizza is so good and yummy

Pretty good pizza option in Manhattan. Finding good pizza, not just in Manhattan but anywhere, can be a hassle at times because not all pizza is created equal. Being in Manhattan, you get the added bonus of paying more than the norm for a sub-par slice. So I'm generally cautious when going to a new pizzeria in the city. I took a chance here and am glad I did. I ordered a plain slice and a bbq chicken ranch slice. Both were good enough, though not the very best but way far from the worst. Even better, they weren't unreasonable with the prices (including a drink) as most places can be. The crust is crispy and cooked well. There's a decent amount of seating and everything was clean. The overall place looks nice with many pictures on the wall to stare at and the displays behind the counter are appetizing and don't look like they've been sitting there for 2 days. Unless it's the look that they're going for, the ceiling does need to be repainted....badly. Otherwise the place has a comfortable feel. The one employee I dealt with was friendly. They have a good overall selection behind the glass. I never looked at the menus, but I'm sure there's more. They have a good drink selection as well, which is always important. While it's getting harder to find decent pizzerias in Manhattan, this one is a safe bet if you're in the area looking for a good slice. I would definitely return here if I'm in the area again. read more

Still a really great pizza place. I've been to the Astoria location and the one on the lower east side. Ventured in before orchestra one evening because I had no food in my fridge like one does and it was raining buckets outside. Was famished - ordered a regular slice and the mac and cheese. Regular slice is just okay and nothing to write home about in comparison to other plain cheese pizzas but their specialty pie slices are well worth it. Buffalo chicken is great. I think they combine pepperoni onto the mac and cheese. Slightly crisp crust. Moist and delicious fresh toppings. Somewhat reasonably priced. If you had to pick between this and Slice a block away, I'd go here. They didn't yell at me for having my own water bottle on me - another added bonus. read more

Delicious New York Pizza! Champion is worth trying. I had a tourist visiting town that wanted a nice slice loaded with meat, and boy did we find it. We decided to have one standard slice with pepperoni and sausage each and share one square slice with sausage and ricotta. The slices were huge and super filling, definitely worth the price. They also threw in a can of soda with our 2 slices (there is a deal for 2 slice + a can of soda). The meat was definitely on the salty side, so beware if you're not big on salt. The square slice had a super strong garlic flavor which I loved. The gentleman working was helpful with recommendations and I was impressed that they did their diligence and confirmed our vaccination status to eat there. read more

Champion Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

The food was absolutely delicious and was very fast when it came to warming it up, staff was very sweet and they were kind and helpful when it came to telling me about their discount! and also the area where it's located is very close to home and it's easy to come here once a while when i want a delicious meal! read more

Mini pizza tour included Champion. Indoor seating, and fresh pizza ! Celeb pics line the wall and newspaper write ups fill the other side. Great atmosphere. These slices were good, fresh, and a very soft crust. Probably a very well liked, safe bet pizza to most people. I prefer a thin crispy crust w enough sauce to taste it. read more

Terrible name, that error alone almost cost them their next customer and it's too damn cold to fish around in my pocket looking for my phone for another pizza joint, it's like I'm stirring grits in there. Three auditorium issued tables held sixteen college dudes, all putting the mack down on slice upon slice of champions pizzas and speaking to each other loudly some form of German. Tough to hear and modulate over them and under middle eastern reggae - rap - house - freestyle rythem that seemed to have it all together and no track breaks to break the multicultural musical onslaught. Better to be too hot than not hot enough as was the case, but the frat house rushed the counter once again for more, so it's off to the shakers. Salt, pepper and oregano -- no red chilie flakes, no garlic powder -- perish the thought of grated parmesan and that's just not something that I can overlook. Three bucks each, enjoyed the cheese and sauce that seemed to operate in the shadows, behind the scene but held it all together -- bite after bite. Re-up on the shakers, there's three of you pumping dough back there, shoveling the bread out the back door, certainly someone should have an eye out. read more

Extremely rude customer service. I don't know how people get away with treating paying customer so poorly, but it is so disappointing. And the pizza is gross. Definitely do not recommend. read more

Even if your customer you have to spend a specific amount just to use the restroom. What trash service. I bought a pizza, but couldn't use the restroom without spending more. read more

It was a nice slice of margherita for $4. They have a variety of pizzas. For vegetarians they have lots of options which is great. read more

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