I love pizza. I love all kinds of pizza. I love going to New York and having their pizza. I now love going to Famous Joe's in Carrollton to get New York Pizza, pasta, stambolli or you name it from a real life New Yorker. How do I know he is from NY? Go there and you will see for yourself. He is no nonsense kind of guy who makes unbelievably great food. The many varieties of pizza by the slice, the traditional stromboli, calzones and pasta's are just like you get in New York from real New York italians. Not to mention the attitude. That makes you feel like you back on the Manhattan streets during lunch rush. order, pay, sit down and wait. If you want true New York itialian food, go give Joe some time and he won't let you down. They do full pizza's as well if you need to feed a group. Love this place and I make time to go there when I on this side of town. It's right off Valley view and the GBT behind the QT and Jack in the Box. read more

Famous Joe's - Best NY pizza place in North Texas - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

This place is barely open. The door says they close at 7pm, The reality is they apparently close at 5pm. Which I was told when I complained since I had come twice to find the establishment closed. According to the extremely unapologetic woman at the counter the owner just hasn't taken time to change the outdoor signage. Then she mentioned something about covid which I'm pretty sure was like 2 years ago now. Get your sh*t together people! Your customers time is valuable don't waste it by posting incorrect hours. They're lucky this place isn't actually in NY or someone would have thrown a brick through their window for pulling crap like that. THIS IS A LUNCH ONLY ESTABLISHMENT. Such a waste as its next to several developments with thousands of residents, has decent food and could actually be an awesome place. However, lazy owners that only want to work a few hours a day ruined what could have been a solid place. Maybe they'll sell and someone who wants to own and run a restaurant will buy it. Here's to hoping!!! read more

Famous Joe's - Incorrect hours - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

I love coming to this place. I eat here once a week and the pizza is always great. But today this is what I got served for a carry out order. They should've known this wasn't good when it was packed up. It was a to go order so they probably thought I wouldn't notice till I got far away. Just do better. read more

Famous Joe's - two slices of pepperoni pizza on a paper plate - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

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I came here for lunch and man was I glad I did! The places that serve true New York style pizza are all becoming too few and far between in the Dallas area. This place does it and does it well! They have several lunch specials that are pretty reasonable. I got the lunch special that has two slices of one topping pizza and a drink. I ordered two slices of hamburger pizza. The slices were huge and I could barely eat both of them. But most of all they were delicious. A true New York style complete with a brick oven cooking that gives the nice flavor. I have not heard a famous Joe's before but I'm glad I stumbled upon them and I will definitely be back! read more

Famous Joe's - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

Sooo, I visit here quite often, the man Rick, that left such a rude, unnecessary comment, is upset and trying to make this restaurant look bad... but let me tell you, its not. Sorry Rick, but Joe's a really cool guy, I think you should go during open hours and give them one more chance. It'll change your life! My coworkers and I drive for 20 mins during our lunch time to get here, because the food is amazing and the staff is great! They're hard working, Joe is shouting out orders in his New Yorker accent (we love this, Joe!), they make the pizza right before your eyes and that place is always packed. Every time I walk in, I feel like I've traveled to a NewYork pizzeria and that's freaking awesome! This is MY, little New York. In my opinion, Famous Joe's have the best cheese pizza, the pizza crust is my fav part... lol don't tell the crust haters. They also make this AMAZING pasta, the Arrabbiata Pasta, it's perfect, creamy and a little spicy... holy smokes, it's the best! Also, they have a never ending menu and so many more options. With that said, Thank you Joe, and your entire family/staff for the delicious food you make and for the good service! We, real Famous Joe's customers, appreciate you! read more

Famous Joe's - This is the pizza and the Penne Arrabiata pasta! - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

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Spfhatti w/ meat sauce never disappoints my appetizer is their slice of pepperoni pizza yum! pics coming soon

Being from New York I'm always looking for great pizza and/or Italian food the NY way. This place is pretty close to NY style pizza and food.....and the service is great.... read more

This place is a go to for me if I'm hungry for Italian, which btw, very rarely am I. But when I am, this has to be one of my top spots in the metroplex: the food is always the same, so you don't have a bad experience, then a good one. Best to call the order in, so that you don't have to wait, but yeah. Service is always top notch. Their pepperoni rolls are great, as well as their pizza; not to mention their baked pastas. I don't have any pictures at the moment, because I scarfed it down: but try it. You won't be disappointed. read more

Loved their pizza but I'm fairly sure this place might be closed closed. I've called and stopped by a few times in the last couple weeks and it's been dark and closed each time despite it being during open hours. read more

I noticed a lot of the reviewers here are complaining about the customer service here. I've been to this place several times during the lunch rush, and my priority is focused on speed and food quality, rather than service, er, "friendliness". I can't complain too much because they do a pretty good job. The owners here are from New York, I assume. The big guy everyone is talking about has that New Yorker accent, so it's no surprise. And yes, we're all used to that "Southern hospitality", but the owners here are from New York. The guy gets straight to the point without the useless chit chat. On my very first visit, I was thrown off guard when he's just straight up asked loudly, "What you want?" I thought it was funny because it's not what I was expecting, but he does his job at least. That's all I care about. I never witnessed the guy blowing and sweating over the pizza, as what everyone is saying. If he is, that's probably what makes the food taste so good! That is kind of gross though...Pizza slices are ginormous. I can get filled up with just one slice. I ordered 2 veggie slices and a drink for lunch today. I couldn't get to the second slice, so it's being eaten right now for dinner. I paid roughly $8 for my meal, which is not bad. I think their website needs to be updated because I thought I was getting the $6 special (that is, the 2 slices and a drink). Damn you, inflation! read more

Famous Joe's - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

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This Restaurant is so Amazing. I highly recommend to any one wanting pizza, calzones or pasta. This is by far the most authentic Italian experience I've had. read more

Honestly this is the best pizza I've had or found in my 10 years in DFW... and I'm a pizza snob. Go - you won't regret it.

Soooo...yeah...for 10.85 I got a homemade salad (Chef Salad) and I don't mean that in a good way. The iceberg lettuce, although seemingly fresh, was soaked from what I'm assuming was water. Fair enough, I got clean lettuce, okay cool. They put meat and cheese pinwheels on top and I'm positive that "provolone" was processed, individually wrapped Kraft singles rolled up in Great Value turkey and ham slices (yuck). It had a few peppers here and there, maybe a black olive every other bite or so. I'd also like to add I had to use a knife to eat this salad might as well have been a wedge salad. The ranch was meh. The service was rushed and rude at 2pm with literally 2 customers in the whole restaurant. I also ordered garlic knots, they could've just given me plain ole garlic knots but they added complimentary burnt bottoms and a bunch of crushed red pepper. Yep, first and last visit. Thanks Joe ;-) read more

This place has very good pizza, what I always get is the spaghetti meatball plate along with a slice of pepperoni jalapeño pizza and with a coke. Sounds like a lot of food but whatever you don't finish you can take home! The meatball plate is very big. Very good price for it at lunch time too. Tasty and the bread they bring you is good. Staff could probably be more welcoming. Place has nice decorations and a lot of nyc stuff hanging around. Food is delicious! read more

Is famous Joe really famous? Probably not, but he should be! Upon walking into the restaurant for the first time, I scanned the extensive menu trying to decide between pasta or just a pizza before I just decided on just ordering one of the lunch specials, "A Slice, Salad, and a Drink". It was my first time here anyways, and I figured it could be a good primer on whether I'd return again... Spoiler! I will. Based on the previous reviews, I am guessing it was Joe himself who checked me out with his abrupt, but efficient New York efficiency. Now it was time to dig in! - My slice of pepperoni and mushroom was perfectly crisp (something I appreciate). I'll definitely be returning! read more

If you like New York style Pizza this place is it. The crust is crunchy and thin. The flavor is excellent. I have eaten some good pizza in NY and this is as good as I have had outside of NY. read more

First time here, arrived here at peak of lunch time on a Wednesday. The wall menu has a lot on it, so it was had to follow at first until you get your bearings. I was craving Lasagna so that is why I came here (and it's close to work). BE WARNED: the lasagna portion is HUGE. For $6.99 I was expecting the usual 3" square that you get at Olive Garden. Based on they assumption, I ordered a tossed salad first and some garlic cheese bread with the meal. When the lasagna arrived it was 3x the size I was expecting! It was delicious, but I was unable to finish it all. The food runners sent the food as soon as it came from the oven, so it was hot and fresh! I expect from a New Yorker-run Italian restaurant that the slices will be awesome, I will find out on a return trip. read more

Famous Joe's - Very large portion of lasagna - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

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I love Famous Joe's! The owner is a real New Yorker and has the accent to prove it. Feels like a real Manhattan pizzeria. There are plenty of options to choose from and the pizza is great value for the dollar. This place gets really busy during lunch so you might have to wait in line a bit, but Joe keeps it moving fast. This place is not fancy, but it's the real deal. If you're in Carrollton around lunch time and need a good, quick place to get a bite to eat, you won't be sorry you gave Joe's a try. read more

This is the best New York Style pizza and some!! The service is excellent, prices are great as well, and the surrounding speaks for it's self. Not to mention you get service from Joe himself, how cool is that!! If your a New Yorker in Texas, definitely must try. However, if never been, its the next best thing to visiting New York. And yes, they have Jamaican Beef patties!! I Love everything about this place!! read more

Was really excited to check out this place and was unfortunately disappointed with the service and the food. Pizza coming out of the oven wasn't even hot, when I asked the waitress for assistance, I got the impression I was inconveniencing her. Maybe I'll give it another shot but was bummed on the experience as a whole. read more

This place was disgusting. Apparently a loyal customer in their mind is a customer who has no standard for cleanliness, food quality and service and takes whatever they're given without complaint. In a customer service business, there's a difference between a little "East coast" attitude and a total lack of concern for the people coming in, paying and keeping your restaurant in business. I came in today and the soda machine was out of CO2 yet I was charged for a drink. Several other patrons complained and the cashier just rolled his eyes. I went through my entire lunch with no drink because they couldn't have cared less to fix this. The pizza itself was honestly disgusting, and I love all pizza. The sauce and cheese had no flavor and the crust tasted like cardboard. I will never go back here. read more

This place represents the New York values that Lyin' Ted Cruz was talking about. Many people in the dishonest media are saying that the services at Joe's is subpar. Sad! Well, I got news for you, folks: THEY ARE FAKE NEWS. I'm from New York, I know pizza. Trust me on this, it's quality pizza. The chicken rolls are yuge too. Lastly, I wanna talk about ownership. Joe is a great guy, right? Tremendous guy. He's helping bring US pizza making jobs to Texas and growing our highly valuable domestic pizza production and above all else, he's helping us Make Pizza Great Again! read more

Most likely will not go here again unless I'm in a pinch. The chicken stuffed roll thing had breaded chicken in it as if it was leftover from making something else. Breaded chicken... in bread. It did not have much flavor at all and the marinara sauce was spicy. The garlic bread was spicy too - why is the bread spicy? This i supposed to be Italian, not Mexican. The inside of the restaurant is kind of dirty and awkward. The lady behind the counter was wearing a tank top - not very hygienic for the food business. The lasagna was spicy and the noodles were too thick, along with the sauce. The pizza was so-so but the crust was spicy! They forgot our salad too. read more

This place is really good! I'm really visual, so I have a habit of scanning tables to look at the food and often get strange looks. I love that some of the food is displayed up front so you can see it! We went as a group. The 8x10 daily menu above register is a little hard to see, and blends in. Saw it 2nd time we visited and ordered from it. Really fast service/guy is waiting to punch in price quicker than you think of what you want! But that's okay! Some in my group have been back there to eat every day since 1st visit! read more

This is a hidden gem! I felt like I was back in Philly with the set up and the pizza slices are huge, garlic knots are inexpensive, and the pizza rolls aren't all bread! So good and I will be a returning customer! read more

Famous Joe's - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

OMG- Never again will I ever go in there.... After ordering my food, I began to watch the very heavy set gentleman with the very weird looking hair, start to make a pizza. With no gloves, he wiped his head, checked on other pizza's, moved some pizza slices around, and then went back to making the pizza, never washing his hands. When he was finished, he actually bent over and blew his breathe on the pizza dough to get it off the big pizza board. This is nasty and against the health code. Seriously? Get some gloves. read more

If you want friendly service no this isn't the place. I think this should be said because people should know what to expect when they are spending their money and decide if friendly service is important to them. That being said we were skipped over because I guess I wasn't ready my friend was and she was paying for her own food. No biggie that was the extent of the rudeness. What most pizza places don't have and that Joe's has is pinwheels. There a place in far south of here that has them but I was glad to see them and ordered both types. They were equally delicious. I had a salad which was your standard fare for an Italian place. This place really isn't in my normal lunch area I was just visiting our other office and it was close. I'll be honest if i'm in the area again I'll stop for pinwheels and this time I'll know what I want. read more

I would give this place 0 stars if possible. So I'm forced to give 1 star since 0 is not an option. I wouldn't rather go eat a CiCi's pizza before I ever go back to this place. First oft, don't ever ever ever fax an order in and think they will actually get your order prepared before you get there. I faxed my order in at 11:27AM and got there at 12:06PM and they hadn't even started preparing the order!! Order was for a meeting and the guy at the register wanted me to wait another 10 mins for them to make it! All this place does is take an already cooked cheese pizza and add whatever toppings you want and recook it in there oven. Same with the calzones. They were taking a cheese one and reopening it and putting the toppings I order back inside and recooking it. This to me isn't real cooking of pizza. If you like overpriced recooked pizza then this is your place. I rather go order a pizza from PaPa John's or Pizza Hut that's hot and fresh. Unless your getting a fresh slice of pizza from the counter area your getting a cold reheated slice of pizza. read more

I called ahead of time to order. They confirmed on the phone. However whenever I got there, they said they don't have enough slides for me. So I have to stand by n wait for them to prepare. Tens minutes later, they told me to order something else. No apologies. I have to call my boss to make her change her slides. Then ten minutes later, they finally took my order then wait for another ten minutes. There is no point of calling ahead read more

Famous Joe's - This is how they packed my order. Rather sloppy - Pizza Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

It was loud, busy and the lady behind the pizza area was polite. I had the Joe's Grilled Chicken salad and there was water on the bottom of the plate. I shared the garlic knots which were kinda bland and chewy. Meh. read more

I've come two times and it's obvious that the cashier (presumably the owner) is not from around here. He's abrupt and a little gruff, but not rude. Just doesn't use the Southern manners I normally encounter. I was hoping it indicated an authentic New York pizza and maybe it did. I can't really judge. Nobody laid out what's what on the board and ignored me until they were ready to take my order. I've tried the pizza a couple of times and there's something off. It's seasoned well, but it tastes as though there was no salt added, which makes the seasoning off-putting by itself. Salt really supports the flavor and it just lacked. The seating is mostly in line with the door, which means you get blasted with a cold wind in the winter. I kept my coat on both times because of this. Also, seating is tightly spaced. It doesn't seem like a relax-and-stay-a-while kind of place. Overall, I'm not impressed. read more

Visited for lunch as I was wondering if they were any relation to a recent Joe's in Grand Prairie or one I used to visit year's ago in Hurst. Saw nothing that links them .. oh well. :) Had the manicotti w/ a side salad. Salad was pedestrian but not bad for just lettuce, tomato, black olives, and pepperocini. Manicotti was excellent.. served piping hot and cheesy. Unfortunately I cannot comment on the bread that was to have accompanied it as it was not delivered to my table and I honestly was too lazy to bring it to their attention... maybe next time. It was a pleasant dining room .. one thing I ask is that you get something to cover the windows. With the sun shining in like it was today, several tables were in direct sunlight and very hot to sit at as well as having the sun in your eyes which is not ever pleasant. All that said, I will return. read more

I eat here about once a week. It is not a knock your socks off kind of place, but it still is decent pizza and calzones. I've read a lot of posts about the big guy (lets call him Joe) and I can say they are all true. This guy looks like the school yard bully behind the counter, usually barking orders at someone and not a very big people person. I'm going to say that he actually works really hard, I never see him stopping and taking a break, but the dude looks like he knows his food. Be warned going in, if you don't like watching a big sweaty guy work on your pizza, don't come here... lol read more