I'm going to keep this simple and plain...best pizza in Maryland. Case closed, I'm done close the book...whatever slogan you want to apply. I'm a fan a a good pie...I've had great pizzas from across the world and this tiny no frills spot can hold their own...I went with half cheese , half meat sauce which is their variation or ground beef....Excellent read more

Gil's Pizzas - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Long-time customer. Still the same delicious pizza. It's not the equivalent of a $25 artisan wood-fired pizza, but still a treat.

Best pizza in the city. The sauce is great. Awesome. Love the double crust option. Nice guy too

Some of the best pizza in Bmore!! I think about this pizza in my sleep! I'm also a pizza snob!! It just hits the spot! I always order pepperoni with extra sauce because their sauce is delicious! read more

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I ordered a cheese pizza. It was good, nothing extra special. I like that I was given a punch card to motivate returning customers to earn a free pizza after 10 buys. read more

Gil's Pizzas - Cheese pizza double sliced - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Perhaps we came on an off day, or it was a mistake to order 20 minutes before closing, but Gil's Pizza was a stunning disappointment in light of the many rave reviews. We ordered a mushroom pie and a pepperoni pie; when we got home and opened the box, there was no pepperoni, just plain cheese. More significant, however, was the astounding amount of salt in the sauce, which made the pizza inedible for some in our party. We ended up throwing it away. I hope our experience was an outlier, because in principle a basic pizza joint dating from 1958 is exactly the kind of place we should cherish. read more

After my first try I had to get 2 this time! Good customer service, clean store and fresh can't beat it! read more

Gil's Pizzas - Pepperoni Sausage & onion - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Best pizza around hands down hot juicy and thin crust Service is great always a smile convenient mushroom sausage onions thin crust burn your mouth good read more

Nice little pizza place. Pizzas are cooked perfectly and nice size. The place is out dated but that's common in Baltimore. I love how the pizzas are square instead of the normal circle. It's a nice change. The place is clean and the staff are nice. The price is kind of up there depending on what toppings you want and the menu isn't big. But again good pizza. read more

I've been all around the country and this is one of the best pizzas, easily. Straightforward, no frills, no dumb gimmicks. The cheese blend is wonderful, the sauce is perfectly seasoned, and the bake is almost always perfect. It's to a point where when I visit the pizzas I had back in the Midwest, the ones I still love, they're not as great as I remember because this one is just done so well. read more

I've only had Gil's once while visiting Baltimore and I plan to revisit as many times as my waistband allows until I leave. I'm literally still dreaming about how delicious, hot, cheesy, and flavorful my pizza was (and I just got a plain cheese). I'm upset that I live all the way in California where the pizza is just disappointing and sad; I haven't had a great pizza in years. Debating if I can take a pie with me on the plane. read more

As long as the owner is ok...otherwise If I could give it a zero I would. I placed an order Friday for 13 pizzas for a 34 person retirement lunch because my friend loves this pizza. I confirmed everything with the owner he had my name & number. Said he was even graciously coming in an hour early to arrange a 11:30 pick up which is the opening time. I show up today, place is dark, no one answering the phone and the business never opened. I waited 25 minutes and had to now figure out what the heck I was going to do now with everyone waiting for me to get back! No phone call no nothing. Still no phone call 6 hours later. I luckily found another location had to drive there & wait for them to make all the pizzas. I was an hour past the time so people had to leave and go back to work. I was stressed and sweating running around. Again, providing the owner is ok, and if so, this was embarrassing and unacceptable. If I ever get a response to fix this rating I will. read more

If you're a thin crust fanatic like me, Gil's pizza is where you want to be!!! The pizza at this spot is bomb. The sauce, cheese and slice size is just right. They only have one pizza size so no need determining which size is best. All of the pizza's are 12". The service is quick and pleasant. Try them out. You won't be disappointed. ( if you love thin crust) read more

It is as good as they say. I have numerous delicious pizza spots in neighborhood but wanted to venture out to try because I kept hearing about Gil's. We ordered the house special and pepperoni. Both were still hot and fresh when we made it home and whole family was happy. read more

This is pretty mediocre pizza. It's not bad, it's just not good. Basic NY style stuff.

From the outside this place looks quite humble and unassuming; nothing about it screams "there's great pizza here." But if you took a chance and ventured in on your own, or visited based on recommendation, you'd consider yourself lucky for discovering this hidden gem. A place that only serves one thing (pizza) should have no choice but to get it right. Gil's succeeds in every way with its delicious, authentic pizza. You can definitely taste the difference in quality from their pizza to your more familiar chains. For me the standout is the cheese; it tastes like it came straight from the cow. The sauce has a very nice kick to it. The crust, however, is an acquired taste; you won't get anything buttery or exploding with flavor here. It's light, crispy and delicious and allows the other ingredients to stand out. The pizza is always consistently delicious at Gil's and is my favorite pizza in the city; if they sold pizza by the slice, I would be in trouble! And Frank is such a nice guy! read more

Gil's Pizzas - Amazing mushroom pizza - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

This pizza is worth the trip. Very tasty, a great mix of tomato and garlic flavor. The right amount of cheese without being greasy. I'll be back. read more

Great pizza! Tastes like it's homemade and from scratch from sauce to toppings and dough. Would definitely come again!

I can understand the hype this place has garnered over 40+ years of existence. This place may even have been around longer than 50 years! Or so I've heard. Anyways at my work, I have a customer that raved about this place having the best thin crust pizzas in Baltimore. I know that she has great taste so I decided to try it out the next day. My car is front wheel drive, has a spare tire on the right front side and I could feel the damage it was receiving from driving through some of the roughest roads in Baltimore, just to get to Gils Pizza. I got there and went inside. It's a small place and doesn't have any tables to sit and eat, unfortunately. There's a guy that works there, I'm assuming is the owner and he was really friendly. I was on a time a crunch and asked him if he had any pizzas already made. He said no but could make a quick cheese pizza that would take around 5-10 minutes. Cool so I did. It came out to be just over 10 dollars. As I was waiting, there was another friendly customer that came in and all 3 of us had a great conversation about pizzas and subs. After about what seemed like 2 minutes, I got my pizza. I got to work and tried out a slice. The first slice had no cheese because it all came off as I tried to pull the slice up. However, after trying a bite which took half of the slice off, I was satisfied. Satisfied with the taste, texture and overall quality. The tomato sauce wasn't sweet and had a bold flavor to it. I ate the whole slice in 2 bites. It comes in 1 size, medium but there are a lot of different toppings you could choose from to create that perfect combination. I ate the whole pizza including the crust which is really rare. I never eat the crust unless it's stuffed crust from Pizza Hut and the last time I ordered from there was over 7 years ago. The cheese was different. Not a huge difference but you could taste the subtle difference between just mozzarella and mozzarella plus other types. I really enjoyed devouring the pizza though it's a bit far from where I work and the roads were really rough. Was it worth it? Why yes, yes it was! read more

Gil's Pizzas - Nice! - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Finally got a chance to try this place out before moving from the area permanently. Having spent a lot of time in NYC and my hometown which is downright obsessed with pizza down to regionalized specialties and distinguishing minutiae (both locations practically bleed pizza) I can say I was really impressed. The cheese is excellent (not too much grease (just the right amount), and a really great balance of salt), and the sauce was nearly perfect for my tastes - neither too sweet nor spicy. We got half plain half mushroom, and the mushrooms were definitely above average in quality and freshness where pizza is concerned. The toppings under the cheese work exceptionally well somehow. Some reviewers said that the dough is a little bland, but I think it would be more accurate to view it as neutral done to perfection. It's neither too thin nor to thick, has a nice mild flavor, and is a perfect balance of texture - soft and yet firm and slightly crisp in all the right spots. I waffled a bit on whether to give this a 4 or a 5 (4.5 might be my exact vote), but the kind and personal staff sealed the deal. We chatted a bit and they left a great impression. In the end, this may not be the place you go for cutting edge artisanal pizza with pesto, spinach, truffle oil, and pine nuts, but why should it have to be? It's a place you can go for pizza worthy of being called soul food, and you can taste the down to earth heart that went into it. There's plenty of room on this earth for all kinds of pizza, and Gil's won't disappoint when what you're looking for is just a pizza done right. read more

Gil's Pizzas - Half plain, half mushroom - whole awesome. - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Gill's Pizza has been around for years. I am in my 30s and I have grown up with it. This is the best pizza in Maryland. The cheese is a combination that you'll never find anywhere else. The toppings are under the cheese which makes it that much better. I will always give this store five stars! read more

This place has the best classic pizza in the area. You can't get better than this. The pizza is greasy in just the right way. It has me salivating whenever I pick it up or a family member brings it in the door. If you want to stick to your diet, it's probably not a good idea, I guess. Even if I'm thinking I'm not too hungry and I want to just take one piece, I can't possibly eat less than at least three pieces for a meal. Our family gets three pizzas and a liter of soda when we order. I'm quite partial to the green peppers. read more

The pizza was amazing and the service was great! Definitely will be coming back soon!

The pizza had the perfect amount of meat, cheese, and sauce. I had my son pick my pizza up but I placed the order. The phone was answered promptly, my order was taken and even repeated back to me to confirm what I said. The person who answered the phone was polite and not rude. I picked this place off of the reviews and pictures I had already seen and am glad I chose it! If I wasn't trying to get rid of this pandemic belly I have gained, I'd probably order at least twice a month. The price was worth the money and I'd refer them to anyone as well as return for purchases of my own. My first time having cheese over the toppings was a success. read more

Gil's has the best pizza any where. I live in Carney and drive there regularly. i wish Frank had another location in Baltimore County so i didn't have to drive so far. read more

After seeing a picture of this pizza on Instagram we had to go. We got a plain cheese take out and it did not disappoint. Priced right and the perfect proportions of tasty cheese and sauce. Definitely will return for another when back in Baltimore. read more

Solid, good pizza. I only gave it four stars because of their size option; they only offer one. Sometimes two pizzas are too much and one is not enough. I love the crust, not thick and doughy, the sauce and cheese are a good ratio with each other. The only other miss is that they don't do deliveries, but it's close to my house so that's not a big deal when I have extra time to do a pick up. I go back often, and recommend it if you want a good pie. read more

Eating this pizza was a milestone. I have never had a pizza that I disliked more. Simply awful. Dough was undone and tasteless. Strong smelling cheese and too much of it. My search for a decent pizza in the Parkville area continues. Try Verde Pizza in Canton if you any good Pizza! read more

Simply put, the best!! One size, carry out only, any topping you want. Pizza perfection, the crust is awesome, the sauce great and the cheese blend is to die for!!! read more

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Best pizza I ever had.... Have eaten their pizza all my life. I am 54 and have tried a lot of pizza.... nothing beats Gil's... I do ha w two contenders though... The big slice in Hamden, and pizza John's (not to be confused with papa John's!!) they are also the bomb!! Hmmmmm. now I want Pizza!!!!!! read more

Ok I am OBSESSED with Franks (Gils Pizza), it is delicious! I order the double dough cheese pie and love it. The crust is doughy, chewy and cracker like all at the same time. My hubby loves the regular cheese due to his nostalgia growing up on New York thin cheese slices. Price is affordable I believe its around $9,. extra for double dough. At a time when customer service is declining, Frank excels. He is super nice and friendly, he actually takes the time to have a convo with you. I would LOVE him to open another shop closer downtown. I would visit weekly however bad for my caloric intake. His pizza is worth it. Five STARS! read more

I've had this pizza since I moved to Baltimore and it's the best thing I've ever had.

Love Gil's. This is the best pizza in Baltimore that I consider "New York Style." Just great ingredients. read more

The best around. Consistently great pizza and is a staple in our household. Pro-tip, leave your star punch card in your glove compartment so that you rack up stars to get a free pizza! read more

This pizza is nothing to write home about. To be honest, the crust tasted bland; it was kind of like eating nothing. Just chewing. I don't understand why it's a gem unless it's because you grew up eating it. It was pretty greasy and not cut very well, but the sauce was fine and toppings generous. I'll eat Gil's if someone else is buying but unfortunately, I'd just as much have a better tasting, cheaper pizza from a chain. read more

The place is immaculate, the customer service is impeccable, the pizza is reasonably prized and top notch, and in spite of any preconceptions one might have, this is actually a pretty safe neighborhood - at least safe enough to order ahead, park right outside, and pop in to pick up your pizza. If you want proof, look it up: http://crimebaltimore.com/#5132%20Belair%20Rd read more

I didn't see what all the fuss is about. The cheese was different than most places, (extra parm?) & the homemade sauce was less sweet than most chain restaurants, which I appreciate. The dough was... I'm trying to think of a better word... But plain is all I can come up with. Yes, this beats domino's or Papa John's, but it doesn't stand up to the many other independent pizza places around town. Maybe I was spoiled, growing up on Milano's Pizza - but they are now gone, and I've yet to find a worthy replacement. read more

This place is right across from the Planet Fitness that we go to. There's really nothing better after a workout than eating pizza! As you can tell, maybe this is why we aren't the fittest... We ordered half plain and half pepperoni. it came out to around $11.50- something like that. Service: Whoever rung us up was really nice. He even helped us find a way to get some chili flakes home without sprinkling them on all the slices. Eat it Hot: We both ate a slice right out of the box and it was DELICIOUS. Really cheesy, so many pepperonis (on my slice), and the crust was really crispy. Warning 1: DON'T EAT THE PIZZA COLD. We ate the pizza about two hours after we first picked it up because we had to drive home, and get situated, etc... Bad Idea! This pizza, when cold, becomes a dreadful mess. The cheese became very hard and tasted like plastic. The cheese/pepperoni slab fell right off the pizza. The crust was so thin and flavorless. Warning 2: DON'T PUT THE PIZZA BOX ON ANY FABRIC. We placed the pizza in the back seat of the car because we had to drive home, but it was so greasy that it leaked through the box and left a pizza sized puddle of grease on the fabric. read more

Gils' is an unassuming hole in the wall that serves consistently good pizza, pipping hot, with mounds of ooey gooey cheese over fresh toppings on top of hand tossed dough and homemade sauce. We order from GIl's a couple times a week (wish they weren't so close; it's really a bad habit). read more

Gil's Pizzas - Pizza Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Greasy, salty, floppy pizza with toppings applied as bottomings (under-a-Cheesers inspired no doubt)... anyway wtf was I... oh yes, for some sort of reason all these things combine in a perfect storm to make for a delicious guilty pleasure called a Gil's Pizza. Get your car keys cause they don't deliver, I know it's not health food but it's damn good, Pro Tip, Call 30-50min before you want to pick up your pie.... and don't forget the punch card, you get it punched and every so often you get a free pie. Pickup here works best with a driver and copilot to run in and get the pie. Parking can be tight sometimes on this block. Thank me later. read more