Pizza is pretty darn food. So are the sandwiches. Place gets packed. Kind of the only show in town. Especially when there are sport events at the Mistlin Sports Complex. The place fills up fast. We would definitely come by again. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - We are inside eating pizza. Looking out. - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

TEN Stars AND TEN Hearts Gold Dust Pizza! What a happy place! I love it!! Full staff working hard in the kitchen to please a full restaurant of excited customers. Do not pass up any chance you have in life to pick up your favorite pizza made here. BEST - The CRUST, world-famous in my book. The flavor is powerfully good, rich, crunchy enough, mouth-watering at first bite, amazing aroma yes I could go on. But they had me at this most delish crust!! I order mine with olives, mushrooms, garlic and jalapenos, Its such a tasty winner. The next best thing is dining IN at Gold Dust!! It is roomy, busy, happy, clean and you get the pizza delivered to your table HOT HOT HOT I love that! Great place for families, guests and groups. It is always busy and that is what makes it all such a great experience. Thank you Mo and Gold Dust Team! read more

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Best pizza in town by far. Friendly staff & place is clean. Weekend typically gets busy so we usually order to go. Pricing reasonable and lunch special always great. If you do go during high school lunch hour expect delay in service just something to be mindful of read more

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Hands down the best pizza ever!!!!!! I totally recommend, it's delicious, the restaurant is spacious, they have huge booths, and their prices are fair. It's definitely a must try. read more

The best gluten free pizza I've ever had!! Hands down! I was doubtful that it was gluten free, tbh. My family and I have been going to this pizzeria for a while. However, for health reasons I try to follow a gluten free diet. It's really hard to pass up their regular pizza, the dough is delicious. Though, I'm glad I tasted the GF. It's the best! The prices are a little on the higher side but very well worth it. Service is quick and easy. The establishment is a little small in my opinion. I feel that it can be a little bit more open. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Gluten Free pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

Besides the 45 minute wait just for the order to be made wrong and be cold .... The manager was wonderful and remedied the situation. Even cold, the pizza and breadsticks were fire Ranch too read more

I was searching for a good place around the area of Manteca and this came up in Ripon which I don't mind driving it was not that far . Yelp did not disappoint. I'm a pizza lover and this really hit the spot . Walking in I was not sure what to expect I saw a lot of tables and I was not sure to find a seat or wait for a waiter, I was kinda confused. I quickly realize it's open seating and you order at the cash register. They have a lot of space and we had a big group so we chose to sit inside a room where they had a bigger tables. We ordered the breadsticks they were so delicious!! The breadsticks came in a shape of a pizza loaded of cheese goodness ! I highly recommend ordering the breadsticks so good ..We ordered a pepperoni pizza , barbecue chicken and the gold dust combo, which was my favorite! These pizzas have generous portions . They are loaded with cheese and all the goodies. They are definitely not shy on the toppings and I love that . I really enjoyed all the flavors we all did . We are glad we decided to come here. They had clean bathrooms next to the bathrooms there is a little game area for kids. It has two of the vintage games and some little quarter machines. The decor inside the restaurant had a Gold Rush theme . which it continued with the menu, some of the pizza names were of the Gold Rush theme which I like how they continued it. Overall, the pizza was very delicious. I didn't really interact with anybody because we ordered at the counter. Everyone seemed nice and attentive bringing the food out they asked if we needed anything else and brought out ranches and stuff we needed fairly quickly and they were very nice. The pizza was very delicious. I would definitely be coming back. read more

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Great food, especially the pizza, the calzones are good, price is a little high but what are u going to do

First time trying this pizza spot and it blew me away. Probably one of the better pizza places I've been recently. The restaurant was pretty spacious and had a nice vintage vibes to it inside, very rich in history. The pizza and cheese bread sticks they had are amazing! The food was served hot and fresh. The pizza was very flavorful to the crust. Their ranch was pretty good, really put everything together. One thing to note is the service. The service could have been better. Took me awhile to get extra ranch and my togo box for my leftovers. Nonetheless the experience was amazing and will definitely be back for the pizza and cheese breadsticks! Overall I give this restaurant a solid 4/5 star review. The pizza and cheese bread sticks blew me away. Super cheesy! read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

Gold Dust Pizza is seriously one of my favorite spots! We had the white sauce pizza with chicken and the BBQ chicken pizza -- both were insanely delicious! The flavors were bold, the crust was perfect, and the toppings were super fresh. We also tried the chicken wings, and they were full of flavor and cooked just right. I honestly wish there was a location closer to us... but maybe it's a good thing there isn't, because I'd probably eat here every day! Can't wait to come back for more -- and the fact that it's right by the Ice Cream Emporium makes it even better! Ambiance was such a cool area and service wasn't too bad, order and sit/ go. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

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Gold dust pizza absolutely rocks! The pizza here is a 10/10. You can tell they use high quality ingredients in everything they do here. You can taste the quality in everything bite. The crust is outstanding, the sauce is super flavorful, and the cheese is so gooey and delicious. We decided to stop by Gold dust because we were at Boomers in Modesto. Living in Stockton, Ripon is just a little too far to go just for pizza, but since we would be passing through Ripon on the way home it was a no brainer to stop by Gold dust for some of the best pizza that money can buy. On this visit my wife and I got salads and ordered a cheese pizza. The salads were super fresh and very tasty. A few minutes after we finished our salads our pizzas were brought out to us by a very friendly worker. I have found a key to eating cheese pizza from gold dust is to let it cool down for a bit or due to the amount of cheese on the pizza, it will slide off when you take a bite. So while eagerly awaiting to dive in I ordered an ice cold beer and took a few sips while I waited. The pizza was definitely worth the wait. I loved everything about it. This is a must have if you are anywhere around Ripon. You will not be disappointed. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Cheese Only Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

I love pizza way too much and I love finding and trying out new pizzerias. My bf and I came across this place when we were scrolling Yelp for a new spot to try out and with the many good reviews, we had to go for it. We ordered takeout for our Friday night vibes so didn't get to experience the dine-in vibes but it was packed inside! There's plenty of seating and private party rooms as well. The service was quick and friendly and I appreciate how affordable their pizza is. We ordered a medium half veggie and half white chicken pizza. They definitely make some really good pizza and ranch too! If we're ever back in the area, we would definitely try Gold Dust again. read more

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Love Gold Dust pizza!!! I will make a special trip here every time I am in the area. It never disappoints! The BBQ and white chicken are my favorites! The salad is packed full and has lots of toppings. The ranch is the BEST I have had! To top it off the staff is always so kind and helpful!!! This place is a must! read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

You will never go wrong with Ripon, Gold Dust Pizza! Pizza is always cooked to perfection.

For California pizza (New York native) I prefer having gold dust pizza , either from Escalon or sutter creek as the place has always had customers coming and going from opening to closing . The workers are always pleasant and efficient on getting the pies ready and treat customers very well. The stores are kept clean and well maintained and would recommend these places to anyone who enjoys pizza ... my favorite is the double pepperoni as long as they don't burn the bottoms trying to get all pepperoni cooked , but over all it's good for California. read more

Perhaps it's because I haven't been here in so long, but I feel like the pizza has turned eeh. I recently went and ordered the Parmesan breadsticks and the Tripe Strike Pizza- to go. The pizza itself came with three types of pepperoni and drizzled with Mike's Hot Honey. To tell you the truth, I didn't taste the pepperoni difference. Actually, I mostly tasted the heavy tomato sauce and grease. Sucks because I feel like it masked every other flavor. I almost forgot it came with honey. The breadsticks. Idk what I was thinking on getting Parmesan but don't do it. It's so salty, and it has a super crunchy texture to it. Stick with mozzarella. I feel like it's a little overpriced. For what I got, my total came out close to 40 dollars, and I got a medium pizza. I do appreciate that ranch sauce, peppers, etc are no extra charge. I can't say for the ambiance other than it's packed and service was okay. read more

Always have a great time here. The pizza is delicious but those bread sticks are so good!! It's usually busy but I never have an issue finding a table. Food: 5/5 Ambiance:4/5 Service: 5/5 read more

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Best wings with amazing flavor! They put a perfect amount of sauce and have a good texture. I didn't get a picture of our pizza but we ordered a medium with pepperoni, jalapeño and sausage. So good, baked to perfection with thin crust. The atmosphere was welcoming and the employees were very friendly! We'll definitely be back to try more wing flavors and pizza. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Bone in Wings buffalo flavor - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

Wow! The ambiance is phenomenal. We went to celebrate my brother's bday and had a great time regardless of how packed it was. The food was amazing, plus we had never tried the mozzarella breadsticks and they were phenomenal?? We also tried the garlic but were too salty for my liking. Pizzas were great. Not too long of a wait + everyone was so nice! read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

One of our favorite pizza places in the Central Valley! This place is always poppin! We were greeted right when we walked in the door and they woman taking our order was very kind and nice! We also asked someone to come and wipe down a table for us and someone was sent right away. We always do the miner's special for our little family of five and it is the perfect amount of food for us and there is even enough to bring home for the next day! The toppings are always fresh and they are not stingy with how much they put on the pizza! We love it here and love bringing the whole family with us! read more

We have been hearing from everyone in Manteca that the best pizza is in Ripon at Gold Dust Pizza! My man and I were feeling like a pizza so we took the short 9 mile drive to Ripon and got the speciality Motherlode pizza. We got the original crust which is a bit on the thicker side as we normally go for thin crust pizza. We wanted to try it in its original form, we can always ask for thin crust next time! They also offer a cauliflower crust for a few bucks more which may be another good option for us in the future. The service was quick and friendly. We ordered over the phone as we figured it would take a few minutes to cook. The restaurant quoted us 25-30 minutes and it was done in 25! The ambiance of the whole downtown Ripon including this restaurant is a small old town vibe. They have a gorgeous old cash register on the counter for display as they are using three newer modern registers instead. Still it was cool to see. There were several rooms within the restaurant and tables and booths all throughout the place. It was a tad cramped but understandably so as the entire place was packed when we visited at 6:45 pm on a Saturday night. So now let's talk about the actual taste of the pizza and if the drive was worth it. The pizza weighs quite a bit as they definitely don't skimp on toppings. The answer is absolutely! It is delicious! 10/10 read more

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If I could give this place a 20 out of 10, I absolutely would -- and honestly, I'm tempted to start a petition for Yelp to allow it. The food? Chef's kiss . Every bite exceeded expectations and then some. The service? So friendly I started wondering if I accidentally wandered into a family reunion. Everyone greeted me like an old friend, and I even got to shake hands with the general manager (who deserves an Oscar for Best Host in a Leading Role). The music and atmosphere were perfectly cozy -- that rare combo of chill and lively that makes you want to stay way too long. 10/10 will be coming back. I think I just found my new go-to spot... sorry to all my former favorites, it's not you, it's them. read more

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Definitely recommend dining here on the lovely main street in downtown Ripon. The restaurant was very clean, the service warm and friendly, and our food was delicious. We enjoyed a salad and ravioli for dinner along with adult beverages. Although we arrived close to closing time, they did not rush us or make us feel like we needed to leave. We WILL return! read more

I stopped by for lunch while I was in the area for an event at the Mistlin sports park. It's a quick drive from there. The pizza: The pizza is filling like a Chicago deep dish with its thick crust and generous toppings, but it's not quite as heavy as one (the crust is definitely different than a Chicago deep dish; this pizza is closer to a typical American style pizza). Pizzas loaded with this many toppings tend to suffer from a soggy crust & possibly need a fork and knife to not be messy, but not this one. The bottom was nice and crispy (without being burnt). I was able to hold up the slice in my hand and eat it rather than fork and knifing it. I tried the Digger (Red Sauce, Cheese, Salami, Pepperoni, Mushroom, Olive, & Sausage), which was a great combination of toppings. The beer: They had 8-10 beers or so on tap ranging from swill (coors light) to stuff like Mind Haze and Lagunitas IPA to cali squeeze. Nothing from any tiny, local breweries except for maybe one beer I hadn't heard of before. The beer is relatively cheap. You can get pints or mega size glasses or pitchers. The inside: - the layout is kinda weird. There's 3 entrances and you have to walk up to the counter in the middle of the restaurant to place your order. It feels kinda squished and narrow, esp if you're there when it's busy. - the weird layout may be beneficial for larger parties since there are areas that can be sectioned off for your group. - the weird layout means you may need to squeeze by people waiting in line to get to the soda fountain and bathrooms. - there's several big screen TVs where they were showing football games on. - the bathroom was remarkably clean. There's a couple unisex full room bathrooms. - there's a very tiny "Arcade" in the back. There's one full size, standup video game machine which looked like it had multiple games to choose from. And what looked like quarter machines for little plastic junk toys. I just briefly spotted this on the way to the bathroom so my impression of it may not be entirely accurate. - the gold miner theme is kinda nice. I like me a themed restaurant. Although the place was quite busy when I went, the employees were still nice and friendly. I'd definitely go back here. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - The Digger pizza (Cheese, Salami, Pepperoni, Mushroom, Black Olive, Sausage) - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

My hairstylist told me to come here because I told her I loved the ice parlor next door. Came here with the family and it was busy!! I didn't know how busy it would be on a Friday afternoon. We ordered a small pepperoni and a medium minor moe. We also got mozzarella bread sticks and Buffalo wings. The bread sticks seems pretty salty but I think it was just the cheese. The pizza was excellent and the wings were amazing! Finally a place that actually covers their wings in sauce fully. A little pricey but it makes sense with the quality of food. Next time I'll order to go or delivery to save time with the afternoon rush. read more

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What can I say about this place, all I can say is like WOW! I brought my friend here who has never been before (they live down in LA) and I told them that we have to stop by here because it's the best! We got a medium miner moes bbq chicken, and he fell in love with the pizza! He was so impressed by the toppings and how the pizza was made! The whole ambiance of the place is always so calm and peaceful! I always love to bring people here to the original location because not only it's the best but it is always consistent! read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Miner Moe's BBQ Chicken - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

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Gold dust makes excellent pizza and ranch. However, if you order online to their app, the ranch is not included. Versus calling in or going in. Which makes no sense. So if you like the ranch, make sure you call and versus using the app read more

The food was fine (way too much cheese) and 1 of the two staff members we dealt with was lovely. But our pizza arrived to our table wrong. I told the server and before saying anything, she looked at the receipt. When she realized I was correct she said, "well we're really busy and sometimes they read it wrong when we're busy". I waited for a sorry or solution, but none came. I asked if she could just throw the right topping that was missing on and put it back in the oven, she said no, because the topping was raw, but that she could talk to the manager "if you want" and that there were lots of toppings on the other side so we could just pick them from that side and fix it ourselves. Everyone was starving so I told her we'd try that, I guess. Not a good solution. I asked if I could get my ranches that were missing. Never got them and was never checked on again. We understand mistakes happen but $62 for pizza and soda (that I also left a tip on, unfortunately) is a lot. I'd hope mistakes would be corrected but, no. Not if they're busy. read more

If I'm in the mood to drive, I WILL end up at this pizza spot! This place is so much fun! Nice people and great service and worth every penny. The pizzas here are filling, crispy, saucy and cheesy!! Piping hot coming to your table with a nice icy beer...can't beat it! Family owned and they also own the Ice Cream Parlor next to them which is nostalgic and special. The whole thing is worth making a trip from wherever for. Wish I was there now!!! read more

First time visiting this restaurant and the food and service was great! A nice little gem in Ripon! We were bummed this location didn't have the fig pizza but the pizzas we ordered and cheesy mozzarella bread were delicious. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

Over priced, $27.00 burned cheese pizza. Use to be pizza plus chain- they should have kept the recipe and cook. The 2 star is for pizza sauce. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Overcooked pizza - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

Best pizza in Manteca. I know they have a couple other locations like the one in Ripon and Modesto, (which I recommend the most) but Manteca is a bit closer to where I live. When it comes to the toppings, these guys are not stingy like Eddie's Pizza or Dominoes with a little bit of cheese or a little bit of pepperoni. Service is always good and on time. read more

Gold Dust is a staple in Ripon and has been around for many years. The restaurant has a typical pizzeria vibe with plenty of seating and a very small arcade. They serve pizza, salad, buffalo wings & sandwiches. If you are going to eat here make sure you go really hungry because the pizza is very filling. The pizza has a pretty thick crust, it's very cheesy and pretty greasy. You definitely had to be in the mood for all of that or just enjoy that type of pizza all the time. Having said that, the taste is pretty darn good. It's definitely worth trying if you find yourself in Ripon. read more

I still think this is one of the best pizza places around. Tho sometimes it's hit or miss. The worst that happens is the crust doesn't hold the cheese or toppings right. A good remedy to help with this is to get thick crust. It's a ripon staple no matter what. Honest statement. When it's bad it's alright But when it's good. It's the best read more

Mmmm pizza is always a good choice. Here's my first time experience on a busy Saturday evening. It's always a good sign when an empty downtown is lit up by the glow of pizza shop windows full of happy patrons. You order at the front counter. You'll need to maneuver as there's lots of action happening. Servers delivering food, people squeezing past each other with to-gi orders, families looking for a vacant table. There is plenty of seating and most booths were full but we got lucky. We tried the white sauce chicken and artichoke pizza and it was bomb.com. A medium fed two adults and made for healthy portion leftovers for a delicious midnight snack. We also ordered a basic pepperoni pizza and it was equally crispy crusted and a hit with the kiddos. The star of the show was the meat ravioli. Baked perfectly with a gooey cheesy top and fresh tomato sauce. Be sure to ask for the spicy ranch. It's like the cherry on top for added flavor. It may have been just the day we went but they ran out of ice and the CO2 must have been out because the soda was flat and the beer ran flat, too. This won't dissuade me from returning but it sucked in the moment. Pizza and fizz is always the best combo and we were robbed of that during this visit. Two single bathrooms around the corner from the soda machine and there's a mini arcade. A couple games and mostly prize machine turnstiles. Service is attentive, friendly and on point. They collect pizza trays quickly to make room at the table and also notice when you may need boxes when your party is slowing down eating. read more

My wife and I moved to the area from San Jose in March. We were told about Gold Dust by a very good friend of ours. We have come to this restaurant at least 5 times since moving here, a couple of those times in a large group that took up one whole room. Tonight my wife, my son and I came in to eat after a day of driving to see different areas of this part of California. We were looking forward to eating Gold Dust pizza. My son asked for a taste of a blonde beer, after tasting it, he ordered one. After ordering our pizza we sat to wait for it. My son said the taste of the beer was not setting well with him. We had him see if he could get a different one, he had barely taken a sip of it. The manager said no because he had tasted it prior to ordering one. This does not say much for customer service, and this place has lost us as customers. I ended up not eating any of the pizza, and I will not return. When I worked in the service industry, we always made sure our customers were taken care of. We never wanted to lose even one customer. You should learn the meaning of 1 Corinthians 10:31 if you are going to put it on your boxes. Frank Tello read more

Is there a spot for 6 ? I mean it! I don't normally post about pizza joints. I think this is the second post another pizza place in San Clemente, but let's talk about Gold Dust in Ripon California, where a small sleepy country town pizza joint lies. I have to say the best pizza in the world and that's not hyperbole. This places on Main Street what looks like it used to be a bank or something. The ambience is great lots of family and they're all chowing down pizza baseball teams having their group their we happen to have our music department from church "a token of appreciation" from Pastor. Just a good atmosphere, good servers, great vibe service was impeccable. They come to our private room and just ask us if everything's OK. They tell us when the next pizza is coming out because we had a big group. Now let's talk about what we're on yelp for the pizza. i'll talk about the pepperoni pizza it was the first of many slices first and foremost, tons of pepperoni and lots of cheese and just the right amount of sauce you eat the whole pizza, you don't leave the crust cause the crust is like a whole meal by itself, next I had a Hawaiian bacon chicken drizzled with barbecue sauce there was so much toppings and cheese that you had to reach underneath the pizza just to put it in your mouff mmmm (if you know what I mean) I had to cheesy bread slices. It's pizza but cut in straight lines. Then came the combination pizza I mean, I love round tables combination pizza. This is round table on steroids giant chunks of Italian sausage, pepperoni, salami ham you name it, it's on the pizza. The perfect cheese, sauce to topping ratio also. Oh, they also had bbq'ed chicken wings & buffalo wings, cooked to perfection, not raw like Domino's or overcooked like other places, perfect small crunch and lots of sauce. I can't say enough about this place no complaints whatsoever. They had Pepsi products which was very nice Pepsi. Zero my drink of choice. If you are on highway 99 between Modesto in Stockton, you need to come to this place I dare you to give it less than five stars read more

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Gold dust pizza came highly recommended to us so we were very excited to try! Located in downtown ripon, it seemed as if downtown was a bit dead but as soon as we walked in the door the whole restaurant was bustling. There's a small parking lot out back and street parking in the front. We ordered a half white chicken deluxe and half gold dust combo pizza with regular crust to-go. Both were amazing and piled with toppings!! We prefer creamy sauces so naturally leaned towards the white chicken deluxe but we loved both. We are looking forward to coming back and trying the thin crust. I want to eat in the restaurant next time to try the crust fresh. read more

Got the Eureka special. It was enough food/drinks for four adults and three kids. The bread sticks were outstanding. The pizza itself was decent, they use quality meats, but the toppings slide off the crust easily because of excessive grease. The layout of the building is very narrow and it gets pretty crowded by the front because of all the delivery drivers waiting for their orders. read more

Gold Dust Pizza - Menu 10/20/2024 - Pizza Near Me - Ripon, California

Very busy in the restaurant tonight! Our pizzas were still received in a decent amount of time and so delicious! I will definitely bring my family back here! read more