Excellent greek salad with grilled chicken. Husband enjoys the gyro. We eat hear once or twice a week. Nice family too!

We adore Greek pizza, and this was a great find for us! The pizza has already been spoken for on Yelp, but make sure to come for the breakfast specials, too, which are served until past noon, at least! Very diner-esqe but without the weekend crowds, specials for 3 dollars, and coffee in ceramic mugs! The service is polite, great for kids, too! read more

I love this place. I usually go for their sandwiches, pizza, and calzone. The family who runs the place are very nice and the prices are inexpensive. My favorite is the mushroom cheese steak sub. Simple but great. Also, the chocolate chip cookies are really tasty. Mmm..cookie *munch munch* Service is fast and there are many food options on the menu to choose from. From pizza to salads. read more

So pros and cons: don't like the gryos, but LOVE the salads. They are huge and delicious I could eat them everyday. Maybe I will eat them everyday! It says they are open everyday! Wait That lies. This is the second Sunday in a row now that I've gone, craving a delicious salad and it's been closed. Nowhere does it indicate it closes on Sunday, but apparently it is does. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, now I'm just mad and very hungry!!!! Please post accurate hours. Bah. read more

I will always come here to eat. They serve breakfast lunch and dinner for more than reasonable prices. On my second visit, the guy already remembered me and knew what I wanted. This place is for local people who live in porter square, and respect a sense of community. So to the bloggers and food critics of yelp, stand clear because this spot is for real people. Shout out to half shell! Awesome people! Update: I changed my mind about them after ordering a sub, leaving my card home, and the manager threw away the sub while I watched. Didn't offer me an option to come back and pay. I wasn't looking for free food.... but jeez that was really rude. I've been going there for years! read more

I've been to the Half-Shell about a dozen times in the past year. Nothing has ever been particularly great, but it's always good enough, cheap, and the people who work there seem happy to make whatever you want whenever you want. The big appeal for me is that it's one of the only places in Cambridge where you can get breakfast all day (or most of the day, anyway). Beats Andy's Diner and Rosebud, anyway... read more

Veggie Pizza. Veggie Calzone. Terrific. Note: you will never, ever, be able to finish one of their calzones. They are bigger than your head. Great salads, with tons of different veggies in them. The meat pizzas can be really greasy, alas. The specials are great buys, and usually terrific. read more

I have been looking for a good delivery pizza restaurant around this area since I moved here 4 months ago. After several disappointments, such as generally bland pizza, limited delivery hours and being closed on Sundays, I stumbled across Half Shell. The pizza was really great! It seemed fresh, wasn't too greasy and had plenty of toppings. It was reasonably priced- we ordered a large pizza with 3 toppings (one of which was artichokes), 2 sodas and seasoned fries and it was just over $20. And, the fries were fantastic! While they probably came from a bag, they arrived crispy and warm, not like your typical soggy delivery oreder fries. I will definitely be ordering again! read more

Paul and Hope (the owners) are a delight to know, in person. They have one of the the best cheese pizza slices..! I live in the neighbourhood and you will always be greeted by smiling faces when you enter. You can have your subs custom made and the custom made pizzas are made with CHEESY love...! Great place for a quick, casual bite...! read more

Great pasta and tomato sauce! Wonderful garlic bread. Cozy atmosphere. Friendly owners. Good place to talk to strangers. Open late! read more

I am a fan of this place! All I have ever purchased is a large steak & cheese and it is LARGE. I get two meals out of it. I am cheap. I admit it. And this place does subs the way I like them: one large sub = two meals for me. They are friendly & prompt and they have a really good juice/soda selection. Your average, dependable sub shop. Appropriately priced, considering the serving size. read more

I went there over 10 years ago. I just moved back to Cambridge and find myself going there again. I still have only gotten the Gyro since it is so good. I will branch out eventually. Both times the customers have been so nice striking up a conversation with me! A great place to go for food and very clean. read more

Really delicious sandwiches. I had a Mediterranean roll up which was huge and super fresh. The other person had a pastrami sub which was also great. Pretty quick service. Good value for the price. Friendly staff. Overall great little sub shop. read more

Really fantastic service. I can't say enough about how nice, friendly, fast, and accommodating they are. The pizza, salads, and wings I've had have always been spot on. This is a really great family-run local Cambrudfe spot, I highly recommend. read more

BEST PIZZA in the world. I literally crave their pizza each day and I am a picky pizza eater. Great customer service and always on time! They have great gyros as well. If I could give this place 10 stars, I would. read more

I love this place. It's unpretentious with a helpful staff and affordable, yummy food. I order the garden salad and ask them to sub the greens with spinach and it is delicious and healthy. The portions are huge and they are open late. In the winter, I live on their chicken soup. So good. I sometimes order two and save one for later. read more

I love this place. Everything is always fresh and good and their portions are big for little $$$. "Small" salad with grilled chicken comes with tons of chicken on fresh greens. "Small" pizza is small with fresh toppings and their dough is awesome. Aside from the portion size though, really, this place is a hidden gem. read more

Relaxed, good food, good people. My new weekend place. Good gyros and sandwiches. I had a cup of coffee there, and then took a hoagie and a soda down to Cambridge Commons. Such a good day! Thank you Half Shell! read more

I used to live at the end of Exeter St and would often stop by the Half-Shell for a sub after school. My favourite was the pastrami sub - though I'd also get a "cheese steak" inspired option at times. I'd always do take out and the service was fast. Given that the price was low - this was a great spot for a poor grad student! read more

Lemme just start with the breakfast basics: The simple bacon, egg & cheese bagel. I swear that's ALL there is to it, but for some reason the bagels from here taste like heaven!!!! i made the mistake of getting a bacon egg and cheese bagel from Dunkin Donuts yesterday, and in comparison it tasted of dying dreams and zombie gizzards. Half-Shell is GOOD y'all. everything is made fresh everyday... delivery is free, and portions are plentiful! i hope they can upgrade their facilities soon though (chairs, table, floor and TV) - a place that serves food this good deserves a much better dining atmosphere to draw in even more customers. read more

I have to update this, having previously given this place 5 stars. I'm a regular customer (correction: a PREVIOUS regular customer), and went in recently to pick up a salad for lunch. Not only was I overcharged, but, when I pointed this out, I was yelled at by the lady operating the cash register. They also neglected to put the cookie I'd asked for in the bag, and I was so flustered about getting barked at that I just walked out. So I paid $11 and all I got was a small salad. Yelled at and ripped off, to boot. Needless to say, that's NOT how you treat loyal customers. Sadly, I won't be making this place a part of my regular routine any more. As much as I prefer supporting local business, and as much as I'd championed this place in the past, I'd rather go to the soulless corporate Panera Bread than risk being treated like that again. read more

Love getting a slice or two for dinner. Make sure to take some paper napkins to mop up the grease first, but then chow down. Great cheese pizza and nice price too! read more

Half-Shell is run of the mill Greek style pizza. The crust and sauce are great, the cheese would be excellent except that they mix in a lot of herbs (possibly parsley I couldn't tell) and throw off the flavor of the whole slice. read more

I quite liked this restaurant -- the owners are very nice, the regular elderly patrons are fun to hang out / shoot the breeze with, and the the setting is perfect for a quick sit-down lunch. As a disclaimer, the non-pizza menu items are quite large, which justifies the slightly high pricing -- I'm sure the large portions also help attract the patronage of the Cambridge police, which are often seen chatting in the shop. The only negative that I can think of is the pizza, which was a bit too greasy for me, but, as said below, you can't beat that price for a meal for 4 friends in Porter Square at 10 pm. Rock on, Half-Shell! I'll certainly be back. read more

The food is great quality and always freash with the best bread from Piantedosi Bakery. Try the Steak -n- Cheese or the Chicken Parm!!

This is will sound weird. I feel a bit weird saying it, but go here for their salads. You won't get a better salad out of a pizza shop anywhere in Cambridge, or from plenty of sit down restaurants either. I love a good salad when I'm getting my pizza fix and salads from pizza places almost universally suck. Here the salads are made with loving care. The lettuce is lush and green. There's fresh shredded carrots and purple cabbage it them. Fresh enough to make me wonder if they might be shredding and chopping for each salad individually. It's just good. Also, the owners, (especially the woman), are always very nice. The delivery is pretty speedy, usually about 30 minutes (I live a mile away). And the drivers are good natured as well. On the down side, the pizza and calzones are passable but not great in my opinion. But dear God if I'm craving a salad this is the place I order from. read more

I guess I just go to places to say I've gone to them. It was forgettable before I stepped in the door.

I've been working in Cambridge for a few years now and my boss always ordered food from here when treating for lunch. Today my boss was off (she normally orders) and she asked me to place an order for the entire office on door dash. I've used door dash many times with 0 issues so I figured today would be no different- wrong. I placed the order at 11am (on door dash) to give myself PLENTY of time for them to arrive. 3 pizzas, 3 salads, a great tip and delivery fee. It was pricey. Once the order was 20 minutes late I called half shell. The man I spoke to explained to me that our door dash delivery driver showed up the half shell and when he was told it was going to take some additional time for the order to be complete the driver said "I can't wait that long" HE LEFT AND THEN DIDN'T CALL ME TO TELL ME. Half shell was absolutely amazing about it - even though it was not their fault at all. I cancelled with door dash and reordered with half shell. They completed our order with rapid speed and delivered it promptly while it was still steaming hot. The salads weren't put with the pizza which I always appreciate because the steam can wilt the lettuce so the salads were super fresh and crunchy. He supplied us with napkins, plates, utensils, I didn't even have to ask for them! I will literally never order through door dash ever again. That was so unprofessional and rude not to call and give me a heads up. Thank you half shell for saving the office lunch!!! read more

I came across this place by accident. It was raining out and I needed to take cover. I'm so glad I found it! Parking can be hard to find, have trouble getting a space half the time because most spots are for residents and meters get taken quickly. Ordered the meatball, which was ok, I've had better elsewhere. Now the good-love the mom pop vibe and they make food to order. Their gyros are GREAT! Most places use freezer meat and/or pork. Their gyros are non-pork and fresh from the spittle. Wish they'd pop up in google searches for gyros, I would have found this place much sooner and not travel to Needham area and fairs for non-pork gyros! They are open after 10 (good food for late night) but closed on Sundays, which is when I often want to go ;). What a find-great place for Greek/diner food. read more

I'm not a big fan of this place, I know it's popular but the pizza wasn't very good and the people working there weren't overly friendly, they weren't mean but not nice either, for the price the food wasn't worth it. read more

Had takeout from here last night - it was good! Ordered mozz sticks, chicken parm calzone and small meatball. The mozz sticks and calzone were great - not so hot about the meatball. Something funky about the balls. (never thought i'd say that in a yelp review!) I'd go back but i'm gonna stick with calzones. read more

I kind of feel like they should change their sign. For some reason it reminds me of Shell the gas station and instantly puts a bad taste in my mouth. haha.. I came in the other day when I started to feel faint after a really long walk. I was still about 20 minutes from home so I figured I should get some food before passing out. Everything else looked like it was closed/closing and so I tried to decide quick while standing at the counter (no hours in the window). And even though they had the pronunciation for gyro in the front window (yee-ro.. I still always feel like a jerk saying it), I opted for their veggie wrap. The service was quick and the woman working the register was nice. I expect quite a few Harvard kids roll through here because it has that Harvard sticker. I see a mix of Cambridge peoples when I walk by. Nothing too distinguishing about it.. slightly bigger than most hole-in-the-wall joints but it looks completely at home on this strip of Mass Ave. About 9 small tables for 2.. piled up pizza boxes.. assorted chips (and Funions),...sodas (diet A&W but no regular?).. and a big menu (one side completely devoted to pesto). The wrap was just okay. No real flavoring to it. They put it into a spinach wrap (regular wraps available) that was folded over once instead of standard wrap style. Easy for a spatula to pick up without spilling its contents, not so easy for hands. Especially my hands. I took a few bites to rejuvenate then wrapped it up and took it to go. It was still super hot when I got home (nice) so I added some condiments and enjoyed the rest of it. Would I order it again? Meh. I really want to try their homemade chocolate chip cookies and their veggie pizza. It has artichokes! On the pizza! Sounds like a second chance is in order. read more

This place is great! Their pizza is fantastic (especially the pepperoni and sausage)-- some of the best in the Boston area! Plus, the family who runs the Half Shell is very friendly and always makes me feel very welcome whenever I stop by. If you like Greek-style pizza, this is THE place for you! read more

Great pesto pizza... great area to eat and just relax very comfortable place to eat..used to work in the area and was an avid customer of this place and had a slice today and it was as good as it was 2 years ago will visit again real soon read more

This unassuming sub/pizza shop does a lot things very well. Pizza and slices are good and there gyros sandwich is one of the best. They also have some good things off the grill like chicken kabobs and steak tips. Worth a trip if you are in the area. read more

Always delicious. Their pesto spinach special pizza is to die for. A plain slice of cheese is even great too. The people that work here seem down to earth and like honest good people, which makes me happy to frequent this place. If you are going to grab a movie at the nearby Hollywood Express you should also pick up pizza!!! Yum read more

I'm confused about this place...pizza was nasty! I ordered a cheese pizza with green peppers and onions. I like that they put a lot of toppings, but they were just on top of the melted cheese so they fell off easily. I also didn't care for the cheddar cheese mixed in. The outer crust tasted store bought and the inner part of the pie was soggy. Mozzarella sticks were good. Good amount of food for the price, quick delivery, good customer service. read more

Great family run business. I'm a fan of their huge salads with grilled chicken and their pizza. If you live in the Porter area you should be supporting this great place! read more

This place uses fresh ingredients, a lot made from scratch, generous portions and the family that runs it is about as nice as they come.

So many reviewers have said that the pizza and calzones are good here, and what that tells me is that they've never really had good pizza and calzones! I was excited about having dinner here after reading these reviews (the place is in my neighborhood) but I was extremely disappointed. The Greek Special pizza had tomatos, olives, feta, and spinach. I never imagined that the olives would be sliced, canned black olives! Why not kalamata olives? There was hardly any feta, and the crust was incredibly boring, soggy, and the equivalent of wonder bread. The calzone was similarly uninspired. We got pesto/veggie and added ricotta (to me, ricotta is supposed to be in all calzones, but whatever). There was only a hint of pesto. In fact, I hardly noticed it. And the calzone crust was very weird -- kind of thin and also soggy on the bottom. Maybe this is the kind of place that has a good tuna or roast beef sub. I don't know. . . I can't say I'm that eager to give it another try. read more