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Howie and Sons Pizza

3.4 (181 reviews)
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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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The pizza that I've been getting for the last 15 years

This breaks my heart to make this review I've been coming to howies since I was a kid I'm 38 years old now in all my years I've never seen a worse pizza my expectations have always been high for howies pizza because it was always made perfectly never had a complaint but after tonight I will never order from this failing business again..... I ordered the special 12 dollar pizza they advertise on Wednesday I've been ordering this pizza for 15 years or longer not once have Ive been told or seen any differences in the quality of the Wednesday large compared to getting a pizza on any other day but when I got home and opened my box it looked like a completely different pizza barely any cheese paper thin crust and just not close to the quality I expect from howies I thought maybe a new person who wasn't trained correctly might have made it so I called howies and told them this doesn't seem like the same pizza if I took it back could they take a look and possibly replace it with the delicious pizza I've come to expect from them the girl on the phone said sure so my wife drives it back and shows some very incompetent rude manager this disgusting pizza and he takes a look and said this how we make these Wednesday pizza since when!!! Then proceeds to say how they are barely keeping the lights on what does that have to do with these horrible pizza you made i hope they go out of business because it would be a deservice to sell pizza like this using howies name I know if he was alive still he would never let his product he put his name on fall so far below standards I will never return do this failing business the pictures below show how far they have fallen in quality how sad

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Joseph B.

We come here often and have never had a bad experience. Pleasant servers And The atmosphere is great for the family. The food is amazing. If you have never been here, go now!!

Amazing pizza, worth the drive!
Jose R.

Doesn't look like much from the outside, but wow this pizza is amazing! This hidden gem in Visalia has some of the best pizza in town, my family truly enjoyed this food and will be back again! Thanks again for all that you do, keep up the amazing work! Roldán Family

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Always Bowie and sons. Great pizza and chicken. Decent prices and quality of food is always outstanding.

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Took more than an hour to receive my to go order and staff did not care I don't recommend service not good.

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My entire family loves this pizza, fried chicken, and mojos. Sooo good. Prices are awesome too.

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