Arrived at 8 pm on a holiday weekend to a packed dining room - which is a great sign. Self seating and casual atmosphere. Waited about 6 minutes for a cleaned booth and to place our pizza order. A large half pepperoni, light sauce and Oven Combo. Pizza was served piping hot. The crust is thin and crispy. Both halves of the pizza were flavorful and delicious. I would order the same pizza again read more

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Best Pizza in Southern Minnesota. The thick crust slices at lunch are a deal. Everyone in the region loves Jake's Pizza in Albert Lea!

Ordered a large thick crust pepperoni pizza. Did not disappoint!! Full of cheese and pepperoni. Went at lunch time and they were pretty busy with the lunch crowd. Pizza by the slice. Lots took the slice to go, others grabbed a table. Tables were pretty full by the time we left. We will definitely be going back. read more

The pizza is very good. You better like your pizza very cheesy. Have done both done in and carry out pizza is always hot and ready when promised. read more

Always quick and always tasty! We usually get the veggie and it's got so many green olives. Love it! The crew working, regardless of who, are always friendly. This has been a staple of AL my whole life, so it's fun to return for a visit with family and be able to reminisce down pizza memory lane. read more

Jake's Pizza - Jake's! - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

My favorite pizza in the area. We drive 40 minutes one way just to have it. Love the cheese bread and the thin crust on the pizza.

Passing through town. BEST pizza we have had in a long time. Don't let the outside fool you. Great hole in the wall!!!! read more

Jake's Pizza - Passing through town. BEST pizza we have had in a long time! Don't let the outside fool you - great hole-in-the-wall place! - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

Their pizza is amazing. We don't live in Alberta Lea but my husband was raised there. We eat it there every time we come in.

I've really tried to like this place since it's the only independent pizza place for miles. But it isn't great. I think I've ordered four times, so I have a fair sample. The crust is always burnt, thin, boring, too crispy. The cheese is too much. The mushrooms are canned. I got bacon once and it was a LOT, and in big chunks. Maybe you would like it, but it was far too much and kind of ruined the pizza. The sauce is good, not special. The price is fair and I appreciate the classic interior. The food is made fast and you could do a lot worse, but you could do a lot better in a different town read more

My first clue... I called to order a pie and the young man was not helpful and very matter of fact. I explained that I was in town for business and needed some help choosing. I asked what the diameter was the large. He said their large was 14". No other explanation or size. This gave me my first impression, but the reviews seemed positive so I continued knowing that good help was hard to find. I went into Jake's to get my order and was very surprised to see I was the only patron in the place but there were 5-7 employees in the kitchen. I chalked this up to it being Monday. The girl that rang up my order was friendly and then I took my pizza back to the hotel and dove in. The verdict...m'eh. It wasn't the worst pizza I have ever had, but it certainly wasn't the best either. Very cheesy, but not much else. It was better than most chains, but nothing to write home about. read more

Great pizza! Cute little restaurant. They even have a couple of beers on tap! Can't wait to go back!

Service and pizza was AMAZING I grew up here and never experienced this place so to come back and visit...gotta eat PIZZA read more

Stopped by Jake's on the way into town and was neither surprised or disappointed. Seems to be a nice family spot, extremely casual and cozy! We got the 14" oven gourmet pizza and was pretty satisfied. It's a thin crust pizza with pretty decent sauce. Not much to rave about but definitely worth your money. Huge plus, a pitcher of beer is $7 but they only have bud light or Michelob Ultra on tap. Seems like they are all about the skinny things. read more

Jake's Pizza - a pizza on a tray - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

Customer service is amazing! Prices are great, even if they raised the prices it would still be worth it. Ordered a supreme with no shrimp and mushrooms it was perfect! A lot of the family owned pizza places never get cheese to the edge. This place does and their sauce has flavor it's not like carbones ketchup. We will definitely be back my pic says 9, but definitely deserves a 10 after I reheated it in the morning it was even better read more

Jake's Pizza - The best - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

Classic pizza crust with an incredible choice of toppings - #1pizza in Southern Minnesota

Very good pizza! We had it delivered right to our hotel room. On time and a great value and super friendly delivery man.

Jake's pizza serves delicious pizzas. Fresh ingredients. Good and prompt service. Very cute place.

Pizza is pretty good here. I got a large pepperoni and it was also super cheap. I'm from Milwaukee, WI and regularly go to Chicago for pizza. It's about $8-$12 more for a large thin crust(depending on toppings). We usually try to eat pizza everywhere we go from hole in the wall places. This one had a ton of reviews and had good ones at that. It was super cheesy which I LOVE. The crust had a good flavor, but wasn't crispy. The cheese was also really salty, which is a negative. I don't know what kind of mozzarella they used, or if they added salt on top but I had to stop eating after a square. It made me super thirsty. Overall, if I passed through again I would give it another chance. read more

Jake's Pizza - Large pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

I just love Jake's Pizza! Their ingredients are the best! I'll live in NY and when I visit, I always order pizza for me or for family events! Service, or the delivery is always when expected, and the driver should collect their tip without issue! At major holidays, I purchase their sausage (raw) for my spaghetti or stuffing. Mmmmmm good! read more

Jakes is a must stop for me when I'm in Albert Lea. I go with the thin crust w sausage, green pepper, onion and pepperoni. Great staff and friendly service read more

It was a rainy, cold & dark night when I decided to try this restaurant. If I didn't already have the address and hadn't read the reviews, I'm not sure I would have randomly chosen it for dinner, or even bothered to stop if I was just driving by. From the outside (in the dark) it doesn't look like much. I was in town for one day/night for business and the reviews for Jake's were very favorable. I'm not a big fan of the national pizza chains, which tend to be cookie-cutter. Jake's is about as far from cookie-cutter as you can get. Additionally, it blows away any of them for quality and taste. The ingredients were very good, the cheese had the almost perfect blend of chew & snap, and the crust was baked to close to perfection with the right amount of scorch marks and crunch. If you are even considering Pizza...do - not - hesitate to give Jake's a try! If I'm ever lucky enough to be back in Albert Lea, this will definitely be on my list of stops! If I had one suggestion for the owner(s), it would be to throw up a website. It's really not that hard, and a simple one-page with the current menu would have facilitated me calling in an order for pick-up rather that ordering and waiting. read more

Chose this by other Yelp reviews. Didn't disappoint. We ordered sausage, bacon, onion, & mushroom they didn't skimp with the bacon. Fast delivery. read more

Jake's Pizza - Thin crust - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

Great pizza! Great service! Small dining area. My go to place when I am in the area. You can see the pizza being made and those people never stop moving. read more

We ordered a small pizza as we were passing thru during Covid. They were very nice on the phone and the pie was very good! We had a deep dish cheese and Canadian bacon. Very good, will def. order again when we're in the vicinity!! read more

Called for carry out and it was ready super quick. Customer service was great. Decent prices. I love that you can by the prices. Get the taco pizza. You won't regret it! read more

You NEED this pizza in your life! Absolutely great staff and atmosphere! Taco pizza always recommend and is spot on! Plus we had pepperoni and the Jake's special both were amazing! read more

The pizza is awesome and the place is cool. I definitely enjoy making a trip to Jake's for a good pizza!

OMG always so good. So anxious to eat I forgot to take photos. Thin crispy crust. Meat and stuffings puled high. Cheese was just the right amount. read more

Very disappointed. Pizza is always good, but this is the second time I've ordered a salad from there in a year. And, for the second time the dressing was expired. Which I didn't notice until after putting on my salad. This is last time I'm ordered a salad from here. Twice burnt is enough read more

Tasty Pizza Ordered a pizza from Jake's while spending the night in town. Ordering on the phone was easy, associate was friendly and quick. Pizza showed up quick and was hot. read more

Excellent pizza, thin cracker crust. Good prices and friendly staff. Being from Milwaukee, we thought they could use a few more tap beer choices though. Haha read more

Don't let the whole in the wall exterior or the dated decor fool you. This is great pizza with terrific service!!!

Had out of town guests visit. Wishing to show the best of Albert Lea I took them to Jakes. The best pizza place in town did not let us down. We all agreed that it was awesome. read more

Jake's Pizza is an Albert Lea institution. I don't know if it's the best pizza I've ever had, but it's the best pizza in AL and will always represent part of what AL means to me. Heartily topped and cut into squares, this pizza tastes like I'm eating with my Mom and Dad at my 10th birthday party. And then the next bite tastes like I'm on a date again with my Albert Lea High School sweetie. The bite after that tastes like Christmas break, home from college. And those last bites, they taste like the ones I eat with my wife, who requires we get Jake's every time we're back in town visiting my parents. They also used to deliver to our house out in the country past the Y, even though we were outside of their "delivery range". Good crew up in there. If you're thinking of ordering 4 pizzas, get these: Jake's Special, Bud's Special, Bacon Cheeseburger, Taco Pizza. read more

Like usual, amazing pizza and fast service. I love being able to stop in for a slice on my lunch break and not having to wait. Everyone is always so friendly and the establishment is always clean. read more

It was evident that this was the place to go for lunch as it was packed with locals. For under $5 you get a gigantic slice of pizza and a can of soda. I believe for $3.50 you could choose from pepperoni, sausage, or cheese. For a few cents more they had a combo. A can of soda was $1. The pizza was hot, fresh, and served quickly. The place is dark and dated but I suppose that's all part of its charm. read more

Jake's Pizza - Quick and tasty lunch for less than $5. - Pizza Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

Best pizza every. Very fast delivers. Lunch special is amazing and for $4 you won't leave hungry

I used to love Jakes Pizza in Albert Lea, MN until the kids took over! Now I order my pizza with mozzarella cheese only and get both, when I tell them I got cheddar on my pizza they give me a complimentary pizza with no cheese because someone wrote "NC" on the box for "No charge!" Then when I take it to them and tell them I wanted mozzarella cheese only the kids got pissy and told me " next time don't order it with no cheese!" This was my last order with Jake's Pizza Albert Lea! What happened to the customer is always right? Besides I got tired of the two different prices for the same pizza! Same Size and same ingredients! Been eating the same pizza there since 2011! Good Bye Jake's! read more

One of the best things Albert Lea has. Simple but great. The cheese is the star of the show.

Pizza was so good. Service was amazing. You can't go wrong with beer and pizza. I would go back and I would recommended to everyone who comes out here. read more