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Joe's Pizzeria

4.2 (170 reviews)
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Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Medium pepperoni and sausage pizza
Rick C.

The restaurant was easy to find, and the service was great. You order at the counter and then you sit down and wait for your name to be called to pick up your food. I ordered my "as usual pepperoni and sausage" I'm along with a 6 inch steak sandwich which I like with cheese, pizza sauce, pickle, and onion. The steak sandwich was delicious and I would put that above the pizza when ordering. I know that Joe's is a hometown, staple for this area and many love it, however I did like the crust and the Italian sausage was very good. The sauce wasn't as good as I had hoped, and if I had my preference for Dayton style pizzas I would take Marion's or Cassano's any day over this. Pricing was good on the restaurant was clean, including the restrooms. I will go back and give it another try but as my first time here, I was not impressed with the pizza from what I was expecting.

Pepperoni & Onion Pizza
Michael B.

Place was extremely busy the day before Thanksgiving! Ordered for carry out and was estimated about 80-90 minutes. They were slinging pies like crazy, pumping them out so not concerns from me in regards to the wait - it happens on busy days. Process of payment was extremely easy, and once the pizzas were brought back, we saw that they put sausage on one of the pizzas accidentally. Again, with it being busy things happen, cannot complain with them doing their best. The sauce on the pizzas was very very good, with a lot of herbs mixed into it which made the overall pizza very good. One of the best in the Dayton area I have personally tried.

Jonathan E.

Not cut in squares like I expected because of the pictures. Also barely any sauce on it. I was looking forward to trying this place but disappointed. Do I have to request squares and sauce?

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Scott M.

I'm getting to the point that I'm pretty much treating Yelp like Instagram and rarely take the time to write a review. That said, I really feel the need to praise the pizza at Joe's. A couple years ago, in 2015, my sister, brother-in-law and I visited Dayton for the first time in years. My BIL was born and raised in east Dayton, and we lived in Beavercreek through Jr High and High School before moving away. We all had been craving Dayton-style pizza, so the weekend between Christmas and New Years we drove up from NC for a weekend of sight seeing things like Rikes window displays, Carillon Park, Clifton Mill lights and of course, PIZZA. Our long-time favorite has always been Marions, and we also love Flying Pizza's Sicilian, which yes, isn't "Dayton-Style", but it's the taste of our youth. It's funny, but if you ask anyone from Dayon "Hey, what's the best pizza you've ever tasted in Dayton" and they'll all say "Cassano's". And if you ask "What's the worst pizza you've ever tasted in Dayton?" they'll say "Cassano's". So, due to their inconsistency and due to their move from provolone cheese to Provel (We aren't in St. Louis, Cassano's!) we dropped them from our list. We were wrapping up enjoying a couple cigars at "The Wharf" when we ran into a local buddy. David thought it was funny that we were craving Dayton-style pizza so badly that we made a pizza pilgrimage, and when we listed off the places we were hitting he said "So of course you are going to Joe's. Right?" Joe's? Never heard of it. It was less than a half hour later that we were sitting at Joe's with our buddy. And to get to the important part that you came here for, we ordered a large pepperoni and we were BLOWN AWAY! The crust was unbelievably thin, crisp yet chewy. Firm enough to hold the sauce and toppings without problem. We all agreed that they used a little more sauce than we were used to, but it was good and we all liked the moisture and taste acidity that it added. The cheese was just perfect. Not too much, not too little. But the star of the show was the pepperoni itself. As it cooks in their classic stone hearth oven, the pepperoni curls-up and crips-up like Bacon! It was phenomenal! As we wrapped-up our week we had several other local pizzas, but we all agreed that of all the places we tried, Joe's takes the prize as best pizza in Dayton. Fast forward to Oct 2023 my sister and I found ourselves back in Dayton for an even at the Shopsmith power tool factory, and just as before we took advantage of the event to relive our pizza pilgrimage of 2015. We had Sicilian at Flying Pizza, we had Marion's, and then we went to Joe's. Once again, they nailed it! And the price was undeceivable reasonable. I know this will sate this review, but we got a large pepperoni pizza and two 20oz pops for $20. Joe, you need to raise your prices by 50 cents and make sure your staff is properly appreciated and that you are profitable. Speaking of the staff and the restaurant itself; The staff are friendly, clean and tidy and hard-working and the interior of the dining area is a bit old and dated, but it is clean and well kept. Early in the pandemic my bride and I took a trip to Dayton for a funeral, and we shared a Joe's pepperoni in the car. She wasn't as impressed as we were during either of our dine-in experiences, but I still enjoyed it and was happy that they were doing their best to produce great food.

Joes is awesome!
Scott C.

First time having Joe's! It was awesome!!! My friends and I ordered a Deluxe to-go. They picked it up so I can't comment on the ambiance but they stated that the service was top notch. The pizza though!!!...so good! I absolutely loved Joe's and will definitely be ordering more in the future!

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(Review by my 13 year old) Hey y'all! On today's big back wick whack smick smack food review, we went to Joes Pizzeria! One word (or three) ; scrumdiddly yum yum. When I tell your guys the pizza was good, nothing compared to the pepperoni. It was SOOO good! It was crunchy on the outside and not chewy at all. Also, there was definitely enough pizza to share with all the biggies and sigma alphas out there. With my honor and skibidi aura of 100000 I may award Joes Pizzeria with the STAMP. OF. SLAYYYY. 10/10 would frfr recommend.

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Steve S.

We did take out today from Joes Pizzeria. In a nutshell - it's uninteresting Dayton pizza. It will fill you up, it's ok but it's not great pizza. Here's the assessment: Crust - it's a preformed platter crust made with the wrong flour. Sauce - flavor was good. Cheese - was under the pepperoni and minimal, because of that it's difficult to assess. Pepperoni - covers the pizza and the taste was good. Mushrooms- canned and bland.

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Been a Joes customer all my life when my parents were buying it. They are the best in Dayton I do eat others but they don't compare to Joes!

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Joes will always be my place to go when I want a thin crust pizza. Been going here since I was a teenager. Service is always amazing.

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2 years ago

Some of the best food in Dayton. Best traditional deluxe pizza! Pasta is good and salads are nice as the Italian dressing is spot on.

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2 years ago

Always love going to Joes and eating good quality food! Their pizzas are a mainstay for our work meetings.

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Called ahead and hot pizza was waiting for us. No complaints, Joe's definitely knows their craft.

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2 years ago

Good pizza, the chicken is nasty, they only serve boneless wings, I prefer bone in wings

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The best pizza in Dayton, Ohio. It reminds me of an old pizza place in our hometown. The crust is crisp and thin.

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2 years ago

Best pizza in town !!! My favorite for over 40 years. Small place & always has a crowd

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