Sadly, the Alameda Post reported that due to structural problems in the restaurant floor, the La Val's closure is permanent. I will miss them. read more

4 stars for good food. Service was slow, and it's all self serve inside. The Val special or basically a combo pizza is the best option and the crust was cooked perfectly. Large size for $34 not bad. read more

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If you miss La Val's from your youth, then the nostalgia gives it some extra flavor, but it was a miss for those in our group that didn't have those memories. They do deliver and that was pretty quick so an extra star for that. read more

Called and got no answer. Called back and got an answer, they are closed for "emergency maintenance repairs"...or something along those words. Wondering exactly *WHY* they are really closed. On the other hand, I regularly order Lasagne or personal pizzas here for lunch, they are usually above average. Highly prefer over those other pizza "chains". read more

The place is very eerie, i used to go here a lot as a kid so we came to check it out today. No other customers were there it was odd from how quiet it was they could have had music playing or anything. We hot mozzarella sticks and the cheese inside came out like a cold block. The man there seemed very nice. The pizza wasn't that bad it was at-least hot. I had gotten a drink but i didn't drink it because there had been stuff in the drink. The bathroom had smelled very bad. Overall me and my family had agreed not to return here. read more

A little gem hiding behind the shopping center. We almost thought it was closed. Happily it was open. The owner, Sam was friendly and greeted us. The pizza was delicious, especially the thin, crispy crust. We had the La Val's Special and Ultimate Garlic Chicken pizza. They have beers on tap too. It family oriented and has an upstairs that can be reserved for larger groups. read more

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I have been coming to this place for more than 20 years I would hate to see it go. However,the quality consistency and prices continue to change not always for the best. Our family still supports this local owned business, and the only pizza option on Bayfarm island. I love that you can still use the upstairs for parties and celebrations for no additional charge! Pizza is decent, the kids always love it which still keeps it in rotation. However for a pizza place they need to expand their business hours and bring back the sports bar feel it used to have. read more

I'll always have a soft spot for La Val's - it was my family's go-to spot for years growing up on Bay Farm. Even after moving to San Leandro, with plenty of great pizza options nearby, I still find myself coming back. It's turned into a (dangerously) regular post-Leydecker session tradition. read more

I think this place is the only pizza on Bay Farm. I went here since I was a child and am still glad that it is still alive. In relativity to other pizza places you could get, it's not the best, BUT I will say that the nostalgia kicks in hard with this one. I just get the bbq chicken pizza. It's basically on a thin crust which they haven't changed. It kinda just tastes like bbq chicken on a flat bread, which I am not opposed to. I love that. It's just in terms of pizza, it's pretty average. read more

La Val's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Alameda, California

Man this used to be best pizza in alameda they fell off Dave really had it rollin in there. New ownership raised prices on everything even soda went from 1.75 to 3.75 , 3.75 for 8 ounces of soda is wild Ecspecially when you don't even get free refills anymore like you used to get when it was 1.75 then the dough is lower quality they don't have a salad bar anymore they stopped having playoff sports games playing upstairs they got rid of the games that you can play when you wait yes pretty much all in all no where as good as it used to be read more

I order here all the time whenever I have guests! I recommend the largest size of pizza they have, they cut it up into squares rather than slices so it's very easy to eat at a party. La Val's also has coupons you can print online and get discounts on their pizzas :) read more

We went into la Vals to take a trip down memory lane. the food is no longer what it use to be. We ordered cheese sticks, cheese was solid when served, pizza is not the same. read more

We've stopped trying. The counter help is so rude. The place is not kept in good repair so you only feel like taking out. Sometimes we like to eat at a place before going on other errands. A special is advertised in the local HOA publication but they would not honor it when we mentioned it. The special didn't state anything about bringing in the coupon. The counter help should be aware of what is out there being distributed. We get our pizza elsewhere and it makes me sad because I like having options available on Bay Farm. Instead, we'll go to the neighboring Mexican or Chinese place and walk on by. read more

I ordered a pizza to dine in and was waiting upstairs for them to deliver. They never did. When I came down and ask they told me they already delivered the pizza, maybe to another table and asked me to go and checked at other tables upstairs. I am not sure what they were thinking, asking me to ask other guests if anyone has my food! The cashier woman was especially very rude. This is the worst customer service I have ever received. Please stay away from this horrible restaurant read more

Great place great staff the pizza was delicious definitely going back for seconds always down to support a local business ! read more

La Val's Pizza - Pizza La Vals Special - Pizza Near Me - Alameda, California

This place is top notch with the pizza and gluten free options. Quick and easy for pickup or delivery to your local Bay Farm park. The kids love this pizza! read more

Once again, La Val's exceeded our expectations. Ordered 2 pies (mostly veggies). Overwhelmingly generous toppings which makes eating their pies completely satisfying. They are the hidden gem on HBI - and they deliver! If you haven't tried them, why not? Just do it! read more

I used to order the spaghetti from here and it was a good meat sauce. It no longer has meat in the sauce. I am so angry I wasted my money on this. I won't order from here again. The pizza is super over priced. The food isn't worth the price especially when they took the meat out of it. I feel robbed read more

Worst pizza I ever had. Are you people on drugs? Ordered for our staff. 3 got food poisoning. Cardboard crust. Gooey toppings. Undercooked

My last review was 12 years ago and since then service has been great! Love the pizza and the convenience.

As a kid/teenager, I used to go to the Berkeley one often. I didn't even know they had another location, until some coworkers suggested this place for an after-work get-together. Welp even back in those days their pizza never really left a strong impression on me. I remember it being fine, but I just think I liked the location better than the food. The spot had a 'basement' type of vibe as it was underneath the street level, with old school record shops above. As a teen, it just made me feel quite urban. Fast forward to now, their pizza is still just super average to me. Large La Val's Special ($32ish/3*) This is old school pizza, nothing fancy. I think it looked better than it tasted. The crust was pretty light on the bottom. Enough crispness that it doesn't droop and the outer edges nice and blistered. But there just wasn't any deep bread/yeasty flavor that when baked fresh, fills your head with aroma and satisfaction. So I tend to associate with these types of pizza crust as more cracker-like, versus bread-like. The sauce also didn't whack me in the head, so I really didn't pay much attention to it. I usually do. The toppings were quite generous though and is actually the redeeming factor to their pizza. Half and Half Pasta Plate ($13/2*) Half spaghetti and half raviolis. Since I wanted something else besides pizza for our outing for 4 peeps, I also tried one of their pasta dishes. Whoa, it was something straight out of the 70's. Barely warm pasta topped with just enough sauce to get it down. The sauce wasn't half bad as it was quite chunky and quite standard in taste, which is a good thing. Now if the whole dish just would have been properly warmed up, then this would have more potential. But who wants to down cool and starchy pasta, amirite?! Not good nomzz. I do have to commend their garlic bread though. Nice chewy bread, very ciabatta like with nice nooks and crannies to soak up that garlicky oil. I would order these as is or if they made a sandwich with it. Spanakopita ($10/4*) A classic Greek savory cheese-y pastry. This actually wasn't bad and actually came out warm. Super crisp and golden phyllo dough stuffed with feta cheese and spinach. A little dry but nice crisp bites. I'm sure it is not a traditional way to eat these, but I dunked some of mine in ranch dressing. Worked well. Pitcher of Beer ($20/4*) We were able to score on a local brew (Drake's) for a pretty decent price. We got an extra round. Place is seriously old school and seems they attract and target local little league teams. I was actually surprised that there weren't any TVs in there, as most pizza joints I know these days do. Can't say I would want to come back anytime soon, but I was glad that I tried them again, this time as an adult. I would come back for beers and if someone else paid for the pizza. Lol read more

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I'll start off with the ambiance, it is a nice view of the water, and a few ducks running around. Cute for the little ones while they wait for their pizza. We usually got it to-go. However, inside it is pretty cozy. The pizza tastes like it has goat cheese, very pungent in my opinion, different than any other pizza I have had before. It was also very pricey for a pizza place (locally owned). Well, I guess it is just pricey in general. To be "honest" my family would have rather had another well-know pizza place, but we were not the deciding factor. My late dad's wife would drag us here. Like I said the outside is really cute and a great place for the littles to run around with ducks and a dog. Sadly, I wouldn't recommend the overpriced weird pizza. read more

Pizza is one of the best. Has all the qualities I look for in a pizza and love how customizable it can be. I asked for it well done/ burnt and it came so crispy and good! read more

I ordered a meatball sandwich and they put NO CHEESE on it. Who wants a meatball sandwich with no cheese? Boo! In retrospect, I believe the problem is that it is labeled "meatball and cheese" on the menu and I said "meatball sandwich." Okay, but come on. Are we lawyers here? If I don't get the exact phrasing right, I get a useless sandwich? Maybe consider that there's a whole enormous world outside of your little restaurant in which a meatball sandwich or meatball sub refers to meatball and cheese. And it's not like there is a sandwich on the menu only referred to as "meatball" that has no cheese. How do you not ask that? "Well, he said 'meatball sandwich' so he obviously wants no cheese. No clarification needed there. Man, am I good at my job! Not only did I get the exact order, but I used my knowledge of the vagaries of the English language to not ask any questions. And I did it so well that this order would hold up in court. It's not what the customer wants; it's what the customer says that's important. I should ask for a raise, but I just got a new job writing the Apple user agreement." read more

La Val's is our favorite pizza on the islands (Bay Farm AND Alameda). It's delicious, affordable and, best of all, humble. There are a million pizza joints around but we can't stray from La Val's. read more

Recently, I asked some locals what is the best pizza place in Alameda and La Val's was mentioned a few times. So on Saturday evening I ordered a Medium Pepperoni for delivery. It was promised in 45 mins, but arrived in 35 mins (via Seamless app). Just looking at the pizza I knew it was good. It had that "old school pizza" look. Thick gooey cheese and a good dose of pepperoni. I asked for "well done" crust, and it was crispy. The locals were right, La Val's is good old school pizza. Located on Bay Farm Island, in the City of Alameda....."the Island City" read more

La Val's Pizza - Medium Pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Alameda, California

For the past thirty years we've lived in Alameda's Harbor Bay Isle, we've patronized LaVal's Pizza in the Harbor Bay Landing Shopping Center. Yes, the pizza has ALWAYS been best to keep us coming back. Most recently, their staff phoned me to report I had left my credit card there the day before. This is something quite extra, but not the only unexpected service I've received when at inside seating. Not only do they make the best pizza, but they're fine people!! -- JAS read more

Super thin crust merged into the cheese giving it a good chew. As you can see the dense placement of pepperoni ensures there's plenty of umami/meat juices integrating with every bite. The crust edge added a contrasting crunch that balanced out the strong spice and flavor from the pepperoni. Large slice was the exact fill I needed for a measly $5 read more

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Got a craving for pizza and really wanted to go back to the pizza place that I grew up on. The business is a lot slower than 5 years ago. But it still tastes just as good. Loved and still love their BBQ Chicken Pizza. They pack on the toppings so it makes the price worth it. Ask for ranch as well with it. So good. Looking forward to getting it again soon. read more

Close to 4 Stars. Passed by this place SO many times and never stopped in. That changed today. Came in and ordered two small - custom/ La Val's Special. Beer and salad bar. Beer list was small but they had some good craft brews on tap. Wish they were a little bit colder but they were good. Pizza was really good. The crust was crispy and the toppings were plenty. Flavor was very good. Only thing I didn't care for was the big chunks of onion but I just picked the over abundance off...no biggie. The salad bar was the reason I took 1.34 stars off. The lettuce was wilted and there wasn't too much dressings to select from. The salad bar would have been great and made all the difference if it was just a little bit more fresh. Overall, enjoyed the pizza and will come back but perhaps skip the healthy option and settle for carb overload. read more

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Great location because of all the offices around and nice little neighborhoods in Alameda. Good pizza and service. I'm not a pizza gal like my hubby, but I appreciate their menu and different sauces besides red sauce. Cute little hole in the wall. read more

La Val's Pizza - BBQ Beef Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Alameda, California

This used to be my favorite pizza spot in Alameda. The last time my family and I came here about a month ago, it was a 40 minute wait for our food. The prices have gone up. I was really shocked how overpriced the wings were for only 8 dry tiny pieces. Our favorite is the party size combo. We ordered the cheese, but where did the cheese go? No more salad buffet, disappointing. Watch your bank statement, found out we were charged twice. I called to let them know but was never refunded, had to call my bank to step in. I know I will never come back here anymore. read more

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We ordered a pizza that purported to be larger and come with sixteen slices. The pizza was indeed sixteen slices but instead of making a pizza of the advertised width, they just took a smaller pizza and cut it twice. Each slice was the width you might feed to a small child that has already had dinner. As for the pizza itself - it was a bit below average. Not awful, but definitely not good. The toppings were like a wet stew/slop piled on top. If that's your vibe and you have the appetite of a child, I recommend you grabbing a slice here. read more

Decided to order delivery tonight because I could not stand to cook another night. Been by this place many times and never thought to try it. It's a beautifully peaceful shopping center on the waterWell now since I'm quarantined at home decided to order delivery from doordash. I am so so happy I did! Excellent pizza! I ordered a small La Val's special which is an extreme combination pizza. So many toppings and the crust and sauce were excellent. This may be my new favorite pizza in the area. Now I want to try the bbq chicken pizza next. And that will be happening soon. Tee hee. Also tried the spaghetti and meatballs in meat sauce. Huge portion, very reasonable price and it is delicious!!!! read more

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Over time they've improved the quality of the pizza. The delivery person is great and timely. I think I'll order a pie now.

I was excited about trying this spot near my neighborhood. The pictures look great and whenever I walk pass it, it always smells so delicious. I was pretty disappointment when I was finally able to try it. Service: I was a little irritated with the service. I called in my order and they told me it would talk about 15 minutes. Cool. I took my sweet time to get there and even got a few things at safeway before heading into the restaurant. By this time, it has been 30 minutes since I ordered. They told me it wasn't ready yet, that it was going to take about 2-3 minutes. Ok- no biggie. So I sat in the plain sight just playing on my phone while waiting for the pizza. 15 minutes goes by and still nothing. So I go up there to ask and they told me they had my pizza ready 15 minutes ago!. WTF? You didn't call out my name? Didn't wave at me? Didn't give me any indications that it was ready. I'm pretty sure you saw me there. I left pretty annoyed. Food: Honestly, the food was meh. The pizza was undercooked. The ingredients were at a good ratio which I did like. But the dough between the ingredient s and the bottom was definitely undercooked. Overall: I would not recommend this place. I would try one of the other pizza places on Park St if you are in alameda. read more

Local pizza joint that has: - great service (polite order takers on the phone and at the counter), - timely baking (they tell you a time and it's ready at that time), - specials (Internet coupons, Alameda Restaurant Week 1/17/19-1/27/19 specials), - upstairs room that is great for watching sports and for team get togethers (done tons of kid's soccer, baseball, basketball, etc after-game Pizza face-stuffing here), - tons of parking, and - tasty combinations (Sausage & Mushroom, La Val's Special - Combo, etc...) or just plain Pepperoni or Cheese for the kids. We like it as it is nearby, quick, good quality and taste for the money, with polite and efficient young people working there. La Val's has been around for 35 years..... read more

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Pick up meal during COVID19. We ordered a Large pepperoni, mushroom and sausage pizza and garlic bread. Everything was hot right out the oven and the garlic bread was my favorite it was really flavorful. read more

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La Val's is the only pizza place on this side of Alameda. Working from home, there are not many choices on this side or delivery options so La Val's gets the call most of the time. Pizza here is good and would recommend the hand toss one. La Val's offers a variety of menu items and if you're not in the mood for pizza, the oven baked burger and chicken pesto sandwich are quite good. Finger food items such as fries does need some improvement as the oven does not offer the same crispness as a fryer would. read more

The pizza is good, not amazingly great, but by little town pizza joints its better than most. As for pizza in Alameda, it probably the best. As kid we would come here often, then when I reached high school, this was the meeting spot, before we go off to do whatever we did. The pizzas are simple enought, mine and my wife's favorite is the Garlic Chicken Pizza. I recall a time in high school we ordered a party size between a friend and I, we unknowingly ate the entire pizza. Its in a great location with plenty of parking, right next to the park. So you can grab a pie and head over to the park for a picnic. This place is great for gatherings and parties, there is a second floor that can be roped off for parties. We also did many fundraisers here in high school. Still a great place and very nostalgic. read more