The pizza here is not my fav, but it's consistent and VALUE! Large slices (think NYC style) and creative pies. The service is usually good and the ambiance is casual. read more

PIZZA, PIZZA READ ALL ABOUT IT! Great location, laid back ambiance! Staff super knowledgeable and friendly! Will definitely be back! read more

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What a great place. Probably one of the best pizza I've ever had - and I tried a lot around the world. Service is spot on and the Ambiance is absolutely top! read more

We've finally found our pizza spot!! We got takeout from here and were pleasantly surprised how great the pizza was. Loaded with toppings --which did make the Large size a bit drippy in the center, but worth it for the flavor and generous portion. The crust was thin and perfectly chewy with a nice edge. Even the 10 min ride home the pizza was hot! We'll definitely be coming back. read more

Mad Monks Pizza - Mushroom pizza - Pizza Near Me - Mason, Ohio

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It was a rough time at Mad Monks and if I could go lower than one star, I would. One problem, was the bartender was too busy hanging outside to smoke weed with his buddies rather than actually tend to the customers waiting at the bar. When someone in my group had to twice ask him to stop his "puff puff pass" so we could get drinks, he got mad and told me whatever make good discount he was going to offer us was gone. The GM apologized, which was fine, but she should have fired him on the spot. Meanwhile, some other guys were outside smoking pot as well. I know it's legal but maybe not right outside the door of the restaurant? To add to the experience, my wife got food poisoning from her pizza that had honey glaze on it. So you can assume we are no longer going to this place. It's sad to see Mad Monks go down the drain because we've enjoyed it and the former 16 Lots in the past. That bartender is going to flush this place down the toilet if things don't change immediately. read more

We got our food to go. We ordered the onion rings, truffle fries, cheese bread, the gripponater, and the franklins tower jam. For a to go order and not eating it right away once we brought it home, the food was great! The flavors were hard to beat, although the cheese bread could have used some Italian seasoning! When picking up the food, my husband said the ambiance was like a castle bar tavern style. read more

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Besides being a "self-serve" style pizza place, the drinks are sold separate from the food (why?) The pizza was below average (at best): unrecognizable cheese, excessive grease made the crust soggy, capicolla ham toppings were not evenly distributed but we're chucks (1per piece). Finally, the drinks were completely watered down. This establishment is more bar and less restaurant. Needless to say, we will not be visiting here again. read more

We were in town from Michigan for my teen son's soccer tournament. We had our team dinner here and it was awesome! The manager was great to work with and everyone loved the food. The atmosphere was perfect too because they had pool and shuffleboard for the boys. Highly recommend. read more

Mad Monks is back! Great place for thin crust pizza, wings, salads and more. They reopened as a tap house. All the standard American beers, plus local craft brews. Good place for area teams to hang out feed the family after a game. read more

My favorite pizza in Cincinnati!! So good and cooked perfectly. The salad I got was amazing as well. Great service too, I highly recommend.

We catered a party for about 30 people from Mad Monks and the owner was amazing to work with! Super responsive and our larger order was ready when we arrived for pickup. We ordered 12 pizzas, breadsticks and salads. Everything was exactly as we ordered and very yummy. Their salads are AMAZING! Lots of toppings and the dressings are yummy. read more

First visit. Great to see the owner so involved and checking on the customers. Interesting pizzas and huge salads. Love that they have local beers and cider. Will definitely return. read more

Came here on a Saturday for Pizza week to try out 16 Lots and the special pizza that Mad Monks was featuring. Mad Monks is just inside the door to the right with their own menu and counter for ordering. I love the little fish tank on their counter with a fish & frog buddy! I placed my order and then took a number to the table in the brewery to which they would bring the pizza out to. It came out in a reasonable amount of time. I started out with the Wedge Salad. It was a decent size with fresh crispy lettuce, and decent mix of bacon and tomato, with close to just the right amount of dressing. For my pizza I went with the Mexi Cali which was spicy chicken, corn, cilantro, and I skipped the bbq sauce. The crust was VERY thin, I love a thin crust from brick oven, but this was SO thin that you had to fold the slice of pizza to be able to eat it, as it did not hold up with cheese and sauce on it. Flavor was okay. Later on myself and 3 other members of my group became sick to our stomachs and only common thing we'd eaten was the pizza unfortunately. read more

Mad Monks Pizza - 11" Mexi Cali pizza week special: Red Sauce; Mozz/Provolone Blend; Spicy Chicken; Roasted Chipotle Corn Salsa; Red Onions; Fresh Cilantro - Pizza Near Me - Mason, Ohio

Great price, Large Pizza, very fresh ingredients however way to much Grease and Water on the pizza, so much so the Center of the pizza disintegrated, we also got breadsticks with cheese, that unfortunately look like it was made well in advance and kept hot under a lamp, the sauce was placed in the middle of the breadsticks, and left a divot where it's sad., my wife and I may give this place another try, but we won't buy the same sized pizza, because the large is way too large for two people, despite it falling apart read more

Great pizza! I feel like I have always liked their pizza, but it was even better during this past visit. Many times I go with fresh jalapeños and the fingerling potato coins, which is a great unique pizza topping! Staff is friendly, the pizza came out quickly, and the prices were fair. I will be going back soon! read more

Really great service and friendly staff, and the dining room has a nice vibe. The beer is okay- but not special. The food is disappointing. So if you're meeting friends for a drink and a good time, this is a great place. But if you're going for food, it's not the place to go. Also they need to water their plants out front- sad banana trees dying in the sun. read more

We have been a couple of times and the service has been great and they took care of our family both times. The Gripponator is our favorite pizza! read more

The waiting is BS. How many pizzas do that make? Not enough to take 30 minutes to make bread sticks and no one was there. Big long hair in my food. Disgusting. They took 2 hours once to get us our pizza we ordered. The other day everyone on the patio had food from other places and I should have known why. They used to have pretzel sticks but they always ran out of them and they cost more than any other place in the city. Basically Over priced, slow, and disgusting. read more

Had a few of their pizzas while at 16 Lots. Service was pretty quick and prices were reasonable. My personal favorite was the Tennessee Jed. I wasn't super crazy about the BBQ chips atop the Gripponator. read more

Mad Monks Pizza - The Gripponator - Pizza Near Me - Mason, Ohio

Mad Monk's Pizza is located inside of 16 Lots Brewing. The pizza place has a seperate counter the the brewery for ordering and paying. Menu boards hang above the ordering counter. Printed menus are also available on the counter. Patrons place their order, and are given a number. Pizza is brought to your table. There were six people in our group. That equaled, five pizzas, and one order of bread sticks with cheese. Breadsticks with cheese are a sauceless cheese pizza, with added garlic. It is cut into strips rather than wedges. Served with red sauce for dipping, this is the perfect option as a children's pizza. Slices are more manageable. Several of us ended up trying the breadsticks. We all agreed that the thickness of the breadsticks was good all the way throughout. On most of the pizzas however, the thickness from the crust to about two thirds in was good. That last third was so thin, all five pizzas were limp and soggy. Slices had to be folded over to be picked up, while the pizza was hot. One person used a fork. Once the pizza had cooled, and the cheese had begun to congeal, slices could be picked up. Congealed cheese being the driving force to holding a pizza together is not optimum for flavor. Speaking of flavor, the Mexicali pizza (special for Pizza Week,) was more Tex-Mex flavors that Mexicali. As a Tex-Mex pizza, there was a good mix of ingredients. The chicken was not dried out, and some bites really packed a punch with the spice level. Fresh cilantro on top was a nice touch. I'm going down as low as two stars because half of our group ended up with food poisoning. Not all of the people who got sick were from the same household. One of the people who got sick only drank water, not beer. It was the only thing we all had all consummated in common. read more

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Ridiculously over priced pizza. Inconsistently burned and sometimes done perfectly . A GROSS fish tank sits right next to the counter where you order and pick up your food. The salad dressing (ranch) tasted and smelled sour, my husband thought it smelled like vinegar. Small menu consisted of pizza, salads, and the little chip bags you buy from Costco. They will definitely need to start offering specials to stay in business. 2 pepperoni pizzas and a small salad was almost $50 with the tip!! read more

Went for Cincinnati Pizza Week with my bff. We ordered our pizzas at the counter & were told we had to go to the bar to order our Cokes. I found that to be inconvenient. I got the $8 special, 11" Mexicali Blues...red sauce with mozzarella/provolone blend, BBQ chicken, roasted chipotle corn salsa, red onion & cilantro. The pizza was bland & the chicken was SPARSE! The flavor of BBQ sauce was all I could taste. My bff said that the pepperoni on her pepperoni pizza was in short supply & felt it had too much sauce. If all the pizza here tastes like what we were served, I probably would not return. read more

Great pizza. And very nice employees who carried the pizza out to my car for me bc I had my baby and no free hands. Pizzas we've had there: Row jimmy pesto - 5 stars. My hubby loves the eggs with perfectly soft/runny but not too runny yolks Lovely Rita - 4 stars. The basil is definitely not as flavorful as I would've liked. Possibly also one of the of the other ingredients. A margherita pizza is composed of only a few simple ingredients so every one of them has to be just on point for it to be fabulous. Tennessee Jed - 4.5 stars. Probably could be a 5 stars. I'm not a huge fan of banana peppers or sweet peppers but this pizza was very tasty. IRT supreme - 5 stars if you like supreme pizzas. Good quality ingredients, all well cooked. Carbonara and mushroom pizzas are next!! We can't wait!! read more

C and I are trying the pizza. Pretty good crust, not much oomph but light. Red sauce is good quality and not chunky. NY style according to the owner. First night, but I like it. The fig goat pizza will be good I am sure when the grand opening occurs! read more

Mad Monks Pizza - a man standing behind a counter - Pizza Near Me - Mason, Ohio

Absolutely amazing pizza! If you're looking for quality ingredients and over the top service. Mad Monks is the pizza place for you and me! The dough is made fresh daily and the toppings are prepared when the pizza is ordered. Nothing sits on top and waits around. They understand the meaning of fresh in the kitchen of Mad Monks. I personally have only had one salad. It was the wedge and it was good. I'm a bigger guy and can put down some food but this would give me a run for my money in size. A regular sized one can easily be split between two people I highly recommend the GRIPPONATOR! It will blow your freaking mind! Such a great combination of ingredients and to top it off with a Cincinnati classic just makes it that much better. I also recommend creating your own. Simply because all of the ingredients are of high quality and will surprise you how different it tastes. The staff is extremely educated on what they sell and make. They are also friendly and efficient. They will make sure you get what you came for. Also, the cleanliness of the entire building both the pizza establishment and the breweries taproom is unmatched. Go to Mason for the Beer & Pizza! You won't be disappointed. read more

We visited during pizza week, so my review is slightly biased based off the fact that we wanted the deal. I have also been to 16 lots brewery multiple times, but I didn't have the chance to try the food. I was definitely a fan of Mad Monks and plan to come back. We split an entree sized Wedge Ranch salad between two people to start, and split the 11" Gripponator and Lovely Rita Maid pizzas between 4 peope. This was about the perfect amount of food. The service was very fast and pizzas came out hot. The grippo pizza came out much earlier than the lovely rita maid. The food runner was also almost painfully awkward with us. We asked for plates and he brought out extra pizza trays... Not sure if this is standard but our table quickly ran out of room. The pizza is too soft and (hopefully) hot to just hold and eat easily. My husband and I really liked the gripponator, the chips were fresh and crunchy and the flavor was spot on. We found the lovely rita to be a bit boring and basil was almost overwhelming, but my dad really liked it. We want to come back and try some of the other pizzas... They looked interesting and based off this experience we trust that the flavors would come together well. Overall, come for the beer and definitely stay for the pizza at Mad Monks. read more

Loved this brewery with pizza inside! The pizza is huge an delicious (think whole roasted garlic cloves on the margherita pizza), and their cheesy bread is on foccacia bread. We will definitely be back! Really cool atmosphere, a little pricey, but worth it! read more

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Pizza was great! Have you really ever had bad pizza? Lots of specialty pizzas and a lot of options if you want to create your own. Big plus is that the bathrooms have CHARMIN. Poop as much as you want!!! read more

Would not put this review in at 3 stars, but it has happened to me twice where I went in to order. A pizza 5-10 minutes before their closing time only to find out they were already closed. I think the pizza quality is good, but why have a closing time posted if you are going to close before it? read more

It's simply unacceptable to give this a negative review. Granted, we've ordered one (1) pizza from Mad Monks, but it was so great, I feel like there's no chance they just accidentally got everything right the one day we were there. Of course, everyone has their own tastes, but I'm pretty confident in saying that if you didn't like this pizza, your taste sucks. read more

We were here for the brewery but it was dinner time so it worked out well. I love how the brewery and pizza place are attached. Great idea. PIzzas are named after Phish and Greatful Dead songs; fun but not unique. Seems to be a trend lately.....Food joints naming their menu items after bands, songs, etc. Service was great. We liked the pizza.....good flavor. But nothing blew our bangs back. It was "just" Very thin crust, which I guess is their style because there weren't crust options. Can I just say....."more cheese please" ?!?!?! Toppings tasted fresh. It was great to have pizza at the brewery but not a pizza place I'll crave....ever. read more

Searching for an alternative while staying at Great Wolf Lodge. Pizza tasted great. Sausage is spicy and delicious. The figgy pizza with jam, Cherry's, and walnuts were surprisingly good. Would definitely come back. read more

Made a visit to 16 Lots recently on a nice day. As we enjoyed some beers and the great weather, we decided to try Mad Monks. We ordered a small pepperoni pizza. The servers were friendly and attentive. Very pleasant to deal with. The pizza was a small but a generous small for sure! The pizza was thin crust and cooked very well. Toppings were great, only thing that would have made it better was just a little bit more sauce. I know it's a personal preference but the sauce was very good and a little more would have made it perfect. Only complaint is they only normally have pizza and salad. They have occasional special items like pretzels with beer cheese but wish they had a couple more small appetizer type options. Will definitely order/eat there again soon! read more

We tried the spicy honey chicken, franklin's tower jam, and grippos pizzas. They were very good (grippos was my fav) and they were delivered to our table very fast. Kind of expensive though. read more

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We ate at 16 lots which has mad monks pizza in it. Very happy with their mushroom pizza. Great mushroom taste. Good job

3 different pizzas for our family and each were DELICIOUS! Highly recommend! Ingredients are high quality and staff was super friendly at pick up. We live in Loveland and will be switching up our weekly pizza routine to support these folks! read more

Really good pizza. Ordered two pizzas for pickup. One was the Tennessee Jed and the other was half Supreme and half Rita Maid. The wedge salad was also really good. Whoever took our order was also super nice on the phone. read more

Pizza was overall good. Crust & sauce delicious but They are incredibly skimpy with the toppings though. We had a IRT Supreme and there were barely any of the toppings listed on it. read more

The divided sky truffle mushroom pizza was a 5! Great service and super accommodating. New York style dough ... yum! read more

Mad Monks Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Mason, Ohio

Got the bbq chicken pizza and it was 25.52 for the large. My expectations as high as the cost. When the pizza arrived it looked amazing. But that is where my compliments end. After eating a slice it was clear you pay for the eye candy. The chicken was bland and the sauce was flavorless. The bbq "drizzle" was more of a bbq flood. Though I was not flooded with flavor. The crust was crisp, which I do like, but again had no flavor. All that said There is no such thing as a "bad" pizza. It was an ok pizza. A 13-15$ pizza. But For that 25$ price I could go less than five minutes up the road to Two Cities Pizza and they have a far superior product and I would spend 4-6 dollars less. Skip the pizza, drink a couple extra beers. read more