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    Mel's Pizza

    3.6 (70 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Corben D.

    Service is super friendly, but that's the only positive I can give them. Stuffed pizza was over cooked, and the cheese was stuck to the parchment paper. The inferno wings were not spicy at all.

    XL pizza. 1/2 Canadian bacon and onion, 1/2 sausage mushroom.
    Paul W.

    Mel's is in a small, dated strip mall next to some dance studios. The pizza is very good but I would recommend getting it to go or delivered. The restaurant booths and bathrooms are very dated and quite frankly, dirty. I dined in and had an ample sized dinner salad and a large pizza so I could take some home. Staff is nice, and pizza was very good. Had 1/2 Canadian bacon and onion, other half sausage mushroom. If I was rating the pizza alone it would be five stars.

    Raw peppers, no pizza sauce.
    Jessica M.

    Absolutely terrible. We are BEYOND disappointed. Ordered 2 calzones and both were very dry, my peppers were raw, maybe a tablespoon of pizza sauce in each and they came with a side of spaghetti meat sauce. What even is that? The french fries were so disgusting my 2yo bit into one, spit it out and started crying and gagging. I ran to grab her a drink and tried a fry. I wish I could describe it. My husband wanted to head to the police station to have them tested. Kind of like they were burned and then tossed in paint thinner. Seriously tastes like poison. They snapped like dry wood and you could still see the freezer burnt crystals on the inside. Completely nauseating. They also completely left out the jalapeño poppers we ordered and paid for, but given how terrible everything else was, we probably didn't want them anyway. This place needs to get shut down. It took 45 minutes just to get less than poor quality food and not even all of it. STAY FAR AWAY. Such a waste of money.

    Burnt crust is a free topping at Mel's.

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    Best pie in town. You won't be disappointed. I hope in the future they're able to open the dining room

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    3 years ago

    Love their Western Pizza. However, I ordered my last one two hours ago and have not yet received it.

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    3 years ago

    It doesn't get any better than this pepperoni pizza...it's everything and the staff are hippy pleasant

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    2 years ago

    They are back open for dining Fri Sat Sun as of a couple of weeks ago. Been going there for years. Great pizza. Great Italian beef

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    The pizza is fresh and the ingredients are great. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for great pizza.

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    I just had Mel's Pizza for the first time. It is my new favorite pizza! Absolutely delicious! The only downside is that I ate too much.

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    This place has amazing food!!! The wait staff is awesome. The owner Andy is awesome. I recommend this place ANY day. the specials are great.

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