This was our go-to pizza for several years, but the last one we bought (most expensive on the menu) was --- I hate to say it --- was lousy, Very sparse toppings and non-nondescript sauce and cheese. Big disappointment. What the heck happened??? I'm not sure I'll give them another shot after this one. read more

I've been going to Monovala Pizza for a number of years. I believe they are consistently among the better small, primarily take-out restaurants I've experienced. The food - I've had their pizza, salads, sandwiches, and Buffalo wings - is good quality and tastes great. And, in some ways more importantly, all the staff members I've encountered have uniformly been friendly, helpful, and extremely intent upon providing exactly what you ordered and done in the way you like it. I strongly recommend Monovala Pizza as a welcoming and quality (primarily) take-out restaurant. (I believe they do provide delivery though I've never used that service.) read more

The customer service was great but it's over priced especially for what you get I'm still in search for a good pizza place around here

Amazing staff and super good prices. Will definitely be coming back. They really are worth it

Walked in, ordered 2 cheese slices to go, staff was very courteous but the pizza was inedible. I was super excited to try it based on the other reviews but you can see in the picture how undercooked the pizza was. The dough underneath was white also, just burnt edges. Absolutely gross, will never return. read more

Monavala Pizza - Cheese pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

I'm a truck driver and they delivered to the warehouse I was at. I got the all meats pizza and it was really good. The crust was awesome and the meats were delicious. I also ordered mild buffalo wings and they were cooked perfectly. read more

Monavala Pizza - 6 piece buffalo mild wings - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

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I've been ordering from this establishment faithfully for over a year now but today when I called to place an order for delivery all of a sudden there's a minimum fee of $17. It's just me and my toddler and I don't need that big of a pizza and I've never had this issue before. So I changed it to the next size up and then I say I'll be paying with a card as usual (because who's touching cash during this pandemic ) and he proceeds to tell me it's an additional $1.50 to use my card! Again never happened to me before. I do not recommend you order from here if you're planning on spending less than $30 on pizza. Or at least order through Yelp instead of calling them directly. It's much cheaper to do so and you won't be charged to use your card. They've become a real money hungry establishment and their pizza is subpar at best. Try Jesus or try drugs before you try them. read more

Best pizza !!!!! Very nice people working here & amazing food !!!!! I personally love their white pizza !!!

I ordered 3 pizzas for the Santee VFW men and women, through Grub Hub. Then realized they were going to my house. I called Monavala in a panic. They were so patient with my three calls ensuring pizzas would be rerouted. Everything arrived perfectly. I had multiple Veterans come up asking where the pizzas were from, as they were delicious. Thank you Monavala for your excellent customer service and delicious pizzas. The Santee VFW is hooked. read more

Bland. Pizza was eww and the chicken wings ohhh no no even worse... didn't have what I ordered online so they substitute... not cool

Great pizza! Tried this spot for the first time and it was really good. Ordered online and asked for extra light cheese and they nailed it! My boyfriend is super picky when it comes to pizza and he loved it. Oh! And the breadsticks were really good! The staff was very friendly too. Held a full conversation while I waited about 4ish minutes. Definitely will go back. read more

Amazing food great service , best Hawaiian pizza I've had and I normally don't eat wings but these are so delicious. Thank You read more

Monavala Pizza - The most delicious Hawaiian Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

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A night alone with the baby, I was starving, didn't want to cook or pack my daughter up to go out. Luckily Monavala offered free delivery to my area and Yelp had just sent me a coupon code the same day! It's like it was a sign haha. I used the online ordering to order my white pizza, BBQ wings, and vanilla cupcakes. I ordered my pizza thin crust and with mushrooms added. It was great! The wings were delicious too. The cupcakes were nice and moist, without frosting which is how I like it. I thought offering cupcakes was random, but it's cool, especially since I was in the mood. Delivery took about 45 minutes, and the man who brought my food was very nice even though my house is hard to find. I liked my experience with Monavala and would definitely recommend them! read more

Monavala Pizza - White pizza with thin crust, added mushrooms. It was wonderfully delicious! - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

I was honestly expecting a superb pizza after reading all the reviews but I did not receive that to say the least! I order a 20" 5 cheese pizza and a small order of boneless wings dry rub garlic parm. All of it was YUCK!!!! I honestly won't order here again. The second star is honestly for the delivery lady, she was just sweet! read more

This place used to be our go to pizza place. Owner is great but delivery driver this time made us go around the block as she couldn't find our address (plus it was raining). Got home to enjoy, and it was the wrong pizza. Had to walk back to where I picked it up. All in all good pizza (fries are not good, wings & bread sticks are okay) but I wouldn't order delivery again. read more

This was totally a rip off!!!!!!!!!! I was hoping that my children and my uncle were going to fly to Chicago to get an authentic Chicago style pizza but instead they cooked it right here in San Diego, which is not Chicago by the way! Very disappointed in this restaurant and it was too expensive to not have the flight included. read more

Monavala Pizza - This was what we were forced to eat by the staff after complaining about the service. - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Great pizza nearby my workplace and excellent service. The crust is the main attraction for me. It's crisp and has the right amount of crunch. We ordered a XL meat lovers and barely was able to finish half between two hungry males. Other items on the list look great especially for the value. We'll be back to try a calzone and sandwich next go around. And take up that offer of free delivery within 3.5 miles on orders $12+ read more

Monavala Pizza - XL meatlovers - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

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Tonight I used the Eat24 Yelp app to order from Monavala, because it is close to me, has good reviews, and they deliver. Since it was pouring rain the delivery was key. For some reason the app. Did not let me specify delivery or order pick- up resulting in it being assumed that I would pick up my order. Someone from the app support team ended up asking Monavala to deliver and someone from the restaurant called me right away to get my address and they were here with my food within a few minutes. Great customer service Yummy calzone Thank you Monavala! read more

Monavala Pizza - Size Medium Calzone is ginormous! Missing a bite because I couldn't wait to eat it - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

We stumbled upon this pizza place while we were in El Cajon for an errand. With all the good yelp reviews, we had to try it and we're so glad we did. It's a family owned business so you can tell that they take pride of their business. They had a $2.99 special- 1 big slice of 1 topping pizza + a drink- such a great deal! Pizza was really good! Good customer service too! We'll definitely be back! read more

Monavala Pizza - Yum! - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

UPDATE: If you haven't ordered yet from this place, JUST DO IT! I just placed my third order. They are seriously amazing. Will be ordering every Sat night from now until I die. They're that good. Now go order. Seriously. My favs are the Greek salad (so much feta!), the white pizza, and the boneless wings. ;) read more

I'm not sure how complicated my order of three pizzas would take a half hour to walk out, but we're still waiting after this time. I guess I shouldn't worry. Now that I think about it, I ordered pizzas and we're expecting them to be done. I'm starving and want my pizza. After leaving, and eating, we discovered two of them were not gluten free, as requested. It's partially my fault, but I'm only the one who ordered. Not being intolerant, I can handle it, but many cannot. I'm "only" sensitive to the contaminants commonly found in today's diet, but some absolutely cannot. I understand there are language barriers living in Southern California and I don't want to blame the miscommunication on the business. I'm just requesting more thorough training that will be useful as more of us realize what gluten does. The pizza was excellent, I just want to bring it to attention. read more

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Fast service! Got here in 20-ish minutes. Generous amounts is a plus. Very tasteful and presentable food. Great service! Was ordering Papa John's at the same time and this place was WAY BETTER by price, customer service, fast delivery. Look forward to ordering again! read more

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First timer here! Yummy pizza and affordable! Three large was perfect for 7 adults and 2 kiddos (we were hungry!) Will order from them again! read more

Delicious Pizza! Great customer service! Excellent prices! I highly recommend this place! read more

Monavala Pizza - Modified Vegetarian Pizza :) - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

I've ordered from here several times and EVERY time I have been satisfied. It's nice that I'm not forced to pay for delivery and I make up for it by tipping the delivery driver better. I hope everyone does. The calzones are now my son's favorite. read more

This small restaurant is mainly for takeout but they do have a couple of small tables with chairs to eat there. The menu consists of pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salad. I had pasta and salad, but later wished I had ordered pizza and salad. The pasta was extremely over cooked and they were kind enough to make me a different piece of chicken since the first one they made was terribly over cooked and dry. The salad was quite good and so was the salad dressing. If I return it will be to try the pizza. read more

Monavala Pizza is absolutely delicious.! This pizza place is located in El Cajon in the little mall with El Pollo Loco. Great pizza, have tried traditional Pepperoni, Hawaiian, Pesto, all fantastic. The crust is so good! Plus they are so soo nice. The nice lady always remembers my boyfriend's name that he picks up the pizza coming home from work. They are very organized, my order is correct always! Never one problem ever! Great pizza! AND fantastic customer service. read more

So I don't know if the Italian Gods we're playing around but I bet one of them was like "hey..watch this.." and threw down with a fiery god like smack..that happens to be Monavala Pizza here in El Cajon. I went in craving a slice of Heaven..and I was welcomed with a smile which happens to be the owner Mike K. Greeting customers as if they were his family and felt like he was a brother....or maybe an Italian God in disguised who knows. But I ordered there special which is a slice of pizza and a soda and I ended up getting two slices and a Can. One slice was pepperoni..other's was sausage with pineapple...50 cents extra topping. All came to $6.00. As I was waiting sitting on a huge comfy couch..the inside was very homey...and comfortable...smell of lingering fresh pizza being baked in the oven. When it was done I was so ready to sink my teeth into this slice of heaven...when I opened it...OMG it was a huge slice...cheesy..gooey...just perfect. Two big slices and a soda for 6 bucks..not bad. First bite was heaven..crispy..sweet and robust from the sauce...saltiness from the cheese complimented the sweetness of the pineapple. Picking it up it did not! Hang loose and the toppings fell off..it held everything together and I could not stop eating it...idk if Mike kidnapped an Italian Angel...threw it in the meat grinder and dough maker and turned it into the best slice I've ever had...man...it was so good...i wanted to sew my ass shut to keep the pizza in me forever #HowimetyourmotherReference. After the two slices and a can....I WAS SATISFIED and FULL!!!! I gotta say this beats New York or Any East coast pizza...YES I SAID IT! I'm sorry hahaha. Highly recommend this place..get your pizza here..it's life changing. I found my new pizza spot!!! Did I mention he makes cupcakes too? Whaaaaa lol read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

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The pizza is delicious! I've ordered a few times and have not been let down, it's fulfilling and good flavor, and not burnt! Worth it

I have only done delivery. Our food is always hot and tastes wonderful. We order online and we can make special requests and actually get what we ask for. They always seem to try to do a little extra for us. They treat us like family. read more

I can't explain how fantastic this place is! From mikes customer service to great quality of bread, it's amazing! I asked if they had a egg /cheese pizza on their menu Mike the owner was willing to go above and beyond and said send me a pic of what you want and I'll do it ! Well I did, and the Egg pizza turned out delicious! Family and friends loved it and this is my new favorite spot because of you mike! I live in North county but for this, I'll drive anywhere! You should add this to your menu! Thank you, I'll be back very soon! Kindly, Diana read more

Monavala Pizza - Egg Cheese Pizza XL WORTH EVERY BITE!!!! - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Great customer service on the phone and the food is delicious! They have great specials for family's and couples the staff was wonderful and my pizza was ready sooner than I thought it would be. The ingredients are fresh and you can watch your pizza go through the entire process so it's a fun experience. read more

Monavala Pizza - Best pizza I've had in a long time! - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

We ordered a pizza delivered for the first time tonight. It arrived cold and soggy. It was almost not edible. The flavor was good but we had to try to heat it up which caused a mess in our oven because the crust was almost liquid. Don't think we'll be ordering again. BIG disappointment. read more

Didn't expect it but, Monavala Pizza was awesome. Cool vibe. The menu is really amazing, many fantastic choices, I had to go with Greek Salad, and it was outstanding. Workers are extremely helpful and service is very quick. Monavala Pizza... Nothing but win. read more

I LOVE this place! I used to work at a very very good pizza place and I'm very picky. This wowed me with both taste and prices. The owner is super nice and will make sure your pizza is done the way you like it. I recommend highly! Get the thick crust! read more

Monavala Pizza - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

Tried this hole in the wall because I had a coupon. I'm glad that I did. The prices are so reasonable here for the size that you get. They have bottled drinks only and small tables inside but it was so nice and cool in there. The gentlemen were so nice and the pizza was good. I would expect some more sauce but everyone is different. Super fresh ingredients and thin pizza. Definitely on my radar if I ever want pizza in El Cajon. read more

Monavala Pizza - Menu - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California

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This is our go to pizza place. Prices are average and the food is very good. We love the pizza and it has been consistent since we started ordering from here almost 2 years ago. read more

This is the second time we've ordered delivery from here. Yes, today is New Year's Eve so I am sure they are busy however, this is the second time that we've been quoted an hour wait which we were willing to do, but both times the wait has been more than an hour. When called to check after the hour I was told my pizza is just now in the oven and will be on its way soon. Two starving toddlers still waiting on a pizza is not fun for anyone involved. I'm sure they are faster at take out, but wouldn't suggest delivery. read more

Amazing staff and pizza!!! They even know me when I call :) Love this place. Highly recommend to anyone who's looking for great pizza at a fair price read more

Family owned and operated. Great deal on large combo pizza, very fresh salad, and a 2 liter of pop. Easy in and out of parking lot. Would highly recommend. read more

Monavala Pizza - Stopped to get pizza. Had a great combo with a very fresh salad, large combo pizza and a 2 liter of pop. Family owned and operated. - Italian Near Me - El Cajon, California