Great prices for big slices and nice customer service, the margarita slice is a little plain but I like their range of options. Heads up- parking is hard in the area. read more

Came in asking for the chopped chicken Caesar sub that they advertised on their instagram and this is what I opened up when I got home. Extremely disappointed read more

Mortadella Head - Chopped chicken Caesar sub - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

We were excited to try out Mortadella Head after peeking in their window the last couple weeks. With a name like "Mortadella Head" we were worried there wouldn't be many options for vegetarians, but were pleasantly surprised at the variety of signature veggie pizzas, and the handful of other veggie menu items. We got the Tropic Thunder pizza & a Greek salad. Called in for pickup, order was ready on time and plenty warm. Noticed in store they had a ton of daily specials (or at least not on their menu online) of sicilian slices, too -- I think 4/7 were veg, and all looked really good. Got home, really happy with the whole order. Greek salad was more than just greens (yay!) and had tons of olives, which I loved. One note - it seemed pre-dressed, but I'm pretty sure that was just from the olives & pickled peppers, etc -- the house vinaigrette that came with offered nice additional flavor when added. Tropic Thunder pizza was an interesting blend of flavors, very sweet/salty/pickled with the little bit of sesame as a curveball. We're excited to see what the other unique combos are like too. Maybe worth mentioning we didn't get any napkins or forks with our order -- we actually really appreciate that bc we end up with so much disposable stuff from takeout and delivery that we don't need & it's usually terrible for the environment. But if you are ordering and do need some, don't forget to grab them on your way out of the store. Looking forward to ordering again and trying some of the other pizzas & the ample build-your-own topping offerings! Maybe even the sandwiches too, though there are fewer veggie options for those. Wish there were a veggie fry to try! read more

Mortadella Head - Greek salad. Many olives, yay! Looks pre-dressed but isn't - house vinaigrette is tasty. - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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We had a cheese pizza and an Italian sub. Both were outstanding. These guys know what they are doing. They are very nice guys and the staff was great. Service was great !!!! The place is small and reeks with charm. Family pic of Holy Communication when one of the owners was very youthful. Just great!! read more

Terrible service. Waited for over an hour to pickup a pizza in restaurant before eventually cancelling the order. Staff was rude and unresponsive to questions about food. read more

~4.5 stars. Came here with a friend on a Saturday night after watching a movie at the nearby Somerville Theater. A solitary server stood smiling behind the counter full of wonderfully varied pizza pies gleaming at us in the cozy atmosphere in the small shop. All the different types of pizzas looked extremely appetizing in their own ways, but my friend and I settled for a couple that looked particularly delectable. I was a bit shocked when the server took out HUGE "slices" of pizza for each of our orders, which were more like blocks of pizza, and were only around $5-6 each. My friend really enjoyed this one pizza that had some arugula on it with some kind sweet almost vegetable-y topping, perhaps just because it was surprisingly sweet and not as savory. I didn't care for it as much. The meatball and ricotta one was superb. However my personal favorite was hands down the mushroom and garlic aoili. Every mushroom was so fleshy and juicy, and had that perfect amount of umami mushroom flavor. Each bite of the pizza was an amazingly sensuous experience and chewing through so perfectly juicy mushroom densely packed together was just divine. Oh and the aoili was also very delicious. Usually I have to get some type of meat on my pizzas but the next time I'm definitely going to get the mushroom again! Definitely try out this place if you're in the area and want some good pizza for pretty cheap. This area overall seemed super chill and Mortadella Head fits right in. Oh - and definitely get the mushroom pizza, you won't regret it! (Unless you hate mushrooms of course - then this may be a bad plan for you) read more

Mortadella Head - Meatball and ricotta was great - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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Food was incredible. Everything tasted great. On the other hand, the service was awful. I understand in a busy environment it can be stressful but the woman working the counter taking people's orders, handing them out, etc. was incredibly rude and not helpful in any way. She even yelled at one customer because he apparently rolled his eyes. I work in food service as well and if I ever treated customers the way I saw her treat them in the hour and a half I was there waiting I would be fired on the spot. When I finally got my order I noticed there was no side of ranch dressing, which I ordered and paid for, so I asked her for it. Her response was that it was going to take a while to get that because the kitchen would have to stop making the food and go get ranch dressing, when I have gotten a side of ranch dressing from there before and it came in a little tiny to go container. read more

Big time pizza guy, this place has some of the best slices I've had in Boston. I got the Meatball ricotta slice and an Italian sub, both were fantastic. read more

I've only had one thing on the menu so far, but the Chicken Caesar Salad is ridiculously good and consistent. I'm picky about CSS but this one is the best in Davis (and trust me I've tried them all) The dressing is great and the chicken is very tender and cut into small pieces which I like. Garlic bread is also amazing. The ladies who check me out are always friendly as well! read more

Delicious & unique Roman style pizza in Somerville! The slices are huge (I'm not kidding when I say the square slice was roughly the size of my face), and there's a wide variety of toppings to chose from. They ferment their crust for up to 72 hours, so it's got a sourdough-like taste too it. I was pleasantly surprised by that unique flavor, and how it complimented the toppings so well. read more

I love this pizza crust so much. Been really happy with slices from The Mortadella Head in the past. However tonight I ordered a half Roman (12x18 and like 3lbs by the way!!) and am thrilled with crust and sauce, but disappointed by the lack of toppings (basil and mozz) across the pizza. Still very grateful for this takeout option during quarantine! read more

Mortadella Head - The Margherita - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

First off the pizza is very good. I love how it's by the slice! The starters are also very good. The place is very small they only have 4 tables. If your looking for a sit down place I wouldn't recommend. read more

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Stopped in to grab a couple of "quick" slices to go, the service was slow & the slices were overcooked & stale.

This place is amazing! First time trying it today, was delivered quickly. You can tell everything is made with care and with quality ingredients. The menu is huge and now i want to try everything on it! Will definitely be ordering from here again real soon. read more

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Yes, the food is fantastic. No qualms about that. But due to their rapid success lately, they just aren't equipped or managed well to handle it. We visited on Saturday and waited 20 minutes in line to place our order. Once we ordered, the girl behind the counter informed us of a 30 minute wait. We accepted, no problem. But it was an HOUR AND A HALF before our food was ready. Why quote us 30 minutes if you can't fulfill it? There were no updates on a delay, we just sat there confused in a hot uncomfortable little store with many other hot, uncomfortable, confused people. We should've just walked away after 45minutes, but at some point it gets ridiculous. I never even fathomed an hour and a half wait. No apologies. No updates. Just left us there waiting and confused for an eternity. I suggest avoiding this place until they learn how to deal with high-volume ordering. read more

Quite possibly the largest mozzarella sticks I have ever seen! I have tried a variety of items off the menu and they are all pretty solid.

No menu on website. Clicked place order to see items. Picture shown next to SPO shows loaded with sausage with red peppers. Pizza I got had a few sausages scattered about with green peppers. Wasn't too bad. But not great and what expected... read more

Mortadella Head - SPO The S.P.O. Round The S.P.O. Round - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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Came last week and had a steak and cheese sub that was good. Stopped in again tonight and ordered a chicken parm sub that was inedible. Cutlets were so chewy and tasted old/overcooked and greasy. My girlfriend got La Cosa Nostra sub which also had chicken cutlets and agreed that they were not fresh. Two subs in the trash. read more

Let me start off this review by mentioning that two months ago I moved from Brooklyn to Somerville. Changing cities is always a little stressful, and I was a little concerned that the food-especially the pizza- in Boston just wouldn't live up. I am happy to tell you that Davis Square has some really great pizza spots, and this is one of them. We ordered the Pig Pen pizza through the Slice app. It's a classic pizza but topped with bbq pulled pork, bacon, pickles, and fried onion strings. It was ready pretty quickly, and I came to pick it up at the small shop. The pizza was delicious. The basics- crust, sauce, and cheese - were all done right. On top of that I LOVE creative toppings and they definitely have that here. Quite honestly the pizza is up there but not the best I've ever had. BUT you will not find topping combos like this anywhere else. The bbq pork was amazing, the sauce on it didn't overpower the other ingredients which is so important. The bacon pieces were kind of small but bacon makes everything better, right?! Pickles added a lot. 10/10. My only complaint is that the onion strings were kind of soggy which is mainly why I didn't give 5 stars. Still tasted good, and I'm sure the moisture of the pizza in the box makes it hard to keep them crisp. I loved the pizza we ordered and can't wait to try other choices here! read more

Mortadella Head - Pig pen - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

I was looking forward to trying this place have seeing thier amazing looking food on IG. On the left is a picture of thier Calamari Poor Ragazzo, the sandwich I ordered. On the right is what I got. Decent flavor, fresh baked roll but there was little calamari and it was soggy. Disappointing. read more

Mortadella Head - Calamari Poor Ragazzo - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Pizza is delicious! And their customer service is top notch! Doordash canceled our delivery from them and one of their employees made sure our food was remade and delivered promptly. We will continue to order from Mortadella Head - excellent food and service! read more

Cashier Was very disrespectful when I was there I don't know who forced her to work here but she had too much of a attitude

After initial review, Sandy reached out and come to find out there was some misinterpretation when ordering online and we had the wrong subs. Sandy was great and offered us the correct subs on the house and they were great! Will def be back. read more

Tried mortadella head for the first time and was very disappointed in my steak and cheese sub. You couldn't even see the steak when it was closed and had a tiny amount of steak on the inside. I truly have never seen a smaller sub. The mozzarella sticks however were great and my fiancé did enjoy his pizza. read more

Mortadella Head - Steak and cheese sub. - Italian Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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Very disappointed with my experiences at Mortadella Head. First of all it took 30 minutes to get a sub. I ordered the Tricolore sub which contains Prosciutto, Mozzarella, tomato, and mixed greens. Shocked too see there was no Arugula. I took a bite of my friends Pizza and all I could taste was cheese. In my opinion they are too focused on Tiktoks rather than making food. Safe to say I will not be going back there. read more

Came in for the first time - ordered the shredder (incredible) and chicken parm pizzas. Pizza was incredible and the staff was extremely friendly while we waited. Great place! read more

Food was incredible. Nice little spot with so many choices. Service was fantastic. sandy held it down and was attentive to everyone in there. We will be back for sure! read more

Food is great. Girl at the front was rude. Went in in person to order & came back a half hour latter. She forgot my slice of pizza and I had to wait 10 more minutes. Then she tells me it's rush hour not her fault. read more

The Plymouth Rockstar used to be one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. And for $13, it pretty much needed to be. But I just got it again and it's been changed a lot, mostly the bread and the turkey. It's like they started from scratch. I don't know how anyone could have complained about the original version. Also, the price must have gone up recently because it's unlikely I would have paid $13 for it originally, before it had been proven. Also, it's disappointing that you don't get a choice of sides any more. I think they said because pasta fagioli is hot and therefore isn't a summer thing? Okay, but you still sell hot food like pizza, right? Do we really need to be dogmatic about the seasonality of hot vs. cold side dishes? By the time I get the food home do they really think the pasta is still hot anyway? I've had a slice of pizza from here twice. One time it was good, the other time it was soggy enough that the dough turned into that thing where you really have to struggle to cut it. Not that cutting it into pieces was my first option, that was already a compromise because it was too wet and messy to hold. read more

Fabulous food all around. The pizza is amazing and the sandwiches are fantastic also. They use quality products and everything seems super fresh. read more

My girlfriend and I have gone here twice before and its been good. She loves the viral chopped Caesar sub and I like the pizza. However she is a vegetarian so asks for the sub with "no meat". Today we ordered around 30 minutes before they closed and picked up our sandwiches at 8:45. We get 10 minutes into our drive home and she decides to check them as they both just had "chop" written on them when previously it has said "chop no meat". Lo and behold one had prosciutto and chicken and one just had chicken (odd). We went back and explained that she is a vegetarian and cant have meat. The kid working behind the counter seemed confused about this. so we reiterated again the no meat request and he confirmed with the kitchen. Then he proceeded to take back the sandwich with only chicken (odd again). We know they're close to closing so we apologize for the inconvenience and wait patiently. (side note: I worked at a pizza shop for years and the girlfriend is a server we are accustomed to refunding or comping a customer when the kitchen slips up but didn't even hear an "im sorry this happened") we get the sandwich and make it home just to sit down and finally eat. When I tell you I laughed out loud. (see photo attached) Its also clear they chopped the sandwich with a dirty knife as there is sauce on the cut mark. Also, the bread is not toasted leaving it doughy. I cant tell if we were given someone else's order or they were just messing with us. (we were the only people in the shop btw). To be honest we are furious and probably wont go back ever again as this was ridiculous. Perhaps you shouldn't advertise your business so heavily online if you cant actually meet the expectations. read more

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***UPDATED*** I go here all the time, about once a week. So I will say: the staff have all been nice, friendly and helpful. The pizza is great, it's become my go to spot. The Buffalo Chicken and the Mameluke are definitely favorites. The homemade chips that come with sandwiches are awesome, really like em. The sandwiches on the other hand, need a serious overhaul. I'm sure something like a meatball sub would be passable, especially since they make their meatballs, which are delicious. But the pastrami is awful. Seriously the worst pastrami sandwich I've ever had. I felt less ripped off paying $38 for one at the Carnegie deli in NY. First off: on the menu it says "subs" and then "sandwiches" which led me to believe it wasn't on a sub roll (I could have asked, so really my own fault I guess) but if everything is on a sub then don't make it a separate category? The pastrami is thick cut, like a ham steak, which I order a pastrami sandwich I definitely did not expect. Maybe shaved pastrami, like I've had on every other sandwich I've ever had throughout my entire life isn't as implicit as I thought... but basically it was nearly $14 for a crappy pastrami sandwich made on a mediocre white sub roll, and I honestly was stunned at how off the mark this was. They should call it the "Horsemeat" sandwich because that's what it was like eating it. I'm normally in defense of their prices because a $5 or $6 slice is actually two slices, so it's a really good deal... but not for this. read more

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Great vibe, great food. Even better was the girl up at front desk. So good I had to ask her name. Shoutout gia. I know how hard the restaurant game can be but she was a PRO. Definitely coming again! Highly recommend!! read more

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Mortadella Head, and I cannot express enough how impressed I was with the outstanding customer service provided by Gia, one of their up front staff members. From the moment I stepped foot inside, Gia's warm and welcoming demeanor instantly made me feel at ease! The chopped Caesar salad sandwich that went viral on TikTok was amazing and I definitely will be coming back for more!! read more

Absolutely abysmal customer service by front desk staff Gia. Great place to try if you enjoy waiting 2 hours, only to have her cancel your order without so much as an apology. Don't bother wasting your money here. read more

Visited Mortadella for the first time last Saturday. Wife and I shared some slices of pizza (bacon/potato and buffalo) and the Mayflower fries. Pizza is amazing, unlike any other pizza I've had in the area. The fries were also good as well (wife loved them). Excited to go back and try something new next time (there's such a large menu!) Definitely will need to try some of the sandwiches. read more

Awesome new addition to Davis Square. Good pizzas, good sandwiches. Need to try the fries next. A couple of comments: 1. The mozzarella sticks are WAY TOO BIG. I get they make it in house, they don't buy it frozen off somewhere. And maybe I'm too used to eating smaller sized mozz sticks, but honestly it was pretty gross to be chewing on a huge hunk of cheese that was gooey in the beginning but by the time you're finished (because the cheese is SO BIG), it's cold. I couldn't finish even one. 2. My issue with Mortadella Head is my issue with Boston Burger Company (same owners), curate your menu! There's just way too many sandwich options. I got the pig&fig (first on the list of signature sandwiches) and it was delicious but my head was spinning going through the menu. read more

* Large pizza order review * Candidly. Not great. Potential is there. It really could be amazing. But it's not. For the price or other similar pizza spots (all-star/Otto/flatbread) this was lacking. The center of the pizza was soggy and wet. Even tried to heat some pizza in the oven to crisp it up but stayed soggy and limp. Nothing is worse than half your slice like this. Ordered a the cousin vinny. Slightly confused as it had minimal prosciutto (maybe one deli slice total) and the "fior di latte" is just regular melted mozz cheese like a normal white pizza. For $23 i expected a bit more. Between the sogginess and poor amount of toppings it feels generous for a 3. But the deli sandwich portion of mortadella head still looks promising. Maybe that's the way to go here. But pizza. That's a no read more

So first things first: This is a small place so if you want to eat in, you should know that. We were a party of four and we got a table at 8pm. The menu is extensive. We had Gomorrah (pizza) and we had the the rockstar sub. I'm a bit of a snob with my pizza because I've had real pizza in NYC but this place is the best dough i have found in Boston. Not thin crust. Generally i hate crust and go for the middle piece- that proved a mistake because the crust was amazing. The sub was amazing too & it was all super duper affordable. We had fried dough, i preferred Ds nuts but the cannoli one was not bad. Everything was fresh and warm but most of all the service and the person helping us out with suggestions was amazing!!!! Just so lovely and kind! That alone was worth it. All four of us left full and happy. Great place. Don't think twice read more

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I got the Eggplant parm sandwich from this place via Grubhub delivery. The bread was fresh, the sauce was good, but not alot of places here including this one gives off any eggplant flavor in their eggplant parm! Delivery from this place arrived sooner than expected and liked the packaging - pleasantly surprised that the sandwich came with crispy chips (parmesean flavored) and a side of picked dill vegetables. So far a meh experience for the sandwich. I'll try another sandwich and update my review. read more