Today was our first time at Mountain Mike's and we will definitely be back!! Looks a little dark from the outside but the inside gives 90's pizza joint vibes in the best way possible. Plenty of comfy seating, soda fountain, beer and wine, and a few arcade games in the very back. We crushed a large pepperoni which came out quickly and was cooked perfectly. The crunchy little pepperonis and crust were perfection... crisp but still doughy. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Large pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

I had high hopes...but... I traveled about a year ago to Central California for a wedding and found Mountain Mikes and it was amazing. This time I thought I'd give them a try and I ordered through DoorDash, it was so disappointing! I ordered the Stuffed Crust with pepperoni, sausage, and extra cheese (+$3.90) well if this was extra cheese I would hate have seen regular, and the same with the standard crust??? Is the thin crust just a piece of paper??? The garlic knots were burnt and basically just hard knots with no garlic! Dipping in the marinara sauce saved them somewhat. The wings were ok but the smallest I've seen from take out restaurants. I understand the extra fees and pricing because of DD and the state of the economy right now but almost $100 for this order is ridiculous. Sorry MM's I should have paid attention to the reviews... read more

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Yikes! Maybe I am bit out of touch but $62 for two medium take-out pizzas! Prices have surely creeped up. Been a patron for a decade, but now priced out of this establishment. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - A bit pricey for two medium pizzas. - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

Came in on my day off for the $9.99 lunch buffet. Small salad bar but good assortment, just wish there more green lettuce... had to scrape to find it. Pizza was good but because no one else was there it was the same 2 pizzas that sat there the whole time. 1 pepperoni and 1 half veggie half some sort of chicken with bacon. I would have loved signs to know exactly what they were called from the menu. I would suggest propping the doors open, playing some fun music and putting out sandwich board signs advertising their pizza and salad bar buffet to get people to stop by. The place was eerily silent while I was there, no music, TVs on sports but no sound, I only saw 2 employees and never heard them speak except a few words when one rang me up. Definite a hidden gem for lunch, would definitely recommend for your salad bar and specialty pizza fix. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

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I'll start by saying I'm huge Mountain Mike's fan. The pizza is freaking delicious. But, the service at this location is terrible. You'll have six workers behind the counter and only one is working. You can only imagine how many times I've ordered well in advance and have to wait an additional 15-25 minutes for pick ups. The place is also frequently empty, because if you're a local, you know you won't be serve in a timely manner. I'll continue to order pizza from this location, but I'll wise up and arrive 15 minutes after my scheduled pickup time to avoid frustration. read more

My neighborhood pizza joint. Got a large pepperoni pizza to go. I loved the generous amount of pepperoni! The crust had a light buttery flavor, although it was a little dry hence the four stars. Would def order takeout again. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Large pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

The pizza is really great. The draft is nice and cold. The place is clean and the staff friendly. My reviews over the past six years have been a 2, a 4, and now a 3, so I guess consistency is an issue. Ordering is awkward. The line is in the entrance passage, and the people going out too. The menu is overhead and hard to read. The music interferes with ordering and as a result my wife got a different beer than she ordered. She had to ask for it too. But the pizza was quick and truly delicious. read more

Nice clean spot and friendly service. I got the buffet for $13.75 w my veteran discount. Like always the pepperoni pizza is the best in San Diego! Cheese pizza is yummy too. The blue cheese sauce is super chunky n delicious. I'm not a fan of green peppers, ham or pineapple so I don't get any of the other pizza. That's why they only get 3 stars. I wish the whole pizza menu was part of the buffet. I basically only ate the pepperoni pizza. For $14 I could've just got a pepperoni pizza to go. Mountain Mike's you have so many yummy different types of pizza please include them in the buffet read more

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Really great gluten free pizza!! I enjoyed the sauce and quality of toppings. Order and pickup was easy.

Sucked to dine in as it was the last time - forgot my pizza in the rush - brought me a burned one sitting in the window - thanks

Ordered a pizza that was supposed to be delivered between 06:45pm and 07:00pm. As of 08:30pm, it still hadn't been delivered. I called twice at 08:00pm and 08:30pm and was told "It's on the way". It never showed up and I never received a call from Mountain Mike's to advise on the delay. I told them to cancel the order. Unsurprisingly, they didn't even offer an apology for the inconvenience. Terrible customer service and totally ridiculous! You don't have to take my word for it - look at all the other reviews saying the same thing (long waits, lack of communication, no apology). Clearly this is an issue that has lasted years with this business. read more

The service was slow and for a Friday night they only had two people working. I ordered the salad bar but they never refreshed it. Overpriced. I'd rather go to the Claremont location Pizza is included with the salad bar and they keep the salad bar up quite nicely. read more

Five adults from New York in San Diego for 5 days staying in an Airbnb. We ordered delivery, 20 slice pizza, 2 dozen wings and 1 dozen boneless. It was average at best. I'd say 2.5 out of 5 stars. Ok to eat if hungry but not good enough to order again. read more

Waited over an hour for our one small pepperoni pizza. Got a salad bar as well, the toppings were pretty much gone and barely any ranch left. Kinda gross. read more

7/19/2024 - Going through Yelp I decided to look for buffets around the Santee/LaMesa and El Cajon area. I didn't know pizza places have buffets anymore. I saw they did and said, heck, I'm off and it's only there Monday thru Friday from 11am-2pm. I gathered two friends and we went there. We arrived at 11:15am and they had only their salad. I asked the front register person and said yes they have the pizza but don't place it out until the first customers come in for the Buffett. We were the first persons. It's $16 a person or a total of $48. No soda with it. Just grabbed free water. Salad was already in place. Very clean and good looking salad bar. They told us the pizza will be out in about 10 minutes. They brought out a pepperoni pizza, a cheese that was about 3/4 of the pizza and the other 1/4 was a supreme. Then a cheese garlic bread. That was your choices. The salad was good and fresh and the pizzas were good. We left about an hour later and no one else came in for the lunch buffett. See photos. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Salad and pizza Buffett area - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

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Ordered a pizza at 4:50 and 2 hours later they told me it was still being worked on. A lady waiting next to me told me she ordered hers at 5:30 and was walking out with it. When someone brought up the amount of time they were waiting the staff said "They can't control the kitchen". Best they could offer me was a water cup while I waited. I get that it was busy but a wait time or something while we waited would have gone a long way. read more

I requested crispy pizza, when we arrived they gave us the wrong pie. Fortunately we realized it before driving off. When we got home I had a few slices of pizza that were not crispy as requested online. Not a huge deal, pie was still yummy, just cooked in air fryer to our crispy liking. They had 5 employees in site, perhaps the old saying is true. Kinda bummed, we like supporting our local restaurants, this place will be moving to the back of the line. I know or use to know they worked hard to make sure we had great food and service. read more

Dining in or ordering in store? Everything will be correct Order online or on the phone- frustrating and maybe you'll get what you ordered I'm a mountain mikes fan though so I'll drive there and order and eat read more

This was the first time I have ordered from mountain mikes pizza. I ordered and paid in full online, Ishowed up at the time it said it would be ready. It took an additional 10 min. That was not an issue, but the Food was. I ordered an individual pepperoni pizza and a garden salad. The pizza was placed in a plastic container the pieces stacked on top of each other. The pepperoni was burnt. Well can you ruin a salad? Nothing extraordinary for $9+ but huge hunks of lettuce core. I will not return. The pizza at Costco surpassed this for a lot less money. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Burnt pepperoni, almost like it was cooked once then a few more added and ran through the oven again. - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

My son really likes Mountain Mike's, so I guess I have to as well. I will say the service is great, so they have that going for them. I don't know what it is about the pizza, but I guess underwhelming is the best way for me to describe it. I do appreciate the salad bar, it's probably the best thing I've had there. There's plenty of parking around here and you can even go to the pharmacy or grocery shop while waiting for your order. I think we've eaten inside maybe twice, and it's okay, although I've never been when it's crowded so I have no idea about that. The menu is pretty typical stuff for a pizza place, same for the toppings. They have a drink fountain, so no waiting for refills. read more

Just finished hiking Cowels Mountain and had worked up an appetite. Needed to pick some things up at CVS and saw Mountain Mike's Pizza next door, so we decided to give it a try. The employees wear shirts that say "love at first slice" and this was so true. Everything on the menu looked great, but we decided to split a "Robbers Roost". It's a chicken and sausage pizza with yummy fresh tomatoes, olives, and green onions. We both bit into it and said OMG. The crust is amazing; soft, buttery, garlicky, and just the right amount of crispy and chewy. It comes with a garlic white sauce that is amazing. It wasn't until after ordering and sitting down that we saw the sign proclaiming the "better" pepperoni pizza. I'm a sucker for a good pepperoni, so we got a small to-go. The pepperoni is salty and crispy, just the way I love it! My husband even said it was better than his "gold standard" pizza joint back home that he compares all pizza joints. You have an option of booths on one side and party style table seating on the other side. Fun music was pumping over the speakers that got both my husband and I dancing in our seats. We came in at a slow time, so there were only a few workers, but the woman taking and passing out orders was very nice and super patient with our indecisiveness. This will be our new go-to after hikes! read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Small "Better" pepperoni pizza! - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

Upon entering the restaurant, there was a sewage smell. I let them know and they did try their best to work on a clogged drain so at least they tried. I ordered a small pizza and a pasta salad. I have waited 25 minutes for the pizza despite the fact there are no other customers in the restaurant. Anantipasto salad was very "wet "meaning there was lots of water on the lettuce, which basically ruined the taste of the anticos salad. Unfortunately, I can't justify returning it and spending my money here. read more

The pizza Buffett has no pizza ! I went twice and just saw frustrated customers asking if more pizza was coming out they had 2 slices of cold chicken ranch pizza laying out for over an hour before I just left . No variety of pizza and nothing fresh . They are understaffed cashier is also the only cook and has to run the whole place . Employees are nice but they have no help and short staffed the place is just ran badly . I tried talking to management and sending an email but never got a response so here we are . The clairemont location is ran much better I don't get how this location is still open . read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Imagine calling this a pizza Buffett . Typical a pepperoni or cheese or vegetable option is priority not chicken ranch cold slices - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

I've always liked this pizza, but we just got a large pizza and two regular fountain drinks and it was 41 dollars. I know things are going up in price, but this puts me over budget for sure, and I sadly can't continue. read more

The wait time given at time of order was 30 minutes. I arrived at 35 minutes and was told it was going to be another 15 to 20 minutes. I should've known when I saw 6 other people looking like they were at the DMV endlessly waiting. No apology just some lame excuse about them only having turned on one oven and not having enough time left in the evening to turn the other second oven on. Not sure what genius thought they didn't need two ovens on a Friday night. Yet while we were waiting, they continue to take phone delivery orders. Again, no apology no discount no have soda while you're waiting nothing. All male employees hiding in the kitchen prepping for close leaving sole female employee to be accountable to the angry mob forming. It's been the additional 15 minutes and still no pizza read more

The pizza was under cooked. The crust was raw and the wings were rubber. Very disappointing because it was over $60

Honestly disgusting. I bought 2 medium and 1 small pizzas, 8 piece jalapeño poppers, a Caesar salad, and chicken Buffalo wings. $113 !! You'd think if I'm spending that much it better taste pretty damn good.... WRONG!! The pizzas were tiny, the wings were soggy and flavorless like store bought frozen wings that were microwaved, the jalapeño poppers were flavorless and not even cooked fully and the salad was like a bagged salad that they just threw together from Albertsons. I had to air fry the wings and poppers and they were still disgusting. The pizza was basically sauce less and cheese less it was like eating fluffy bread with no flavor. I live in the area and my husband and I like to support the businesses around us but we will never come back to this establishment. I should have stuck with my gut and got food from Nicolosis instead to feed our family of 6 for the price we were paying. @mountain mikes I'm not sure why you are overcharging for store bought frozen microwaved wings and jalapeño poppers and less than average dry pizza. Sad that we wasted all of this money because almost all of the food just ended up in the trash none of my kids or husband wanted to eat it. read more

This was the very first mikes I went to some 15 years ago. Went to many now and finally made my back to the first. We did a special heart shaped pizza for February with a small salad and poppers. The poppers are so good here. Juicy jalapeños and creamy cheese really pop with so much flavor. The small salad is not small and was very fresh and also had eggs chopped in. Very delicious. The pizza was ordered thin with extra cheese and the pepperoni added was a mountain. So many delicious ronis. Extra cheese was perfect and thin really makes it crispy which I love. Ordered on the website for pick up. The store itself is clean and nice. The order was hot and on time and staff was chill and friendly. read more

Omg, reviews need to be at least 85 Characters. The Pizza is Delicious! The wings are good!! Requesting 85 Characters is the reason people yelp gets more negative reviews than positive reviews Just saying read more

By far the best pizza in San Diego, and the service is the amazing! Thank you for getting my pizza perfect every time Paris!

Ordered on-line was told a specific time and even though I gave extra time the pizza is not ready. No apology, no let us make it right, just we decided on a Friday night to not run the extra pizza oven. What is this amateur night? Plus I can hear them still taking orders...be ready to wait. read more

Nice to find a casual pizza place in San Diego that you can sit down and they also have a salad bar!! During the week day they have pizza buffet. Wish they also had it in the weekend as well. Pizza was good. Would definitely come back for the salad bar! read more

We recently visited this location for the first time. We were excited to hear they had vegan cheese. We first tried to order one online but couldn't find the option to choose vegan cheese. Finally found the time to go in and try it. Nothing we could see on the menus board said vegan cheese either. We did confirm they had it and then tried to decide what kind we wanted. We were shocked to see how expensive the toppings were but decided to wait and see if they did a nice job of piling them on. Pizza came and it was smaller than expected and the toppings were sad. We had 2 toppings other than the cheese and there wasn't much of either one. I don't like a ton of sauce but this pizza was pretty dry even for me. The pizza taste was pretty good and I loved the crust but it's not really worth it when you look at what they charge per topping and what you get. read more

We love the pizza here! Never disappoints and the pepperoni curls! They even went and bought crayons for our kids so they could color. Service is top notch. read more

It is not often that a menu makes me worry about the quality of public education. It costs much more per piece to buy 12 chicken wings ($20.69) than 6 wings ($8.04). Same as for a pound of chicken versus a half-pound. Bizarre. Innumerate. Sad. Update after response from restaurant: No acknowledgment of how bizarre it is to charge much more per piece with a larger order. Or how silly it makes the restaurant look. Maybe when people only order wings in increments of six -- to minimize the bill -- this will sink in. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

The staff is always nice and I can always count on a fresh hot pizza. Nice hometown vibes

Ordered this for a movie night in & 5 stars simply does not do this place justice. The better deal was how many toppings we could add at no additional charge--whereas most pizza places will up-charge at a ridiculous cost. Delivery was fast & best part is that our pizza arrived freshly warm. Only downside is that they stop accepting orders for delivery pretty early, so ensure to order ahead! read more

Have been a regular customer for over two years. With a Child that has Celiac Disease, a pizzeria that offers Gluten Free Pizza is a life saver. Today however makes my family and I question whether they will continue to get our business. We ordered two large pizzas and a gluten free pizza. The first two pizzas were out of the oven and boxed up about 5-7 minutes after they were supposed to be (no big deal, not an issue). The issue was, several more pizzas and wings came out of the oven between our first two and the third. About 15 minutes between the first two and the third. When I asked the gentleman behind the counter about it, he said there was a mix up in the kitchen. No apologies, nothing else. I mentioned how having two of three pizzas sitting there for that long, waiting on the third was not ideal, not fresh, and not as ordered, his only solution was 'we can remake the first two'. Yes, Sir. Please remake the first two, so the third one gets cold, and my family has to wait an additional 30+ minutes...? When everything was done, a much more customer service oriented employee named 'A' apologized and offered 20% off my next order. Didn't really care about the discount, and more about the two cold pizzas, but appreciated the apology. Upon getting home, I realized not only were the two pizzas cold, the third that I had waited for was not as ordered. It was a 'Snowy Alps' with only half mushrooms. This pizza which they admitted was mixed up in their kitchen and therefor late, causing the first two to get cold, was also wrong. Mushrooms all over it. When calling back, I spoke with the nicer of the two (A), but her only solution was 50% our next order. Two cold pizzas and a third that most won't eat. Mistakes happen. I get that. I worked at a pizzeria for quite a while. This is not the solution, nor how you keep loyal customers. Give us a refund, or offer to deliver us replacements that are correct. Check my reviews, not one to bash businesses. 'Want to wait while we make two more' is not the answer. read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - NOT half-mushroom, as ordered, and late. - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California

The pizzas here are loaded with toppings, the prices are great, and the staff is always helpful and professional. Plenty of free parking and easy to find. read more

Pizza is very good. Had the all meat pizza. Very fresh ingredients and crust is like pie crust, crispy on the bottom and soft in the middle. The sauce is very good. Was there 1/26/23 @ 7:27 pm read more

Mountain Mike's Pizza - a half eaten pizza - Pizza Near Me - San Diego, California