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    Need Pizza

    4.3 (340 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Salad, Beer Bar
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Need Pizza After Basketball
    Constance M.

    Stopped today after my youngest daughter's basketball tournament in CR. It.was.delicious. We all had a side salad and shared garlic cheese sticks and a sausage/pepperoni pizza.

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    DEBB D.

    Great pizza! 1st time here from Los Angeles and wanted something easy. Ordered a large for us 3 with cheese bread. The pizza is huge and fed all of us with some leftovers. The crust was perfect, not thick but not too thin. Toppings were spread evenly around. It's not drenched in marinara sauce. Hubby, who is a pizza fanatic, loved it. The cheese bread was good. The marinara sauce is very tomatoey (it has that zing). Probably would try the garlic knots next time. Parking is scarce is trying to go on a Friday evening. Good thing we ordered it to go. Overall good pizza and would return!

    Pizza by da slice cheese

    If I was dying my last wish would be need pizza and the staff is what really makes the place 100/10...life changing pizza! Do not miss the opportunity to experience need pizza with ur mouth.

    Large pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms
    Alex G.

    Oh my this place is so good. The pizza is some of the best I've had. So freaking good. Well cooked, perfect crust, the picture speak for themselves. The vibes are so good in the shop, feels like the nice local joint that it is. Servers are nice.

    Bread Stick Bites: Fresh baked bread  bites tossed in house made seasoning with a side of pizza sauce
    Victor T.

    The food choices were great. I opted for an appetizer of the bread stick bites which were delicious. The seasoning added to the already delectable dish. My main course was an individual build your own pizza. I opted for pepperoni and mushroom. Thin crust is how they made it and it didn't fail to impress. It was rather tasty and crispy like I would expect thin crust to be. Service was great. My server Kristi, I think I spelled it right, seated me right away and went over how their pizza is build your own and they style which they call NewHaven. Her suggestion of the bread stick bites was spot on. Lastly, the ambience was what i expected from a pizza joint. Rustic yet with a down home neighborhood feel. Great job Need Pizza. Made me feel like i was back East.

    Individual pizza with olives
    Sandra D.

    Food was good, nothing that felt was outstanding. I ordered salad with chicken, it was very tasty. Ordered breadstick bites for the table and you can't go wrong with warm fresh baked bread. The sauce was underwhelming. Service was great server made wonderful suggestions. Pub style restaurant. Not sure if pub-style eating establishments are the only thing that thrives in Iowa. But all the downtown restaurants seem to fit the same pub-style setting.

    Garlic Cheese Bread
    Shelby D.

    Had heard of "Need Pizza" in June when I went down to Iowa City with my friend for her birthday--we had stopped with the party bus and we were on a time limit so didn't have time to order and wait for a pizza :( Fast forward to a few days ago, we had the chance to stop by as we were on our way home from Wisconsin, and we were so excited as we had heard GREAT things. Unfortunately it did not live up to the hype :( The pizza was like something that could be made at home (just not as good) and our cheese sticks were super greasy, I had 1 maybe 2 slices of pizza because I was hungry before my tummy began to hurt. We also waited 10 minutes to get ranch :( I will say, their portions are pretty big and we could've downsized on pizzas. I understand each business chooses how they do their business but for us, paying for each item added up and we paid about $80 for both of us. I encourage you to try and form your own opinions but we will not be back due to a few reasons :)

    2 Toppings sausage and pepperoni
    Mark M.

    Picked out the best pizza place on Yelp in cedar rapids and gave it a try. Ordered online you know how much I love doing that. I ordered large pizza and a salad. The salad was very good. The dressing was delicious and there are plenty of tomatoes croutons cucumbers carrots. The pizza was okay the crust was what I would consider a New York style crust. Just the right amount of chew and char on the crust. Plenty of cheese. A little light on the sausage. I deducted one star from the rating based on the fact that when we picked up the carryout order they did not give us a salad and I had to send my wife back in to get the salad that we ordered. I should not have to check you when I place a carryout order you should be doing the checking and making sure I have a complete order.

    Nostalgia
    Katelyn C.

    My fiancé and I came in for St Patrick's day and despite it being busy we were very well taken care of by our server Rich! I liked that they had non alcoholic options for drinks and THC drinks. The atmosphere were fun and the pizza has so many options and it was so delicious I basically ate most of it while I was there along with my drinks. Will be coming here again 11/10!

    Kevin S.

    Outstanding pizza!! Service was great in serving our big party well! Ambiance was cool pizza parlor vibe. Go-to spot for pizza in that area!

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    Best pizza in town! Owner has developed and incredible crust and sauce. Often can't stop eating it because it tastes so good.

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    2 months ago

    Great food! This is our go to place when visitors are in town because everyone loves it.

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    Need pizza has one of the best pies in town! Great service, great food, nice atmosphere.

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    5 months ago

    LOVED IT! Great service and the pizza was sooooo good! I totally recommend it! The food came out fast and it was delicious!

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    7 months ago

    The pizza is amazing and remember to leave room for their skillet cookie! Thanks to Josh for handling our party of 8!

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    1 year ago

    Pizza was fire!! Quick service. LARGE portions. Like, the large pizza is a giant anywhere else!

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    2 years ago

    Fabulous pizza. Enjoyed the bread bits and side house salad. Excellent service. Fun vibe.

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    2 years ago

    Not really impressed. There was one unique pizza on the menu and everything else was build your own.

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