This was my second visit to Need Pizza, and somehow it was even more fabulous than the first. Not only do they create true culinary delights with their pizzas, but the service and friendliness of the staff are truly unmatched. I love that they constantly rotate their pizza of the week. Even when I'm hesitant because it's something I've never tried before, I find myself excited and eager to go for it--because everything here is consistently a 10. After experiences like this, it's hard not to trust every specialty pizza they put out. Our server, Lexi, was absolutely on point--friendly, so personable . They also let you sample any beer you're curious about, which I really appreciate. I tried the Cotton Candy beer, and it was over-the-moon good. I'm not a big beer drinker at all, and I honestly couldn't believe it was beer. I also got to sample the drinks my party ordered--wow. Every visit, there are new beers on tap. You might miss one and wish it was still around, but the ever-rotating selection is just another reason this place is such a delight. As for the food, I took a leap of faith with the Sriracha BLT pizza. I was very hesitant, but I threw caution to the wind--and I'm so glad I did. It was absolutely fabulous. Need Pizza continues to impress on every level, and I can't wait to come back again. read more

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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.

The pizza is exceptional. I read the reviews and came in to try their white. I built my own, so added sausage and mushrooms. The crust is amazing with a hint of sweetness, and the white sauce was very tasty. It accompanied the mushrooms and sausage perfectly. The pie was 20 bucks with the toppings on a large and beers are 5 to 8 dollars. read more

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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. read more

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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! read more

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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. read more

Need Pizza - Pizza by da slice cheese - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

My favorite pizza place. As soon as you walk in the door, the roasty tomatoe smell from their sauce hits you. It has a great ambiance, warm and friendly. The staff is always friendly and helpful. They have a great selection of craft beers for those of us beer lovers as well as cocktails. The choices of pizza toppings in amazing and their gluten free crusts are good. Although my gluten free friends tell me you want to request that they be cooked a little longer to crisp them up. I am especially fond of their Caesar salad. It actually has anchovies on it! The only issue is, depending on the time, parking. They're in downtown cedar rapids, so it can be a challenge at times, but it's worth the challenge read more

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. read more

Need Pizza - Large pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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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. read more

Need Pizza - Bread Stick Bites: Fresh baked bread bites tossed in house made seasoning with a side of pizza sauce - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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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. read more

Need Pizza - Individual pizza with olives - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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

The pizza is amazing best pizza in Cedar Rapids. The restaurant has a cool laid back vibe. They have alot of micro brews and God tasting menu. The service is top notch they all work as a team realy take care of their guest. read more

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 :) read more

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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. read more

Need Pizza - 2 Toppings sausage and pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Food was fantastic, service was excellent! Order a beer ask for advice they will take care of you! read more

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! read more

Need Pizza - Nostalgia - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Best pizza in the corridor, hands down. Also great salad options. A big shout out to our waitress, Lexie. Outstanding service, attentive, accommodating and very nice. read more

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

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! read more

Need Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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

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

Loved this pizza! Thin crust, great sauce, very fresh. The staff was incredibly friendly. Over the top service. Very casual fun atmosphere. We enjoyed it very much! Word to the wise, a "small" pizza can definitely feed 2 adults! read more

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Decent thin crust pizza. A small is a lot for lunch! Wait staff are helpful and attentive. read more

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

Ordered Caesars ... got a spring mix salad ? Ordered meatballs .. very dense and bland .. dry. Very little cheese .. very little sauce ? Ordered simple pepperoni pizza with extra cheese ... Came out burnt on the edges ... no extra cheese I asked the waitress.. she said that was extra cheese ? So if I ordered a regular pizza there would be no cheese ? The service was good, waitress was polite and attentive Drinks were filled quickly Place was clean and tidy Just disappointed... did not see the four stars ... not even close ! read more

We ate here after a comedy show and really enjoyed the vibe of the place and their food. Hubby was already ready to drive 3 hrs to eat here again .....luckily we are back in the area and gonna hit this up! read more

Pepperoni cups! Hot Honey! We were blown away by the food and the drink selection. If you're looking for pizza in Cedar Rapids, this is where you go. read more

Need Pizza - Large Pepperoni Pizza with Hot Honey - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Need Pizza has been on my gotta-try list for YEARS. No, I'm not over exaggerating. Alas, fast forward to one random Wednesday evening (like five years later) I finally... and it didn't disappoint! Open on the daily (for lunch during the week, too) this place definitely is a downtown CR must-have. I'm a breadstick connoisseur ... or snob... depends how you look at it I suppose. If you don't have them in the menu, get outta here. And Need Pizza had breadsticks and garlic bread score. The breadstick bites were bomb. No complaints here! Need Pizza offers a handful of appetizers, a handful of salads (the standards: house, Cesar and Greek-- along with some standouts: bleu nuts and superfood) and of course, ZA. Gluten free and vegan pizza lives here. The menu is pretty straight forward. Choose your size, crust, sauce and then toppings. Boy, do they have toppings! Four tiers of toppings ranging from $1.25 each, to $4.50 each. (Vegan chicken anyone?) There's also a specialty pie offered daily-- be sure to ask your server. Holy drink menu. Need Pizza boasts about 50 different beers on their menu-- including a handful of N/A-- and also has a rotating seasonal cocktail list. The vibe was chill. Our waitresses were bomb. Pricing seemed standard. Street parking is available. Our food came out piping hot and our green pepper and pepperoni pizza delish. The crust isn't too heavy but is substantial. YUM. If you're hankering some pizza and in CR- pop in Need Pizza! read more

Fantastic pizza, great beers on tap and good service! We always enjoy going to NEED! Perfect location if you are in CR to enjoy a concert or show. Look forward to going again soon! read more

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

We went here after for a date night before a movie. We really enjoyed that their thing is to create your own pizza ($6 plus $1 for each topping I think). We also did the breadstick bites for an appetizer. They do have 1 speciality pizza each day. That day was a Chicago hot dog. They do have dine in with fun chalkboard walls in some areas and a fish tank. More so we saw a lot of take out. The service was great and very friendly too! read more

First time my wife and I went. Loved the ambience. Very comfortable and welcoming. My pizza was excellent tasting and the size was huge. My wife however really did not like the Gluten free crust. So go here for non-Gluten filled pizza instead. Five stars for that. read more

Tonight I ordered a to-go medium pepperoni pizza with half artichoke hearts & half banana peppers. When we got it home and opened the box, we were shocked at the pitiful amount of toppings. I have never seen a pizza with such sparse toppings in all my life. There were 18 small pepperoni slices for 12 slices of pieces. Thats only 1.5 pieces of pepperoni per slice and you had to look closely to see the barely-visible peppers and artichokes. It was more like a cheese pizza with a sprinkle of toppings. Super disappointing! read more

Need Pizza - Medium pepperoni with half peppers and half artichokes - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

I Need Pizza, again and again. We tried it for the first time tonight. Half spinach, goat cheese, and tomato... half pepperoni and fresh mozzarella. Yummy!!! Will return. Staff was laid back but keeps on top of things and very friendly. read more

Need Pizza - Need more of this Pizza. Yummy at Need Pizza. - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hands down the best pizza in the area! I've been several times now and enjoy their creative menu and toppings. While the toppings are delicious the crust is even better. The New Haven style pizza has everything you want in a crust (think of Goldilocks, not to thick or thin, but just right). It's has a nice crunch and even holds up well to reheating if for some reason you don't finish the whole pizza. In addition to the pizza the beer and cider selection is constantly evolving and has a majority of the local options on tap. Even the taps are cool using old fridges and making them into kegerators! The vibe is low key and could easily bring your family or large group of friends to celebrate. Or the booths offer a bit more privacy if you use stop in for a quieter evening. Absolutely worth the drive to check out and you may even want to take an extra home for the next day :) read more

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

On December 26th we had the worst service we've ever received in our lives. Our server, Katey, spent the ENTIRE night berating us, belittling us, & harassing us from the moment we sat down, & we were utterly appalled. When we first sat down we asked her if she had a certain beer still on tap. Instead of a simple yes or no, she rudely replied: "If it's not on the beer menu, we don't have it." The service only got worse from there. We had ordered the Breadstick Bites, which we know by name since we've ordered it repeatedly every time we visit. Everyone at the table heard us order the correct appetizer. When the appetizer came out, we got 2 orders of cheese bread. When we indicated to the staff that this was not what we had ordered, the kitchen staff indicated that she'd let our server know. Katey came by & was immediately defensive, retorting that she always confirms what is ordered & clearly it was OUR fault for not hearing her confirm that we wanted cheese bread. Instead of apologizing & putting in a correct order for Breadstick Bites, we were appalled when Katey said "Then what do you want me to do with these, have them boxed up for you to take home or what?" implying that it was our fault the order was incorrect & that we'd be paying for the incorrect order. There was no apology for getting the order wrong or any indication that they'd get the correct order for breadstick bites to the kitchen. Katey repeated multiple times that she always verifies the order, so this was clearly our fault and not hers. She absolutely would not drop it & continued to berate us. In preparation for the pizza coming out, Katey provided plates & silverware, but shorted us one plate. When the pizza was brought out we asked Katey for an additional plate, to which her response was: "Well I brought you plenty of plates already." Then she told us "I don't understand where the other plate went." After finally getting another plate, we realized we needed more silverware since she didn't bring enough, only for her again to tell us that she already brought us plenty. We said no, we still need some forks, & her response was to rudely say "I just brought you a plate. What would you like me to do?" We were absolutely SHOCKED at her behavior, and it left us utterly speechless. I have never been met with such open hostility and condescension from a server, & it continued from the moment we sat down until we left. At one point the server came to the table & asked if we wanted another beer, & when my husband replied that no he didn't, her response was "I was asking your wife, not you." It only got worse from there, with her making snide comments throughout the night such as "Well you don't have to worry about apologizing, because the other table has apologized for you." More than a couple times Katey loudly said "It's the holiday season, you think people could be nice" without us understanding what prompted it. No matter what was going on in her personal life over the holidays, this was no reason for taking it out on my family. Her behavior was absolutely inexcusable, & we have never been treated so horribly before. It was clear that this server was taking her personal issues out on us. She proceeded to loudly demean us to all of her other tables & would not stop. Katey utterly embarrassed us. The food was good, but definitely not worth the abhorrent service & constant harassment, humiliation, & berating by this awful server. Neither the server nor the acting night manager apologized for the mistakes or the harassment we received. When we tried explaining the disgusting behavior by her server, after a very short minute of us trying to explain what happened, the manager's response was to tell us that Katey was one of their best servers so clearly it wasn't Katey's fault. When we tried reiterating all of the snide comments we received, the acting manager's response was to tell us "Well I don't know what you want me to do, and I don't have time to waste by standing here talking to you." It was at this point that Katey came up to the manager & asked her to comp the meal and that she would pay for it (the charge was never reversed). Absolutely disgusting that this "acting manager" would support this server's actions and not atone for any of the horrible behavior we received. It's obvious that Need Pizza doesn't care one bit about customer service. We will never come back here & will never again recommend them to the hundreds of business associates either local or from out of town. The food here is nowhere near worth the awful harassment, belittling, & berating we received that the establishment clearly stands behind, according to the acting manager that night. I am shocked that the owners of Need Pizza employ such rude & condescending people. We were absolutely humiliated at Need Pizza, & there was NO reason for it. Never once did anyone apologize to us. The behavior of the server & the acting manager was utterly inexcusable. read more

I walked through the door and mentally shrugged. It's a really unpretentious place; I figured I was in for some conventional pizza. Hopefully it'd be good. Whoa, did I underestimate this place! I'm not from here, but if I was I'd eat here all the time. It's a slightly new style for me (more than thin crust but less than traditional) but among the best I've ever had. They really, really get it right. It's not an accident, either. The owner (presumably) was going from table to table talking to the customers. We talked about each ingredient - how and why he chose it, how it was prepared. The care and effort they put into the pizza is off the charts. There's a near flawless balance in the quality and quantity of the ingredients. Just go; recommended without reservation. read more

Great pizza and atmosphere! We had a big group of 12 and our server handled it well. The meatballs were really good. Highly recommend! read more

Need Pizza - Our pizza - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Stayed by the Convention Center downtown. Contest between all-you-can-eat sushi and pizza. Pizza won. Need has yummy stuff. I can't do dairy nor wheat. They had options for both issues. Vegan cheese and gluten-free crust. Cheese melted and crust wasn't burnt cracker. Nice. Excellent service. Nice place. Cozy but not coffin uncomfortable. You should definitely sample their wares (No, Khajit doesn't work here, but also recommends the food). read more