I love this Pizza. It always has the right balance of ingredients which makes the flavor pop! I also enjoy dinning in because the decor is interesting and fun to explore. Lots of unique pictures and signs. The service is good! read more

Excluding receiving actual bad food, I think rating a pizza place is a little odd because everyone has a specific type of pizza they like. I'd almost expect exactly 2.5 stars. I ordered for delivery (from Taraval), it arrived quickly on a Friday night and was piping hot and delicious. Good quality toppings on a tasty sauce with excellent crust. Reminded me of the pies we'd get when I was a kid (which is my theory on why pizza place reviews are always so wacky, people just prefer what's close to what they grew up with). read more

Over the last year they have simply become a bad place to go. Too much cheap greasy flavorless cheese like topping on under cooked crust like substance ... Too close to not try again ... But it will be a long while after this visit.. Failed on the order even! read more

Complete rip-off for the service and product you pay for. Bought a large pizza, salad, and ravioli and paid $77!!!!!!! They snuck in a gratuity fee of $12 for less than shitty service. Waitress could not even get the pizza order right because of her lack of proper english. They charge $2.25 for an extra topping (we got chicken) and they only put it on half the pizza. We didn't notice the $12 gratuity fee and left a tip on top of that. if you are going with a group of people, this is not the right place. the gratuity tip does not suffice for the horrible service and prices. read more

Best pizza in the Oakland / Berkeley area. Crust is a medium thickness and always cooked to perfection with perfect crispness and browning. High quality toppings, too. Unfortunately they consistently "forget" small items on delivery orders like sodas or toppings. Out of 8 deliveries this year, this has happened 6 times, I cannot blame the drivers because the delivery slip doesn't have the items. But the order confirmation does have the items. The drivers get a good tip, but north beach pizza doesn't get the 5 stars it deserves due to either (1) poor processes or (2) questionable ethics. read more

We had a medium half Verdi Special and Coit Tower on the stuffed crust....AMAZING!!! We expected cheese in the crust like Pizza Hut..not So! This is like a Chicago style pizza, just a little thinner and more tasty. Because the Pizza takes a little longer, we ordered a family size salad which was fresh with "homemade" ranch dressing...flavorful. All 3 of us have a hearty appetite and we weren't sure about the medium size pizza because usually we'd finish an XL (our sons a football player) but stuffed crust is only made in smaller sizes. To our amazement we had 2 1/2 slices left over..we were all stuffed. Service was friendly, cute atmosphere, Italian decor. We were visiting our son and will definitely be back! read more

North Beach Pizza - Best pizza! - Pizza Near Me - Berkeley, California

Ordered my pizza through GrubHub's app. It took an hour to get here which is fine considering that im staying in Emeryville. I ordered the stuffed crust meats pizza and damn... it reminded me of the good old days of being in Chicago and going to Giordano's to get their stuffed crust. thank you for letting me relive good memories. I removed a star for taking 15 more minutes than expected for delivery but overall a great experience. read more

Come here all the time with my husband for date night, his favorite pizza ever!!! Our favorites are the cheese pizza, so cheesy!! Also the Alfredo pasta is delicious!!! Our appetizer every visit is the garlic cheesy bread, a must try!!! read more

Good pizza w/ good service. Ordered cheese while my fiancé ordered combination of pepperoni, sausage, and mushroom. Definitely will come again read more

In Berkeley today with the family and decided to try this place. Not a good experience. The waiter took multiple try's to get the order right (small pizza, 2 drinks and a kids spaghetti and meatballs) seems easy. Food took a long time and we had to hunt down graded cheese and utensils, refills on the drinks were requested but never arrived. The spaghetti was ok according to a kid but the pizza was not, I've had better from Trader Joe's (microwave) All this and a $58 dollar bill, I'd skip this place if your in the area read more

I ordered 4 large pizzas for a birthday party. They were cooked perfectly and they were ready at the time I said that I would like to pick them up. I was impressed by the quality of the meat and ingredients. The nice person who took my order the previous day was very efficient. I was very pleased and this place will continue to be the one I go to! read more

Thank goodness for North Beach Pizza. If it weren't for this place, my better half and I might have gone to bed hungry many times. Pizza is a staple food in our diet. Ok, so we live across the street and are lazy. You just have to know the secrets to ordering here. Yes, there's a code. Ask for "well done" and the toppings on top (i.e. above the cheese) - this will greatly improve your pizza. I know, you're thinking I'm crazy, because the other reviews on here say it is so bad. Let me quickly give you my counter argument. -Not the same as the North Beach Pizzas in the City. True, but different isn't bad. This place has good old American tried-and-true "regular" pizza - that is, thin, but not Lanesplitter/Airnell's/Gioia thin, nor Zachary's thick. I would take any day over super sketchy Round Table/any other chain. -The staff are very nice, especially the counter guy Jason. This is a neighborhood place - try saying "hello" and not being a douchebag and you'll be treated warmly in return. read more

Ease of ordering on-line -- great, Delivery service -- excellent, Pizza -- lousy. Tasteless sauce and bready crust. There's a lot of great pizza in Berkeley, but not here. read more

This is about a delivery order placed through Grubhub. At 20 minutes past the estimated delivery time, my roommate told me someone was at the door. I asked the delivery man why he didn't call me per the instructions (our doorbell is broken). He said he did and cited a 510 number that was nothing like my number (my receipt proves it). I'm wondering where the mix-up happened, but I'm pretty sure it was on NBP's end. I bit into the pizza and was met with barbecue goodness ... then doughy-ness. In both slices I had. My partner's slices had the same, sadly undercooked issue. I love BBQ pizza, but this was too disappointing. I sought a way to contact the restaurant directly and found nothing, so Yelp it is! read more

Great Pizza! Awesome appetizers and other foods like that. The service is good. I recommend it. Takes a bit sometimes, but it's worth the wait. Great place to eat. read more

thick crust. peperoni. mushroom, sausage, onion. extra sauce. delivered to our door. need I say anymore! read more

A little overpriced, but the food is still good. Downfall is that I have had some problems with the takeout from there. First time I ordered takeout I was very pressed for time and arrived exactly when they said it would be ready over the phone. I had to wait an extra 15-20 minutes at the restaurant. The second time I ordered takeout, I relied on the time given by the Slice online order generator. Upon arrival, the guy at the counter asked me what took so long and said my food was ready 25 minutes ago. I told him I relied on the 45 minute wait that was emailed to me. Looking mortified, he gave me a discount. However, my food was cold, and the ranch that I paid $.75 extra for was spoiled (I'm not sure how this happened in the time that it was apparently ready). read more

Is the first time I have ordered to this place, at the beginning was good but never back again to this times in which ingredients and crust were especial and melt into your mouth leaving this melty flavour of the perfect cooked pizza. Last time the pizza crust was somehow cooked and supposedly thin, really poor in ingredients, almost nothing. I was expecting more of this place comparing to the price you have to pay. read more

My sister and I took my granddaughter here for lunch yesterday and Nadia provided us with excellent service! She paid special attention to our toddler and was very kind! It's not always easy serving a table with a baby but she was great! We appreciated it and the pizza was good and my granddaughter loved the spaghetti! Thanks to Nadia and the kitchen who got the food out quickly! read more

Good service. Food is not bad. Easy parking. Friendly neighborhood casual dining spot.

I don't know how this place stays in business? We just ate there and started with a pitcher of flat beer. We returned it for new flavor and the second pitcher was flat as well. The service was really slow and employees were standing around all over the place. The pizza was ok, not great as North Beach that I am accustomed to. The bathrooms were the worst! Needs new management/ownership something? read more

My experience at north beach pizza in Berkeley was great. Very easy parking and good service. The only thing was the waitress stood at da front front and it felt like she was watching everyone, but overall I recommend this place. Fresh pizza is definitely made here. read more

Pizza, Pasta... Everything is PERFECT! The wait is not long and the pizza is cheesy and crunchy. The Barbary coast remains my favourite!

my impression of north beach pizza is perhaps unduly biased against it b/c i happened to be in the company of folk who ordered a cheeseburger pizza. it was disgusting and one of the most singularly awful gustatory experiences i have ever suffered. the delinquents who ordered the awful creation in the first place didn't seem to mind it all that much.... read more

pretty gross, but ok for delivery if you're in a bind. i never managed to find that great of delivery when i lived in berkeley anyway, so this is on par with anything else i've had in the area. read more

Great pizza was here yesterday with my daughter and parents who come here regularly because they work down the street. I had the fettuchni with chicken which was good and a cesaear salad which was nice and crunchy. My daughter loves the pepperonis on the pizza i had a slice leftover later that night and its so good not too saucy which makes the crust taste so good. can't wait to visit again!! i would give 5 stars but my waitress was a little slow i assume she was new since my mom said she never seen her here before. That's fine though read more

I had heard good things and that it was an institution, but we unanimously found the pizza underwhelming.

north beach pizza is the best in Berkeley,ca . great-price,good customer service, lots and lots of cheese that's delicious their thin crust pizzas. ask them to double cut your next pizza pie!!! read more

A unique tasty pizza for sure!! HUGE pepperonis and good toppings. Also not really expensive to get a medium pizza with three toppings.

The pizza is so bad! The crust tastes like cardboard. There are many better options in Berkeley for pizza like Zachary's or the Cheeseboard Collective Pizza just to name two. Do not waste your time or money on this place. read more

Speedy service (we got delivery) and good food. My wife had the pepperoni pizza and was very pleased. I had a pasta dish with the cream sauce- nothing too special but decent enough. The price was right as well. Will order again. read more

Wow, I can't believe it ranks so low! Their pizzas are alright. I have had a few parties there with my co-workers and the people who run the place are really accommodating. It's not a romantic date place, though, a bit too boisterous. I only get the veggie pizzas and I like them, I can't vouch for the meat ones but I don't hear my co-workers complaining. I just got delivery tonight (I ordered online) and it actually came in 40 minutes, which is totally amazing, considering that I'm bordering Tilden Park. read more

If it wasn't for the fact that my job has a "Pizza Day" once a month (yipee...) I would never eat here. The crust is always undercooked and you basically have to use a knife and fork because if you try to pick it up (like most people do) it will just fall from being too soggy from too much cheese and sauce. Yes, I know in most cases this would be a good thing, but not here. And, its weird no matter what kind if pizza I sample on these overrated pizza days, it all taste the same! The pepperoni is super greasy (it actually leaves an orange film on top of the cheese) and the sausage never seems to be cooked well. The best choice to me is a vegetarian selection because there's less grease, but then again since they go crazy on the cheese you still end up with a greasy pile of something that does not resemble pizza sitting in a puddle of (what?) Yes, grease. I'm pretty sure my oh so generous place of business gets a nice discount because no matter what, they refuse to try someplace different. My suggestion, don't let the fancy name fool you, you will be more satisfied with Dominoes or Pizza Hut. Let North Beach keep their so called "gourmet" slop. I'm good. read more

This was my third time here and I have to say each visit gets even better. The pizza is phenomenal and the appetizers and wine are great too- and very reasonably priced. The staff is terrific and friendly too. Nice to have such an awesome pizza place in Berkeley! read more

the delivery men are very rude, they don't want to deliver food to your home, they just wait in the street and call you to go picking it up. if you don't have time to go out, then they will look angry and make you feel they would add something dirty to your food. I gave 15% to 18% tips when i was ordering food online so i am sure they are not rude because of tips. read more

It does not appear they really care about the reviews or their food. I never heard anything back from them about how they were changing or apologizing for the nasty food. read more

My spouse and I love North Beach Pizza! The atmosphere is warm and comfy, the waiters and waitresses are always friendly and efficient, and the pizza is delicious. My favorite is the Verdi Special - loaded with spinach, pesto, feta, and mozzarella. It's fabulous, and you can't get it anywhere else. My spouse is equally enthusiastic about the North Beach Special, loaded with cheese, pepperoni, and sausage. The wine and beer selection is also good. Our favorite place to have pizza and drinks in the Bay Area. Thank you, North Beach pizza! read more

worst online service possible. our delivery was an hour late so we called the restaurant and they were not sorry and acted like it was our fault. Would not recommend this food to anyone. Not worth the wait and not worth the trash service. read more

I was so surprised to see that people have been bashing this pizza. I am from NY and I have to say that what Californians think of as good pizza is not really pizza at all. Whole wheat crust with artichokes- come on! This is about as close to NY pizza as I can get though it is a far cry from what you can find in NY. Lots of cheese, not too much sauce, and decent crust with some bubbles. I only order for delivery because the aesthetics in the place are not so fabulous. If you get delivery, tell them you have a dollar deal coupon and you can save $3 off a large pie (so with tip for delivery it comes to $20 or less for two toppings). read more

Pizza was mediocre at best. Not much flavor to it and mostly dough. I had to add BBQ sauce to make it taste better (and no I don't add BBQ sauce to everything). I think I'll go somewhere else for pizza. read more