I love Oregano's. I haven't had a bad experience with food or service yet, and I've gone there a lot. Maybe too much. I've had their pizza, which is good, but I definitely prefer their pasta dishes. I have taken family when in town visiting, and everyone has found something to love on the menu! I have to say, the best part of our meal is always the pizza cookie. A barely baked chocolate chip cookie with ice cream on top... delicious! I've been to four different locations, but the Gilbert location is my favorite. If you go right at dinner time, you should expect to wait. But, they do a good job of moving people through and often my wait is shorter than they say. read more

This is my favorite place to eat. It has the best pizza and great atmosphere. I've been to 3 of the locations and it's always consistent with taste and atmosphere. The service is the best I've ever seen. I love the pizza and they have my favorite salad in the world called The Big Beefstro, it's spicy and you can't get this anywhere else. LOVE IT! And the Belleni's are delicious. We went to Grimaldi's over the weekend and it was not as good as Oregano's, and it was way over priced. If you are looking for casual dining, with great service, atmosphere, excellent food and beverage, this is the place to go. The service is best I've ever seen and it won't break your savings account. My question is when are they going to go National so I can tell my friends who don't live in Arizona about this place? read more

I love this place the food is always good and the pastas are plenty and full of meat, i alwyas will go there.

The best calamari in town. I know it sounds crazy but it really is. They have good food but the pizza can take some time to get out to the tbl (they usually tell you abut 45min if they are not busy) The meatball sandwhich is pretty tasty. read more

Amazing pizza. Every time I go to Oreganos I am impressed with how great everything tastes!

This restaurant's almost always full, so be prepared to either eat off hours, at the bar or be prepared to wait. But, if you do wait, it's worth every minute as their pizza (and pizza cookie!) as well as pretty much anything else on their menu is reasonably priced and very good. The staff is without exception friendly and helpful. I'll go during off peak hours or order out, but it's a go to restaurant without a doubt! read more

This use to be my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately service has gone down hill and I probably won't go back now. I went for my birthday and I put in a reservation and we ended up waiting an extra 30 minutes then what it said. Then we get seated outside and I had my 4 month old baby with us. Which I was okay with until we were sitting outside for two hours waiting for our food. Our waiter was I think Angelo and it took so long for him to come take our order, then it took forever to get our food, and then we say we want our check and he takes forever to bring our check my husband didn't even look at the receipt because he just wanted to hand the card so we could leave cause my baby was getting fussy from being there for already 2 hours then no joke it took him 30 minutes to come back with our card. He ran out to us and was like "dude I'm sorry I had your card for like 30 minutes and laughed and ran away". We were furious. He didn't come back in 2 minutes we were going to get someone else. He also never really checked on us to see if we needed anything and I never got a refill on my drink. We were very very upset with the slow service. We rarely saw him outside at any other tables too so What was he doing?? Anyway it's unfortunate it had to be like this again, it was the second time it's happened to us and I probably won't be going back again now. read more

My family has been going to Oregano's for a long time. I love the thin crust pizzas are so good also the pizza cookies you cannot go wrong. only thing about the food though it does leave you super stuff and Bloated LOL but hey it's Italian food. read more

This place is hit and miss! I have gone here twice in the last few months and im still up in the air about it. The first time the deep dish pizza was delicious! Tasted great, came out before they said it would (was worth the 45 min wait time told to us) waiter was on point and it was a good time. This last time I went with my sister it was a mad house (was a Tuesday night). People were coming and going, really loud, everyone standing inside because it was too hot to wait outside for a table, waiters running around running into each other dropping food. A lot of tension and pressure in the air for some reason. After we sat down we had 2 waitresses that were trying to be attentive but were not very good at it. They apologized a lot and we were there over 2 hours for 1 deep dish pizza and a cookie pizza to go. When the pizza came out, it was tasteless, bland and just blah. The stuffed mushrooms..... I dont even know how to describe those. They looked great and I feel had a lot of potential especially with the sausage and cheese...... but nope very bland and boring. Close to being done we ordered the pizza cookie to go, 3 apologizes later from both waitresses we finally got our bill and the cookie and left. It could have been an off night for everyone im not sure. But really not sure if I would go back. Sometimes the food is worth the wait and hassle, but after this visit im thinking Barros will take care of my pizza cravings. :/ read more

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed Oregano's. All the restaurants on this 2 block stretch offers variety and has such a fun atmosphere. Our waitress was great. Everyone in our group enjoyed their food and had plenty of leftovers. I have a feeling we didn't even experience their best food since we all ordered individual meals and everyone else in the restaurant was eating pizza. I would definitely go back if I'm ever in town again. read more

I haven't eaten inside the restaurant, so I can't comment on the ambience or service. My parents have ordered takeout a few times, and I feel it's been enough that I can write a review without feeling like it was a one time fluke. Each time we've gotten the pizza from there. Different toppings - sometimes bacon, sometimes veggies, sometimes just plain cheese. We always get the wafer thin crust and it is delicious. I imagine getting it in house would make it even crispier piping hot out of the oven, but it holds up well if you do pickup the pizza. The sauce is nicely flavored with garlic and just enough spices and herbs that the cheese alone is great. All of the toppings seem very fresh and are great - try the caramalized onions! I haven't tried the deep dish pizza though I have heard it is very good - I like the thinness of the thin crust, and I dont' feel as guilty eating it. Plus, I can eat a little bit more of thin crust. Deep dish pizza I only get to eat the one slice cause it's so heavy. But you know Americans nowadays, the more you get to eat, the better! (haha, this is why our nation is so huge.........) read more

Good food but only got 2 out of 3 pizzas. Slow service. Wanted to close so would not serve beer. Had an hour before they were closing.

Yet another restaurant has removed a delicious vegetarian item from its menu. You can no longer get a green chili pizza from this Oreganos. C'mon man! It's not that hard to keep a can of green chilies on the shelf! read more

Oregano's Pizza Bistro is a local chain of Italian restaurants centered in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. I frequently eat at one of the Oregano's locations in and around Tempe once or twice per month. Oregano's is well known for their affordable, tasty, and authentic Italian food. A primary of Oregano's is to approximate a family-owned restaurant as closely as possible. I have ordered excellent pasta, pizza, and sandwiches at Oregano's in the past, but my favorite meal is the Original Italian Stuffed Sandwich. The sandwich is approximately nine inches long, and is packed with layers of prosciutto, salami, and cappacuolo ham, along with lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, green peppers, and Italian dressing. It is served warm, on a toasted Italian loaf, and comes with a pickle spear and waffle fries on the side. The flavor combination is outstanding; the sandwich is mildly spicy and all the ingredients are clearly fresh and made to order. Oreganos also offers excellent appetizers, including my two favorites, garlic bread and calamari, and delicious desserts like the famous chocolate chip pizza cookie. The prices are affordable and the quantities are generous. A typical entrée will cost between $9 and $16, while an appetizer ranges from $4 to $10 and the pizza cookies cost $4. Nevertheless, a full meal with drinks, an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert can be expensive, although the value is excellent. The atmosphere at Oregano's is friendly and casual. Oregano's successfully creates an ambience of a 1950s-style Italian family-owned eatery. Old black-and-white advertisements for products cover the walls, along with black-and-white photographs of post-war Italy. Another aspect of the Oregano's atmosphere that I enjoy is that there is no prominent television, thereby encouraging conversation among the diners. There are small televisions near the corners of the restaurant near the ceiling, but they are old-fashioned televisions that are no larger than 16 inches from corner to corner. They are black-and-white and the sound is turned off, thus minimizing the distraction they might provide for the diners. Finally, the televisions show reruns of classic 1950s programs like I Love Lucy, thereby contributing to an ambience of old-fashioned Italian family dining. The sound system, in keeping with the vintage Italian theme, plays smooth vocal jazz, such as Frank Sinatra, as well as classic pop hits from the '40s and '50s. At Oregano's, the food is matched only by the terrific ambience. The service at Oregano's is usually fast, helpful, and receptive; most of the time I have received excellent service. However, occasionally I have been unlucky enough to draw a waiter who is either distracted or unfriendly. While I would still recommend Oregano's to any diner passing through the Phoenix area, the service is not as consistently excellent as the rest of the establishment. Occasionally the wait times are lengthy for the entrées, sometimes exceeding 30 minutes, although the appetizers and desserts typically arrive within 10 minutes. If one is a patient diner, this usually will not be an issue, although impatient diners may occasionally find their nerves tested. read more

So I had heard of Oregano's before, and know it's a smaller chain in the valley. That said, when told we would be going here I wasn't suuuper excited. I'd never been to one, but had heard they were a pretty good place for Italian. We went to this location because it was on the way home from the aeropuerto. As we drove up, I didn't even recognize it as being a chain-type place because it looked unique. It was jammin inside, so we ended up grabbing bar seats and ordering an appetizer to kill time and hunger. Once we made it to our table, we each got a different pasta dish and shared a little to sample other plates. I had the baked ziti, which was amazing. The 2 other dishes I sampled were great too! Great dishes, and nice, large portions...which creates more meals for the next day. Service was great at both the bar and our table. I loved this location (felt like a mom & pop place), and it even has a good size outdoor patio w/ heat lamps. I'm a fan! read more

D" Angelo our waiter was amazing. It was my daughters birthday and he help make it special. Was attentive to our needs and was courteous and professional. Definitely makes me want to go to Oregano's again. Good job D'Angelo read more

Visited on Valentine's weekend and really had an above and beyond experience! Our waitress was great, food and drinks came out fast especially considering how busy it was, and everything tasted amazing as always. The part that took the experience over the top is how they handled a mistake that my table made. We ordered the wrong chicken wings by accident (hot instead of mild). We realized the mistake after placing the order, but decided we'd try them anyway. The flavor was great, but after a couple of bites we all felt that they were just too hot for us (don't let this deter you from trying them if you like spicy). We didn't even want to ask, but we knew we weren't going to be able to eat the hot wings. So, we asked our waitress if it would be possible to get the mild wings instead. Without hesitating she said it shouldn't be a problem but just had to double check with the manager. A moment later the manager came over to talk with us and joked with us about the situation. He helped make light of the awkward situation we were in so we felt more comfortable, and as they ensured, a new batch of mild wings quickly arrived at our table. The wings were delicious and put the cherry on top of our excellent dining experience. read more

I have never felt more pressure to order food and get out than I have here! Sitting at the bar and you can't relax and have a beer an apps cause they pressure you to order food. Once you order food it takes forever! Ordered an app of garlic bread and it was 15 minuets before I got it, that's after I asked the bartender where my app was! read more

Every time I visit AZ I need to go to Oregano's. The food is always great, a fun atmosphere, good size food portions and reasonable prices.

don't overthink it. it's pizza. the crust is good, and you can choose thin crust or deep dish. there are a lot of creative specialty pizzas. although i ordered one (Rosemary Chicken Potato ) with potatoes as a topping and it wasn't that hot. it kind of lost all of it's taste to the potatoes and rosemary. the salads are great, the pizza sauce is mild. Picazzo's is better, but Oregano's is more than likely closer. read more

This review is for catering. I thought it would be a nice change to have Oregano's cater my party instead of making food myself. The order was easy to make and it was ready at the agreed upon time. However, every dish I ordered tasted the same, as if the descriptions of each entree were irrelevant to what they actually made. I was disappointed. Everything tasted good but what's the point of having several trays of food that all taste the same? It was so boring! I won't have Oregano's cater my food in the future. read more

I have frequented many Oregano locations in the valley. Stopped by for cocktail and pizza at the Gilbert location. Sat at the bar and wanted to enjoy our drink and talk about our day. Pizza was pretty good but the noise level was very annoying. There was a family sitting at a table in the bar with a 2 year old that screamed the whole time we were there. The 2 very young hostesses were just as annoying. They decided to play some stupid cup game at the hostess desk that was competing with the screaming child. Never will I go to this location ever again. read more

Really, Really RUDE hostesses today. Walked in about 4:00PM before they got busy. We were told they were setting up a table for 5 of us. A couple minutes later we were told our wait would be 20 minutes. Fine - we'll wait. Another couple minutes later two groups of equal size that walked in behind us were seated and we were informed that "all big tables have been seated and our wait would now be an hour". I pointed right at an empty booth for 6 and asked about that one. They said they're getting ready to seat it. These girls were snotty and condescending. We usually like this place. Never had this kind of problem before. We left and went across the street to try ZinBurger. Thanks Oregano's for turning us on to an amazing burger and salad place. read more

I highly recommended this restaurant, really good pastas, pizzas, drinks. I love the people work here. They are always super friendly.

The only problem with this place is that it can be a little crowded sometimes, but all of the food is amazing. The pastas, pizza (especially thin crust) and the salads. I could eat the Pablo Picasso salad every day! I am glad there are a bunch of these all over the valley. read more

This is a regular for us, and unfortunately we're stuck in a rut and order the same thing just about every time now. But every time we think of ordering something different we feel like we'll miss our old favorites. The Pablo Picasso salad is simply fantastic, and I'm not really a salad person. The Cheesy Garlic Bread makes my mouth water and the Pesto pizza with added chicken is wonderful. Plus, it's kid-friendly, as our kids love playing with dough while waiting for our meal. My only complaint is that the wait can be quite long. Two days ago we were waiting for outdoor seating and despite there really not being anyone else by the front door, we still waited a good half hour. Guess that's the nature of wanting a specific area with a decent size group (which is why no star is docked...we understand!) We have been countless times and will continue to go, though will probably stay away on the normal busy nights. read more

This is my favorite italian restaurant in town! My fiance and I came here tonight and sat at the bar because it was too busy to sit at a tables. We usually sit at the tables but sitting at the bar tonight we had the best experience! Our bartenders/servers was amazing! Our drinks were never empty and were made to perfection! Our food came out quickly and didn't disappoint. Courtney and Carolyn make an amazing team behind the bar. Courtney was very attentive, checking to make sure are drinks were always full, and we had everything we needed for our food, such as extra dressing and silverware. We never had to wait. They were on top of their game. I would highly recommend going to Oreganos and sitting at the bar when those two are working. What an awesome experience! Try the long islands...they are amazing! read more

Great place for a quick lunch. Fast and friendly service. Generous portion sizes. They never disappoint!

Alright, this is the last time I am gonna give this place a chance. I have attempted to try every type of food they have here to see exactly what the hype is all about and why Oregano's is always at least a 30 min wait to be seated. This last time I went, I vowed to order one of the salads and their traditional pepperoni pizza because these are the items I have heard so much about from other people. I tasted some of the Picasso salad and a regular garden salad. Yes both were large, but all that came to mind while eating them was "meh." The ranch dressing that came with my garden salad tasted straight out of the bottle and the Picasso salad was nothing impressive. I swear there was more tortilla strips in that salad then lettuce. Don't get me wrong, I love tortilla strips, but they are supposed to accent the salad, not act as the entire salad! Now on to the pizza... I had tried their Picasso pizza before and was not impressed. I figured I ordered wrong so I decided to get a simple slice of pepperoni pizza this time around. Nothing impressive to be honest. Too much cheese that was melted but not gooey almost like it had been sitting, the marinara sauce was nothing special and it really didn't have any flavor, and the thin crust was almost non existent. It tasted like I was eating just a big blob of cheese! Plus, there was a small hair on it. Oh and I didn't even mention that for 2 salads, and 2 lunch special pizza slices, we waited about 45 minutes? I just don't get what the hype is about with this place. Maybe people in AZ don't know good pizza? If ya want good pizza, head to Nello's or Sal's Gilbert Pizza. Skip Oregano's. Unless your taste-buds are severely lacking, you are in for a letdown. read more

Wonderful food!! Very impressed with our server!! Max made our experience over the top terrific!!! He was attentive and super friendly! Great job Max!!! We will definitely be returning for more delicious food and will be hoping to get Max as our server again soon!!! read more

Very yummy!! Their garlic cheese bread is awesome. I love their criss cut fries. And they seriously have the BEST beef sandwich ever. I know you wouldn't think so at a pizza/italian place but it's huge and awesome! Lots of cheese and meat and really good bread. Of course the staff is the nicest and most attentive. They are just super happy at that restaurant all the time. It must be a fun place to work at :) read more

I've been going to Oregano's for years. It has always been fantastic. The wait can get ridiculous at times so I plan accordingly. But the last time I went it was less than stellar. To avoid the wait for a table (it was rainy and cold this day otherwise we would have taken the faster option of getting seated with first available) we chose to sit at the bar and eat. The waiter took the order of the couple sitting next to us and then took ours immediately after. Our neighbors received their order in the expected amount of time, however, our order did not come out until our neighbors had eaten and paid. This was a bit annoying since we were quite hungry and the orders were taken at the same time. They ordered a large pizza and salads. We ordered a small pizza and a order of wings (their wings are terrific fyi). So I didn't see what the hold up was. When we finally received our order I was not at all satisfied with the pizza. It didn't have the same crispy, delicious crust I was used to, but I am not the type to complain about the food unless there is something seriously wrong. So I just dealt with it. I went to the lady's room to sufficiently clean up the wing sauce and when I got back I overheard the waiter/bartender and my boyfriend talking. He asked how everything was and my boyfriend said the pizza was ok but the wings were great. The waiter left and we were visited by whom I think is the manager. She was an older lady and looked in charge anyway. She came, made some small talk and laughed with us for a moment, and then asked us about our experience. She heard our pizza was only "ok" and wanted to know what it was that only made it "ok." So I explained to her and she took what I said seriously. She also took the price of the pizza off the check which was not necessary at all. Although it had been a less than stellar visit to Oregano's I knew that I would be back again because all the other times I've been there have been wonderful. I was completely delighted with this experience because they really showed that they care about what their customers think and they care about their experience with them. I recommend checking it out! Also, do not pass up the pizzookie (pizza cookie), it is to DIE for! yummmmm! read more

We love to come to Oregano's on Friday evenings. We always sit at the bar and are always so excited to have Courtney take care of us. She is attentive, friendly, and knows exactly what we like. In short, she's fabulous and makes everyone feel welcome. read more

Had lunch here today. Ordered Caesars salad and it was dry as a bone. Asked for more dressing and they charged me for it. The thin crust pizza had VERY little sauce on it and was dry as the Caesar salad. I thought mushrooms on a pizza would be cooked? These were not and cold. Will not be returning! read more

Last time my husband and I went here the service was great! I think the recent management changes have overall made this place much better. We will definitely be back soon! read more

We came on a weekday after lunch rush... Hardly any guests... We thought oh good, they aren't busy... Uh, no, that just meant the servers made their lunch money and were now doing side work instead of actually waiting on anyone else. It took FOREVER to get seated, it took FOREVER to get our drinks, even LONGER to take our order- and our server was a ditz. I asked if they had a "side" salad, you know a small salad to eat before your meal... She pointed me to the Lunch salad with chicken for $9... i asked again if there was a SIDE salad... and she said "well thats what i showed you"... NEVERMIND... it took FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER to get our food. Now I will say that my special- the chicken pesto mini was AMAZING (which is why i gave 2 stars and not 1), my hubbys sandwich was marginal, the cole slaw was terrible. My girls pasta, was nothing special. It took FOREVER to get refills. We asked for boxes and the check at the same time (and of course they "have" to box it for you, which took another 10 min for her to finally come back... and she didn't even bring the check!!! I reminded her about the check as we were all CLEARLY packing up and getting ready to LEAVE... WE HAD BEEN DONE FOR 15 min. She brings the check, i have my CC in hand (standing, holding baby and diaper bag ready to pay and leave) and just want to glance it over and she disappears!! My hubby takes the older kids outside who have endured sitting still FOR LONG ENOUGH... I stand there, and stand there, and stand there... I can see her through the glass by the kitchen on her PHONE!!! THAT EXPLAINS SOOOOOOO MUCH!!! We arrived around 2:15 on a tuesday afternoon and didn't leave until 3:55! read more

We ordered many things, but one thing that really bothered me is we had a 10 year old sitting at the table who really wanted dough. I had to ask the server for dough. She brought some really hard dough to the table and he could barely pull it apart. It wasn't even on a platter. I feel like it was old dough from another table. We also ordered the zany ziti with the big rig sauce. It came with NO big rig sauce, so we decided we would be nice and not say anything and order it on the side. It never came. We mentioned it, and the server told us she put it in. It came as she was boxing our stuff up. We didn't eat it because of this. But she told us we could take it home, and she CHARGED us for it!!! We could not believe it. I love this Oreganos, but the server took no responsibility for this issue, and she took complete advantage of us as nice customers. I worked in the service industry for 5 years, and I would have totally comped it. read more

HOLY MSG... They also changed their wings... The sauce is the same, but they went to lower quality wings and drums... Was my favorite spot, not anymore. read more

Long wait since very popular joint, food was sub par for the price paid. More of a tourist place then a good eating restaurant

As we wait outside in this heat, we put our name in for a party of 11 at 6:00. Told us about a half hour. We are still outside at 7:25 and have just been told another half hour to 45 min. First and last time at this location. Rude hostess and a real "don't give a sh*t attitude. read more