best pizza that i ever had in my whole life. I hate pizzas but i went to the hair salon next to it and i was starving, and when i tried it my heart melt. OMG so delicious... BEST PIZZA EVER read more

Amazing food and family owed very nice people to deal with food is always great highly recommend

I gave exact directions where to leave my order and it was still left at the wrong door. other than that I have to say that I have been trying to find the best pizza in Methuen for 3-months now and I finally did! read more

Amazing food, cutlets, pizza and meat pie are my favorites! Great multigenerational family business

Pizza was so thin, just like a cracker. Not goid. Skimping on the dough. Embarrassing to the family that built the once very good pizza place. read more

The pizza here was good 7.1 out of 10. Very straightforward pizza cooked nicely, similar to NY style but a bit thicker. Not the greasy greek pizza you see in Methuen Lawrence area, this is much better! The Calzone not so good. Bread wasn't cooked all the way and veggies looked like they were frozen. I think this is one of the better spots for pizza in the area, and will definitely get more pizza from this establishment! I liked the sauce is very generic. Not super garlicky or overpowered by oregano or anything. This is a nice raw tomato sauce. read more

P J Pizza Place - Large cheese cooked nicely. Straight forward sauce - Pizza Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

My husband and I have anyways loved PJ's meat pies, but not at all tonight. They tasted like a totally different meat pie and weren't even filled like they usually are. We were so disappointed we were looking forward to them tonight. I sure hope they didn't change their delicious recipe. read more

Excellent food and service. I have been looking for an excellent meat pie since the place I used to like closed and after a long search, this place has the best Next, I want to try there Veal cutlet sub that looks great too read more

Square sliced. Thin, crispy, great lift, superior sauce, excellent owner! Must say, kind of spoiled my trip as they set the bar way too high . read more

Great meat pie and pizza! Stopped in last weekend and everything was good. I used to go here as a kid and now that I'm older with a family of my own, its good to see this place is still just as good as it was before. read more

Great cutlet subs! Closest to Beas I have ever tasted! Huge subs. We split a large cutlet. Next time trying pizza & meatpie.

PJ's Pizza Place is an institution, which has been in business for over 50 years, originally named PJ's Spaghetti House (different location) back in the 1950s. Located across the street from Malden Mills and next to a hair salon and barbership, the place itself is very small with a few tables in front of the counter. The walls are decorated with old pictures and articles/ads of the rich history PJ's and some old menu prices. You could eat lunch for under 30 cents back then. The prices today are still pretty reasonable, most menu items including whole pizzas are $10 and under. They offer pizza by the slice and pie, meat pies, calzones, subs, pasta, and blue plates (served with fries, salad, & bread). A catering menu and baked goods are also available by special order. I stopped in here to grab some slices of pizza for lunch. PJ's Pizza must be very popular since the place seemed crowded and busy with seven other customers standing around waiting for their orders. I did have to wait close to 8 minutes for my slices to be ready since the pizza was in the oven. The pizza slices ($1.57 each) were rectangular and very similar to the kind of slices sold at Tripoli. The pizza slice has a thin and very crispy crust topped with lots of sweet tomato sauce and cheese. This is good beach pizza, which could be messy to eat since the sauce is not thick. Other than the longer than normal wait, the pizza here was great and IMO, better tasting than Tripoli including the sauce. The hours here are limited, Wed: 11AM-6PM; Thurs-Sat: 11AM-9PM; Sun: 12PM-8PM No credit/debit cards accepted read more

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They opened early just so I could bring a meat pie to my sister, who lives an hour away. They have the best food ever.

I've been eating at PJs my entire life. It's a small place but the food is fresh and tasty and the service is good. Stop in and say hi to Peter. His family has owned this establishment since he was a kid. He has done a great job keeping the recipes the same. I live in CA and never miss a visit there when I'm home. read more

Regular customer of PJs Pizza- I recommend this restaurant with zero hesitation. Pizza here is absolutely delicious and the meat pies are some of the best I've ever had. Service is always quick and food is always fresh- I've never had a bad experience here and I've been going for years. The staff here are great and every interaction has been a positive one. Conveniently located with plenty of street parking. Some tables available for dine-in. Inside is clean and easy to navigate. Soda and other beverages available. Excellent and top recommendation for a quick bite, especially if you like a good slice or meat pie. read more

Been going there since 1975. They make things today just like they did 40 years ago. Just heated 2 meat pies we picked up this afternoon, excellent. Cutlets are incredible, pizza excellent. The family who run this is 3rd generation. Try them once, you'll be back. read more

PJ's is the pizza of my childhood. I grew up basically around the corner from this shop and used to stop by frequently on my walk home from school. My whole family knows and loves this shop. The extra cheese is the slice that will forever taste better to me than any other pizza, even better than any pizza I might find in NYC, where I now live. The meat pie is the stuff of dreams. Nothing beats PJ's. I have so much love and nostalgia for this shop and the family that runs it. read more

The food/sauce is consistently delicious. Good old fashioned chicken cutlets, meatballs, pasta etc. it's really the best around. This is the first place I've found since I moved here that really knows what a good marinara sauce should taste like. Only thing that sucks are the early closing hours and no delivery - but it's so good, I will eat early and drive to get it! It's just worth it. read more

Don't really get the hype. Pizza is ok. Got a veal sub everyone was raving about. Horrible, not sure it was real veal

This is the best pizza around. My Wife and I agree that it's better than anything in Boston, too. Love this place!!!!

PJ's has the best veal cutlet by far of any sub shop or fine Italian restaurant in the area The pizza is not to be missed with a subtly sweet tomato sauce. Love it read more

I've been going there for literally decades. Family run and the food is as good today as it was the first time.

The woman behind the counter was nice. Otherwise, it's dirty, outdated and the pizza was not good.

Great customer service there food was remarkable clean environment did not take forever to make the food i would highly recommend this place if your in the mood for pizza read more

The pizza is a Tripoli-Cristaldi's hybrid. Like when they cross a poodle with a Schnauzer or whatever. It's great pizza. Had a slice while waiting. We had called in 3 large cutlet sandwiches. We waited our arses off for those cutlets. Broke into 'em on 93 headed toward Logan. By the time we reached the Tewksbury exit, I was ready to declare it, "The best cutlet I ever had in my life". My brother, who's like the Julia Childs of cutlets, said, "Pretty good. I might make it one of my stops". Believe me, that's high praise from this arsehole. Go to this place. read more

Still love this place. Ordered a Cutlet sub last night and like others hear have stated it was friggen AMAZING! Best pizza in the Methuen area IMO. I still call my orders in but when I ordered last night the girl on the phone told me it would be done in "7 minutes". Drove right down the and the food was ready on my arrival. The crust/dough here reminds me of fried dough. So good! read more

I hadn't been the PJ's in about 30 years. Got a cutlet sub and it was delicious. The cutlet was crispy and tender with a tasty sauce on a soft sub roll. The pizza slices with extra cheese tasted exactly like I remember when I was a kid. The meat pie was sooooo good! We weren't allowed to get them as kids because they were more expensive than pizza. I remember my parents would give us a bite and it was awesome! So glad I decided to go back. I can't believe it looks exactly the same inside. I recognized some of the people that worked there in the photos on the wall. read more

When I was a little itty bitty young 'un, we'd visit family back in Lawrence and go to town on the meat pies. They are... UH.MAZ.ING. Seriously. Perhaps it's the 'comfort food' aspect of the pies... but the hot crispy dough on the outside - soft and warm on the inside, zesty flavorful meat filling - yeah, the meat pies are pure love wrapped up in a delicious doughy hug. Parking on the street is pretty easy during the day and the service is quick and polite. Just be sure to ask for sauce if you get your food to go! Hmm.... considering heading back for seconds. read more

Pj's pizza was a place my parents would bring me many, many years ago! I grew up on there pizza and meat pies, which to this day are still top notch. The standard has been held high since day one as far as good food, love the consistency. read more

They make the absolute best Pork Cutlet subs! Thin, crispy, tender with a nice sweet tomato sauce on a soft roll. IMO, the best I've ever had, no other location in the area has anything close and trust me, I've tried them all. Did I mention they are HUGE! One large sub covers two 8" plates I also love their pizza and spinach pies. read more

Been coming to PJ's for over 40 years. Best Meat Pies around hands down. Nice family owned and very friendly staff. Place is a "hole in the wall" but go out of my way to pick up food here and it is worth the drive! Cutlet Sandwiches are Huge and awesome as well. My hats off to the Laudani Family! Thank you for the great food! read more

My family and I ate here the night of my nephew's graduation from Central Catholic. We ordered a meatball calzone, a chicken parmesan sub and I ordered the "blue plate" chicken cutlet which came with a salad and I requested a substitution of the soup of the day (minestrone) instead of french fries (it usually comes with fries.) I was attracted to come here by the other reviews saying that they had great cutlets. As a chicken cutlet aficionado myself, I strongly agree with the others. To me, it tasted similar to how Cedar Crest Restaurant used to make their cutlets which has always been a lifelong favorite. My daughter had a meatball calzone which was a "10." Thankfully, it was very big and she could barely eat half of it which meant I ate the rest the next day. My own meal was very, very good. The soup I took home because I concede that I couldn't even finish my own meal after eating so much. The only other important note to share is there was only two tables inside the place along with three other stools located under a small counter on the side wall. It was a very hot day and not sure if the air conditioning was broken but it was very hot to eat inside. That should not stop anyone from going there to buy delicious food but you need to think through where to eat it if the tables are full, or especially if it's a hot day. read more

PJ Pizza is a pizza place, but their specialty is the great veal cutlet sandwich. You won't find a better cutlet anywhere. I have been going here for 15 years, and the cutlet sandwiches are always excellent, never fatty. Try it you'll love it. read more

Ive been going here for 25 years and its still one of the best meatball subs money can buy! If you havent been here to try one you need too!

Have been coming here for years for pizza and meatpie, always great. Just recently tried their veal cutlet and it was absolutely the best I ever had. Now I have more reason to come to this place more often. Good Stuff. read more

Place has the best pizza around and the veal is really good great service and food is always out asap love this place highly recommend

Went there today because there website reviews link said there subs where huge. "The size of two 8" plates .they were not even the size of one plate .there menu shows prices of 6 and change for lg subs I got there and there real menu was between 7.50 and 950 for a steak bomb. .. I bought 4 subs 37.00...ham and cheese mustard pickles. ..they but sweet round pickles on the the sub and onions didn't ask for onion? The Italian sub Mortadella salami and cheese again sweet pickles. Steak bomb "don't know what kind of steak it was Horrible. Finally chicken cutlet didn't get to try this one because it's was so small but the kids didn't complain. There are nice old pictures of what looks like a great Italian family on the wall....I wish one of them had shown the to Latina women at the counter how to make a sub. Ps the bread fell apart and the the ham fell out the bottom with the giant half's of onion. Never again ....sorry to review like this but you need to fix and pay attention to you business. read more

a friend i mean coworker has been ranting and raving about this place so figured i would give it a try i got aslice of meat pie and wife got spinach pie , crust was nice and crispy very good i highly recomend it ! my cowoker told me they had real veal so i inquired about it while we were waiting the gentleman gave me and wife a generous sample thankfully my wife didnt want it next time im grabbing a veal cutlet sub it was awesome !!!!!!! read more