Some of the best pizza I've ever had. Don't pass on the tack pizza as it's amazing. Can't say enough good thing about the food here. read more

Pizza Palace - a man and a woman sitting at a table - Pizza Near Me - Mount Vernon, Iowa

So, this review is not about the Pizza because it was actually pretty good. However, It was tough to enjoy when it seemed like the staff was on drugs. The main waitress seemed under the infulence of some type of uppers and very disheveled. Unfortunately we had already ordered at the front or we would have likely left without eating. I'm not saying that the folks there weren't nice to us. But when the lady delivers the pizza's and she has a bandage covering a wound that is flappin in the wind as she sets the pizza's down, it kind of makes you lose your appetite. It is sad to see that. Our whole table felt bad for her. The experience says a lot for the state of labor and the workforce. After going there I looked up the place here and it looks like I am not the first to have this experience. Unfortunately I will not be going back to this restaurant. read more

5 Stars for being the local Pizza place in a town with no late night food for drunk college people. Cheese bread, and some huge pizza for not a lot of money, and delivery to campus, which was a rarity in town. Minus one star for greasy pizza, that now i would look on with fear and loathing. Minus one star for "nacho" pizza. think cheese pizza with nacho chips, salsa and I think ground beef on it. Lord, Italians AND Latinos beware the Nacho pizza, its like a burrito with corn in it, it just ain't right! read more

Not from Mt. Vernon, but I've eaten here a few times over the years and am surprised by the scathing reviews. Crust is airy but appropriately crispy, cheese and toppings aren't any greasier than most other pizza places ... I feel like they do a pretty solid job here for a small town joint. Could have been a bit cleaner, but overall was an enjoyable experience. Service was quick and helpful. Mural on the wall is unique. Also, if you like beer with your meal ... $5 pitchers! Can't beat that. Feel like a qualifier might be helpful here considering my review might be an outlier: I've had my share of za's all around ... Chicago, NY, Rome, Detroit, Venice and most places In-between ... So I'm not a mouth breathin Pizza Hut big box snarfer. Give this place a shot. read more

If you are a student at Cornell, save your money. The pizza served on your meal plan is much better than the pizza here. It's greasy and somehow manages to both be bland and have too much oregano at the same time. I once made the mistake of eating in here and the only person working there looked like she was in her early teens. It took almost an hour to get our salads (which were brown, wilted, and nasty) and then another 45 minutes or so to get the first of our pizzas. They seemed to just forget about us, even though there was only one other group in the restaurant. It took another 20 minutes after the first pizza to get the second one. I would have been much happier eating a premade pizza from Gary's than this and it would have been much faster. The short: don't bother. Go use your meal plan or buy a pizza at the Ratt. read more

Just abysmal. Eat here at your our own risk. While it is cheap, and when you have to make due with the nastiness that is the Sodexho food plan at Cornell and nothing that stays open late, I know it is tempting. But trust me, it's still pretty gross and forgettable. Greasy, flavorless, fatty, crap. And the service is often way too obnoxious. I realize you are a poor college student and are hungry, but please; Just say no. People only eat here when they are broke, starving, desperate, and drunk-as-a-skunk for a good reason. read more

This is a highly underrated pizzeria/restaurant in my humble opinion!...Wife and I eat there about two or three times a year and have always enjoyed it...I most always order the "calamari" soup which I find about the best I've ever had!.. I gave it four stars because I feel that this place has the kind of food that I was brought up on!.. Another PLUS is the free parking at the end of the block which makes going to this restaurant very very easy about worrying where to park your car. Street parking has never appealed to me when going to a restaurant. I can hardly wait to visit this place again!!... read more

I liked the food here quite a lot. The pizza was good, but the sauce was quite bland. Service was quick. Price was quite reasonable. The medieval mural ambience was neither here nor there for me. Yeah, the walls are covered in kitsch. So if that bothers you, this may not be the place to stop. What actually bothered ME was the fact that the floors, walls, furniture were ALL hard wood. Ergo any sound in the place (from kids, loud college students etc.) resonated through the whole place. In the future, I'll just get carry out. read more

This is good, cheap pizza in a very casual setting. A lot of the people who give this place bad reviews sound like they're looking for gourmet food or ritzy decor. One of the reviews even said that only people who are starving, broke, or extremely drunk would eat here. That's ridiculous. The waitress was pleasant, the pizza was good and promptly served, and the bill was pretty darn small. It's not as good as some cheap pizza places - hence, four stars instead of five. read more

Ate here the first night I was in town, and I wasn't too impressed. It has that slightly creepy vibe you get from places with decorations that look as if they were bought up at an estate sale from some old guy who had a carnival fetish, but it's safe enough so long as the kids aren't left unattended. Ok, i'm kind of joking there on that last bit but I digress... If the tomato sauce is homemade, someone needs to help the chef. Also, it's the type of pizza that--regardless of what you order on it--looks the same and probably tastes the same. Our server didn't understand our question about the mushrooms (Q: Are the mushrooms fresh? A: Yes) because they were canned and rubbery. Having said that, she was probably 15 or so, which regardless of place lowers my expectations considerably...which is only fair. Not that this place would strike anyone, including the owner and employees, as a place that's striving to provide top-of-the-line service. The cheesebread was ok, but the sauce that came with it had obviously been sitting in the open air for quite a while. You know how some foods will create that 'I've been sitting out waiting for you' crust that you break through to 'fresh' ingredients? That's this stuff. So, bad on the chef or whoever let that one go out. As others have stated, the pizza was very greasy and mostly bland. It wasn't the worst pizza I've ever had, but it's got a ways to go before it gets to the "good" category. Someone mentioned late-night and I have to say that this is PERFECT late-night pizza. You're not going to be worried about taste anyway because you're popped out of your gourd, it's greasy, and it's hot. Maybe that should be a tagline for them somewhere? Seriously though, I hope they improve the offerings. It's in a nice location, and they deserve to do better (and to produce better pizza). Educate your servers too. Starting early is never a bad idea. read more

So, drafting a review because I cannot check in. Pizza Palace was very good. We had the wings and thin pizza. Both were great. I would have liked an option for a spicier wing, but they were seasoned differently than I had before. The pepperoni and sausage went very well together, one did not over power the other. The service was stellar, drink level was never empty and food came out very quick for a small pizza shop. I will be eating here again and possibly again even though I don't live in Mt Vernon. read more

Just ordered from here for pick up. Ordered a large cheese and large 1/2 pepperoni and 1/2 sauerkraut. We left without looking at the pizza and when we got home we got a large sausage with 1/2 pepperoni. WONT be ordering from here again!!!! I called to let them know and they said "they got busy". read more

Have never been to Mt. Vernon before so this place was a pleasant surprise! Great little Friday night pizza joint. The deep dish crust was great - buttery and the right amount of crispy - and they didn't short on toppings. Willing to customize anything - even half and half (we did meat lovers and vegetarian) and let us substitute some of the pre-selected toppings. The service was friendly and helpful. Would eat here again if we're ever nearby! read more

I think this place is underrated. They have the best price for chicken wings, which are pretty good in my opinion. Their pizza are ok but again, the price is good. When I organized campus events this is the place to order food. read more

Pizza Palace is small place, but packs the coolness in thier decor. One wall has a mural of a made up kingdom. Looks cool. Then you have other midevil decor through out the restaraunt. The juke box is so old that it won't even take dollar bills. You do get 10 songs for 1 dollar, which is cool. What is not cool is the song selections. I think you get to pick from about 30 songs which in my opionon kind of suck, oh well. I ordered a medium thin crust pizza. It was so good. It was also a very generous size medium. Free refills on your soda pop. Good atmosphere = A great place to dine at. read more

The decor itself is awful. The left side of the restaurant is covered in this kitschy mural of a fantasy kingdom. The painting is peeling, it looks abused, and is altogether unpleasant. The tables are rickety and old, the stain is fading away in patches. The floor isn't particularly offensive, but it could do with deep cleaning and a good buff and polish. But thankfully I didn't come for the decor. My date and I ordered the garlic cheese sticks as an appetizer, a medium 2 topping pizza, and dessert sticks. The garlic cheese bread was ok, nothing amazing or particularly terrible. If it had six instead of five slices of bread that would have been nice, but otherwise it's edible. The pizza crust tastes odd. It's not bad, but again it's not particularly good, it tastes a bit stale and it's greasy. We ordered pepperoni and sausage, and when we got the pizza we didn't see any meat. The meat was hidden under a layer of plasticine cheese that tasted ancient and faintly moldy. The pizza had very little sauce, and it also lacked flavor. It tasted somewhat like ketchup, and it was in dire need of pepper and salt. The dessert sticks were by far the best thing about the meal, as they were covered in a layer of cinnamon and some kind of frosting. The color was ok, but most of the frosting arrived stuck to the cardboard container. The dessert sticks dried up pretty quickly, and became stiff. That was very unpleasant. Overall, I would not go on a date there again. However, under times of great hunger and during crazy finals, I might order the dessert sticks. read more

I lived in Mt. Vernon for a while. The pizza here was horrible. All the locals raved about this place, but I found better pizza at the gas station. All the help seemed to have just started the day I was there. (Me: Do you have any carry out menus? Teen girl: Carry out? Well....we have carry out pizza, is that what you mean?) Anyway, I won't miss this place. read more

I'm reviewing this while I am still waiting for our delivery. Phone shows I called at 5:35pm for order. Was told 35mintues for delivery. It's now 6:56pm and we have NOT received our order. I called at 6:40pm asking where it was and was told it had just left. Still waiting. Afraid of what this might taste like once it FINALLY gets here. Poor service, poor. read more

Terrible, not even sure it was edible or legal to sell pizza in that shape. We were at Mount Vernon Heritage days and at about 7pm we went inside where all the seats were taken but a sign said you could buy pizza by the slice for $1. Thought that would be great to take back out on the street. Bought 4 pieces for the family and was surprised when they handed it to me but I had already paid and the service was overwhelmed by the busy crowd. So we took it and thought we could choke it down for the $4 we paid....but it was so old, dried up, over heated (as though sitting in a heat lamp for 8 hours)...we couldn't even choke it down. We threw most of it away but let my 1 year old gnaw on some of it for teething. It was the WORST, so bad I have never even made a frozen pizza that bad burnt and all. That was our first and only experience with this place. What a missed opportunity during a very busy festival for this place to capitalize on new customers and a busy captive crowd. I would think there are laws of some kind of how old a piece of pizza can be that you can still serve and charge customers for....they way exceeded that law. Just for them to make a measly $4 off of us, they lost out way more in possible future revenue. Stay away from this place. read more