I was finally able to make it over to indulge in the afternoon pizza and salad bar buffet all the locals talk about. Parking can be a bit hairy as it's right downtown and close to a one way street, you may have a little walk but not far. Inside seems small but if you explore further back, there lies the restrooms and another room with larger tables for big families or for meetings. You have the option of putting your order in at the counter or, surprisingly, there are staff that will come to your table. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. Prices were a bit steep I felt, but so is everything at the moment. I spent about $15 for the pizza and salad bar combo (which I strongly suggest) and a drink. There's a good selection of bottled drinks. The salad bar was stocked and fresh filled with lots of interesting selections including potato salad. They even offered little mini brownie bites! You also had the choice between 2 soups, and 2 pastas. There were at least 4-5 pizza selections as well. You won't go away hungry. I will say the pizza was just OK in my opinion. It's sufficient. The crust lacked ant substance for my taste and was a bit too chewey. The red sauce seemed non-existing and/or was a bit too acidic. Could have used a tad more sweetness. The toppings were generous and tasty although. I'm not typically a sausage person but you could definitely taste the cardamom. The chicken wild rice pizza with white sauce was an interesting surprise! Give it a try. Sorry, I didn't remember to take any pix. I'll add then when I return. read more

Food was so good! We had a 14 inch pizza, Poor Gary's special sub and a calzone-our family of 4 had a LOT of leftovers! Service and ambiance were great, too! read more

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Don't get the pastas. They were taken out about three minutes before al dente. That was the highlight.

A very decent thin crust pizza. If you like it browned the way I do, you need to tell them to cook it extra. The have a great sub and calzone as well. read more

Love this mom and pop pizza place. Throw back to before pizza chains were common in small towns. Staff always wonderful. The only downfall is no fries. But the pizza makes up for it. read more

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Great pizza especially the wild rice one! I always stop here on my way to my friend's cabin. read more

The pizza was good but the service was bad. We sat down to order and after putting in our pizza choices, we sat and sat...for over an hour. The order was lost or forgotten - meanwhile the kids that worked there were playing around in the back and having fun behind the scenes. Our pizza finally came later - but only after a few other tables had arrived, eaten and left. The young workers apologized and had excuses - but the restaurant is so small it was obvious they were playing around and did not take their work seriously. The restaurant (or business) could really benefit from having an adult on site to keep the younger workers focused, professional and on task. late June of 2024 read more

The chicken, bacon, ranch pizza is amazing! Staff is super kind and helpful. Small little place but really recommend the pizza.

So good! They even delivered right to the lake dock and was perfect to take out and enjoy! We got the chicken and wild rice pizza and you should definitely give it a try! read more

Used to go here faithfully but since Pizza Pub opened even closer to us, have to say service, quality, atmosphere is 100% better there. Sorry, but the seriously need updating!! read more

Absolutely my favorite pizza in all I've tried. Great crust, plenty of toppings and a perfect sauce! Stop on your way up north or back towards the Cities, grab one for a picnic, or if you are camping nearby. We are now out of state but will make a point to be back! read more

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Staff was horrible, time was way too long almost 40 mins with only 3 people waiting. The pops (Pepsi products) took over 14 mins too get too our table, took 12 mins too have a server then add on the 38 minute wait for the pizza. Workers was sitting around doing nothing, had one server come up and slide the pizza on our table and of course I always say thank you with a smile while looking at the server, not a single look back and said "yeah" I've seen reviews online about things like that but never once had someone do that too me. The pizza was actually good I would personally rate the pizza a 3 out of 5 besides the speed. Everyone likes different pizzas and this one was slightly thin crust but the meat sauce and dough ratio was on point. Over all I would try too come here on another day just too see if it's the same experience but if I had the same experience I will never take my family here again. read more

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We absolutely love Poor Gary's they deliver to Sand Lake resort where we're staying there chicken teriyak wings is delicious we even went for the salad and pizza Buffay one day during the week it's very affordable this is a great establishment with really good food read more

We ordered Poor Gary's when we were eating at Moose Lake Brewery. The service was super friendly. The delivery came quicker than originally planned. We ordered the buffalo chicken pizza and cheesy garlic bread. Absolutely delicious food especially with a cold brew. We heated our leftover over a fire that night and it was just as amazing the second time around. We will definitely be back to try more! read more

Wanted to see the new Gru/Minions movie and the only theater within 30 miles was in Moose Lake - got there early and saw Poor Gary's across the street and thought it'd give it a go Best decision of the day!!! The movie was horrible - would discourage all from seeing But the meat lovers pizza was among the best I've ever had - simple service - delicious pizza So my take is the trip to get the pizza more than made up for the BS movie I'll be back read more

The Wild Rice pizza is amazing!! We'd stopped at a local bar and wanted food. They suggested we order delivery from Poor Gary's. Heck, why don't we just go to Poor Gary's. So glad we did! We ordered the Wild Rice pizza and it was excellent. We also enjoyed a Poor Gary's sub and garlic bread. Food was so good. Service was good. You must stop here! We will return. We dined here July 20. read more

Great tasting pizza!!! Have been eating pizza from there for years. Chicken wild rice pizza has great flavor, love sausage pizza with green olives. Delivery is usually sooner then expected and always friendly delivery person. read more

Good pizza. I asked for delivery and they promised it in 45 minutes. The young delivery woman knocked on my door 46 minutes later. She was nicely dressed and polite. I couldn't have asked for more! read more

Awesome pizza! The service is quick the pizza is good and the staff is nice. The chicken wild rice pizza is a family favorite followed but the taco pizza. Definitely my favorite small town pizza place. They even deliver the Moose Lake Brewery which is amazing! read more

This is a great mom and pop pizza shop. Great tasting pizza and about a 15 minute wait time. Didn't charge me for Ranch and Blu Cheese dressing. Fair pricing for what you get. Bottled sodas are a big plus for me, which they carry. They do cut the pizza into squares which I found odd, but not enough to lose a star. Great service. Although I didn't try them, they have some interesting speciality pizzas. Only downside was the soup was not up to my Mom's expectations. One star off for that. read more

I gave 1 star because there wasnt an option for 0 stars and the 1 star is for Marissa. Thank you Marissa!! We visited this establishment on Saturday August 11th 2018. Their hours on the weekends went until 10pm. We arrived there at 9:53pm and the doors were locked and the OPEN sign was on. We waved to an employee and asked if we could order a pizza to go. She happily obliged us and let us in. As she was preparing our pizza the Manager, Malory was sitting at a table counting cash. She then bellows out that it was 10pm and the store was closed. We corrected her by saying it wasnt quite 10pm yet. Another patron tried to get in at 9:55pm and the doors were still locked. Marissa the very helpful girl that let us in was amazing, so we decided she deserved her own tip. My husband then walked over to her and handed it to her and told her that only she could have it. The manager was very rude to my husband saying it doesn't work like that, at which time my husband explained that she and she alone deserved the tip. I could tell things were getting a bit awkward so i called my husband over and we waited for our pizza. To our surprise the Manager came up to both of us explaining that the employees locked the door and that she can't be held responsible for what the employees do. I spoke up and told her she was IN FACT 100% responsible and that we thought her approach was very rude. She would not stop talking and we would not let her continue to explain. I told her the business hours of her own store and reminded her that 10pm means 10pm or maybe she should consider changing the hours to 9:55pm. I am sorry but, I would never have treated a paying customer as rudely as she had. I will never step foot into that establishment as long as she is there. A manager like that made her employees look incompetent and then blamed them for it. I am saddened by her mistreatment of us and fear that she might do this to others. Please be mindful of this place if the Manager Malory is there. Perhaps they should also consider extending their Friday and Saturday hours. read more

We had eaten here once before during a non rush time. We felt the food was reasonable. We tried again on Saturday August 8, 2015. After waiting about 20 minutes. We were greeted by a kid, placed our order with a request to rush a salad. Now I could forgive an oversight if the place was packed but there were fewer than 4 parties seated. I got the kids attention, asked about the salad, he went into the kitchen (just feet away) and inquired about the salad. Another person said " I don't even know where the lettuce is." Again I could forgive if there were not more folks IN the restaurant. Next someone dropped a square plastic tub of black olives on the floor. Accidents happen. What's not an accident, is scooping up said black olives , and putting them back in the container, then on the counter. Moments later, another person Bare hands a fistful of cheese across the kitchen. Remember we are feet away from the chaos. Having now spent 45 minutes, no drinks, no salad, sure as shit no pizza, we chose to cancel our order. THESE KNUCKLE HEADS COULD NOT EVEN FIND OUR ORDER. To the owners of the Restaurant, on what has to be the busiest nights of the week, I would advise you not leave your restaurant, your reputation, and your name in the hands of children with , poor supervision at best. We will not return. read more

I've been eating here since 2011. When I visit, the Staff are very friendly and the experience eating there is great. This has been me and my friends go-to eating destination when we decide to go to Moose Lake. Even my friends that are not local enjoyed the food and the experience. I have had some issues like once or twice my bosco sticks were cold in the center but I order 10 of them each time and it was on a very busy day so it's not really a big issue at all. I'd definitely recommend Poor Garry's if you're stopping by Moose Lake. read more

I love this place! Pizza is good, but calzones are amazing! Customer service and owners are great.

The pizza gets four stars but the loud mouth teenaged running the front bring it down a star. Look, you can act like an idiot at work but let your customers out front hear what you are saying. Pizza is a knock off of Sammy's Pizza in Duluth. Not as good but it isn't bad and better than a lot of places. Seems like they are getting a little pricey also. read more

Small town pizza store. If you want fine dinning stay in the cities. But this is our hometown pizza shop.

Very good pizza. Terrible service. We had to get up and find our server 3 times for refills, boxes and a check. Once she brought our food out, she never checked back. She was sitting in the kitchen on a stool chatting. The whole place was also pretty dirty and did not look well maintained. The entry way is not very welcoming. There were empty display cases and no one greeted us. The only reason we stayed is we were all starving and the kids only wanted pizza. Doubtful we will ever be back. Which is unfortunate because the pizza was really good and we love to support small, local businesses. read more

Yo dawg this shit fucking awesome but there's a weird ass tall server who is to tall like damn

The pizza here is ok but the service has gotten to a point where we'll no longer choose Poor Gary's for pizza. The employees are smug and no matter delivery or pick up they are always behind schedule. If the service continues down this path they won't have to worry about being so busy. read more

This place doesn't deserve 1star! Worst customer service ever! Waited over an hour and a half for pizza. I called a couple times wondering where my pizza was and if I could get a deal cause they told me 40 min delivery. Lady was extremely rude!!!!! lady said they don't give out free food when all I wanted was a discount for the horrible service. I vote this place gets shut down!! DO NOT stop...DO NOT order and DO NOT contribute a penny to this horrible business!!!!! read more

The best pizza in the Moose Lake area period. The Chicken Wild rice pizza and the House special are fantastic, and the Taco pizza....forgetaboutit, unbelievable!!!! read more