The Best Sicilian Don't let this small, older restraunt, stop you from coming in and enjoying some of the best pizza in town, the staff at Raffaele's are all very friendly and the pizza is absolutely delicious. A true old school pizzeria that reminds me of being back in New York and grabbing a slice of pie and coke after school. I decided to try Raffaele's after reading so many positive Yelp reviews and I'm so glad I did. I am a hard judge of pizza, especially Sicilian pizza and all I have to say is Raffaele's Pizza has some of the best Sicilian Pizza around town. The sauce and dough are perfectly flavored, the crust is crispy, with just the right amount of toppings and cheese. I can't wait to go back for another slice or two. If you're in the area stop by, Raffaele's won't disappoint. Great customer service, wallet friendly prices, and delicious food. . read more

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I am confused as to why they have such good reviews. The pizza was not good at all especially for the price! The sauce had no flavor and the cheese was rubber, greasy and cheap. I was expecting to have nice crisp bread but it was doughy. The buffalo wings were not very saucy and had a hint of a sweet taste. This was my first and last time here. The workers all looked like crackheads too! Gross! read more

Some of the worst Italian food I have encountered. There must not be anyone from NY living within a 10 mile radius of this place, which somehow has been open since 1974. Any NY person would laugh this place to death. The pizza was NY STYLE in name only. Soft dough, too much cheese and a bad tasting sauce and crust. Time for a new recipe. And what the hell was the chicken parmesan hero at $10.99 doing? Giant chunks of breaded chicken on a stale roll with no sauce or cheese on sight. Miserable. read more

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Some of the best pizza town. The Sicilian pizza is my favorite highly recommended. The wings are also very good nice and crispy with a little kick. read more

Stopped by for lunch special with my grandson. He had the sausage and I had the pepperoni. OH so good, best crust. My favorite take out is their lunch Eggplant Parmigiana, which I ordered and took home for dinner. We have been customers since its opened and three generations in agree that its our go to. The grandsons like the wings. The staff is great too! read more

Raffaele's Pizza - Thin crust slice of pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Got a couple cheese pizzas for the drive in, looked like real NY pizza in the pictures. The pizzas came out just like the pictures, and were really good! Its truly a hole in the wall pizza joint, almost made me feel like I was back in the Big Apple. Friendly service, good prices. Love the crispy crust! Wish the ranch wasnt 1.50 each, but so good to dip the crust. Would come back if ever on this side of town again. read more

Over the last 10 years, I've seen snow more times in Phoenix than I have a pizzeria offering pizza by the slice. Being a New Yorker, I know is nothing more clutch than to grab 2 slices and a cherry coke mid day for lunch . I was ecstatic when I heard Raffaele's, a family owned NY pizza joint was selling pizza by the slice. So I found myself at Rafaffaels that same day. Air deflated out of my interior balloon as the selection of slices was underwhelming- only cheese and pepperoni. No Sicilian? No margarita? No meatball available ? The pizza itself was decent, but I was really hoping for a crispy corner Sicilian. Overall- Not a bad pizzeria to grab a quick lunch. read more

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Is this place a joke? I called and ordered a large pizza, a sub, and a fry. Gave the guy my name and he told me how long it was gonna be. My husband went to go pick it up and the guy had no food or no idea what we were talking about. He was either drunk or on drugs because he was slurring his words and out of it. My husband kept asking if he had an order with our name and he just stared at us confused and out of it. I called back and the same guy answered and he said he "forgot to write down my order" an didn't remember that I "wanted a sub and fries" I literally asked him if he was on something or under the influence because that's how messed up this guy was. Didn't even offer to fix it or anything, just kept saying sorry. I can't believe we drove out of the way to go pick up this food, WHEN THERE WASNT EVEN ANY FOOD. This guy was clearly high or on something. NEVER GO TO THIS PLACE!! read more

Tried this place out a half dozen times, but honestly can't recommend them, at least not for dine in. The pizza itself wasn't bad at all, actually pretty decent and mostly consistent. Toppings were fresh, including the mushrooms (definitely not canned). Wings, on the other hand, were disappointing. Seemed like bland wings smothered after the fact with overpowering sauces. Probably some of the worst I've had in a while, in fact. Service was hit or miss for us, with most of them being misses on account of inattentive servers. The owner was always there, to his credit, but consistently checked out and preoccupied. Each time the restaurant was at least 2/3rd empty, so there's no excuse for that level of service. That brings me to my last point. This place is not family friendly. I'm no prude, but when you have some asshole drunk retiree sitting at the bar, loudly dropping the F-bomb every other sentence, it gets old really fast. The owner was present and engaged each time this happened, but despite having kids and literal babies in diapers with a few feet, he did nothing about it. Sorry but letting drunk patrons piss all over the dining experience like that is low class. We finally gave up and won't be back. We miss the pizza, but not the non-existent service or the loudmouthed, drunk regulars at the bar. read more

What's better than a local pizza place that makes the pizzas right in front of you?! Not much. May it's just me, but I find a lot of places the magic all happens in a closed-off kitchen, so it was fun to watch while we waited. In addition, the pizza sauce was very VERY good - when mixed with a really decent base/crust and the right amount of cheese, these pies tasted absolutely dynamite! Great customer service, lots of parking, steady flow of customers - Raffaele's really hits the heights for us - personally; I liked the old stills of the Phoenix Suns players on the walls. We'll be back - 100% read more

My husband and I stopped by here on a whim for our first time. Simple, fast and tasty. The pizza is classic NY style and hit the spot! The garlic Parm wings were delicious. You can tell it's a great establishment when the regulars are on a first-name basis. If we're in the area again, we will definitely come back for seconds! Thank you! read more

Just had our pizza and wings delivered and they were both delicious! We used the Slice delivery app and it was smooth, efficient and the driver was awesome! read more

This place is absolutely SKETCH! They provide NO itemized bill, the driver and the phone person gave different answers regarding FEES for a delivery. The mushrooms were cold and the pizza is hardly anything for $42. Seriously....I'm calling my credit card company and deducting the charges. They have a really good hustle going on. The driver even wanted a tip after they charged for delivery already. If I wanted cold and tasteless, I would have bought a frozen pizza from the lobby of my hotel. Stay away.....I would have been better off paying $20 On an Uber and eating a subway sandwich. read more

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Been going here for many decades, great pizza and a team that has been at this location for years. You won't be disappointed

We have always had a great experience with the pizza here and have ordered 3-5 times over the past few years.

Not sure why this place has such a high rating. Few things I noticed. The guy making the pizza stopped making a pizza. Went out side grabbed the front door. Came back to making the pizza with out washing his hands read more

I have only been here 2 times , but, pizza is so good! I will definitely be back again when in the area.

This is my favorite place for traditional pizza and wings and house made ranch! Always served perfectly with great customer service!

I have been going to this restaurant for many years, it is a hole in the wall. They have great specials large pizza and wings . Unfortunately there is no more delivery. We love their Stromboli portions are large read more

Oh yes I definitely recommend this business this is the absolutely The best place in town to get chicken wings it is perfect and the pizza is amazing read more

Haven't received our food yet but after talking to whomever they have taking orders for carry out, I'm a little concerned. The guy seemed to really struggle with everything I said and I spoke clearly and slowly. After spelling my name slowly 3 times, he still got it wrong so I gave up. And giving the order was a nightmare. If the food order comes correctly I will be surprised. The only reason I continued is because the reviews for the Sicilian Special are so high. We shall see. read more

We had Raffaeles Pizza tonight for dinner. WOW!!!! So darn good. The sauce was rich, thick and perfectly seasoned. Perfect amount of cheese. We had 1/2 cheese and 1/2 mushrooms. The crust done to perfection . The mushrooms fresh and they weren't stingy with there toppings. If you haven't tried there pizza you're missing out. I give them percent satisfaction. read more

Food was good. I started floating like a cartoon character towards the kitchen when I got a whiff of the pizza they served here.

Definitely has gone downhill. Dreary run down location, high prices, (added $ to use credit card without notice) and very average pizza. Will not be back. read more

First Time tonight. Looked at "Take Out" and the Special looked Awesome. Then we found i.ages of the Sicilian and was sold. Grubhub ordering must not have translated, simple easy sauce and Pepper & Olives on half. Picked up on time and Surprise Awesome Pizza read more

Raffaele's Pizza - Awsome...Truly Awsome Sicilian Special - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I have been coming here since high school, by far the best pizza ever, the Sicilian with meatballs is sublime.

I had pizza here awhile ago and it was decent. It was pretty standard pizza, but nothing special. I live somewhat nearby and haven't been back, but if you're close to this place, it's not bad. read more

I have eaten there for years and everytime I order I spend $50 to $75 the last time I went the pizza was horrible but I decided to give you guys another chance and bought tonight and yet again my pizza was wrong you know $50 is to much to spend to not get it right I mean you had one customer in there besides my order and we still got it wrong ? Definitely won't ever be back to bad because when the grandma was living she made sure everything was on point now going to Pizza Patron is a better option at least you get what you pay for read more

We ordered a Sicilian Raffaele's special. The good- Service & value for money are fantastic, the pizza was huge! The not so good- The pizza... it was very bland, the presentation was spot on but unfortunately the flavors were not there. read more

Raffaele's Pizza - Sicilian Raffaele Special Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I love this place, whenever we want good old-fashioned pizza this joint is our first choice. Everything I get from here is amazing. My only very minor complaint is that you have to deal with Slice, and Slice is great but they can be overzealous sometimes. Today we order 4 slices and a sandwich the two pepperoni slices came as cheese. No one at our house cares so we just ask Slice to refund whatever the pepperoni cost, and they made them send someone back to our house with new slices. Now I feel bad for even saying anything because the last thing I want is for the pizza place to think we're a bunch of dicks that demanded new slices when really I just asked for the buck back. Literally, words to Slice "Just take off the extra charge for Pepperoni and were all set." Like I said this is our favorite spot down the street from the house, we always get the same driver, I know if I was in her shoes I would have hated that shit. Which is why we didn't ask for the slices :-) read more

The best Pizza in town hands down. They're fast and everything is so delicious. You can't beat their prices. read more

Raffaele's Pizza - Lunch size Spaghetti with Meat Sauce and Antipasto Salad - Pizza Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Best pizza been eating since the late 7o's the area is run down but the pizza is amazing

Placed order cheese, pizza, medium, and a side of breadsticks 40 minutes they made the order wrong then they had to redo it twice. Poor management and employees aren't trained to do their jobs right read more

Their pizza is pretty great. Despite soggy middle part of pizza when delivered, but that was because I got the supreme. Their other food is whatever, but their pizza thus far is awesome and I don't think we'll be ordering from other companies that much anymore. Unless someone has a good suggestion. Fries were uncooked and not good. Probably just an off day. read more

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They have a new added location near 59th ave and Peoria The pizza and wings are exactly the same , we are super Happy about this new location They are open for Dine I'm here we can't wait to see the remodel of the original location. read more

Just got delivery for my birthday dinner- that's how amazing it is. My family has been ordering from Raffaele's since WAY before I was born and it's the best thing they could have ever passed down to me. I constantly crave their meatball pizza and meatball sub. It's TO DIE FOR. The wings are amazing as well- they come drenched with sauce and they always hook me up with the ranch. Their staff, both in house and delivery, is so wonderful, which makes Raffaele's that much better. read more

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I have been going here for over 40 years. Great pizza. The meatball and cheese sandwich may be the best on the planet. I'm not sure but I have been looking for a better one for 40 years and haven't found anything else better. The sicilian sandwich is also good. They often have some frozen and are great to take out and make at home later. read more

Raffaeles Pizza is the best option for New York style pizza in Phoenix . It is located right behind 711 and a smoke shop. The inside is very old school, even a vintage cash register, because they've been serving pizza since the 70s. There was a man outside with a sign that was advertising the restaurant. I paid $15 for a small mushroom pizza and it's amazing. read more

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This place is PROOF that most diner's have unsophisticated taste. People rave about this place. I know pizza from all regions, and the best players at their craft. This place is average at best. It actually tasted like a frozen pizza. They use that really cheap/fake sausage that many of the frozen pizza makers use. This place gets a 5/10. AVERAGE read more

Yummy pizza, great wings, and cool staff! Sounds like a win to me! The pizza here is so good and they have numerous toppings you can add. Their wings are deliciously sauced and crisp to perfection! is a bit old inside but do not let that fool you, because their food and service is great! read more

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